Keep the Reef by maaxoom

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made by maaxoom for Ludum Dare 46 (COMPO)

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Ensure the growth of the corals by connecting the matching tiles. If the condition of your reef is good, fishes will make it their home. Make sure to keep it alive, or they may disappear.

:fish: :tropical_fish: :blowfish: :octopus: :shell: :shrimp: :crab:

Ratings

Overall 670th 3.286⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 562th 3.238⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 902th 2.786⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 527th 3.667⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 385th 3.643⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 436th 3.31⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 25🗳️ 15🗨️

Feedback

Fabian G
20. Apr 2020 · 16:53 UTC
pretty game and quite relaxing :-)
mangonein
20. Apr 2020 · 17:14 UTC
cool game! :)
ghast_neoh
20. Apr 2020 · 22:11 UTC
I love the dynamic scene above the puzzle board - awesome visuals and execution.
LucaLangenberg
21. Apr 2020 · 18:41 UTC
cool relaxing game and super addictive! also like the coral theme
VerttiXPertti
21. Apr 2020 · 20:55 UTC
The game desperately needs audio and I think the coral should disappear when you make bad moves instead of with time. Otherwise nice game.
Jason Woerner
21. Apr 2020 · 21:07 UTC
I was about to write a comment and noticed @verttixpertti said exactly what I was going to say. After a short while I figured out that there was no point in trying to strategize moves and I actually wanted to just be matching things as fast as I could. While that is not an invalid playstyle, match 3 games tend to benefit from allowing the player time to try to set up really long color runs.
That said, this was a neat little game, and kept me playing awhile while I tried to build my reef up enough to attract some fishes! Cool concept :D
Itskdog
21. Apr 2020 · 22:22 UTC
Nice job with the interface. Needed some audio. What determines if the conditions are good? Does it just automatically grow life the longer you play?
🎤 maaxoom
22. Apr 2020 · 17:41 UTC
@itskdog Thanks for playing! The different corals have a condition score that sinks automatically and can be raised by swiping tiles of the matching color. If the average score is above a certain value, fishes will appear. :slight_smile:
43sam
22. Apr 2020 · 18:40 UTC
Nice and relaxing game. It would be cool if there was something to track numbers such as biggest combo or number of each colour. I really like the art though and it feels peaceful to watch the image grow as I progressed. Cool entry overall :)
Maxathon
22. Apr 2020 · 18:52 UTC
I couldn't get the fish to show up — but I like where this is headed!
Arden
22. Apr 2020 · 19:02 UTC
![fish (3).jpg](///raw/87e/7/z/32803.jpg)

I'm not sure if puzzle games your your "jam" (tee-hee), but I really enjoyed this entry.
I played for a little while. I'm guessing there's no "end state"?

It could use a number of improvements, like sound, a few more "events" or something that drives gameplay forward, but I like the fresh take on the traditional "match 3" games.
bulle
22. Apr 2020 · 19:09 UTC
Cozy game with a nice atmosphere. Sound would help be a real plus and it could be super nice with the sweet graphics.
kiguel182
22. Apr 2020 · 19:09 UTC
Loved the style and use of the theme. Really pretty visuals and concept.
The scene developing while I played was really well done. Great work.
Shugor
22. Apr 2020 · 19:16 UTC
nice little game, reminds me of the ones on old phones, kind of addictive
blobo
07. May 2020 · 16:58 UTC
It could use some kind of "score" to keep track of your reef. Perhaps even track what the healthiest state was, to give the player an incentive to keep making their reef better and better. That said, This was very fun, and the art work is stellar.
testlab
11. May 2020 · 14:31 UTC
The matching is really fun, but i didn't really get how to improve the conditions to get fish.
Some kind of indication what needs to be done would be great, and also some bleeps as sound effects.
The game is great, only needs some more polish. Congrats!