Mouse Wheel by YokoOnFire

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made by YokoOnFire for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

Mouse Wheel is a platformer game about a laboratory mouse tired of running around in circles. You need to get out of the wheel, preferably alive...MouseWheel2.jpgMouseWheel3.jpgMouseWheel.jpg

Ratings

Overall 580th 3.646⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 373th 3.708⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 180th 3.938⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 165th 4.188⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 656th 3.729⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Humor 586th 2.976⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1377th 2.738⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 26🗳️ 18🗨️

Feedback

Unicornfrog
05. Oct 2020 · 22:23 UTC
tks to biuld for mac :D
KingOfNova
05. Oct 2020 · 22:31 UTC
fun little game.
A bit to easy though fun.
Towstee
05. Oct 2020 · 22:35 UTC
Really cute and addictive game, could really be a cute mobile game !
Scharma
05. Oct 2020 · 22:42 UTC
This was a awesome surprise. I started playing thinking I would get motion sickness, and the puzzles were gonna be simple. Instead I was met by an incledible well made movement scheme, well thought out puzzles (always keeping things fresh and challenging) and an on theme art. I don't have much criticism (which is always good haha) except that I really missed some kinda of music or sounds. Well done lad, superb submission.
mohmehdi
05. Oct 2020 · 23:47 UTC
Realy cool game.
just missing some sounds
i liked the consept and puzzles
just a little issues in controls and physics.
i hope u work on this game and make more levels and features
SubMan
06. Oct 2020 · 08:55 UTC
Cool game. But the physics of the jump should be improved.
Raphiell
07. Oct 2020 · 02:55 UTC
Lol! Didn't read your blurb at the top and I thought the point was to stay in the wheel. Wasted some time there. Interesting, are the levels randomly generated or prebuilt?

Well done on completing a game for the jam!
josephdevelops
07. Oct 2020 · 04:07 UTC
Great premise. Good stuff! Would like the jump to be snappier. Though maybe the slow fall was realistic?
etrealjunior
07. Oct 2020 · 10:20 UTC
I liked your game my congratulations, I also did one if you want to know, and give me your feedback I am very grateful, this is the link https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/resurrection
TheBugger
07. Oct 2020 · 17:31 UTC
cool game. really liked the graphics
Lychee
07. Oct 2020 · 23:50 UTC
Cool game idea, I liked how you built on the concept of escaping the wheel. I think that gravity should be a bit less floaty though, so the player can be able to react more easily. The art was really cute also. Good job!
aevek
07. Oct 2020 · 23:51 UTC
This was a clever game! The levels were very well designed, and the progression was pretty good. Love the concept, its a cool interpretation of the theme. I also made the mistake of thinking my goal was to stay in the wheel, but once I remembered how to read I really enjoyed the rest of the game.
Joe Cowman
07. Oct 2020 · 23:53 UTC
Hmm, the Mac build doesn't work for me. It is just saying 'The application “MouseWheel” can’t be opened.' Wish I could play!
RainyDay2800
07. Oct 2020 · 23:59 UTC
It's a really fun concept for a puzzle game that fits the theme well.
Just some points are, I found it really confusing to keep track of where I need to make jumps. You could let the player decide when to start the wheel so they can look around and make a little plan.
Also right now the game is skill based with the reflex jumps you have to make in time. If you wanted to focus more on the puzzle aspect you could let the player control wheel movement or at least influence to some extent.
Overall really fun game!
CiaranW
08. Oct 2020 · 00:00 UTC
Fun game, completed it (definitely didn't find it easy as one of the other comments said, it was a satisfying challenge!) I liked the graphics and concept. The puzzles were well thought out too! Sound would have been nice but i'm sure you already knew that :P And unfortunately gave me a bit of motion sickeness from all of the spinning!
ProdigalSon
08. Oct 2020 · 15:55 UTC
Nice and simple, straight to the point and a good literal interpretation of the theme. Be nice to have some sounds and music in the future to help with the mood. Maybe even have some scientist in the background "grading" your progression ;)
Aterlamia
08. Oct 2020 · 20:06 UTC
Interesting unique puzzel game. It is to bad there was no sound would like some music and mouse squeaking. Only for my feeling the mouse jumped/floated a bit to far. Might be needed to make the jumps but it felt that shorter jumps would still make it and make it feel a tiny bit better.
Carson Bentley
09. Oct 2020 · 22:03 UTC
Very unique and interesting. I quite enjoyed this.
Cfdj43
16. Oct 2020 · 11:45 UTC
Really nice puzzle game, the jump is maybe a bit unresponsive and floaty? (although I can definitely see the game becoming too easy if it was more responsive)

Although it doesn't look it, is quite similar in idea to the game we made (except we went for an infinite runner style, and more reaction speed based)
JHax
18. Oct 2020 · 13:11 UTC
There's some cool puzzle design going on here, I've seen a few mouse / hamster wheel games but this is a pretty original take on it.

Low poly mouse is cute too!