Keep the Heart Alive by QYOUK
Keep the Heart alive is a game created in 48h for the Ludum Dare 46.
Gameplay wise, I wasn't really inspired by the theme so I went for a 90s weird "3D textures on 2D" feeling.

You play as a small blue character whose task is to protect the heart of the body he lives in from all the evil viruses.
Code: Game Maker : Studio
Art: Photoshop
SFX: Bfxr
Music: FL Studio
Have fun!
| Youtube | https://qyouk.itch.io/keep-the-heart-alive |
| Youtube | https://qyouk.itch.io/keep-the-heart-alive |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/keep-the-heart-alive |
Ratings
| Overall | 510th | 3.446⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 466th | 3.362⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 680th | 3.103⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 446th | 3.75⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 295th | 3.75⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 413th | 3.214⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 265th | 3.304⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 446th | 3.296⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 19🗳️ | 27🗨️ |
And thanks for the feedback!
If I have one complaint, it's that constant pressing of space to stay up and hunt the greenies was a murder on my thumb. So I found a comfortable place to perch and only moved sparingly.
@fabula-rasa Thanks for the kind words! I know the "virus" theme was not very original but I didn't get very inspired by the theme. I made the choice to have fun making the visuals and the music rather than a good theme haha. And sorry for your thumb.. I hesitated between different movement styles but I can understand how this one can be frustrating :/
And thanks everyone for the comments <3
In terms of gameplay I had some issues with the vertical controls. The moving heart added interesting variation on gameplay and I chuckled every now and again when I found myself trying to keep the heart within an arm or leg :sweat_smile: