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Keep IT Alive by bjl

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made by bjl for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

Taking the theme extremely literally, the object of this game is to find the letters "IT" quickly to stay alive as long as you can. Then you have to find IT again, and again, and again.

This description really doesn't explain it at all, so just try it out! There's a one-minute tutorial it and works on mobile web or on your computer. Contains over 10,000 unique words.

Notes: It was fun making a quick, simple game for my first jam. I only had a few hours today (Sunday) to throw this together, but I hope you get some enjoyment out of playing it for a few minutes or so. Thanks for checking it out.!

Update: If it's too scary, you can play the happier version here: https://sites.google.com/view/keepitalive.

Youtube https://sites.google.com/view/keepitalivehorrormovie
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/keep-it-alive-26

Ratings

Overall 830th 3.652⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 491th 3.696⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 284th 3.826⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Theme 791th 3.848⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 837th 3.182⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 789th 3.63⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Given 28🗳️ 14🗨️

Feedback

Nick Barrash
20. Apr 2020 · 04:03 UTC
Stressful! But well done. Good tutorial.
himegized
20. Apr 2020 · 04:05 UTC
That was a nice brain exercise that I failed miserably. Nice concept, it was fun to play.
Diamond Wolf
20. Apr 2020 · 04:07 UTC
Definitely a fun play on word games! I think you could definitely take this further and publish it to an app store or something!
Lambdanaut
20. Apr 2020 · 04:09 UTC
I enjoyed that more than I expected! It was incredibly relaxing. I went into a complete trance while playing. Not stressful at all.

I feel like I could go for hours without losing, which may or may not be a good thing. I wonder what it would be like if that timer got shorter for each IT you found. In that way you would have to go faster and faster until you were at your limit.

Overall it was a fun, but very simple experience. A nice idea.
Piko Monde
20. Apr 2020 · 04:19 UTC
My only review:

You can make a game with that?

Wow, it's soo creative man! Simple game, good concept, nice simple sound effect.. Everything is fit.. Nice.. Very nice! But why my life is starting from 50%.. In my opinion it is good thing too, because it makes me really want to get 100% life.. Lol.. Okay.. And I don't know you can put a html5 game in google sites, haha.. Nice, nice..
GND95
20. Apr 2020 · 05:39 UTC
A dyslexia nightmare. I thought the game was going to be about Information Technology. I was pleasently surprised. Well done!
tupto
20. Apr 2020 · 11:23 UTC
Very clever use of the theme. Very engaging game with plenty of replayabilty - this is the sort of game that works great on mobile
43sam
20. Apr 2020 · 15:33 UTC
Very fun and stressful, the sound effects are perfect for the atmosphere of it as well
Nick Rafalski
20. Apr 2020 · 15:54 UTC
I liked this more than I probably should have! The sound effect really sells the rushed atmosphere. Every time I made a mistake I felt like I was letting IT down! The tutorial was good too. It perfectly predicted that I (and I'm guessing most users) would miss the IT separated by other letters. Nice game!
FussenKuh
20. Apr 2020 · 16:02 UTC
Ha! So simple and stressful (in a good way) at the same time! I love your l**it**eral take on the theme.

I qu**it**e enjoyed my time playing **it**. The tutorial came in handy since I did not think to look for i and t separated by other letters. The sound along with the rotating made the game feel more **i**n**t**ense.

Great f**i**rs**t** jam entry!
Dave Follett
20. Apr 2020 · 16:48 UTC
Great job, very unique way to do the theme. I liked the way the sound added to the pressure of making choices. After the game, it would be cool if you could see the words you got wrong.
Lesslwo
21. Apr 2020 · 22:35 UTC
Yeah, going to look for *it* in everything I read from now on for a b*it*. Cool concept, nice spin on the theme.
Risist
22. Apr 2020 · 11:40 UTC
That was an interesting one. Also great effects, it makes it quite scarry :D
GreenDinoGames
22. Apr 2020 · 23:51 UTC
Cool idea for a game. I was afraid to see a jump scare IT appear. Haha Thank you for the censored version as well :D
hwaet
27. Apr 2020 · 03:08 UTC
That hit a sweet spot for me. Just the right amount of time to feel pressure without completely messing up right away. Nice concept!
Vesper
28. Apr 2020 · 20:32 UTC
Very effective use of audio there, it caught me by surprise during the tutorial and really boosted the tension throughout. A simple, but interesting game idea. Nicely done.