The Song of Spiral Sam by Ashley Koett
my first jam! controls are point and click. inspired by weird old internet flash games you found as a kid that you felt like you shouldn't be playing.
you have been banished to the spiral realm for committing dream crimes. the point of the game is to find different instruments for the NPC's to play, so you can play a song for Spiral Sam. if he likes your song he will release you from the dream realm. each NPC only wants to play a certain instrument, so find an instrument they would play and bring it to them.
the song that plays at the end of the game is different depending on which instruments you chose for each NPC.
| Youtube | https://github.com/asko6532/spiral_sam |
| Youtube | https://koett-ash.itch.io/song-of-spiral-sam |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/the-song-of-spiral-sam |
Ratings
| Overall | 118th | 3.783⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 266th | 3.37⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 212th | 3.522⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 472th | 3.174⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 178th | 3.714⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 7th | 4.295⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 9th | 4.159⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 7th | 4.413⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 35🗳️ | 12🗨️ |
Feedback
dadiaogames
05. Oct 2020 · 01:09 UTC
Good audio and mood! The feel of this game is kinda dark.
nethead
05. Oct 2020 · 01:14 UTC
This was an absolute blast, the first room especially gave me huge waves of nostalgia for 90s point-n-clicks that probably never existed
magnusfurcifer
05. Oct 2020 · 07:21 UTC
spiral sam liked my song!!!!!!
Lamasaurus
05. Oct 2020 · 07:23 UTC
Ah man this game made so much sense 🤣 I had a good chuckle and even a laugh at times, the end is just glorious. The one dark environment with the toad is a little to dark though.
TheVideoGamester
05. Oct 2020 · 07:29 UTC
Very surreal experience you've crafted. Love how some of the characters still have little white bits around where they were cut out. Really sells the aesthetic. I wouldn't mind seeing something longer in this style.
puntocom
05. Oct 2020 · 08:43 UTC
Cool surreal atmosphere!
patetfisk
05. Oct 2020 · 09:35 UTC
this was awesome! would love to see a longer point a click from you in the future. loved the characters, the sound, the graphics, the mood and the variety of instruments! also what kind of drum machine was that in the ferret room?
alec
05. Oct 2020 · 13:34 UTC
fun little game with a great mood! My one gripe is that the text box arrow was really small
SeezoGames
05. Oct 2020 · 15:22 UTC
felt very surreal, the mood of it was excellent
🎤 Ashley Koett
05. Oct 2020 · 16:42 UTC
@patetfisk thank you so much!! that was an omnichord! a super weird little synth from the 80s
Hamus
05. Oct 2020 · 18:03 UTC
The music and tone really makes this a highlight! Short and sweet, but easily one of my favourite experiences. Kitty did such a good job on the mic :)
complexitydata
05. Oct 2020 · 18:16 UTC
I'm completely in love with this. What a trip. I really, really love your visuals and sound. Off to commit more dream crimes ~
who_blee
05. Oct 2020 · 18:21 UTC
I loved repenting for my dream crimes! This game is quite simple and beautiful, and feels very distinct from the other offerings I've had a chance to play so far. The sound design stood out to me as especially strong - I probably spent too much time vibing with Spiral Sam at the end - but I have no regrets.
patetfisk
05. Oct 2020 · 18:27 UTC
@ashley-koett yes i love the omnichord i meant the box shaped one though! looks like an old rhythm machine
🎤 Ashley Koett
05. Oct 2020 · 22:02 UTC
@patetfisk oh! it's an old clock from the 70's haha, it's my roommate's. it barely makes sense as a drum object but i just liked how it looked
🎤 Ashley Koett
05. Oct 2020 · 22:11 UTC
@hamus aw thank you so much!! the kitty is from a picture i took of my kitten haha, and the meows in the final song are from recordings of her meowing :)
raddishradish
05. Oct 2020 · 23:34 UTC
Really cool vibe! I love the animal band :)
BelleArtsi
06. Oct 2020 · 01:06 UTC
This game was hilarious, loved it!
TheBookSnail
06. Oct 2020 · 01:08 UTC
How could I not play this game? Very trippy game and mood at first. Good background music. Played it 3 times to get different endings. 10/10 would commit dream crimes to spiral dance again.
mahalis
07. Oct 2020 · 16:22 UTC
This is utterly bizarre and I love it. Great work.
LanaLux
08. Oct 2020 · 00:43 UTC
Very surreal and creative. I liked it a lot. Reminded me a bit of Samorost. :)
Rainbows are Fun
16. Oct 2020 · 17:23 UTC
Loved the atmosphere. Great game!