Growees by NickZangus

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made by NickZangus for LD34 (JAM)
Help mother nature to overwhelm the wild industrialization!

How To Play:

The board consists of "natural" and "industrial" tiles.

When you click over a tile, all its neighbours get inverted.

The goal is to obtain a table full of natural tiles.

Controls:

LMB: Select tile
RMB: Rotate view
Scroll wheel: Zoom

Note: Mac and Linux versions not tested, if you experience any problem, please let me know!

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NickZangus
Email: contact@nickzangus.com

Credits:

All the contents were created during the 72 hours except for the followings:

Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com
Font by Lauren Thompson - www.nymfont.com
Sound Effects by freeSFX - www.freesfx.co.uk

Ratings

Coolness 81% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.93 73
Fun(Jam) 3.54 224
Graphics(Jam) 4.67 17
Humor(Jam) 2.21 733
Innovation(Jam) 2.90 681
Mood(Jam) 3.96 73
Theme(Jam) 3.39 752

Feedback

Theropod Studios
15. Dec 2015 路 01:21 UTC
The download link is a 404
chr15m
15. Dec 2015 路 04:07 UTC
Can't run it but this looks amazing! Nice work on the graphics!
馃帳 NickZangus
15. Dec 2015 路 04:12 UTC
Hi ch15m! What problems you encountered?
flwns
15. Dec 2015 路 06:51 UTC
really nice game, probably the most polished I've ever played in a ludum dare.
roninfight
15. Dec 2015 路 13:36 UTC
Wow... Such a beautiful little game.

Amazingly attractive simple 3D, good sound design, really relaxing.

The puzzle are quite hard toward the end (or rather I'm not very good at them) but still one of my favourite submission.

Congratulations!
A Flat Miner Studios
15. Dec 2015 路 15:05 UTC
This is amazingly beautiful and polished. Love the soft illumination and muted palette, really fits both themes well. Great subtlety in the tile "flip", music and sound effects. I want this as an app right now. :)
_stice
15. Dec 2015 路 15:14 UTC
Beautiful game :)
BubsyPoochies
15. Dec 2015 路 15:15 UTC
Nice twist of the Othello game! Like a lot!
wilsk
15. Dec 2015 路 22:10 UTC
A very nice looking puzzle game
Tuism
16. Dec 2015 路 16:59 UTC
Mmmmmm.

This is a highly polished take on a game concept I've probably seen replicated 100 times. I'm pretty sure there are people out there who can solve these things as fast as those other people who can solve rubik cubes.

So, sorry, low on innovation but MASSIVE polish, which isn't really the point of LD, imho!

Well done still, it's REALLY beautiful. Credit where it's due.
recursor
16. Dec 2015 路 20:56 UTC
Simply lovely and very relaxing to play. Love the graphics and the music. This is a very polished and solid entry. Very nice!
Gornova
16. Dec 2015 路 20:58 UTC
solid entry, well done
zguerrero
16. Dec 2015 路 21:00 UTC
Wow! this game is amazing! great art, sound, and the gameplay is simple but effective, and deep!
Max Amaden
16. Dec 2015 路 21:05 UTC
Extremely polished game, albeit generic gameplay. Really relaxing soundtrack, and a nice game overall - keep up the good work!
psypol
16. Dec 2015 路 21:11 UTC
WIN link gives a error404
i like games using those exagonal squares
maybe im not the type of player for that cause i find this difficult lol (i dont solve rubiksCubs neither ^^)
smbe19
16. Dec 2015 路 21:12 UTC
Really nice graphics.
I happened to have made the same game (without such fancy graphics ;D) some time ago, so I could use my solver for the later levels. They were quite difficult without.
thedashdude
16. Dec 2015 路 21:31 UTC
Quite enjoyable, you should work on making this an app.
Yamzho
16. Dec 2015 路 21:33 UTC
Very nice game. I could play for hours.
paulfysh
16. Dec 2015 路 21:43 UTC
Really stunning graphics, and a nice little puzzle game.
bessdlan
16. Dec 2015 路 21:51 UTC
amazing and relaxing game *_*
newbeings
16. Dec 2015 路 21:52 UTC
Real nice! Relaxing!

Hiccups a bit in the browser - I think it's totally worth optimizing.
PowerSpark
16. Dec 2015 路 22:04 UTC
Very challenging puzzles! Great job.
publicidadeba
16. Dec 2015 路 22:17 UTC
This is so good that does not even look like a jam game! Loved everything about it! Even the font ;) Well done Lauren Thompson!
NidzaKornjaca
16. Dec 2015 路 22:23 UTC
Simple and cool concept, nice graphics, cool sound that sets the mood. Good job!
Geckoo1337
16. Dec 2015 路 22:27 UTC
Great. Love the graphics and the music. This is a very polished and solid entry. Well done ++
LeReveur
16. Dec 2015 路 22:29 UTC
Good simple but effective puzzle game, well done !
Christina Antoinette Neofotistou
16. Dec 2015 路 22:30 UTC
Absolutely beautiful and clever. What a combination, full marks for this <3
alpha_rat
16. Dec 2015 路 22:34 UTC
Really neat and polished entry! The gameplay feels great, I really loved the sound design
logon13
16. Dec 2015 路 22:50 UTC
Beautiful games congratulations on getting so many levels created in such a short time. Would have loved to be able to see which levels I had completed
Rodaja
16. Dec 2015 路 22:54 UTC
Nice game: relaxing, challenging once the board gets big enough, and with really pretty graphics. Good job!
DinnerInTheDark
16. Dec 2015 路 23:00 UTC
It looks good and is fun to play. Nice game.
Split82
16. Dec 2015 路 23:07 UTC
Super polished game. Great job.
Krafty
16. Dec 2015 路 23:18 UTC
Really neat puzzle design, and it was very polished! This feels like a game that should have taken a lot longer to make =P Great job!
Diventurer
16. Dec 2015 路 23:46 UTC
Amazing and brilliant artwork and polishing. I found it really hard after some levels, so I just had to give up. But it is a fantastic entry! :)
Leaghorn
16. Dec 2015 路 23:54 UTC
very cool atmpsphere
the-arrival
17. Dec 2015 路 00:24 UTC
My Fav so far! So smooth and polished handling, nice mechanics and awesome graphics. really something wich stands out by a lot out of all the entrys
Elit3dGaming
17. Dec 2015 路 01:07 UTC
Amazing graphics and also I had fun solving each level
IAmSpencer
17. Dec 2015 路 01:28 UTC
I usually don't enjoy these types of puzzles, but this one actually kept my interest for a very long time. Something about was very 'welcoming' so to speak. I felt very relaxed while playing, a perfect casual game that I can see myself playing for long periods of time on mobile!

graphics were fantastic by the way, excellent submission, great job! :)
aare
17. Dec 2015 路 03:33 UTC
Wow great I feel like playing old point&click puzzle minigame but better looking, and btw I love this graphics!:)
Jishenaz
17. Dec 2015 路 04:47 UTC
This game is absolutely beautiful. I could stare at the beautiful art for a long time. As for the game itself, I found it hard, but I'm bad at puzzles like these. Awesome game!
utgarda
17. Dec 2015 路 11:16 UTC
"The Unity web player does not work on your system." Screenshots look nice, will find a windows machine to play it.
KriBoNiTa
17. Dec 2015 路 17:51 UTC
Nice to try this one, i love this kind of puzzle game.
KaiseanGames
17. Dec 2015 路 21:53 UTC
Would you please fix the link for Win download? I get "Page not found". I don't like installing other browsers to run Unity web player, so please, would you fix the link? I am very intrigued by the game (mine being similar in graphic style).
馃帳 NickZangus
17. Dec 2015 路 22:31 UTC
@KaiseanGames
Link fixed, sorry for the inconvenience!
orion_black
18. Dec 2015 路 04:02 UTC
As many have said your overall presentation is amazing and quite impressive for a jam. On the other hand, the puzzles themselves were mostly trivial, a direct result of this being a well-known puzzle. Having said that, I'm sure plenty of people would enjoy relaxing with a mobile version of this.
jsmars
18. Dec 2015 路 12:54 UTC
Really nice entry! Solid game and mechanic! Really feels like it could be a full proper puzzle game for both mobile and PC if it had a bit more.. such as seperate time/moves unlocking of levels.. check out the game "Cogs"
adsilcott
18. Dec 2015 路 15:32 UTC
Very elegant game with nice polished graphics and sounds. I thought it was too easy at first, but then I hit some of the later levels.
sputnik
18. Dec 2015 路 15:32 UTC
Super polished!
VersatileBox
18. Dec 2015 路 15:53 UTC
Great game! It's amazing to see what you could do in three days.
SHLFStudios
18. Dec 2015 路 15:58 UTC
beautiful aesthetic, well polished.
Monochrome Bears
18. Dec 2015 路 16:12 UTC
If you add more levels and actions-counter you can go on app-store or g-play.
Looks awesome!
Robber
18. Dec 2015 路 16:16 UTC
gameplay is not original, but the execution is so excellent!...solid entry!
AlexaCol
18. Dec 2015 路 16:34 UTC
Wish there was a OpenlGL version since I'm on linux :c
local minimum
18. Dec 2015 路 16:49 UTC
The puzzle was quite hard, but seriously so well made that it didn't matter. I just kept swapping around and enjoying the whole thing a lot. It would be super crazy cool if the tiles kept track of how often they had been turned and so if someone like me isn't doing that well the game would present novel variations on the graphics of the tiles. If the music also reflected the relationship between the two tile types... As for the levels, since I was playing so badly, all three first levels became equally hard and the next one too difficult. I would suggest increasing difficulty more slowly and starting with simpler levels. Like starting with a hex tile that only has every other neighbor possible (4 tiles in total). Great game though. Really stunning. I guess you've though about it, but in case you haven't... controls would work very will on pad/mobile.
loxo
18. Dec 2015 路 16:52 UTC
Beautiful game with calming audio and a great message. It took me a few minutes to get through all the levels. I wish you had included a fullscreen mode.
DustyStylus
18. Dec 2015 路 16:56 UTC
High scores all round for this one, very nice indeed! What a beautiful clean graphical style. Tricky puzzles later on as well.
RockhopperGames
18. Dec 2015 路 17:00 UTC
Great graphics, even if the idea is a little on the simple side.

I can't help be disappointed you only went the nature route. Growth could easily refer to industrial growth too, which could provide an interesting alternate approach.
OberynMartell
18. Dec 2015 路 17:34 UTC
Nice graphics! =D
Riftpoint
18. Dec 2015 路 17:35 UTC
Very cool game. The art is amazing and the puzzles are well done.
randomhuman
18. Dec 2015 路 18:40 UTC
Beautiful and challenging, with a good difficulty curve.
NoWandStudios
18. Dec 2015 路 18:40 UTC
Very solid entry. Love the music and the mood. I think it has potential to be a popular mobile game. You should try it!
馃帳 NickZangus
18. Dec 2015 路 19:22 UTC
Added MAC and LINUX versions, if you experience any problem, please let me know!
luke
18. Dec 2015 路 19:30 UTC
AMAZING!
Troma
18. Dec 2015 路 20:32 UTC
Nice graphics!
Codexus
18. Dec 2015 路 20:42 UTC
Nice little puzzle, the graphics add a nice touch by making it less abstract.
wine
18. Dec 2015 路 20:59 UTC
Charming game with excellent mechanics. Love it!
wongcito
18. Dec 2015 路 21:01 UTC
Awesome game, man! Good base for new levels!
Wevel
18. Dec 2015 路 21:32 UTC
Great game, lovely art style and some nicely difficult puzzles.
ssodelta
18. Dec 2015 路 23:16 UTC
Amasing style and nice colors! :D The music was also very suitable :D So all in all 5/5 in Overall!
Miltage
18. Dec 2015 路 23:50 UTC
Fantastic! I loved the aesthetic and presentation. Superb work on the models.
Rfdshir
19. Dec 2015 路 02:11 UTC
Great game. Loved the meditative gameplay. One of the few entries where i'm not found any flaws. Very polished and well balanced game.
jackyjjc
19. Dec 2015 路 06:25 UTC
Very lovely and relaxing to play. The puzzles get a bit difficult but very nice game overall, nothing much to criticize, well done!
Dejvo
19. Dec 2015 路 10:05 UTC
really good one this.
MoreRPG Team
19. Dec 2015 路 12:17 UTC
Very solid game! Our concept was a bit similar =)
SaintHeiser
19. Dec 2015 路 14:33 UTC
Visually this game is awesome! Game mechanic isn't new, game idea come from "Green Piece", but I love this idea =) Difficlty curve is strange, so few levels simplier than prevously cleared. Maybe this because of game mechanic and various human logic mechanism...
scorched
19. Dec 2015 路 18:14 UTC
Not original, but very polished! Well done!
batmanasb
19. Dec 2015 路 21:14 UTC
Clever puzzles that can be solved in just a few steps, so if you're overthinking it and presses a bunch of tiles, that means you are doing it wrong. PS: I'm doing it wrong :( this game gets really hard!
wooltech
20. Dec 2015 路 02:00 UTC
Incredibly well polished take on an old puzzle game. Looks and plays great. Would be nice to see a target number of moves to know just how bad I'm being on some of the levels!
crucknuk
20. Dec 2015 路 13:59 UTC
Very good design and graphics, the game is very polish! This is a good little puzzle game, I liked it! good job!
KaiseanGames
20. Dec 2015 路 16:33 UTC
Nicely done. I was afraid it was similar to my entry. But it's only graphical style. Although I lack animations :)

Keep up the good work.
Joror
20. Dec 2015 路 16:58 UTC
Nice smooth feel to the game & graphics. The puzzling itself seemed a bit too simple, but also a bit too complex at times - when you don't 'get' it, there are not many hints/ways to progress.
mike.cullingham
21. Dec 2015 路 04:27 UTC
Nice looking game. Calm music helped when I'd otherwise get aggravated at returning to an earlier configuration.
inbetweengames
21. Dec 2015 路 07:34 UTC
Very enticing to look at but not a game I've ever really enjoyed playing, and I don't really see how it fits into either theme.
rijnswand
21. Dec 2015 路 16:21 UTC
Nice graphics and mood! The tiles design is really cool, and the game overall looks very polished.
Good job!
Drauthius
21. Dec 2015 路 21:34 UTC
Beautiful game, with nice background and sound.
lurils
22. Dec 2015 路 01:33 UTC
super nice and calming puzzle game, really like the simple art too, very polished
commanderstitch
23. Dec 2015 路 04:31 UTC
wow. Nice take on an old idea. :D
gokottastudio
23. Dec 2015 路 21:37 UTC
Great game, simple and flowing, I like art.
dx0ne
28. Dec 2015 路 16:05 UTC
Flawless execution. Should land on mobile market asap.
Miziziziz
30. Dec 2015 路 03:15 UTC
Good, fun, simple game. Great visuals, too!
Tselmek
31. Dec 2015 路 22:59 UTC
One of my favorites for this edition of Ludum Dare. I love the puzzles, the idea is very simple but it is done so well, everything is awesomely polished, the minimalistic visuals are greatly done. Congratulations.
bering
01. Jan 2016 路 22:27 UTC
Impressive graphics and polish! I like the wires, tubes and roots shooting out of the tiles. Nice music, soothing mood.
LukeZaz
02. Jan 2016 路 03:20 UTC
Very challenging game at the later levels. Became difficult to come up with a strategy, but still stayed fun. Wonderful graphics, too!
emmes
05. Jan 2016 路 00:04 UTC
Standard puzzle, polished, with amazing graphics and well selected music. Doesn't really fit the theme, though.
Archonthewizard
05. Jan 2016 路 01:48 UTC
Beautiful game. I mostly felt like I was guessing until I got it right, but it was still enjoyable
TaoPhoenix
13. Mar 2016 路 10:56 UTC
I rather like the lack of "pressure" like #moves or a time limit etc, because if you don't have the pattern down to a science but just know the basics you can afford to mis-step and then fix it the 3rd time around or whatever.

So maybe it's been done, but it's all where you look, and since my main focus is on LD, this is the first exact copy of this I've seen!

And like the other people were saying, sometimes it's nice to have a nice presentation on top of a simple puzzle, because in other contexts you can possibly "separate and sell" the graphics engine to be put on top of other games in the same class.