load_save(); by rubr
Save! Load! Fight!
As a recently dead android, you've now arrived in the Android Afterlife. This means you now have to battle all the other androids you've killed in your life. But you are not alone! Along to help you is... you? As time is pretty wonky in the Android Afterlife, you actually have three separate save files you can use to battle in the same time! (kind of)

Gameplay
Choose three abilities for each save, and then fight through various levels, one save at a time. Your past saves will repeat their actions to help you! You can also interact with the past (well, technically, the 'now'). If you died in another save, but save it this time, you can go back to that save to finish it!

Controls
Use WASD to move and LMB, RMB and E to fire your abilities.

Credits
- rubr (@TheRubr) - programming, art
- ovrbi (@ISmotrovs) - programming, art
- Lewmoth (@Lewmothmusic) - sounds, music

| Youtube | https://rubr.itch.io/load-save |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/load-save |
Ratings
| Overall | 106th | 4.118⭐ | 19🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 47th | 4.176⭐ | 19🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 95th | 4.088⭐ | 19🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 808th | 3.618⭐ | 19🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 452th | 3.941⭐ | 19🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 301th | 3.778⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 296th | 3.875⭐ | 18🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 9🗳️ | 10🗨️ |
It seems like there are two divergent strategies:
- Try to beat the level in one go.
- On your first one or two lives try to damage as much as possible and don't worry about dying, then save your previous lives with the next one.
If you try to live a long time on your first life by dodging enemies, but then die, your second life is liable to mess up where the enemies were and get your first life killed before its time.
It took me a while to realise that the E abilities' cooldown decreases when you defeat enemies.