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Caterpillar Quest by TurtleFlyte

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made by TurtleFlyte for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

In this fun little arcade game all you have to do is keep the Caterpillar alive!

Use A and D or the arrow keys to move the fan side to side. The fan pushes the Caterpillar in the sky. But if there is a hungry moth up there waiting to eat the caterpillar. Press the space key to turn off your fan! Then press it again to turn it back on!

Features!

Endless! - try to get the highest score.

Collect points - get points for surviving and get extra points for collecting food!

Fun pixel art style!

Made by:

Turtleflyte - code and art

Cocomendes - art and music

animitsu - art

Screenshots!

Screenshot 2020-04-20 07.18.42.png Screenshot 2020-04-20 07.17.55.png

Edit: Thank you for all the kind words! This is my first jam so I'm very Thankful!

Youtube https://turtleflyte.itch.io/caterpillar-game
Youtube https://turtleflyte.itch.io/caterpillar-game
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/caterpillar-quest

Ratings

Overall 693th 3.714⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Fun 584th 3.643⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 969th 3.411⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Theme 56th 4.339⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 406th 4.19⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Audio 505th 3.661⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Humor 1163th 2.896⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1045th 3.48⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Given 25🗳️ 5🗨️

Feedback

Justin Toyo
20. Apr 2020 · 17:26 UTC
Awesome art and I loved the feel of the game
Lepton
20. Apr 2020 · 17:27 UTC
I like the art style. The idea of playing a fan is very unique too.
Prox276
20. Apr 2020 · 17:27 UTC
Unique and simple concept! I this would probably make for a great mobile game aswell! Great job! :)
Wizart
20. Apr 2020 · 17:28 UTC
I really like the Gameplay.
Maqo12
20. Apr 2020 · 17:28 UTC
A nice and simple game! Not bad!
nick0124 creator
20. Apr 2020 · 17:29 UTC
Nice game, i find hind. Try to keep Caterpillar at top of screen.
BloodpulpGames
20. Apr 2020 · 17:29 UTC
cool game, i wish there was more stuff to do though
itsonrandom
20. Apr 2020 · 17:29 UTC
Really cool idea, liked the early warning before the enemies came in, felt pretty consistent to control, and the bckground music was very cute too!
CuriouslyCory
20. Apr 2020 · 17:30 UTC
Simple, nice style/art, easy to pick up. I really appreciate the way you gave the little announcement as to where the enemies were coming from.
bredcrumb
20. Apr 2020 · 17:37 UTC
The art looks very nice and the gameplay is nice and simple
Bork Bork
20. Apr 2020 · 17:46 UTC
The title screen is gorgeous and adorable, and so is the music ! The game is kinda hard, but I really enjoyed trying it. However, there seems to be a bug with the echap button, I don't know if it's just my computer but it doesn't always work and the screen gets all jerky :)

Anyway, good job and congrats for this cute jam game !!
🎤 TurtleFlyte
20. Apr 2020 · 17:56 UTC
Thank you all for your nice comments! @bork-bork Its not your computer. That is just a bug that I don't know how to fix yet... maybe later though!
Coolguy6316
20. Apr 2020 · 18:40 UTC
Love the art and audio and fun to play!
LouieJams
20. Apr 2020 · 19:24 UTC
Really unique idea! I loved the art :)
Zesix
20. Apr 2020 · 19:42 UTC
Loved the cute art and audio!
Izokia
20. Apr 2020 · 21:25 UTC
The art was cute and the audio really complimented it! The game is hard, but I think a challenge is always good. The only let down is the hyper-casual game style. Nonetheless, the quality of which it was made is a total eye catcher. Really good job!
KynanTokoro
21. Apr 2020 · 00:53 UTC
cute music. I wish my score was higher!
verbvirus
21. Apr 2020 · 06:28 UTC
I like the tone and the look of the game. Really nice idea and I found myself wanting to try for a high score. Congratulations on your first jam! I think the only thing I was hoping for would be more audio feedback for when things are nearby / danger is approaching and when I turn on/off the fan. Just something extra to go with the visuals.
ChevalBancal
21. Apr 2020 · 08:25 UTC
Simple game with cute pixel art and music. Overall enjoyable !
Avi
21. Apr 2020 · 08:54 UTC
Really cute game!
Svalinn85
21. Apr 2020 · 10:43 UTC
I Seriously loved the artstyle.. but I guess that was to be expected :D
OldManWinters
21. Apr 2020 · 11:05 UTC
Super cute and wholesome game :)
Rainsong
21. Apr 2020 · 11:42 UTC
Clever :)
WZQXRYS
21. Apr 2020 · 14:30 UTC
Nice graphics, cute music.
AmigaRulz
21. Apr 2020 · 14:32 UTC
I loved playing this - it has a certain charm about it. Very plyable. Very enjoyable. Love art and sound. Congrats :)
wallyfoo
21. Apr 2020 · 14:37 UTC
Really nice game. Its core mechanic is solid and unambiguous, and I really appreciate the warning tell for the enemies coming into the lane. The music and art work together to make a really solid concept.

If you were going to take the time to refine it, I would take a look at the mechanics of inertia for the caterpillar -- I kept trying to get in front of it to slow it down, and that only seemed to make it rocket to the side even faster. The layout of your instruction screen makes it a little hard to see that you can turn off the fan. Much better experience once I figured that out.

Good game!
vivek.sharma20
21. Apr 2020 · 14:42 UTC
hi... game is a nice one. Gameplay is exiting and you get involved quickly. Additional obstruction makes it for a good challenge. Art one is nice and music is well put together. something to increase difficulty level as we progress in the game would make it more interesting.
the_martijn
21. Apr 2020 · 15:41 UTC
For such a "simple" game is it very addictive and has great graphics.
A good example why a game doesn't have to be big to be good ;)
Lymze
22. Apr 2020 · 11:38 UTC
The idea is simple, but unique, and it has a charming style, music as well as visuals. Overall feels very polished