Endless Campground by Josh Bothun

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made by Josh Bothun for Ludum Dare 45 (COMPO)

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Escape the endless campground!

  • Collect batteries for your headlamp before it gets dark.
  • Don't get eaten by wolves.
  • Use WASD or Arrow Keys to move.
  • Aim and throw tennis balls using the mouse.

NOTE: WebGL has a fatal crash due to audio (its always audio.) Sorry about that, currently working on a fix.

Ratings

Overall 170th 3.583⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Fun 122th 3.583⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 235th 3.306⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Theme 471th 2.5⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 100th 3.816⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 295th 2.806⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Humor 209th 2.676⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Mood 251th 3.139⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 6🗳️ 3🗨️

Feedback

kromeboy
07. Oct 2019 · 00:28 UTC
Love the procedural generation.

I somewhat manage to send a wolf of the map by distancing it
Ale
07. Oct 2019 · 00:52 UTC
Lmao I thought the dog that was following me was like my pet, and when I stopped running it freaking ate me.

It's simple, but the result looks really good. Nice job! That camp ground exploration thing gives me flashbacks to playing the Sims Bustin Out on GBA, and getting lost in the maze-like public park.
philliptrudeau
07. Oct 2019 · 01:47 UTC
Fun, innovative, instant classic. The wolf-chase gameplay is intense, yet oddly relaxing. Art style is just right.
Design is obviously well executed, especially the sound design. Hilarious game with the perfect mood. This would be slicker than a mobile game if not for the lack of a couple shaders. 9/10 game, keep wanting to beat it over and over, winning once is not enough!
jk5000
07. Oct 2019 · 06:24 UTC
This is an interesting and fun little game idea. I especially like the graphics and the way the world expands. For the wolfs was too difficult to get rid of, so I was sadly never able to survive for to long. Overall a pretty good combo game. Well done.
TasakaSama
07. Oct 2019 · 16:16 UTC
the random generation is really cool and the environment is class after I will not put the collectible as big but it's really good overall welldone !
Joe Williamson
07. Oct 2019 · 19:23 UTC
Thanks for sharing on the stream!
AdamCYounis
08. Oct 2019 · 10:13 UTC
I thought the concept was quite good! I liked how straightforward the game was. Overall pretty solid, with no real negatives other than being a bit shallow. Nonetheless, I enjoyed what I played :)
Team-on
09. Oct 2019 · 20:02 UTC
Really cool world generation. Firstly I thing that it just endless runned, but it turn out to be fun when you need to turn back, cuz rock spawn on your way. Also is it feature that I got rescued when explore 95% of campground?
FeltMe
09. Oct 2019 · 22:06 UTC
Hey, i finish your game to 100%, but it makes nothing, I think it was great idea to easter egg. But game still good :)![Rofl.png](///raw/43d/92/z/293b9.png)
philliptrudeau
10. Oct 2019 · 02:39 UTC
Hey, I beat your game in 1:13! https://youtu.be/cakf-XS7xew
almost
26. Oct 2019 · 02:10 UTC
The game is pretty fun. I didn't know what the win condition was, but decided that exploring was progress so kept running around and found a helicopter at 95% explored.

I had a hard time aiming the tennis balls because I dont know if I should click on the wolf or in front of it. But I managed to run a wide circle around the wolf when turning around at a dead end. The moment that I encountered the second wolf made me panic but I managed to survive :)

The running sound got a bit old. I liked the wolf sound.
Marcin J
26. Oct 2019 · 23:01 UTC
The controlls are a bit rough and I didn't immediately know what to do with the tennis ball xD Fun running/exploring game though.
BrokenMirrorMedia
29. Oct 2019 · 00:11 UTC
I like the art style here, and the world building itself up as you run around. I think it's hilarious that when you stop moving the character is just frozen mid-run-cycle. I know it's not intentional but I just found it amusing. I also love the big red "MURDERED" that comes up when you explode into a shower of voxels. Good work here, feels almost like an endless runner in terms of gameplay.
ristoretto
29. Oct 2019 · 01:03 UTC
Interesting game!

The branching and backtracking makes it very different from other autorunner.

I like the theme of throwing a ball and how the dog fetch after it and wants to return it!

It also works well to start the game without a dog on screen so you get some time to explore the controls.

I think that there's maybe too many straight parts in the random pool. I think that there should be at least something to do, when the part is straight you just hold down the same direction. Other then that, very playable entry!