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Picky Plants by LDJam user 278146

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made by LDJam user 278146 for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

Picky Plants

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You just got home from the garden centre with a new haul of plants for your favourite hobby: terrarium building!

These plants seem rather picky about how they're planted though (and you're not sure all of them are actually plants...)

How to play:

  • Left Click on a plant to pick it up.
  • Left Click a space in the terrarium to place the plant.
  • Place all the plants in the terrarium to complete the level, though you need to make sure all the plants are happy with how they're placed.
  • Esc or P to open the settings menu while playing.

Made by Jelly and Dome in Godot 4.1. All art and audio were made from scratch during the jam.

The web version on itch.io works well enough but download the version for your platform for the best experience.

Post Jam Patches: - 4/10/23: Fix tooltip changing when swapping plants.

Link https://github.com/chybby/ldjam54
Link https://chybby.itch.io/pickyplants
Link https://chybby.itch.io/pickyplants
Link https://chybby.itch.io/pickyplants
Link https://chybby.itch.io/pickyplants
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/54/picky-plants

Ratings

Overall 21th 4.367⭐ 62🧑‍⚖️
Fun 27th 4.3⭐ 62🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 99th 4.058⭐ 62🧑‍⚖️
Theme 54th 4.45⭐ 62🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 101th 4.383⭐ 62🧑‍⚖️
Audio 52th 4.158⭐ 62🧑‍⚖️
Humor 233th 3.618⭐ 53🧑‍⚖️
Mood 57th 4.241⭐ 60🧑‍⚖️
Given 50🗳️ 69🗨️

Feedback

Doridie
03. Oct 2023 · 11:17 UTC
Really fun game! Played through it, although the last level took me longer than I like to admit. Very nice puzzles, great mood, I really enjoyed it!
cawfee_art
03. Oct 2023 · 12:42 UTC
Really nice progression in the levels. The game also looks and sounds really nice!
NoniGirl
03. Oct 2023 · 12:47 UTC
Unfortunately i'm not that good at this kind of games :< but reay enjoyed the graphics! Congratulation to the artist :) (and all others too of course)
kenjimarcio
03. Oct 2023 · 12:48 UTC
What a cool idea! a very relaxing game!
LDJam user 378294
03. Oct 2023 · 12:52 UTC
Cute and funny, interesting puzzles!
manabreak
03. Oct 2023 · 12:53 UTC
One of the best games so far! I really like the puzzles, and I could imagine myself being immersed in this game, playing on my phone all night. Awesome work!
Sparkleypie
03. Oct 2023 · 12:54 UTC
I loved this game. It's so peaceful and zen. Can see myself playing this on a tablet or mobile to get some brain exercises. Smart idea to implement the theme into the game. The art is simple and cute and the music is soothing <3
LDJam user 375706
03. Oct 2023 · 12:59 UTC
Really cute and smart game!
Mael Rios
03. Oct 2023 · 13:02 UTC
Awesome game! Really smart mechanics and game design, I loved playing all the levels it was really smart and the animations and graphics are so cool and cute! Yeah the last level got me stuck for a while, but I got the solution in the end!
bongo227
03. Oct 2023 · 13:02 UTC
Wow, really fun puzzle game, the puzzles weren't to easy, there was a lot of variety, really impressive. Only thing missing for me was a reset level button.
Gorglomux
03. Oct 2023 · 13:03 UTC
Insanely good game, definitely the highlight of the jam for me!
Very good game design, the graphics are beautiful, music and sound effects are perfect.
Congratulations on this very nice game!
MinMag_LP
03. Oct 2023 · 13:06 UTC
What a fun game. I didn't manage to complete the last level. But overall it was fun, looked and sounded good
Achilnos
03. Oct 2023 · 13:06 UTC
Lovely game. Really nice art style, I enjoyed the calming music. Nice sound effects.
There is a good amount of depth to the puzzles with some interesting plant "effects.
Very nice selection of levels that get progressively harder in a way that isn't overwhelming.
I think my only suggestion would be to add a way of clearing all plants or click to clear a plant as having to drag the plants off the board if you make a mistake is a bit clunky.
wiru
03. Oct 2023 · 13:10 UTC
I really loved the vibe, the graphics and the music. Really interesting puzzles, it was so funny when the first chess puzzle appeared, i liked that you made 20 levels. Thanks for the game, had a good time with it
ofiro
03. Oct 2023 · 13:14 UTC
Awesome! I like everything about it! best puzzle game I played today and at 19 levels (including a funny name for each and also a well thought puzzle) it is really impressive for 72 hours.

If you ever make more levels I would love to play them :)
Esther128
03. Oct 2023 · 13:17 UTC
Level 19 killed me, but it was really fun to play!
PS1HAGRID
03. Oct 2023 · 13:17 UTC
good looking and chill little puzzle game, graphics looks good, music sounds good, and call me an idiot but some puzzle were real headscratchers for me, well done :)
Aviv Levy
03. Oct 2023 · 15:14 UTC
A fun, cute and quite challening puzzle game! I made it to level 19. Not sure if I liked the combination of chess though. It was nice but a bit confusing telling the pieces a part and felt a bit out of place. The art, music and UX are great!

I wish the game communicated the plants' happiness without having to re-plant them though, maybe a small icon next to each plant when pressing a key or something :)
Brusi
03. Oct 2023 · 18:48 UTC
Cute game with cool art! I like the restriction-based mechanics, you made really nice puzzles out of it!
We all know how plants can be picky sometimes...
LDJam user 187102
03. Oct 2023 · 22:40 UTC
Wow, I love gardening games! Ngl, the part with chess confused me a bit, but it was actually really funny and unusual
LDJam user 296412
04. Oct 2023 · 05:15 UTC
Great game! Challenging, with a great mood. love the music, love the art.

Not a fan of the chess pieces, as they felt unrelated to the general narrative, but they did add another level of complexity which was fun.
Blue Pin Studio
04. Oct 2023 · 11:02 UTC
Awesome game! I got stuck on #11. Had a lot of fun tho, really nice submission!
Robean
04. Oct 2023 · 11:06 UTC
Lovely little puzzle game. The first chess level got a chuckle out of me. I also really like the ambience of the game. Overall a really solid experience.
knexator
04. Oct 2023 · 17:25 UTC
Very fun, great variety. I specially like the design of level 11
minjutin
04. Oct 2023 · 18:44 UTC
The worst part of this game is that it ended. It needs a sequel asap. Maybe add some more random pieces, something like chess pieces. Chess pieces were so good, I laughed when they just randomly popped up. But seriously. A full steam release here now, preferably with achievements, thank you
lupercalia
04. Oct 2023 · 18:54 UTC
This is such a wonderful game! Thank you for making it. I quite like puzzle games and since i like plants much, this was very very satisfying. I like especially the pixel art. It fits to the theme and the title is perfect. I disliked the chess levels though. They just killed the mood for me. The thing is that (at least for myself) chess problems are quite common as puzzles. I would have liked you rather to stay within the plants theme all the time, since the plants rules make for unique puzzle situations. I admit though, that i liked the last level, maybe cause the plants were in the majority there. This level for very hard, i needed about an hour to solve it. But i did. Overall a very well done level progression. And very very well done overall! :)
farouchelark
05. Oct 2023 · 21:34 UTC
This is a lovely entry, even though the chess levels are tough for someone who doesn't know how to play. I love the different rules and the graphics.
Artyom Volkov
06. Oct 2023 · 18:59 UTC
A nice little puzzle game with solid rules and levels, really like it.
jkyd
07. Oct 2023 · 05:51 UTC
I really like this! Very polished from transitions to sound effects to having a cohesive art style. Gameplay is also great, I has a fun time solving the levels :)
somewan
07. Oct 2023 · 14:04 UTC
I absolutely adore this theme. The puzzle design is really interesting. The plant illustrations are incredibly cute, and the music is delightful. However, there might be a need for optimization in terms of programming, as the gameplay feels a bit laggy. In fact, my Chrome browser even froze during the loading process. Indeed, the inclusion of "54" on the ending page is a thoughtful touch.
woergbi
07. Oct 2023 · 18:28 UTC
Great and comfy submission. I enjoyed the different puzzles - It took me a while to solve the last one. Awesome entry!
jotson
08. Oct 2023 · 15:03 UTC
Lovely, calming, feels like playing solitaire, excellent job!
r8teful
09. Oct 2023 · 11:08 UTC
Very good job! I liked how much content you managed to squeeze in such a short time. I love the chess plants as well. I feel like there could be many more different levels with all sorts of different challenges and puzzles!
EqualEnergy
09. Oct 2023 · 12:50 UTC
I'm confused on the level "A match made in heaven" You can't put a heart flower in between 1 grass(?) plant and 1 cactus, the cacti don't go in the same row/column as another plant?
Polite Stories
09. Oct 2023 · 13:05 UTC
Nice and soothing game, scratches that smae itch as something like solitaire or organising a messy drawer. I think the pixel art is lovely and the music helps out with the already relaxing mood
LeReveur
09. Oct 2023 · 13:15 UTC
Nice challenging puzzle! I like the variety of plants and constraints, the arts are cute, the theme is fulfilled well, and the last level took me a while before I find how to solve it, but I managed to finish. Very good job!
LDJam user 4886
09. Oct 2023 · 14:42 UTC
Beautiful puzzle! I'm stuck in level 11, but I'll get through!
LDJam user 372231
09. Oct 2023 · 19:09 UTC
At the beginning I thought that it's just another relaxing game to plant plants. But I was wrong - it's much more than that! I liked it, but maybe there were too much free space on first levels. Maybe it will be filed with more plants on higher levels, but I couldn't play after 6th levels - my page keeps reloading cause of the weight and resource it's using. Anyway congrats!
Ayxs
09. Oct 2023 · 19:55 UTC
Great game! I really liked the aesthetics and the puzzle pieces. Though, for me the chess pieces where a little weird. Would maybe be cooler and better if they where also plants and fit the theme a bit better. The puzzles where great! Not too hard but also a little bit of a challenge.

Sometimes it was a little unclear which plant was 'unhappy'. The effects all trigger simultaneously so it's hard to see which plant doesn't have it's conditions met. Maybe a status indicator or graying out the plant would have been clearer. Now you have to pick each one up and plonk it down to see the effects of the smileys.

Anyway, great work overall!!
johnnysix
10. Oct 2023 · 23:02 UTC
Very cool- some really cool puzzles, definitely loads of potential to make a casual mobile game from this. :smiley:

I got stumped at this level, as I don't know the rules of chess :anguished:

![Screenshot 2023-10-11 000048.png](///raw/028/2/z/60247.png)
cd7
14. Oct 2023 · 03:49 UTC
Even though I'm not into puzzle games, I enjoyed this very much. Clever level design and the perfect mood for this kind of game. Although it took me very long to beat level 14 because the order of plant placement matters for some reason only for that one mechanic. Loved the chess crossover, very amusing :)
Le Don
15. Oct 2023 · 10:24 UTC
What an amazing game. I think a restart button might be good addition and maybe a little icon to show which plants aren't happy, as it can get hard to keep track of the sad plants in the later levels.
TPace
15. Oct 2023 · 20:38 UTC
Some levels were really creative and could go on to become something deeper. Congrats on the game!
cassowary
17. Oct 2023 · 15:09 UTC
Wow, this is really good! You've got a lot of clever level designs in here and I appreciated the humor in the addition of the chess pieces as well. Last couple levels took me a while to solve. I also liked the sound effect for completing a level. :)

Given that the plant placement order matters sometimes I agree that it might be nice to have a restart button, as there were a couple times I backed myself into a weird situation and had to drag all the plants off manually.

Overall I really like this one a lot, well done!
LelulaGames
20. Oct 2023 · 01:45 UTC
I really enjoyed this puzzle game. I got to level 12 before I stopped. I think I'll definitely come back to it and try to complete it at some time, but it's very good.