Tower of Idols by simex
I return for my 8th LD jam!
This time with my first solo 3D project, I’m not really sure what happened this time around as the main gameplay loop changed about 4 times throughout the jam.
Overall I’m really happy with the result and I hope you enjoy playing it!
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Tower of Idols is a physics puzzle game where you play as a god trying to save his followers.


| Link | https://simex.itch.io/tower-of-idols |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/tower-of-idols |
Ratings
| Overall | 5th | 4.528⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 8th | 4.472⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 2th | 4.611⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 1th | 4.778⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 45th | 4.583⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 22🗳️ | 14🗨️ |
All of this in only 72 hours and alone. The game and its creator deserve our attention and respect, will play again tomorrow!
I only wish I could have more feedback or visibility of what my moves will do - like play time forward and then reverse, or track past trajectories of pieces in flight - to break out of the "pause, play a microsecond, pause again" loop. I think it could also benefit from limiting how many moves you have access to to up the difficulty.
But that's like v2 stuff, what's there is already rock solid. Which is more than can be said for the followers' building skills!
The idea is unique, the execution is cute and playful (even though human people are getting squished :sweat_smile: ), and the game does a fantastic job at making you FEEL like a god. You can control time, which works really well to plan out your next moves, and even have some magical powers!
The game has maaajor Besiege vibes, and I think it plays to those as a strength.
I wish there was more form to the idol. Something a little more human-shaped perhaps? rather than just one giant rectangular monolith. Also some of the shards of stone are just a bit too tiny to properly manage
Overall I really don't have a lot of criticism beyond the above nitpicks because the execution was very good. I'd definitely play something like this if it was fully released, with more powers maybe? and some polish around the edges.
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