Fire Risk by Soul Grinder
As a flame elemental you must reach the bottom of the level. All the ice platforms are unstable and will melt away as soon as you touch them because you are made of fire. Your health is also unstable and will deplete every second. Collect fire orbs to replenish your health so you will last longer.
You are awarded 100 points for each ice block you melt, 300 points for each gem you collect and 5000 points for reaching the bottom of the level as a completion bonus. The higher your score means the better your grade at the end.



| Link | https://thesoulgrinder.itch.io/fire-risk |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/fire-risk |
Ratings
| Overall | 628th | 3.616⭐ | 45🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 620th | 3.534⭐ | 46🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 968th | 3.105⭐ | 45🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 675th | 3.616⭐ | 45🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 772th | 3.581⭐ | 45🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 594th | 3.381⭐ | 44🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 886th | 2.714⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 512th | 3.619⭐ | 44🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 39🗳️ | 65🗨️ |
VOD Link: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1167820257
@timmith - Thanks and good score! My highest score is A, but I play tested it at least a 100 times lol
@jake-marks - Thanks for playing and streaming the game, was really fun to watch someone else play it
I love how this game really subverts your expectations. When I started playing I immediately thought "Oh no the blocks are melting really fast and I don't want to fall!" But then I realized that you melt through platforms because you want to go down, and I thought that was really clever. The graphics give me a nice retro nostalgic feel, and I love how the game is challenging but very easy to pick up and play. Perfect length and I liked how the background changes over time. Excellent work!
Grade B for the 2 attempt, I think I am good:)
This game requires you to get used to the fact that platforms melt because of you and you cannot stay on a platform indefinitely.
Graphics: hell is done cool! When I jumped into the lava I first thought I failed but then realized that this is the goal of this game :)
Graphics is good
Background music is good, it's active enough nut doesn't distract you
What else? Well done guys)
Very nice game! Thanks to the simple controls and game objectives it was immediately clear what needed to be done and what the difficulties were going to be.
I found the later game stages, where the level got darker and darker, a bit too difficult, maybe some sort of illumination around the fire orbs would have helped me :sweat_smile:
I feel like it could also be a cool adjustment to have the level scroll down slower with more "puzzly" ways to obtain the orbs, so that it gets less frantic and more of a puzzle game.
Nonetheless, very cool entry!