SPACEMAN by arya-s

SPACEMAN
A game about a poor space man stuck in space.
Jump on your ship and catch birds to improve your score!
Controls
| | Keyboard | Gamepad | |-----------|--------------|:-------------:| | Move | Arrows | Analog, D-Pad | | Jump | C | A, Cross, B | | Reset | R | Select | | Fullscreen | F, Alt + Enter | N/A |
Changelog
Postjam fix v 1.0.1 - Fix a performance issue when resetting levels by making the dust particles global
| Link | https://arya-s.itch.io/space-man |
| Link | https://github.com/arya-s/LD51 |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/51/spaceman |
Ratings
| Overall | 326th | 3.236⭐ | 38🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 230th | 3.333⭐ | 38🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 308th | 3.139⭐ | 38🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 455th | 2.75⭐ | 36🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 268th | 3.375⭐ | 38🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 149th | 3.457⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 76th | 3.757⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 12🗳️ | 26🗨️ |

The game has a high-risk-high-reward mechanic of jumping off the ship to receive the point doubling space bird every 10 seconds. Fun! Love high-risk-high-reward mechanics.
The hard part about the bird is to get reverse the momentum back onto the ship after grabbing.
Really atmospheric, great UI/UX, great sprites, well done!
high score: 1780


why is there gravity? why are there birds??? what is going on here :laughing:
I only managed to get 510 so far; definitely feels like an addictive little rage game to me
If you’d like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1608296174?t=1h51m
Good luck on your ratings, see you next LD! :D
💜 Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady
https://www.twitch.tv/elysiagriffin
High Score of 530 :D

sorry @kuviman
I thought this concept was wild. I liked the simplicity of it, and the atmosphere created by the music and sfx. I also liked the subtle animation notes here and there (squash and stretch, dust kicks). This said, I really struggled with the physics of the game, being pushed around by the ship felt a little unfair as it seemed inconsistent how far I'd be pushed.
Maybe I'm getting old, but I didn't feel very good at it haha.
Thanks for sharing!
Definitely appreciated the minimal approach to the visual and audio style which complemented the simple but effective design really nicely. Having a high score to beat was definitely a smart inclusion as well. Definitely the simplest game I've played which is also very difficult and fun.
I definitely made a few impossible jumps out of mid air so part of me wants it to be a bit more logical, but that's probably just my own thing and maybe would take all the fun out of it!
I liked it. Simple, minimalistic, addicting. I wish the gravity was just a bit more floaty so I can be more precise with the landings, and that the ship would use a mesh collider so the spaceman can stand more accurately on it. Overall I had a lot of fun!
Nice entry!
