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On Pins and Needles by LDJam user 281994

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made by LDJam user 281994 for Ludum Dare 58 (JAM)

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Synopsis

The Wobbly Hoarder is on a quest for the perfect fungi!

Take control of a dedicated hedgehog tasked with gathering specific mushroom combos for a friend. It sounds simple, but here’s the twist: the weight of your haul directly tilts the hedgehog, making every step and turn an act of hilarious, wobbly precision!

Master the art of dynamic balancing by strategically picking up compensating mushrooms on the opposite side. If you tip too far, you lose control!

Can you master the balance, complete your combos, and conquer the twisting forest path?

Game control

[W] [A] [S] [D] — Walk

Press [Space] to roll and quickly collect a mushroom.

Team:

Alexandra Suprunovskaya — Game Designer/Level designer

Gor Margarian — Technical Designer

Vladimir Shibko — Game Designer

Ivan Ignatenko — Environment Artist

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https://youtu.be/3qJtC5SenHQ

Link https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AiTFZU9n9VVG8xDksXL3GZypvR2MfQrm?usp=sharing
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/58/on-pins-and-needles

Ratings

Given 25🗳️ 17🗨️

Feedback

Archimagus
Oct 07th · 21:15 UTC
Cute game, it looks really great and the premise sounded super interesting.

I found the controls to be a bit frustrating; the movement is kind of robotic, rather than fun and wobbly like I was hoping for, and I kept dropping everything by rolling into a slight hill.
Also it's a bit difficult to understand the objectives.

Still, good showing overall, I could see potential in this idea.
IoshiOdnaNoshka
Oct 08th · 05:21 UTC
very cute and funny game, I really liked the animations
Ksennia
Oct 08th · 09:54 UTC
A cute and very fun game! Very pleasant atmosphere
Kseniya
Oct 08th · 10:49 UTC
It's a very interesting idea, it's a pleasure to play! So cute
Khamekaze
Oct 08th · 12:23 UTC
Love the artstyle and vibe but the controls were a bit unforgiving (and I would have prefered if they were inverted when reversing). The idea of using the hedgehog spikes and rolling to pick up mushroom is very clever, liked that a lot! Also I love hedgehogs
koroleva olya
Oct 08th · 14:47 UTC
it's a very cool game, I really like it, and the ezhs are very cute. It's a very unexpected and super implementation of the idea. However, I don't think it's possible to play for a long time because the gameplay is a bit monotonous.
Arthur20251004
Oct 08th · 15:09 UTC
wow！
Maksim Shalaev
Oct 08th · 16:18 UTC
A cute game with cute creatures where you can run and enjoy the animals.
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Kaspjej
Oct 08th · 19:13 UTC
Cute hedgehogs! It has really nice graphics! However, I noticed that when the hedgehog moves forward, it steers to the right, which is a bit frustrating. The objectives also aren’t very clearly explained, in my opinion. Overall, it has a lot of potential. Keep it up!
einfach
Oct 09th · 04:51 UTC
This game really gives me Animal Crossing vibes, haha! Such a fun and charming game!
BlushingCrow
Oct 10th · 10:52 UTC
Beautiful environments and I love the cute little hedgehogs. I found the controls a little difficult, but it is a jam game so these things are to be expected.. :)
Rogaven
Oct 10th · 18:04 UTC
Looks nice. It’s a pity there isn’t a web version
🎤 LDJam user 281994
Oct 10th · 18:53 UTC
@archimagus Thanks for the feedback!
🎤 LDJam user 281994
Oct 10th · 18:54 UTC
@ioshiodnanoshka Thank you!
🎤 LDJam user 281994
Oct 10th · 18:54 UTC
@ksennia <3
🎤 LDJam user 281994
Oct 10th · 18:57 UTC
@khamekaze Thank you so much! We love hedgehogs too 💖
🎤 LDJam user 281994
Oct 10th · 18:59 UTC
@koroleva-olya We made it in just a day and a half, unfortunately didn’t have more time to add more mechanics, thanks for the feedback!
🎤 LDJam user 281994
Oct 10th · 19:00 UTC
@kaspjej Pick some mushrooms and bring them to the baby hedgehogs when your basket is full 💛
🎤 LDJam user 281994
Oct 10th · 19:01 UTC
@einfach Thanks!
🎤 LDJam user 281994
Oct 10th · 19:02 UTC
@blushingcrow The hedgehog collects mushrooms with its back, so sometimes it misses them this is because of the animation (
🎤 LDJam user 281994
Oct 10th · 19:03 UTC
@rogaven We didn’t have enough time for this, thanks for the feedback!
Pcho
Oct 10th · 21:17 UTC
Such cute hedgehogs! I love the concept, animations, and sound. The only thing is that the controls felt a bit clunky
stuckne1
Oct 11th · 12:14 UTC
Sweet graphics. I liked the game, but yea I kept dropping things over and over and it was hard to progress and keep all of the mushrooms. (I just had to give up on some mushrooms because they were close to wall).
Jajo
Oct 11th · 13:08 UTC
ooh *very* cute, excellent music too. The gameplay felt mostly good, *except* for the camera controls. I think that held it back a little. But beyond that, the game-feel was good.
megalukes
Oct 20th · 19:07 UTC
Very well done. The game feels very polished for the short amount of time we had. My only complaint was probably the camera, which made me a bit dizzy at some points, but other than that, I think it was a really good and fun entry, with very cute graphics. Congrats to everyone!
Kahztein
Oct 20th · 21:43 UTC
Game has a lot of character to it, and it's some nice chill gameplay. Music's a real vibe too.
YellowKamel
Oct 22nd · 18:30 UTC
Very cute artstyle.
Ciphereo
Oct 23rd · 06:56 UTC
Such a cute little hedgehog! I like the graphics and music of this game. It's very soothing. However, the camera control is a bit difficult to handle. I hope it can be improved!