City Bike by gonutz

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made by gonutz for Ludum Dare 58 (COMPO)

Collect miles and try to survive!

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Note that this game was written in the Go programming language, which is notorious for triggering anti-virus alerts for no reason. It is safe, though.

Ratings

Given 8🗳️ 12🗨️

Feedback

thejackimonster
Oct 06th · 00:06 UTC
Didn't have an issue on Linux with that antivius using Wine. But well, I only collected half a mile. Then my fingers cramped. ^^'

Nice idea though! I definitely enjoyed the graphics while trying to survive there.
manabreak
Oct 06th · 14:01 UTC
0.692 miles until my hands cramped :sweat_smile: Fun little game!
cagibi
Oct 06th · 16:23 UTC
One full mile (I used both hands). I also had no issue on Linux/Wine. The pixel art is pretty nice and has some detail like the blood on the front wheel.

Would benefit from some kind of progress in the landscape/car/another kind of change (or I was just not determined enough to see it!)
Adrien Tremblay
Oct 07th · 03:12 UTC
i figured out how to play this game without cramping fingers. I played with my feet
LDJam user 385997
Oct 07th · 17:21 UTC
Simple but cool game! Made it to 1.2 miles.
JuanRod707
Oct 07th · 17:25 UTC
I enjoyed losing my fingers to this. Beautiful art
LDJam user 280624
Oct 07th · 19:04 UTC
That was real challenge! (And tragic ending)
nekowei
Oct 09th · 14:31 UTC
It's simple but super intense! You matched the "collector" theme in such a unexpected way. The visuals are looks nice. Well done!
Phobos001
Oct 09th · 18:57 UTC
I got over a mile before my soul was collected lol. Great application of the theme, it took me a minute to realize what was going on.

![Screenshot_20251009_135411.png](///raw/e27/z/6f1cd.png)
Ciphereo
Oct 10th · 05:13 UTC
Super cool game!! My fingers started to cramp up. Haha!
QingJing_Zheng
Oct 10th · 09:23 UTC
I really like the art and game design! Good works!!!!!!
NonDev
Oct 10th · 09:27 UTC
Dang I must be getting old, I barely made it to 0.7 miles before I got got. The introduction is such a simple nice touch that conveys what's going on. Don't spot many submissions using Go and I know your pain about AV false positives, Nim also has that problem and it's a pain to chase up AV vendors to get things unflagged.

Nice stuff!
designernap
Oct 10th · 10:20 UTC
.499 Miles. I am a drummer so found solace in maintaining the rhythm.. BUT... was frustrated that when I sped up my inputs, it didn't speed me up. It was all about maintaining :D
Eugenik
Oct 10th · 12:41 UTC
The graphics are astounding.
spacecadet
Oct 10th · 16:07 UTC
Cool take on the theme. I liked a lot the visual presentation but there could a bit more variation to the gameplay maybe. The intro was nice too.
Yvanor
Oct 11th · 14:07 UTC
Nice little game, my girlfriend managed to do 848 miles but lost usage of her fingers for the day.

But hey, it was worth it !
LDJam user 303624
Oct 12th · 01:01 UTC
Ow, my forearms. Had to use both hands, managed to get 1.295 miles on my second attempt.
Liked watching the guy get sucked up underneath the car. Cool idea!
José Bonilla
Oct 12th · 23:24 UTC
NIce use of theme, although very simple game. My piano fingers are now well-trained for some long [trill](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trill_(music%29 ). gj
WetBurritoSupreme
Oct 13th · 03:13 UTC
Dang this one was a toughie! I like the collecting of miles, I tried to get a mile but my little fingers couldn't quite do it.
Ausstein
Oct 13th · 20:04 UTC
![Screenshot 2025-10-13 220041.png](///raw/7a3/22/z/6f5d3.png)

very tiring for the hands xD
LDJam user 352490
Oct 13th · 22:35 UTC
At the start, I almost thought the game froze, but then the stars slowly faded in, and it panned over the city vista, and the view was really quite lovely. The pixel art here is gorgeous.

I didn't ride very far (button mashing is pretty hard on the wrists), but I made it just under 0.4 miles.
snesgaard
Oct 17th · 19:16 UTC
Why doesn't he just bike to the side?
Ausstein
Oct 20th · 16:58 UTC
@snesgaard this is clearly a 1D World. The second dimension is an illusion xD
Myst
Oct 22nd · 06:36 UTC
Short, yet fun! It feels like a mini game that you would have to play during a much longer game. I also love the pixel art in this one
Martingonn
Oct 24th · 15:41 UTC
I especially love the intro, but running the game on Linux, I cannot move (I understand the game was made for Windows). Gave you 4 stars for visuals
PhilStrahl
Oct 26th · 21:53 UTC
![2025-10-11 23_55_12-City_Bike (city_bike).png](///raw/648/1/z/6f9fc.png)

Finally I managed to post my highscore up here! Very nice little entry with a pleasing color scheme as well! Here's my cramp-inducing playthrough of City Bike again, thanks for submitting and being there in the chat!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-o544ihrdU