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Beam of the Fallen by Jvdwijk

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made by Jvdwijk for Ludum Dare 59 (JAM)

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Use your signal to trade with caravans and avoid getting attacked by Demon Hunters!

Intro

There are three resources you have to look out for in the game:

Ores - Demons produce Ores (the more Demons you have, the more Iron you mine).

Food - Demons consume Food (the more Demons you have, the bigger the consumption of food, when you have no more food, your Demons start to die).

Demons - Keep your legion alive, don't get to 0 Demons!

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Orange Caravans = -1 Demon

Green Caravans = +1 Demon

Blue Caravan = Trade your resources!

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Controls

Q - E | decrease & increase signal strength

W A S D | move the camera

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Credits

Developers: @BasicMilky @parasite210

Artists: @Aroy @AwesomeIsMe2

Audio Composer: @DavidDee

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Itch.io https://bonk-group.itch.io/beam-of-the-fallen
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/beam-of-the-fallen

Ratings

Overall 421th 3.575⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 310th 3.55⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 157th 3.825⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 325th 3.925⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 428th 3.75⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 375th 3.395⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 349th 2.975⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 537th 3.45⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 17🗳️ 16🗨️

Feedback

mc shopot
Apr 21st · 08:18 UTC
Really unique art! This reminded me of an old game I played on my phone back in childhood. Thanks for the nostalgia! Awesome game.
Meemog
Apr 21st · 21:56 UTC
Strangely addictive. Played it myself a bit after watching Woofles play it and enjoyed it about as much as he did. Well done
Euler Moises
Apr 22nd · 02:33 UTC
At first I didn't understand what I was supposed to do, but I persisted. It was worth it because the game became quite interesting. I'm not very good, but I confess I liked it more than I thought I would.

Congratulations on the very original idea.
kuviman
Apr 22nd · 21:08 UTC
at some point all the caravans became the demon hunters so my demons were doomed
Arthurds
Apr 22nd · 22:49 UTC
![Screenshot 2026-04-22 194912.png](///raw/3de/c2/z/72636.png)
Andrian
Apr 23rd · 16:37 UTC
The trading mechanics are really interesting! I can see this evolving into a great economic strategy game. One tip: you might want to polish yours game page a bit more to catch the eye of more players
CataclysmicKnight
Apr 28th · 18:14 UTC
Very nostalgic vibes from this game, and I like how simply you control it, yet how much stress the game has from being cautious. And it all makes sense: demons make ore but cost food, then traders let you trade those three different things around. Again, I really liked how you managed to make this so simple, yet still had such vibes of caution and stress.
fusionnist
May 02nd · 17:23 UTC
Simple and elegant entry! I like the style you went for this time around. Congrats!
Marcus Otterstrom
May 03rd · 19:35 UTC
Nice entry, it was easy to pick up and understand. After I developing a good strategy it felt pretty easy to maintain, I got up to 2000 rocks. Some additional mechanics would be interesting to make it a bit more difficult in some way.

![Screenshot From 2026-05-03 21-31-11.png](///raw/fe3/21/z/730f4.png)
kayrum
May 07th · 18:25 UTC
Simple mechanics that promote some strategic thinking, could use more interactivity and visual feedback.
VenomousMouse
May 07th · 19:25 UTC
Very cool game. The mechanics are nice, the sound is great. Also clean visual. Good job.
oramun
May 07th · 21:18 UTC
This is a really innovative idea and i really enjoyed playing it. Audio was good too.
LDJam user 430734
May 07th · 23:43 UTC
i really like the music it was so catchy
Wraithind
May 08th · 01:28 UTC
Promising idea and fairly well executed. Art was simple but fit the idea well. Get's chaotic rather quickly, and after a while it seemed like green caravans just all but vanished, and even blues became so rare I couldnt attract one without pulling in several orange ones, but that game had gone for a while so that might have been why. Only thing really missing is an end point objective, but otherwise, it's a good loop and pleasant experience. Well done.