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codevibes by gdman

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made by gdman for Ludum Dare 59 (COMPO)

NOTE - if game is slow on your device, try itch.io version with optimized shaders.

Game fully vibecoded in ~12hrs for LD59

Welcome to cosmic signal experience! How to play:

Select your encoder ring, choose sending direction by rotating it's knob.

Enter symbols into message box. They will fill selected encoder's rings. Mind the cooldowns. Signal will be sent when outer ring aligns with direction knob pointing.

Symbols: Red attacks opponent, Blue shields while it lasts, Yellow transfer to your allied encoders, but can't attack.

Controls: Mouse. Hotkeys: TAB to switch encoders, arrows to direct signal knob, 1-2-3 for typing message and ENTER to send.

Engine: Godot

AI Tools: RecraftV4 (via Krea.ai) for image references.

Z.ai (GLM-5.1) for agent coding (incl. procedural music, shaders).

Screenshot From 2026-04-20 01-28-38.png

Link https://gdman.itch.io/codevibes
Link https://gdman.itch.io/codevibes
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/cosmiosys

Ratings

Overall 282th 2.594⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Fun 270th 2.516⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 245th 2.871⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Theme 228th 3.065⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 237th 2.984⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Audio 218th 2.548⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Humor 211th 1.615⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Mood 261th 2.533⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Given 39🗳️ 39🗨️

Feedback

MidoriMelody
Apr 21st · 22:58 UTC
Nice work
Jastrzebska
Apr 22nd · 07:49 UTC
Cool game! Good job!
bonedaddy
Apr 22nd · 15:19 UTC
Pretty impressive you managed to vibe code this in 12 hours (I'm never able to get anything so complete from vibe coding). I found it difficult, it's definitely something I could get quite into if I didn't suck at it so much :D
GideonGriebenow
Apr 22nd · 18:15 UTC
Since this AI craze arrived when I was already in my 40s, by which time I'd been coding for over 20 years, I've never VibeCoded in my life. It would be very interesting to actually see the process and how well it works, what the glitches are, etc.
🎤 gdman
Apr 22nd · 18:41 UTC
@gideongriebenow it probably deserves blog post, but in short, it went suprisingly well. I just chatted with agent, telling what I want, it planned it actions and edited files, I ran game, pointed at bugs and requested balance changes. I've posted my prompts on itch near sources.
runningopenloop
Apr 22nd · 23:38 UTC
Great game!
-J
Sylvic
Apr 23rd · 12:54 UTC
Nice idea for the jam. The resolution is very hard to read here on web though, and the controls take some time to get accustomed to, but it is very fun once you get a hang of it, good job!
Crowelian
Apr 23rd · 15:16 UTC
Good game
Avhatar
Apr 24th · 06:35 UTC
Really interesting concept and great visualization, but it turned out to be quite a complex thing. I'd appreciate a video with commentary on how to play this. I poked around for 5-10 minutes and even won once, but saying I understand what I'm doing would be a serious overstatement. Either way, great work.
hammeredzombie
Apr 25th · 00:52 UTC
cool game but i wish the level design helped teach the strategy more. level 1 to 2 felt like a huge jump in difficulty.
CrimsonTrouper
Apr 25th · 05:36 UTC
cool game, but for a strategy a bit fast. It is hard to move your mouse and control your build AND the main game. I could barely build anything and looked only down. Also the attack is a bit too strong I think... or maybe deffence is too weak, I dunno...
loveapplegames
Apr 26th · 17:56 UTC
Great to see another AI coding based entry! The game is pretty cool looking, but hard to understand. What do the rings and combinations of symbols do?