Gridlock by MaggardJosh

Help cars get to their garages and avoid gridlock! Cars will explode if they sit still for too long, too may explosions and it's game over!
Controls:
- Left Click on stoplights to toggle them.
- Right Click on cars to destroy them if they are stuck.
- Escape or Q pauses
Game Modes:
- Standard - Cars explode after sitting still for too long, too many explosions and game over
- Free - No explosions or lives, play as long as you want
- Background - Lights randomly toggle, can be left running in the background on it's own
| Link | https://github.com/maggardJosh/ld59 |
| Link | https://maggardjosh.itch.io/ld59 |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/gridlock |
Ratings
| Overall | 43th | 3.913⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 32th | 3.875⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 62th | 3.75⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 58th | 4.167⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 161th | 3.413⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 97th | 3.523⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 81th | 3.043⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 154th | 3.435⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 24🗳️ | 23🗨️ |
> Cars explode after sitting still for too long
It's good to finally know why we invented traffic lights.
Really fun, I liked the blips of cars getting home a lot, very satisfying to hear a little arpeggio as a big line gets home. Controls-wise it'd be nice if you could just mouse close to the traffic signals then use WASD to change them, trying to pixel hunt quickly is fun and engaging but hurts my hand a bit.
I love the inclusion of a passive background mode, reminds me of those carpets with roads on them.
When I started just messing around I kept trying to flick lights back and forth to get cars to hit each other but they've got some quick braking reflexes! The explosions were hilarious too. Great entry!
I found the signals themselves a bit too small - maybe on purpose... but that was the only critique I found.. so really nice entry.
Left you a rating :smile:
Graphics are cool and the music as well.
Well done !
what a great entry!!
I had a lot of fun. I really like minimalist games where you just know what to do instead a 5page of tutorials.
The audio is also very nice. Calming relaxing.
Very nice entry!
Maybe the graphics could be better.
Ah, I really like the effect of 'booom' :D 
I think one easy improvement to the game would be to have an alert on the signals when someone arrives I felt like I spent a lot of time looking all over the screen to find where the cars were so a visual, and maybe a sound queue would have been nice
Nice game with a solid and satisfying core mechanic. It feels good to play and the idea is clear and well executed.
One thing I was not fully sure about is the win or lose condition. Is there a limit to how many cars can explode? It would be great to reflect that more clearly in the UI.
I would love to see more levels with different city layouts to add even more variety.
Great job!
