Surface Level by DecadeDecaf
Surface Level is an acquaintance sim where you can't let anyone get too close.

In Surface Level, you play as a small rock in the dirt named Hayes and you make friends with insects. Will your relationships get deeper and deeper, or will they remain surface-level?
All design, code, art, music, writing, and sound was made within 48 hours for the Ludum Dare 48.
| Link | https://decadedecaf.itch.io/surface-level-ld48 |
| Link | https://github.com/DecadeDecaf/Surface-Level-LD |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/surface-level |
Ratings
| Overall | 147th | 3.85⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 523th | 3.225⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 197th | 3.7⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 518th | 3.475⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 25th | 4.4⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 53th | 4⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 80th | 3.675⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 48th | 4.125⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 31🗳️ | 10🗨️ |
Would have liked to have had a progress counter maybe at the top to keep track of my high scores.
The idea of all these interactions going on without the rocks control is an interesting concept.
I could also see maybe there being a progress counter for how well you do in the mini games,
dicating the relationship you have with each character and effecting the dialouge as you go.
nice job!
It felt kind of like a children's book being played out to me. Rather than flipping pages, I had to press spacebar. I think a younger demographic would enjoy this a lot more than me, so I agree with some of the earlier posts about the minigames. They could be a bit more engaging/exciting for someone like me. But you managed to have a variety of them that all played smoothly.
Also, I almost forget to mention the art. That was probably my favorite part. It was very endearing
Edit: Oh what, this was made in the compo, not the jam? Just wow.