Meerkattika by eonarheim

made by eonarheim for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

Play the game!

You're a band of meerkats on a mission to play your concerts underground, but the metal-head Snek is out for your guitar strings! Dig deeply and quickly to get to your next gig.

You goal is to dig down 210 meters and play 3 concerts; check your progress in the upper left.

Collect energy drinks for a temporary speed boost, and avoid beetles and rocks that block your path. (Hint: don't only dig straight down, or the Snek gets a speed boost!)

Controls: Move: WASD, arrow keys, click, or tap and hold

Content Warnings: giant robot snake, beetles (bugs)

Links

Web (HTML5): https://excaliburjs.com/ludum-48/
Source Code: https://github.com/excaliburjs/ludum-48

Works best in Chrome and Firefox.

Link	https://excaliburjs.com/ludum-48/
Link	https://github.com/excaliburjs/ludum-48
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/meerkattika

Ratings

Overall	1066^th	3.435⭐	25🧑‍⚖️
Fun	586^th	3.565⭐	25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	730^th	3.37⭐	25🧑‍⚖️
Theme	575^th	3.891⭐	25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	1348^th	3.239⭐	25🧑‍⚖️
Humor	281^th	3.587⭐	25🧑‍⚖️
Mood	1122^th	3.341⭐	24🧑‍⚖️
Given		41🗳️	22🗨️

Feedback

skelyvelocirap666

27. Apr 2021 · 01:59 UTC

This game is really nice. I quite like the concept, its quite original and fun! I am absolutely terrible at it but even while failing I still had massive amounts of fun!

Harrison Dunn

27. Apr 2021 · 02:05 UTC

I didn't know I needed metal meerkats in my life until today. Fun use of the theme. The controls felt a tiny sluggish, but that didn't stop me from rocking out. Nice project team!

kel

27. Apr 2021 · 02:13 UTC

i dig the wicked riffs, fun play loop too :)

Jfroggg

27. Apr 2021 · 02:32 UTC

Man the music in this and the effects are super cool guys! Love it :)

mmason

27. Apr 2021 · 04:42 UTC

Very difficult, I played several times but unfortunately the snake always got me

Dodidouda

27. Apr 2021 · 09:38 UTC

Very fun (and stressful) game haha. Difficulty build up a tad too fast in the second round but it keeps you going! Love that the snake goes in rhythm with the guitar riffs too. Nicely done!

Niklas Zhaga

27. Apr 2021 · 14:45 UTC

MEER KAAT TI KAA!! \m/ Meerkattika rules, Snek sucks! Concert was great, thanks for the game!

dezom

27. Apr 2021 · 16:13 UTC

The snake is terrifying :D I love how the music and sounds come together, it makes it into a very fun and well executed game. One piece of small feedback would be in the very start of the game, it would be nice if the snake didn't start pursuing me until after I started moving, would make it less stressful to get started and you get some time to take everything in. But all in all a great game, well done.

Helen

27. Apr 2021 · 19:18 UTC

Great game! I enjoyed the concert :D First I thought the bugs would block the Snek, too, so I digged to "stop it". But it didn't happen - would be a nice help.

Rawb

27. Apr 2021 · 22:10 UTC

This game is awesome! The sound design is great, I really like the metal guitar snake. Everything in this game works really well together

Sli

28. Apr 2021 · 20:54 UTC

YEEEES I felt awesome playing this and melting the snake :smile: / At first glance it looked simple, but playing felt so good and immediately proves you wrong. The music is on point. Great job

Préda

29. Apr 2021 · 21:52 UTC

Pretty nice little game, like the metal snake

nsadie

30. Apr 2021 · 18:24 UTC

I melted the snek! Fun and silly, with adorable art!

Mighty Mufflon Games

30. Apr 2021 · 19:15 UTC

Top notch! Fanatastic humor, solid gameplay. Meerkats as musicans and they really find the time to play a gig while they a running or rahter digging. xD

rakart

30. Apr 2021 · 19:43 UTC

Oh yeah ! Melting a snake face with meerkat metal. I needed that.

Cool game, perfect duration. If I were to nitpick I think the controls could be a tad tighter to make the game a bit more dynamic. Other than that the it was a lot of fun.

I'm really impressed by how the difficulty is dosed : even if the game wasn't that hard there was some actual moments of tension due the snake proximity. It was a really nice feeling to escape.

Congratulations on your entry !