Foldception by Thulium Games

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made by Thulium Games for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

This is an arcade minigame collection where you try to get as deep into the folder as you can. You have limited health that different folders use in different ways, Beating a folder will give you 6 health up to a maximum of 12. Every 10 levels causes your maximum health to go down by 1 and causes some other things to speed up. Level 60 is the maximum difficulty. Screenshot (196).png Screenshot (207).png Screenshot (208).png Screenshot (355).png Screenshot (356).png Screenshot (357).png Screenshot (358).png

Update: v0.2 adds one more minigame and fixes some layering issues.

Ok, I added a Mac version but it's untested.

Ratings

Overall 463th 3.795⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 188th 3.955⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 103th 4.091⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 233th 4.136⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 773th 3.795⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Audio 253th 3.909⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Humor 247th 3.659⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 683th 3.658⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 22🗳️ 26🗨️

Feedback

kernon
26. Apr 2021 · 15:35 UTC
No idea what engine you're using but if it's at all possible to get a browser version up via WebGL, I'd love to be able to try this one!
smt
26. Apr 2021 · 15:55 UTC
this is a super cool take on the theme and i love the art style and setting of it
Kieron Woodhouse
26. Apr 2021 · 15:56 UTC
Very cool, and an original take on the theme. If I had any criticism, I think the pacing might be a little off. Most of the games are quite short and fast paced, but it felt like I was spending much longer on the pong and the "don't touch the sides" maze levels. I also found it a bit too repetitive by time I reached 50+, but that's fair enough for a jam game! Visually, it's excellent, and the audio is good too. Great job.

(Edit: Actually, looking at your screenshots, I think I had a small bug. In the 'turn over the correct pair of cards' game, the cards had no back, they just disappeared when flipped over. This made it a little harder to tell where the cards were supposed to be, but it was still playable)
🎤 Thulium Games
26. Apr 2021 · 15:59 UTC
@kieron-woodhouse I deffinetly agree that the pacing is a bit off. If I have time before the deadline I might try tweaking some of the games a bit and maybe add one or two more, but I don't think I'll have time to do that.
arnold-990
26. Apr 2021 · 16:01 UTC
niiiceee concept very good and funy game
🎤 Thulium Games
26. Apr 2021 · 16:06 UTC
@kernon I'm using Unity. If I have time to update the game, I'll see if a web build will work.
ipodtouch0218
26. Apr 2021 · 16:08 UTC
Fun little Warioware-like game!
Also I'll admit that I got fooled by the exe being a file icon for a second, lol.
🎤 Thulium Games
26. Apr 2021 · 16:11 UTC
@kieron-woodhouse Is the card game the only one with an issue? I think I know what's causing it but I can't really test because I don't have that issue even in the build.
TheBlondeBass
26. Apr 2021 · 16:18 UTC
Great job! Really cool take on going deeper and deeper, I enjoyed how even the download has recursive folders! Bumping music too.

If you wanted to improve this even further, maybe the first time the player does the pong game it could be nice to have a temporary overlay outside of the minigame window. Something to tell the player they need to use the mouse wheel basically! I died the first time after attempting to drag the paddle with my mouse button or use the arrow keys haha. But yeah, terrific job.
Kieron Woodhouse
26. Apr 2021 · 16:25 UTC
@thulium-games Only issue I saw, yeah
SgtScum
27. Apr 2021 · 00:21 UTC
Great take on the theme. with a few more minigames i feel like it could be a hard to put down game
KP_CFTSZ
27. Apr 2021 · 03:56 UTC
Neat game, there is a little bug near the end
🎤 Thulium Games
27. Apr 2021 · 03:59 UTC
@kp-cftsz What's the bug?
AndrewDavidJ
27. Apr 2021 · 04:39 UTC
The amount of content you've managed to cram in there within the time limit is really impressive! Really loved this one, great work!
dtersegno
27. Apr 2021 · 17:03 UTC
Love the look and music and concept. Agree that the key should follow the mouse more quickly and a visual cue on the Pong game. Love it overall!
203
27. Apr 2021 · 17:06 UTC
Nice game, the way you have to dive into folders to find the .exe was a cool, made me smile
CanvasDEV
27. Apr 2021 · 17:13 UTC
oooooowwwww i love this game <3
creepyface
28. Apr 2021 · 16:51 UTC
This might just be the best game i played today :O!! its so AMAZING! AND THE MUSIC AHHHH 5 STARS
Eugenik
28. Apr 2021 · 20:08 UTC
Astounding!!!.
MasterProject
01. May 2021 · 16:16 UTC
It's a fun game with nice aesthetics and a great soundtrack, and the minigames are engaging enough. My only point of criticism is the lack of variety after a while...
g12345
02. May 2021 · 15:24 UTC
The folders that you need to travel before finding the .exe file was a nice touch.

You made so many minigames within the jam time, that's a lot!

Took me a while to understand how the pong paddles worked; I've tried every single key on the keyboard lol :stuck_out_tongue:

I didn't found the memory matching game while playing; i did got 10-20 pong levels instead.

Nice game!
Sentmoraap
02. May 2021 · 17:14 UTC
Funny take on "Deeper and deeper". Maybe just increase the difficulty as you go deeper into subfolders.
WitekWitek
07. May 2021 · 19:04 UTC
This game is great.
The graphics look nice and polished.

The OST/Soundtrack is fitting and sounds great.

It was really fun trying to get a new score.

I like how you interpret the theme uniquely.


Maybe could've had more minigames.

This looks great for an game jam game.
-WitekWitek
Jonathan Lorenz
15. May 2021 · 15:32 UTC
I love the idea! Very interesting interpretation of the theme! I didn't understood what to do with the pong mini game tho. I will remeber this one, good work!