Deeply Dazed by HangerGames
This is a procedurally-generated puzzle game.
Try to match the pattern by changing each hole's radius and angular speed.
Link:
support Windows / MacOS / Web,
suggest to play downloaded version
Control:
- Click on the hole to focus;
- Drag the multipliers to the left to change radius and speed;
- Use slider to control max speed;
- If you don't like the current pattern(or if there's any bug with the pattern), you can generate a new one by pressing "R" or the reset button in pause menu.
Trailer:
https://youtu.be/sxfiYrZ_ZZI
Screenshots:

Ratings
| Overall | 707th | 3.632⭐ | 36🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 1373th | 3.029⭐ | 36🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 60th | 4.221⭐ | 36🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 1526th | 3.091⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 657th | 3.882⭐ | 36🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 1057th | 2.967⭐ | 32🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 818th | 3.567⭐ | 32🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 13🗳️ | 42🗨️ |
Well done!
I also think that a tutorial or sandbox-level would really help to get a feel for the effect of the different parameters and their respective values.
Also, I think some very lush and atmospheric ambient music would have suited your game really well.
But these are only small suggestions, you made an amazing entry, congrats! :smile: :sparkles:
However I think people just try out some numbers and get to the solution on accident.
Maybe this could be avoided if instead of using predefined values, you use sliders?
That way, you can see the shape changing as you slide a value and therefor start to understand what effect the changing that specific value has.
OVerall very nice entry, well done!
Either way, I enjoyed the game quite a bit and it was a refreshing change from the other games I played so far, a much appreciated change. Keep it up, looking forward to more content like this in the future!
I believe what is missing is a more thorough tutorial to better explain how one should solve these puzzles.
The art is wonderfully clean and minimalistic and really let's the interesting shape patterns shine. It took me a while to wrap my head around but eventually things started to click.
A great puzzle game and a stunning entry for what seems like your first Ludum Dare, great job!