Send Help by Rocket and Blanky

made by Rocket and Blanky for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

Help is a game where a man battles against his depression as he tries to make his way out of the house. He needs your help before he sinks deeper into depression and goes back to bed. Use WASD to move around, mouse to look, click to interact, and press Esc to quit.

This was our very first game and as such, very first game jam! We both bit off more than we could chew but we pulled it together in the end. We're happy to call this a functioning prototype! Rocket is credited with the majority of the programing. Blanky was responsible for the 3D art and animations.

We hope you enjoy, and help the poor man out! Feedback and criticism is very appreciated!

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Note: Titled 'Help,' but changed to Send Help since 'Help' is a reserved word.

PC, Mac & Linux Standalone (Unity)	https://github.com/nnesseth/ludum-dare-48/releases/tag/0.0.0
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/send-help

Ratings

Overall	800^th	3.576⭐	35🧑‍⚖️
Fun	1216^th	3.145⭐	33🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	515^th	3.563⭐	34🧑‍⚖️
Theme	897^th	3.656⭐	34🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	1399^th	3.172⭐	34🧑‍⚖️
Mood	607^th	3.712⭐	35🧑‍⚖️
Given		28🗳️	46🗨️

Feedback

Evil_As_Shit

27. Apr 2021 · 06:16 UTC

Did more in this game than I did today in real life. Send help. hahha. jk. goob job!

kr0s

27. Apr 2021 · 06:26 UTC

Short game, but it took me a few tries to beat it. The keys were the hardest to find.

Volkolak

27. Apr 2021 · 06:48 UTC

Good interpretation of theme! It wasn't immediately possible to get out of the house, the keys took time.

imyellowfish

27. Apr 2021 · 08:45 UTC

Nice work! Simple but still gets the feel of an exploration puzzle game. The BGM is one of my favorite :D

MrsTari

27. Apr 2021 · 11:45 UTC

Nice game :D Its funny to walk through the Kitchen furniture. :heart: but really short playing

Yaromir

27. Apr 2021 · 11:53 UTC

Nice work!

Alina Baybulatova

27. Apr 2021 · 12:29 UTC

Really interesting game!

luvjungle

27. Apr 2021 · 15:06 UTC

Hey! We made a game about depression too.
I made it to the exit, but those keys took some time.
Really liked the idea of small deeds

Devez

27. Apr 2021 · 18:31 UTC

I found the keys but then got stuck. Good idea though.

Ethanthopkins

27. Apr 2021 · 18:31 UTC

good job guys. nice simple game. took me a few tries but I eventually got it. The mood felt good, controls felt good. noticed a few collision issues in the kitchen with the oven and counter. Maybe missing some colliders? Music felt good as well.

InitialPosition

27. Apr 2021 · 18:34 UTC

Very short but very moody game. Controls were fine, maybe the movement speed was a bit too high. Graphics are nice and the music created a very nice atmosphere. As others already mentioned, the keys were by far the hardest thing to find.

carpaccino

27. Apr 2021 · 18:34 UTC

I've felt the tired of the character inside me. It was really fu.. zzZZZzzZZz Good job!

_pilcrow

27. Apr 2021 · 18:52 UTC

That was deep. Not too involving gameplaywise but gave me hope.

SirRed

27. Apr 2021 · 20:56 UTC

Short and sweet. With a bit more time I'm sure this can become very depressing with better assets. I would have personally preferred the character to be a bit further away since it was hard to tell what I was doing and maybe a crosshair for interacting.

DR_Felice

30. Apr 2021 · 17:28 UTC

strange game but very interesting! had issues with audio but it's a cool concept

Noble Robot

01. May 2021 · 09:28 UTC

I gave this high marks just for the use of "Maybe later" as the exit button! Great work.

Essence

13. May 2021 · 00:13 UTC

well this is a experience, cool little nice game!

Jobi Drungus

02. May 2023 · 17:16 UTC

Music, Guy, Items, and Early Onset Exhaustion.. These are the ingredients to start the perfect adventure.