Speleo by H0pe86

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made by H0pe86 for Ludum Dare 48 (COMPO)

Description Speleo is a game about a little speleologist wandering through caverns, in search of precious gems.

Goal Collect all the gems and avoid any contacts with rats

Features - Tutorial - 4 playable levels

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Ratings

Overall 585th 3.25⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 578th 3.125⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 767th 2.6⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 807th 2.8⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 582th 3.2⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 62th 3.975⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Humor 500th 2.316⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 670th 2.868⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 12🗳️ 10🗨️

Feedback

Rushhourz
26. Apr 2021 · 07:43 UTC
Really nice game. Sound effects and art are really well done. Also a responsive, resizeable window :D
tomn114
26. Apr 2021 · 07:48 UTC
Nice clean game, I like the art and the sound in general (the water dropping was a nice touch) it's actually pretty frustrating at first but that's on me I failed the level with the 3 corridors on the last rat and I wanted to rip my hair out. But that's what makes it a compelling game even with such a simple concept. The tap controls (can't hold down) and lack of grid is non-traditional but I wouldn't say it's bad, it adds to the unique-ness to the game.
🎤 H0pe86
26. Apr 2021 · 08:23 UTC
@rushhourz Thank you! As a sound designer I've tried to push my limits and tried to do a "game" all alone. The audio part was the "easiest" one. I'm glad you liked the game!
🎤 H0pe86
26. Apr 2021 · 08:30 UTC
@tomn114 Thank you for your comment! I've tried to create a balanced curve of difficulty... but the "3 corridors level" is waaaaay too difficult, I know that :D Glad you liked the aesthetics of the game, thank you so much!
Hilvon
26. Apr 2021 · 08:30 UTC
Nice game. Few neat mechanics. Clear level goals and tutorials.

The only problem I would like to point out are - all the builds in one archive. Seeing a 530mb download file is kind of a deterrent. Maybe if you split builds into their individual archives and give several download links, a game would be more accessible to people with slow internet connection (Yes, they still exist).
🎤 H0pe86
26. Apr 2021 · 08:36 UTC
@hilvon Thank you for your comment! you're right: later I'm going to separate alle the different builds and re-upload them, so it will be easier and faster to download the specific executable!
Soyeahimjames
26. Apr 2021 · 10:22 UTC
I enjoyed this one! Simple and clear objective, and frustrating in a good way! Really nice job on the audio too!
🎤 H0pe86
26. Apr 2021 · 13:08 UTC
@soyeahimjames Thank you so much!
verysoftwares
28. Apr 2021 · 07:56 UTC
short but sweet game
🎤 H0pe86
28. Apr 2021 · 10:21 UTC
@verysoftwares thank you!
lesinvisible
28. Apr 2021 · 12:38 UTC
Very cute simple game, I liked the art and selected color palette. Overall, well done!
snesgaard
28. Apr 2021 · 18:15 UTC
Art is really great, makes it super clear what's going on at all times!

Did feel that collision detection can be a bit unforgiving at times, but great otherwise.
NicMagnier
29. Apr 2021 · 05:23 UTC
The sound design is just so cool in this game. I also really like the minimalist art direction, the colors used especially are really good.
The game is good and straightforward. I would say that the collisions box on the rats are a bit too generous. It often feel better is they are smaller than they look.
But otherwise congratulation, this is a really neat compo.
icefallgames
30. Apr 2021 · 23:12 UTC
Yay, I won! Love the music.
Ripter
01. May 2021 · 00:06 UTC
Loved it! I won! The music really ties it all in together. It was super tiny on my MacBook, but it scaled just fine when I maxed the window.
🎤 H0pe86
01. May 2021 · 12:58 UTC
@lesinvisible @snesgaard @nicmagnier @icefallgames @ripter Thank you guys for your feedback! It means a lot for me!
Dorigami
03. May 2021 · 04:03 UTC
Cool game with fitting music! A solid entry indeed
PiJaMar
17. May 2021 · 01:09 UTC
Very good art and music! I love that it's an action arcade-y game, but using tiled movement, gives it a different pace than usual. I think the hitboxes could be a bit smaller to make some section less punishing. Would love to see more of this game, hope you keep working on it! Well done :trophy:
CiaranW
17. May 2021 · 21:11 UTC
Music is great! The cave noises in the background are a great touch, and all of the sound fits nicely together. Simple gameplay, but it worked and was well polished. Controls felt a little unresponsive, I think it would be better to move on key-down rather than key-up. I did accidentally move one too many squares a couple of times and suffer death-by-rat :P But maybe I'm just bad! All in all, nice entry and I learned what a "speleologist" is!
Raphiell
17. May 2021 · 23:47 UTC
Great entry! A bit short on levels, but the great music and sounds set a great mood. Well done!