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Shaky hex stax by stoffe

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made by stoffe for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

Hex Bum-Bum's spell went wrong and she is indefinitely multiplying her possessions.

Help her stax them neatly in her backyard.

Can you reach the stars?

Controls: - Arrow left and right - Move the items - Arrow down - Accelerate the items' descent - Space - Rotate the items - ESC - Main menu - M - Toggle music - R - Restart game

Blocks that are tilting to much will be removed after a short while to make it possible to continue building.

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Link https://bitbucket.org/jesto/ld49/src/master/
Link https://fyhr-ludumdare.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/jesto/LD49/index.html
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/shaky-hex-stax

Ratings

Overall 1170th 3.188⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Fun 916th 3.266⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1295th 2.726⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Theme 512th 3.797⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1167th 3.031⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Audio 776th 3.081⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Humor 917th 2.661⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Mood 891th 3.281⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Given 32🗳️ 44🗨️

Feedback

AdamJN
04. Oct 2021 · 21:50 UTC
Was a funny little game. Started off a little confused but once you play for a short while its actually really peaceful stacking things up. Bit harder than tetris with everything falling over but guess thats what makes it UNSTABLE! Great entry!
Alina Baybulatova
05. Oct 2021 · 09:19 UTC
Adorable graphic) And cool lidea) i really have fun to play this game! Thank you)
Heho
05. Oct 2021 · 09:23 UTC
quite a fun experience. I don't quite get why you remove the blocks that are not aligned well, they would make for a more unstable experience. But overall a nice little game
Vladlena
05. Oct 2021 · 14:20 UTC
Nice graphic
🎤 stoffe
05. Oct 2021 · 14:25 UTC
@heho, thanks for the feedback. We decided to remove blocks that are tilting to much to make it possible to continue building, didn't want to make the game impossible. But now considering that you commented on it, we could have made it a difficulty setting.
Heho
05. Oct 2021 · 14:46 UTC
@stoffe yes it probably makes the game somewhat harder. Probably a good call to remove it rather than don't.
LukeWaffel
05. Oct 2021 · 15:19 UTC
Really fun game once you start playing it! Had a hard time stopping honestly. At first I wasn't quite sure what the goal was, and why I didn't get a gameover screen when my tower fell, but that's probably just me not taking the time to read the description.

Great little game!
Arttu Halonen
05. Oct 2021 · 15:23 UTC
The tumbling tetris block caught me off guard! Using tetris block shapes in a game where you are trying to build a tall tower may be a bit confusing for players who are are used to trying to make the tetris blocks disappear. But otherwise a neat little game!
jepjoh2
05. Oct 2021 · 15:24 UTC
Good, almost relaxing, entertainment :)

Also great use of physics! It seems to line up with the playingfield nicely without being useless
XSchaumiX
05. Oct 2021 · 15:30 UTC
Nice Game for the theme and for sure harder than other stacking games in this jam. But who doesnt like a challenge ? :thumbsup:
Life_Lich
05. Oct 2021 · 15:38 UTC
Good entry maybe the floor/platform could be a bit larger to better indicate what area is safe.
Jesper Fyhr Knudsen
05. Oct 2021 · 15:40 UTC
@arttu-halonen it's a very good point, we got that feedback from some friends too, we should have explained it more clearly. But thanks for playing :)
LDJam user 257438
05. Oct 2021 · 15:45 UTC
Well done!!
Szkocka
05. Oct 2021 · 15:48 UTC
Halo :smile:
This game is something different ;O Spooky.
Graphics are.. there :D
Hawkin
05. Oct 2021 · 22:56 UTC
Tetris with physics! The controls are pretty classic-Tetris, so no complaints there.

The artwork on the individual blocks was so creative! Very appropriate for the month of October.

Did you make the music yourself? It was a fun theme! I do appreciate that you also included a mute option (something I didn't have time to add).
fabioecco
06. Oct 2021 · 00:05 UTC
It was the most funny entry I've played so fas. hahah Good job.
Taizo
06. Oct 2021 · 01:56 UTC
Very fun! The music is great - I left it on the entire time. I like the realism of the blocks falling over when off balance. The graphics are great, too! I found myself reaching a goal...then knocking the blocks down due to a bad move and wanting to build them back up again! Very engaging, fun, and well thought out!! Great job, guys!!
HCS_Hades
06. Oct 2021 · 04:04 UTC
Loved the different blocks! A double theme hit with Halloween and Unstable!
Zapturk
06. Oct 2021 · 04:05 UTC
Neat I like the Halloween vibes.
🎤 stoffe
06. Oct 2021 · 06:56 UTC
@hawking, thanks for the kind review. The music was made using Garageband.
rHornbek
07. Oct 2021 · 02:54 UTC
Simple, and enjoyable. The mood and art is wonderfully strange, and some of the objects were uncanny.
Skyward4d
07. Oct 2021 · 12:31 UTC
Solid little game that fits the theme.
The music, art style and premise really build a cohesive atmosphere. Real spooky, I love it.
Overall, really nice experience. Good work!
felixwentzel
07. Oct 2021 · 19:46 UTC
Aesthetics and music kinda fit together, I really like the mechanic to remove tilting blocks to make it more forgiving. Well rounded game :)
Soul Grinder
10. Oct 2021 · 09:22 UTC
Nice atmospheric game with a dark mood music to boot. It was fun trying to balance the unstable tower of tetris blocks. I got to about 48 before it all came tumbling down. Fun to play game, good luck with the jam
aslan
17. Oct 2021 · 19:29 UTC
A really fun and relaxing game. It's nice that the uneven blocks are disappearing. Otherwise it would be a painful experience.
LDJam user 240752
20. Oct 2021 · 17:38 UTC
It's a good game, glad to have spent time with it.