UNSTABLE - The UNstable cattle STABLE by rucksack

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made by rucksack for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

This stable has a problem: The cows haven't been milked for a long time and they are so close to exploding! Good that you are a modern multi-tasking milking robot, who is there to help! But if only there was an universal adapter for all the cows...

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Controls (only left klick)

Drag the right adapters to the fitting cow. Wash the adapters afterwards!

Hints

  • Run in fullscreen for the most immersive cattle stable experience.
  • Lvl 1: Keep adapters clean.
  • Lvl 3: Switch adapters with robot cow.
  • When cows are not milked for too long it makes them ouch!

OST

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L4WkEH6rpY

Ratings

Overall 312th 3.85⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Fun 71th 4.125⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 107th 4⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Theme 802th 3.484⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 728th 3.633⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Audio 157th 3.95⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Humor 38th 4.31⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Mood 428th 3.696⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Given 42🗳️ 27🗨️

Feedback

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04. Oct 2021 · 20:07 UTC
Oh god, the things I have done. I forgot to wash my adapters. Honestly a delightful little game, very cute, in a creepy kind of way.
guntrip
04. Oct 2021 · 20:08 UTC
I loved this! What a unique idea. It was just fast enough to be challenging and reduce us to giggles as I tried and failed to get everything washed and on in time. The music was really sweet and the cow graphics were great too!
QueenOfSquiggles
04. Oct 2021 · 20:10 UTC
Really fun game! I had a lot of trouble once I had to manage changing the type of adapter for each wave. It was a lot to handle but I'm sure I could overcome it if I had more time to play. I did have some trouble with clicking around where sometimes I wouldn't actually end up grabbing the adapter but this really only helped the game. Well done!
Denhette
04. Oct 2021 · 20:12 UTC
That was way harder than it initially looked. Really fun tho!
glimaleite
04. Oct 2021 · 20:17 UTC
Hey! Congrats on the entry, it is quite fun, except for the exploding cows, those poor little things.

Overall art is coherent and pleasing, but it took me some time to understand what I was supposed to do, and those treadmills are super fast, it put a lot of pressure on me haha.

The main thing I'd suggest is to make everything a bit slower at the beginning. There's just too much information at the very first 30 seconds, and time is not on our side on this game. I'd probably make more simple levels at the start, so the player understands the basics, and then introduce new mechanics and more adapters as the player advances, so he is always learning, but in smaller amounts of information at a time.

I'm not sure I was clear enough lol, let me know if you need any clarification on that.
LDJam user 268300
04. Oct 2021 · 20:21 UTC
This was such a fun game!!! I really liked the difficulty progression and it was really addictive. The graphics and music fitted it perfectly. Amazing job!
Fersyvanderzee
04. Oct 2021 · 20:27 UTC
Man, this was intense! Loved it tho! Make this a mandatory part at work and I reckon organizational skills will soar.
Fractale
04. Oct 2021 · 20:32 UTC
I'm definitely not good at multi tasking. I had a great time competing with my girlfriend to pass the levels. Thank you for making this beautiful game. I enjoy a lot the "U win cow" jumping. really cute and funny game.
PSV Games Studio
04. Oct 2021 · 21:09 UTC
Game very good! The mechanics are really fun and innovative, the graphics are really beautiful. Sometimes I got confused with adapters, but I think this is on purpose.
funemaker
05. Oct 2021 · 03:44 UTC
It took me awhile to figure out (skipped the instructions). But once I learned to wash the "adapters" it became fun. Cow exploding from not being milked - priceless.
Truedat
05. Oct 2021 · 12:46 UTC
hah this is fun my man ! good job on this one :)
Mejzlosh
05. Oct 2021 · 17:24 UTC
Nicely hectic multitasking experience :D
dodori
05. Oct 2021 · 17:33 UTC
Really enjoyed this one. Always forgot to wash the adapters and turned out having none to use, haha. Really cute entry.
CRUMSON
05. Oct 2021 · 19:20 UTC
awesome game! I think the difficulty curve ramps up a little too quick but it is super fun to play! easy to figure out, fitting sound effects and nice music. good job!
alpharock6
05. Oct 2021 · 19:22 UTC
Once it started getting to swapping new adapters out on the fly my brain couldn't keep up anymore 0_o I had a lot of fun playing this, nice job!
Kr0luK
05. Oct 2021 · 19:28 UTC
You have a very interesting interpretation of this theme and in result you have so interesting, attention-grabbing game with good graphics and funny atmosphere(and my respect)
Anthony Servedio
05. Oct 2021 · 19:45 UTC
Great entry! Interesting take on the theme. This game was a lot of fun. Nice job!
Decentsauce
05. Oct 2021 · 20:16 UTC
Wow I love your take of the theme. It's certainly unique, well done!
guimoliveira
07. Oct 2021 · 14:51 UTC
That gets really hard. But it's fun. Nice game. Well done! :cow:
curleyrach
07. Oct 2021 · 15:09 UTC
Really fun game and cool take on the theme. The difficulty balance seemed just right and ramped up well through the levels with the adapter changer addition keeping it interesting. Art and audio worked very nicely and overall it felt very polished! I really cant fault it, its one of my highest rated so far, good job!
Papabirb
09. Oct 2021 · 03:58 UTC
alcohol status: 1hr28m in. typing is weird but games are fine. thinking this beer will not get to point games are hard maybe, only thinking?

originally tried to play this game days ago at school, on my phone. struggled with it and though PC would be easier as the intended platform. was slightly easier, got to level three but failed there, assuming from game description that 3 is final level.

main problem: very difficult to get adapters onto cows, wish they would snap on without letting go. also wish washer would pop them out when done the way the cows do when they go off screen, it is very difficult to get them out of the washer. popping them out on click would be fine too, washer is basically just invisible adapter to drag out, difficult to do.

exploding cows is very wild! definitely unstable. like the polka music, feel perfect fit for the game. sound effects and graphics good.
RookRules
11. Oct 2021 · 21:31 UTC
​wonderfully silly, such odd game concept
udderly crazy
Togis
18. Oct 2021 · 03:40 UTC
Hey there! This game was really amazing to play! Thanks for joining us live!

I finally had the time to come back and rate everything I played so far!

Here is a link to the vod of the review if you wish to see it again: https://www.youtube.be/watch?v=1gUA0Q2dn6I&t=4136s
Erkberg
20. Oct 2021 · 16:46 UTC
Very nice and brain-melting game! Featured it in the finale of my let's-play-series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AwL0uxK5SI