The game is...Unstable by Nebiros
A short puzzle game based on physics, created for the 49th Ludum Dare over the "Unstable" theme.
The gameplay is inspired by mechanics you could find in games such as "There is no Game".
PS: Please be indulgent, this was my first ever game jam ! I know this is still full of bugs that I didn't have time to fix !
V2 post-jam changelog
- Fixed choppy camera movement
- Fixed a bug causing letters to sometimes disappear after a movement
- Fixed a bug where letter slots could still grab letters during camera movement
- Fixed hammer's hitbox
- Fixed / reshaped "boxy" letters hitboxes
- Added a word to end the game that should have worked initially
| Web Version V1 | https://thenebiros.itch.io/the-game-is-unstable |
| Windows Version V1 | https://thenebiros.itch.io/the-game-is-unstable |
| Source Code V1 | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K_Vr4kEV_MnaPNlZPMKiKOX3OZbMmKdR/view?usp=sharing |
| Web Version V2 | https://thenebiros.itch.io/the-game-is-unstable |
| Windows Version V2 | https://thenebiros.itch.io/the-game-is-unstable |
| Source Code V2 | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ERF5cdiNqxXl0vho6lIPypW9tY_L2VWl/view?usp=sharing |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/the-game-is-unstable |
Ratings
| Overall | 251th | 3.513⭐ | 40🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 286th | 3.329⭐ | 40🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 48th | 4.053⭐ | 40🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 316th | 3.447⭐ | 40🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 134th | 3.829⭐ | 40🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 264th | 3.135⭐ | 39🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 264th | 3.229⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 53🗳️ | 52🗨️ |
It's surprisingly fun to manipulate letters once you get the grasp of what's going on. Some more direction for the player would be nice IMHO. Maybe another filled word. Dunno, maybe it's just me.
Love the graphics and sound effects too!
There are quite some bugs that forced to reload the game a few times (letters disappear). But hey, it's compo. Great job!
I also like the visual of a letter landfill. Cute :)
I’m not sure what letters to put on the first screen, I tried something but I guess that wasn’t the correct answer.
It would have been much more enjoyable it we weren’t fighting for dislodging the letters, but at least you have an interesting concept.
Great entry for your first participation :slight_smile:
With some music and polish, it will be amazing, hope to see the post jam version soon ;)
Once I knew what I needed to do, I already had a ton of useless letters, and they often got cut/copied/glued without me actually putting them there. Maybe it would be better to only let the action happen when I'm holding on to a letter or when I mouseup in the activation area?
The sounds felt nice and crunchy, like the game was really doing the work to do what it's doing. Good job on telegraphic everything, I didn't read any tutorial and was able to figure it out. Thank you for the game.