Wake me up when August ends by Beetrootmonkey

[raw]
made by Beetrootmonkey for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

Picture.jpg

Controls

[W][A][S][D] Movement

[LMB]/[H] Pick up/drop object

[Q][E] Rotate carried object

[RMB]/[J] Staple carried object to world (does NOT work on loose objects)

[Space]/[G] Jump

About

This game is about a little boy called August who's dreaming about sheer infinite amounts of water that seem to rise endlessly. He tries to escape by building the biggest tower of furniture anybody has ever seen. Will you help him be faster than the ascending blue nightmare?

Ratings

Overall 771th 3.5⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 525th 3.614⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 670th 3.386⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 809th 3.477⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 611th 3.75⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Audio 361th 3.667⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 515th 3.316⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 455th 3.667⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 13🗳️ 23🗨️

Feedback

dangerbleistift
05. Oct 2021 · 10:38 UTC
Sadly i got stuck in loading screen :(
Gaming Night
05. Oct 2021 · 10:40 UTC
same for me (firefox)
Pythorogus
05. Oct 2021 · 10:41 UTC
nice physics, stressful game :p
Mejzlosh
05. Oct 2021 · 10:41 UTC
it was fun to play it, feels nice and polished!
Nerisma
05. Oct 2021 · 10:41 UTC
Hi was quite fun, but after a while there is only water and I can go trough without dying ^^
Codeer
05. Oct 2021 · 10:42 UTC
Nice game! Fun concept and cool graphics! It wasn't super responsive (about 2 second input delay) so I didn't manage to play through the whole thing, but again nice work!
Stelios
05. Oct 2021 · 10:42 UTC
That's a Green Day reference right?
cituchi
05. Oct 2021 · 10:44 UTC
interesting gameplay, cool theme solution
Rodrigo Sousa
05. Oct 2021 · 10:47 UTC
cool game when I understood the mechanics it was already too late and was ded second time was funner!
Thooom
05. Oct 2021 · 10:47 UTC
Great concept! Controls felt nice to play with, the sound and music were spot on. One improvement suggestion would be to make bigger things heavier, allthough I see how that would make it more stable :P This could also be fun with several levels. Fun game, congratulations :)
AlexanderSantiago
05. Oct 2021 · 10:48 UTC
Fun to play, nice mechanics, mood is very chill
Sirkovitch
05. Oct 2021 · 10:52 UTC
Original and fun gameplay ! loved the atmosphere
KKrane
05. Oct 2021 · 10:53 UTC
I just don't love the part that you wait for inevitable death on the roof :cry: but it was a good experience i like the idea of stackings things to survive congrats!
chesiq
05. Oct 2021 · 11:38 UTC
Great game! I drowned =( Really enjoyed the graphics, audio, and overall feel. Could not figure out how not to drown and if there is anything out there?
gdman
05. Oct 2021 · 12:51 UTC
Very nice aesthetic game, my laptop had some difficulties with chrome performance though
Kyrylo Kalienich
05. Oct 2021 · 15:38 UTC
Fun game! At first play objective wasn't clear so i run to map end and drowned :))
blobo
06. Oct 2021 · 16:31 UTC
There should be a reset button so you don't need to refresh the page to play again! I love the rolling hills in the background with all the trees. The art in this game is nicely done! Great work.
Sodaro
06. Oct 2021 · 20:06 UTC
Very cool! Did not know what to do at first so just ran to the right, then I reread the description and was able to live for a bit longer :D
Kora0h
07. Oct 2021 · 22:48 UTC
Music is very suitable for this atmosphere, really like that! The first time I played, I chose to run to the left and drowned, but I couldn't find a button to restart.. Nice game anyway!
IntoDarkness
08. Oct 2021 · 11:49 UTC
The game work very good and started very fast . Very FUN game :v: . I love it . easy to play . Very good work
cppchriscpp
08. Oct 2021 · 21:30 UTC
What a clever idea! I really liked the music on this, and the general idea is cool too. I survived for about 6 minutes on a rooftop. I will say the pacing felt a little odd to me - I'm not sure how I would have done it differently, but it felt like there was a lot of waiting. Maybe a toggle button for speeding up the rate of water would help?

Either way, thanks for a fun game!

ps: While I was writing this, I left it open in a tab and learned that couches can float with the weight of a small child in this dream world. I think I win!

![x.png](///raw/e58/2/z/47dd8.png)
Shea Kelly
14. Oct 2021 · 07:05 UTC
it's a cool concept I like it a lot