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Monstergarten by xsangyhix

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made by xsangyhix for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

Monstergarten is a fun little game where you try your best to not let the building collapse. Your task is made harder thanks to monster children running rampant!

Make sure to feed them when they get hungry and give them toys when they want to play!

Controls:

Select and Pick-up objects/children through Mouse

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Credits:

xsangyhix - Team Leader, Art Models, Game Designer and Programmer, Rooster

Marossi - Art Models, Programmer

Andrei Olinic - Music Composer and Sound Design

Rena - Art Models

This game was made as a entry for Ludum Dare 49. It's the team first ever entry into a Ludum Dare! We're happy with this product in the timeframe of 3 days, but please feel free to give us feed back in the comments section below :)

Submission hour patch: - Compiled last-minute changes before midnight. - Fixed SFX sounds not playing and not passing values between scenes. - Compiled again with sfx sound fix.

itch.io https://xsangyhix.itch.io/monstergarden
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/monstergarten

Ratings

Overall 1252th 3.094⭐ 55🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1196th 2.982⭐ 57🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 893th 3.176⭐ 56🧑‍⚖️
Theme 600th 3.685⭐ 56🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1176th 3⭐ 57🧑‍⚖️
Audio 821th 2.99⭐ 54🧑‍⚖️
Humor 376th 3.53⭐ 52🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1197th 2.943⭐ 55🧑‍⚖️
Given 51🗳️ 90🗨️

Feedback

DNAbro
04. Oct 2021 · 23:14 UTC
Really fun concept and gets incredibly chaotic really quickly. Little hard to get feedback on why they get angry sometimes but other than that it was pretty entertaining.
April Lehman
04. Oct 2021 · 23:27 UTC
We really liked the idea and thought it was very innovative. It's also right on theme. The "monsters" were super cute and the music is great. We had a little trouble figuring out how to actually play so ... fun was a little lower but overall a great entry.
Heremeus
04. Oct 2021 · 23:32 UTC
Some monsters just want to see the monstergarden burn! :wink:
I did not quite understand how to stop them from burning the house down. They had food and toys circling around their heads but still preferred to burn down the furniture :laughing:
The_Fazzo
04. Oct 2021 · 23:33 UTC
It was fun. The monsters get angry really fast
Feesh
04. Oct 2021 · 23:36 UTC
Really well done, fun concept. I found that sometimes they would be angry for no reason which confused me a bit plus it was a bit hard getting used to the food being click and no hold while the toys were all click and hold. Other than that I loved the art and I loved the music so well done!
Poney
04. Oct 2021 · 23:40 UTC
The game is innovative and it was fun to see everything burn :fire: But it could probably be more intuitive, maybe with some audio feedback after feeding the dinosaurs :thinking:
LDJam user 139668
04. Oct 2021 · 23:40 UTC
It was pretty fun, but I didn't understand what is going on at all. Was just clicking with food on everything and managed to get through the first day somehow. Also monsters got to the nearest corner and I didn't see them for last seconds
Sli
04. Oct 2021 · 23:41 UTC
It was fun. I had difficult time trying to calm down the monsters, but at the end of the day they are ....well - monsters :smile:

Good Job!
jepjoh2
04. Oct 2021 · 23:55 UTC
Bunch of monsters! Seemed like they got angry just tipping over the mountain of toys they got :P

Also, seems like clicking the button when there's fire under it grabs the monster baby?
Villeloso
05. Oct 2021 · 01:00 UTC
Very buggy, but made me laugh a lot
LandoSystems
05. Oct 2021 · 01:01 UTC
Tough game, seemed like I had to constantly be feeding everyone but I might have misunderstood. Fun picking up and tossing stuff around. So sad for those poor monsters that I collapsed a house on. Great work!
BGDC
05. Oct 2021 · 10:04 UTC
The monsters and artstyle are so cute XD the gameplay can be further improved though, i thought feeding the monsters would do the favor but apparently they don't care and start blasting '-' there's no clear method to stop them from burning the house so it's a bummer really .-. and the smokes are too thick it hinders the visibility to see the cute monsters >_< and lastly, the cost to repair the house is too expensive since the income is so little..

Thanks for the game! although i don't understand what should i do, at least the monsters did put a smile on my face XD
ADerpyChickenStudios
05. Oct 2021 · 18:13 UTC
I like the game idea I was just a little confused on what I was supposed to do to stop the fire and found it a bit challenging I think the idea has great potential though and I think what you did with it was really good!
potkirland
05. Oct 2021 · 22:40 UTC
lol fun idea i knew charmander wasn't the right starter :smile: i couldn't prevent bigger charms from fireblasting but it was fun
Vimlark
05. Oct 2021 · 22:47 UTC
Nice work. Those little jerks cause so much damage LOL. I really enjoyed freaking out trying to keep them from destroying everything.
xpoho
06. Oct 2021 · 06:44 UTC
Забавная игра! Можно еще расширить: добавить новых монстров, добавить огнетушители, разную еду. В общем, потенциал большой. Спасибо!
Anthony Servedio
06. Oct 2021 · 23:17 UTC
Very creative idea. Like a 3D version of a tomogochi pet! The graphics were really good. Nice job.
LDJam user 269161
07. Oct 2021 · 09:22 UTC
This is how I imagine playing with many little children! Nice Game!
JUSTCAMH
07. Oct 2021 · 15:05 UTC
Hey guys, thanks for submitting the game to stream! T'was a good time, here's the vod if you'd like to rewatch: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1169813985
firequake
07. Oct 2021 · 20:36 UTC
Really liked the concept! The obscuring smoke was a nice touch. I found the controls a bit difficult, kept picking up monsters when trying to prepare food or grab toys.
Stroe Andrew
07. Oct 2021 · 20:38 UTC
Nice concept. This is like a children simulator, NGL, hahahah! Graphics and audio are cool
ditam
07. Oct 2021 · 20:56 UTC
Very unique atmosphere on this one, one of pure chaos :) Very charming though!

Multiple times I had a kid disappear in the bottom corner of the room with no way to get them out... there should be either a way to move/rotate the screen there, or just adjust the room geometry so that that corner is not actually accessible to them.

Very fun idea though, it might be worth it to make a post-jam version with some UX patches, and it could be a nice standalone game.
Fonkin
09. Oct 2021 · 11:26 UTC
Wow! That was entertaining! And don't understand why its game-over when the house falls down. surely I can still have a kindergarten? :)
kingslee142
09. Oct 2021 · 14:50 UTC
Fun game! Pretty unruly little monsters! I had fun to keep them calm lol I would add camera that can see all the corners of the room cos some of the furniture was in the way. Overall well done!
Jupiter_Hadley
10. Oct 2021 · 09:50 UTC
Cute and stressful game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 49 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://youtu.be/QOqT7v58gqA
LDJam user 250426
11. Oct 2021 · 08:27 UTC
Really fun, chaotic game. I like that you can kinda choose your own difficulty by choosing how many monsters to look after.

A couple suggestions:
-allow partial repairs
-make it so you can click and drag from the "prepare food" button. I kept trying to drag from the button, but it doesnt take your input if you drag off the button
elysiagriffin
11. Oct 2021 · 17:28 UTC
Hi there! Thanks for submitting your game for me to play live during my Twitch stream!

If you’d like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here:

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1173646881?t=0h13m55s

Good luck on your ratings, see you next LD! :D

💜 Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady

https://www.twitch.tv/elysiagriffin
JakobTheQuizGuy
21. Oct 2021 · 14:10 UTC
Really funny concept, I like it a lot. The gameplay itself was a bit hard to get a grip on, there seemed to be some bugs. Actually, the first thing that happened while I played was that I picked up a toy, dropped it, and watched it fall through the floor, which was actually kinda funny... :D The music is lovely! It sounds whimsical, a great fit for the concept. Good job on this!
Harmadillo
21. Oct 2021 · 16:56 UTC
Those are some very angry monsters. Mostly kept them fed but couple not work out how to get them to play with the requested toy.