UnBalancer by grizeldi

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made by grizeldi for Ludum Dare 49 (COMPO)

UnBalancer is a short and simple physics puzzle game in which you need to stack all the available blocks without your entire structure collapsing. Screenshot from 2021-10-03 18-27-28.png Since this was my first time entering compo and having only 48h to solo finish a project completely from scratch, there is some polish missing, especially in the graphics department.

How to play

To complete a level, you'll need to place down all the blocks for that level without your structure collapsing. Blocks are placed by clicking and the amount of blocks left is indicated in the top left corner. Blocks can be turned around by pressing A and D. Once all of the blocks in a certain level have been passed, your structure mustn't collapse for 5 more seconds after which the level is complete.

Software used

  • Game engine: Godot 3.3
  • 3D software: Blender
  • Music/SFX: LMMS with Vital synth

Ratings

Overall 189th 3.65⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 139th 3.7⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 436th 2.875⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 104th 4.075⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 317th 3.325⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 197th 3.395⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 351th 3.026⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 29🗳️ 8🗨️

Feedback

Firtn
03. Oct 2021 · 17:58 UTC
Cool idea ! i can't do the number 5 :'(
Rocketcat241
03. Oct 2021 · 21:16 UTC
Fun puzzle game. My only problem with it was the block count, I didn't really notice it in the top left until the 4th level.
Aquachain
04. Oct 2021 · 06:31 UTC
Nice game. I got through every level. The last one was pretty challenging. :thumbsup:
Iluvatar
04. Oct 2021 · 09:17 UTC
I really love these games that are so simple, yet can generate so much fun. It was well made and I really spent quite some time even in level 2! But I'm just a noob, so... I had a blast with this one. Really well done mate :)
cirno
04. Oct 2021 · 09:22 UTC
Very neat and solid game. I love the idea of last three levels. Level 3 and 4 provides two white objects for you to use while level 5 handles the white object in a totally different way (from my solution).
kernon
04. Oct 2021 · 16:37 UTC
I enjoyed playing this one. Simple but elegant. Nice job!
ThatmanRobin
05. Oct 2021 · 01:53 UTC
That was fun, like Tetris with balancing. Enjoyed it though I ACTUALLY had to learn how to play on Level 3, and then quickly finished the whole game. Very cool concept! Would have liked to see a few more SFX for feedback but definitely enjoyed it.
🎤 grizeldi
05. Oct 2021 · 09:00 UTC
Thank you everyone for the kind words :)

@thatmanrobin more audiovisual feedback was planned, but as I have no idea how to do sound design and I decided to take part in compo, it sadly had to be axed.
LCStark
05. Oct 2021 · 10:15 UTC
A fun physics-based puzzle platformer. Somehow I've managed to complete all 5 levels.

The only problem I had with it was in level 5, where I wanted to use the white peg to hold the long piece when I placed more blocks on top of it. Due to the perspective and the camera position it was difficult to judge whether it would work, and placing the blocks at a correct position proved to be rather challenging. If you wanted to make more levels, I think adding some form of camera control to prevent those issues would be a good idea. Since all blocks are placed on a single plane, I guess giving the player ability to move the camera up and down would be sufficient.

I really liked the idea of level 4. I doubt it's the only possible solution, but I managed to complete it by making two separate stacks on the pegs and carefully collapsing them on each other so they remained stable. That looked and felt fun to do. ;)
ache games
08. Oct 2021 · 23:54 UTC
Really enjoyed this one. Well done!!
FancyReckless
09. Oct 2021 · 10:46 UTC
Pretty interesting and clean. I have seen lots of stacking games this jam, but I haven't seen stacking of different tetris like shapes. Graphics aren't super fancy, but they do the job. Music and sounds are nice. Good job overall!
Ibrahim Oezhan
09. Oct 2021 · 12:24 UTC
Nice game!
ThatANoNoWord
09. Oct 2021 · 14:07 UTC
A very clean game! The blocks provided are nice to use, and the game is easy to understand. Perhaps the blocks having different colors can improve the visuals to the game. More levels would also be appreciated. Great game!
LDJam user 259103
10. Oct 2021 · 19:37 UTC
Nice entry! The levels had a good difficulty curve and were well designed. Also liked the calming music. Had a lot of fun with this one!

Nice work! :)
MTabasco
12. Oct 2021 · 10:08 UTC
A very satisfying and adictive game. I can see it succeed in the Play Store if you polish it and add more levels. Congratulations!
lonewookie
12. Oct 2021 · 19:40 UTC
I really enjoyed this! The physics and sounds were satisfying, and it was fun to play! At first I was going to say it was too easy, but the 5th level had me stumped a bit. Very simple idea that I've seen done before, but you've done it better than most other ones I have seen. Great work!
jk5000
12. Oct 2021 · 20:48 UTC
I super simple and fun little puzzle/balance game. Well done.
pepnou
12. Oct 2021 · 20:59 UTC
Another physics based game BUT a fun one. The "rotate/place X tetris block without collapsing" mecanic is (in my opinion) better than the "place boxes on an unstable platform to stabilise it" we can see a lot. The audio is fine and goes well with the game.
Great job :)