Kaboom Box by kleinzach
Test your wits, and 3d visualization skills to defuse increasingly complicated bombs.
Controls:
Right click and drag to spin the object.
Left click to interact with the tile under your cursor.
Remove the core of the bomb to win, but be careful as it may be dangerous to remove without proper understanding of the circuitry.
Enjoy!


Created solo in 72 hours for Ludum Dare 49.
| Link | https://kleinzach.itch.io/kaboombox |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/kaboom-box |
Ratings
| Overall | 60th | 4.188⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 35th | 4.25⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 247th | 3.792⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 393th | 3.896⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 808th | 3.542⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 688th | 3.229⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 735th | 2.921⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 600th | 3.545⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 21🗳️ | 14🗨️ |
It reminded me when I tried to play Keep talking and Nobody Explodes in VR with my friend, brings good memories!
The game looks cool and plays even cooler!
I think the addition of a timer really benefits the game, and a lot of the puzzles would have been better for having it. My favorite parts of this were hectically trying to find the right wire to cut while the timer ticked down. I think you could lean into that! Although if you did the puzzles would probably have to stay relatively simple to avoid frustration... so maybe it wouldn't work for every level.
I think this could work pretty well as a full puzzle game with a few more mechanics. I like the idea of the level being a sort of puzzle box that you have to rotate around and figure out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_XmnUpmfFg
My only issue is that the colors or various objects are a bit same-y, although the indicator given when hovering over interactable pieces did help with that.
Very intense, and a lot of fun. Would definitely play a post-jam version of this game! Great work!
The manipulation is pleasant and puzzles interesting, with a nice difficulty curve. Also, the way you introduced new features and how tutorial messages where integrated on the box made for a really smooth experience. I was disapointed it ended as I was willing to play more!
On the downside, graphics and audio are lackluster, functionnal but not really super pleasant to the eye/ear. Some nicer models and SFX/music would put the game in top-tier category.
That you made it alone is even more impressive and if you have some time, I can only encourage you to play other games (to gain karma) and/or promote it because it would be shame you not get the 20 ratings.
Really great job!
The sounds do the job, but a little bit of tense music would have been the icing on the cake.
Nevertheless, very interesting submission, even more impressive since you did it alone.
Good sound design and visuals, controls are intuitive.
Good luck!