Rocky Roost by Andreas Roschal

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made by Andreas Roschal for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

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In ROCKY ROOST you play as a small bird hatchling trying to protect your yet unhatched siblings from imminent dangers.

Controls

  • WASD: Move
  • Left Mouse Button: Peck Attack
  • Right Mouse Button: Grab / Throw eggs (While mouse hovering over nearby eggs)
  • Space: Jump while grounded / Stomp attack while airborne

Gameplay

You are fighting in a bird nest to protect the remaining unhatched eggs. The nest is very unstable and will tilt easily. Correct relocation of center of mass is crucial for you and the eggs to not fall over the border. You can grab and throw eggs around to balance things out.

Wind forces that get more frequent and stronger over time will require you to react fast if you want to succeed. Tipp: Use your airborne stomp attack to create a big impact and turn things around for a moment.

There are predators that are out to get their paws on your delicious unhatched siblings. Throw those intruders out of the nest before they can manage to steal any eggs.

The goal of the game is to keep at least one egg unharmed for as long as possible. You lose once all eggs have fallen out of the nest or have been stolen. You will see how long you managed to survive on the game over screen.

||| |---|---| |Grab and throw eggs to avoid them falling off and shift the center of mass.|Grad and throw.gif| |Use your stomp attack while airborne to add a large impact on the nest.|Downwards attack.gif| |With your quick peck attack you can defend against predators.|Peck.gif| |While it might be risky, you can also use your stomp attack on enemies.|Downwards attack on enemy.gif|

Assets and Resources

All assets and resources have been created ourselves.

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||| |---|---| |racoon.gif|bird.gif|

Ratings

Overall 124th 4.052⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Fun 234th 3.897⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 518th 3.534⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Theme 124th 4.241⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 73th 4.517⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Audio 467th 3.537⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Humor 326th 3.625⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Mood 330th 3.804⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Given 42🗳️ 32🗨️

Feedback

DrFallos
04. Oct 2021 · 21:43 UTC
VERY VERY VERY NICE!
Balancing feels good! Nice graphics! Flying racoon makes me laugh!
stanroy
04. Oct 2021 · 21:58 UTC
Cute game :) Would have loved more threats other than flying racoon, but it's still cool ^^
Vladimir40a
05. Oct 2021 · 20:50 UTC
Cool idea. Cool graphics. Cool character animations
Raph_Gi
05. Oct 2021 · 20:55 UTC
Very fun. I love the idea of the thief racoon and the little detail of the spirit which ascend when you lose an egg.
p0l4r
05. Oct 2021 · 20:56 UTC
Super clean graphics. Nice and tight game. Well done :v:
Saidrog
05. Oct 2021 · 21:02 UTC
OK WTH.
This game feels awesome! Controls are good, graphics is cute, music is funny even if a bit monotonous.
I like the game a lot, this is just really funny.
It's just missing a bit of a tutorial window when you start the game.
I'm sorry for the others but for me this is the best game so far!
rufson
05. Oct 2021 · 21:03 UTC
Very cute! my record is 4min :O
sunderBird
05. Oct 2021 · 21:07 UTC
A very nice and polished game. The game is not frustrating, it allows you to enjoy the laconic gameplay for a short time. PS, helicopter raccoons are very cute
Sli
05. Oct 2021 · 21:37 UTC
Super pretty. Great Job! I'd love to see some win condition :)
Nico Villanueva
07. Oct 2021 · 11:25 UTC
Feels so polished! Loving the art style and assets. Kudos!
ChillerTyp
07. Oct 2021 · 11:27 UTC
One of the best games of this jam. The music isn't that good and I miss some animal/forest sounds for the atmosphere - but it's really fun and I love that there are so many moves on such small area. Good job, five stars. :v:
MrSchlag2
07. Oct 2021 · 11:33 UTC
Nice game, I like the mood ! Same 'theme' gameplay as our game but cuter :) It would have been cool to see the other egg hatch. thanks !
SayuriNyooko
07. Oct 2021 · 11:34 UTC
The game is so cute! ^_^ But I really hate this racoon which is stolen my eggs!
I like the graphics and the situation in the game
Likirus
07. Oct 2021 · 11:36 UTC
Absolutely amazing game. A great fit for the theme, it looks lovely and the animations are very nice. Also, I love birds (and raccoons) :D
Purrseus
09. Oct 2021 · 11:53 UTC
I love this game! he difficulty ramps up a little slow for my taste, but it gets oh so intense! I encountered a bug where I used my slam to save my siblings yet all the eggs stayed in place while the nest jump sideways - all but two died in that single move :cold_sweat: I did not encounter it in subsequent playthroughs though.

Super cute, stylish and well executed game!
chesiq
09. Oct 2021 · 16:49 UTC
Yo! This is such a fun and polished game! Loved playing it!
Trusty
09. Oct 2021 · 16:51 UTC
Fun game! Felt like throwing all the eggs over at one point and just being an only child.
Lakrits
09. Oct 2021 · 16:58 UTC
Good game, I think it should have become harder quicker though. Also would have made sense to have the controls on the title screen. The edge of the nest bowl could have been more smooth so the wind could more easier blow them off unless the airborn stomp attack was used on the other side.
Chairshot Games
10. Oct 2021 · 05:33 UTC
Adorable game! Really liked all the art and the animations were really cute. The gameplay was really original and fun, and everything in the game is really well-polished. The only recommendation I have is to scale difficulty a bit more, because I thought the game was a bit too easy and then all of a sudden became very hard. Overall a really fun and cute game. Great job!
PTSnoop
17. Oct 2021 · 13:00 UTC
Very fun game, this one! And there's so much attention to detail here - I love the little character animation touches, like the little "ow my foot" hop the racoon does after you peck him.

Not sure I agree with the other comments about it being too easy early on, though - I think it feels about right as is, it's good to have a bit of time to just get the hang of the controls. (Though maybe I just feel that way because I'm playing on a laptop, so swapping between mouse/trackpad and keyboard controls is a little trickier?)
lilkrit
20. Oct 2021 · 15:24 UTC
I think it's my favorite game this LD!