Nuclear Lasagna by unnamed1334

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made by unnamed1334 for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

Add heat to kick off the reaction. Click on upgrades to buy them. The reaction resets once heat reaches 100%.

Strange matter is consumed along with heat to produce antimatter. Antimatter decays into heat. Heat is consumed to produce money.

There is nothing past the 2 Neutronium upgrades.

The idea was to have a incremental game based on not hitting the cap of the main resource. You would have to buy upgrades to accelerate how fast you earned money while spending enough money to prevent it from going out of control.

Ratings

Overall 1373th 2.947⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1453th 2.553⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1231th 2.816⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 316th 3.974⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1370th 1.632⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 947th 2.618⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1414th 1.938⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Given 26🗳️ 0🗨️

Feedback

Sir Rail Of Gun
05. Oct 2021 · 00:50 UTC
This game's theme is based on a gross misunderstanding of particle physics. You (an avid fan of lasagna) have heard that extreme conditions can create "Nuclear Lasagna", and are determined to see what it tastes like. To this end, you have joined an experimental program developing an antimatter reactor, and snuck in at night to use it to make your ultimate lasagna.
paragonraptors
05. Oct 2021 · 02:24 UTC
Interesting concept! Despite the simplistic graphics, I was intrigued enough to play a couple rounds. Nice spin on the theme!
LDJam user 230963
05. Oct 2021 · 04:33 UTC
100% on theme!
osh.studio
05. Oct 2021 · 04:35 UTC
Simple agame, wish I could see this nuclear lasagna cooking tho. GG
Enya454
05. Oct 2021 · 04:36 UTC
Was a bit hard to get into. After the first round I kind of understood what to do, but when the heat was just increasing by itself I just started clicking random buttons to live. Game has great potential so I cant wait to see what y'all make next.
Iori Branford
05. Oct 2021 · 04:45 UTC
Oddly addicting. I haven't managed to win a round yet.
DestroyerTech
05. Oct 2021 · 04:45 UTC
The premise of creating a Nuclear Lasagna is excellent. The gameplay I think is pretty standard for a game centred around just increasing numbers, but adding the struggle to balance between heat and the other elements adds a nice touch.
Aquilart
05. Oct 2021 · 04:45 UTC
I'll be honest this game has too much words for my monkey brain to comprehend XD, maybe simplifying the instructions would be better. Anyways still played a few rounds just having fun managing the money and heat :D
Parker Nalch
05. Oct 2021 · 04:51 UTC
Very thematically appropriate! I would have liked to see some more visual elements, but I get it; game jams are really hard to fit everything in. Well done!
Cratthew
05. Oct 2021 · 04:55 UTC
Really cool game, despite underwhelming art/audio. Super on theme, and pretty entertaining! I'm a fan.
Koolruz
05. Oct 2021 · 14:08 UTC
The idea of an incremental game where you're trying not to accumulate too many resources (or else you start a chain reaction and die) is really neat, and something I haven't seen before! I've never been motivated by incremental games, but the layer of strategy you added had me engaged enough I kept trying again when I lost.
diharaw94
18. Oct 2021 · 10:00 UTC
The idea is quite cool but it didn't really click with me. Maybe I didn't fully grasp the mechanics of the game.