RUN COFFEE RUN by aerloth

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made by aerloth for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

https://youtu.be/TtaGsV36Pec

PLAY RUN COFFEE RUN ON ITCH

PLAY HTML5 / DOWNLOAD FOR WINDOWS

Escape from the narcoleptic COFFEE island in this mini-fps-metroidvania. With limited time until you inevitably fall asleep (unless you grab some fresh COFFEE), find the way to open and escape trough the EMERGENCY EXIT.

Don't worry, there are plenty of comfy beds around to aid in your journey. Find all the upgrades and artifacts and dash to victory!

  • mini-metroidvania with short run times
  • drink coffee to stay awake - or wake up again in bed
  • discover various upgrades while exploring the compact island
  • corporate office tower full of dogs
  • Steve just renovated his home with fresh spikes
  • rumors of the ANCIENT PICKAXE OF DESTRUCTION
  • jump-jump-dash

Total playtime: around 10-30 minutes.

HTML5 for easy playing without hassle

WIN version for optimal experience

Controls (shown in-game as well):

  • ESC or P for MENU
  • WSAD - MOVE
  • Mouse - LOOK
  • Left Mouse Button - Interact
  • SPACE - JUMP (2x for double jump)
  • Right Mouse Button - DASH (while in air)

Made with UE4 in 72h for Ludum Dare 50 Theme: "Delay The Inevitable"

by Mikołaj Bazaczek / @aerloth

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Ratings

Overall 25th 4.306⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Fun 23th 4.264⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 85th 4⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Theme 91th 4.25⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 75th 4.514⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Audio 183th 3.926⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Humor 180th 3.9⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Mood 124th 4.129⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Given 27🗳️ 48🗨️

Feedback

Lenan
05. Apr 2022 · 00:51 UTC
Really fun game, graphics were nice, sounds and were very fitting. Only complaint is that the smoke blocked my vision sometimes. But overall very good
Rawb
05. Apr 2022 · 23:00 UTC
Really cool game. I love the style and graphics
Draconimous
05. Apr 2022 · 23:04 UTC
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA this game is awesome! love me some coffee!
nosleepjf
05. Apr 2022 · 23:10 UTC
The art style and the 3d environment were really great!
ArianaD
05. Apr 2022 · 23:11 UTC
God this is what I felt like the whole weekend for the Jam (trying to stay awake to work but inevitably falling asleep, LMAO), but really fun game! I liked the art style too!
pedipanol
05. Apr 2022 · 23:13 UTC
I had a smile the whole time I was playing it, really fun game!
Woetnie
05. Apr 2022 · 23:18 UTC
Fun to play and smooth controls the only issues I had were the collider on top of the trees in which I could get stuck and the smokescreens which were a bit too much.
Overall a very good game!
Jones
05. Apr 2022 · 23:19 UTC
It's a game I wanted to play more. The eye closing effect kinda hurt my head for some reason, and I often got stuck on the tree geometry where I couldn't walk or jump (this was on the web version). With these two things fixed I think I would play alot more. As is I got to double jump inc and then couldn't find the ceo and the constant eyes closing was frustrating. I felt the physics felt really good and was fun just jumping around, I also thought the art had a cool vibe. Thanks for making it!
quasar098
05. Apr 2022 · 23:19 UTC
this game is insane! i am still reeling for the fact that this was made in 3 days! wow! i really loved the polish that went into this game 5/5 for every category!
Joymagine
05. Apr 2022 · 23:26 UTC
Beautiful Serene View - Awesome game, i was gonna say should have the time stop to read the signs, but nah.
really cool!
COOFFFFEEEEE
Blizzsuxx
05. Apr 2022 · 23:26 UTC
10/10
Honestly the best game on the jam
The humor is on point, progression is really nice, both graphics and the audio are amazing
my only complaint would be that approaching a bed and "sleeping" does not reset the coffees, so it forces you to wait for the timer to run out in some cases
Zack HD
05. Apr 2022 · 23:30 UTC
What an incredible entry, very fleshed out and well polished. I really like the level design on display here as well as how well the main mechanic works in practice. Its incredible just how much you managed to accomplish in 72 hours. Bravo.
haztro
05. Apr 2022 · 23:33 UTC
This was heaps of fun.

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- Game looked great, colour scheme plus 2d/3d look was beautiful
- The progression was super well done, the puzzles were really well thought out
- Sound design was great - made interacting in the world satisfying

Only suggestion would be to maybe stop the timer when reading signs - I suppose it's part of the challenge but I found it more tedious than fun.

Really polished nice work :)
VorpalSnark
06. Apr 2022 · 00:20 UTC
This was practically a simulator for how I stayed awake all weekend!
Getting some strong Antichamber vibes and I'm loving it
LDJam user 234769
06. Apr 2022 · 01:00 UTC
Omg this game was a mood. I hate timers but the graphics are veeery cool, and the flavor text was fun, and the game play hectic but so fluid! And those pigs, so cute :pig:
Minor bug: had some weird drift happening (when my cursor was captured by the player the screen kept moving to the right slowly).
LDJam user 280755
06. Apr 2022 · 01:31 UTC
Love the art and sound. Really solid game and concept!
Tyler Miller
06. Apr 2022 · 04:13 UTC
I wasn't able to dash on the web version or maybe was doing something wrong. I like the visuals and the puzzle aspect the eyes closing brings.
Golin
06. Apr 2022 · 04:30 UTC
omg this game is so fun I love it! I found 66 coins in the end. don't know if that's all?
🎤 aerloth
06. Apr 2022 · 10:03 UTC
Thank you kindly all LudumDarers for playing and writing out your thoughts!

@lenan thank you for feedback! I found out last minute that the web version does funky stuff to the smoke particles - 100% true, smoke is too much in some moments - it's a little better on the windows vrsion

@tyler-miller thanks for pointing out the issue! To dash, you need to jump (be in the air) first. I should've made this easier by allowing to dash while on the ground and giving it a cooldown then!

@golin thank you! I've lost count how many I've added but sounds like all of them!

@haztro thank you for playing and for precise feedback! True with the signs - it's supposed to be fun to read them but they eat up valuable time! Maybe the sleep timer should stop in a given "zone" after you completed it - that would allow for more relaxed exploration :thinking:

@blizzsuxx thank you for playing! Valid point with the "bed-reset" - in my head not resetting the coffee pickups combines with the theme of delaying the inevitable moment before you'll fall asleep in the end - otherwise players would spam going back to bed to reset the pickups! Maybe a 'respawn' button to avoid waiting - or better bed/coffee balancing would help :thinking:

@woetnie thank you for playing! True with the trees, I did a trick with flipped normals to have the outlines but didn't know how I can fix the collision fast without doing a separate collision mesh.

@alyd-asmar thank you for playing! Will investigate the drift, didn't notice anything like this before.

now looking forward to playing and rating more games after responsibilities are done!
Sodoj
06. Apr 2022 · 21:47 UTC
THIS. IS. AMAZING. Played this one for whole half an hour - that's amazing for a jam game, let alone a jam game made by entirely one person! There is nothing in this game I don't love!


This entry definitely needs more love. I am sending it to my friends and everyone who might be interested. I encourage other users to do the same and get this game some recognition it deserves.

Well done, one of my favorites!
0x746564
07. Apr 2022 · 01:52 UTC
Loved the art and audio! "Bed zones" as checkpoints was great as well! I am not very good at it though :smile:.
pke1029
09. Apr 2022 · 21:15 UTC
The art design is great and I love the count down with the eye closing. I find the game a little difficult, the timer is quite tight but mainly because of the spacious room and I am not sure where I should go or if what I do is intended or not.
RosyMaple
11. Apr 2022 · 05:19 UTC
Perfectly on concept, when I read the theme the very first thing that came to my mind was trying to stay awake and drinking coffee!!

game play + writing + art + map design are all super spot on.

Only gripe I have is that the feeling of stress from being about to fall asleep went away very quickly. I think a change in music like a temp slow when you are about to fall asleep would do wonders to make that feeling more impactful.

another add I would love is a counter for how many coins are left or even some text letting you know how many are in world. I wasn't sure if I had all the coins when I ended the post game with 36 :sweat_smile:
oneowerse
11. Apr 2022 · 16:07 UTC
your game is very suitable for this topic, I like the design and the mechanics of the game surprised me, great game
Oleg Bone
11. Apr 2022 · 22:51 UTC
I love this game so much! Really cool, thank u ^^
EwileCoyote
12. Apr 2022 · 19:28 UTC
Nice game ! good mechanic and good balance
OwlyCode
13. Apr 2022 · 00:00 UTC
It's amazing all the features you got done in 72h. It's a very solid entry, the best I've seen so far. It has a portal vibe, but with caffeine!
TERNOX
17. Apr 2022 · 22:42 UTC
Very nice and smooth control!
Squerf
19. Apr 2022 · 11:25 UTC
Excellent. Just needs controller support and a soundtrack and it'll be :ok_hand:
NeM
21. Apr 2022 · 19:53 UTC
Probably interesting, but I didnt understand a lot, not gone that far.
I was able to walk forward and backward with arrows... But not able to move with left & right...
QWERTY only, sad for AZERT users :( .
Also sad it was not GamePad compatible.