Playground Panic by FrozenCow

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made by FrozenCow for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

Story

Children are the future! But they are also very clumsy… When kids play it is inevitable that there is some distress among them. They drop their food, lose their toys or hurt themselves.

You are a supervisor of a school playground on which children are having fun. Due to the inevitable budget cuts of the government you will need to supervise more and more children. You need to be fast and help the children when they are in distress. By doing this you delay the moment of complete chaos on the playground! Untitled_Artwork 210.png

Gameplay

  • You can move by using the WASD keys
  • You need to take care of the children during recess, when children have distress they will start crying. You can complete a level by solving all distress during the set amount of time, their break.
    • The child in distress shows tears (:sweat_drops:) and an exclamation mark (:exclamation:) so you know where to go.
    • When you move close enough to a child in distress it will resolve their distress
  • The panic-o-meter will increase by one when a child goes into a panic, when you have more than 3 children in panic-mode you will loose
  • Difficulty will increase by having less time in between the children that need attention / more children on the playground.
  • You cannot walk through the playground equipment.

Tech

  • We've build this game in HTML, CSS and JavaScript. It should run in all modern browsers.
  • Sound
    • The theme song has been generated on Ecrett Music. We've recorded the audio because the website does not allow signing up any more for downloads.
    • The sound effects of the children were created using our own voices.

Ratings

Overall 725th 3.5⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Fun 618th 3.444⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 708th 3.306⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Theme 254th 4.028⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 595th 3.778⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Audio 100th 4.083⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Humor 171th 3.917⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 432th 3.722⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 12🗳️ 17🗨️

Feedback

Jonathan Volpi
02. Apr 2022 · 18:11 UTC
I already liked the idea
Sam Horner
03. Apr 2022 · 20:21 UTC
Super cool concept, the sound effect made me chuckle everytime a child got distressed :laughing:
ashley watson
04. Apr 2022 · 03:05 UTC
SUPER CONCEPT LOL FOUND ITS LIKE DEALING WITH A GROUPMOF KID YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THEYRE GONNA DO LOVED THE GAME
Austin Sierra
04. Apr 2022 · 13:30 UTC
I like how the graphics look like something out of a school whiteboard or something. Its all very thematically cohesive. Audio is hilarious and so is the premise, the gameplay just leaves something to be desired. it gets repetitive VERY quickly
eboatwright
04. Apr 2022 · 19:56 UTC
Very fun game! I loved the graphics, although the controls felt a little slow (I think that's kinda the point, but still) and I think the UI could have been a little better. I get it's a jam game, but a custom font would have done alot of good :) Fun game!
blobo
05. Apr 2022 · 03:29 UTC
Haaa! I love the noises the kids make. The artwork is cute and child-like, it almost reminds me of Blues Clues, how the school appears to be drawn in crayon. Also, wow, the chaos as the game gets further and further is a lot of fun! Wonderfully done.
Mehran
05. Apr 2022 · 16:22 UTC
Kids distress sounds was so good. Simple but enjoyable game.
MrEvilGuy
07. Apr 2022 · 03:51 UTC
Hahaha wow you sound a lot like me making baby noises for an old game I made. Love the sound effects/music combo. Love the art style too. Wish there was slightly more trouble-making than just crying though hahahaha.
ArianaD
07. Apr 2022 · 03:52 UTC
the sound LMAO, super fun though and the visuals really matched the overall theme of the game/atmosphere!
jyumonji
08. Apr 2022 · 06:43 UTC
Really love this cute style =D
namnam
09. Apr 2022 · 07:49 UTC
Haha, i liked the mood, I laugh. It's really simple (may be a little bit too simple) but it's funny :) Nice take on the theme.
TheUnusualArt
09. Apr 2022 · 19:38 UTC
Awesome game, everything fits well together!
Nice, easy to understand gameplay, which gets really challenging the longer you play.
The artstyle is really cute and I love the soundeffects of the children crying :'D
Good job!
blinry
10. Apr 2022 · 11:06 UTC
We didn't find the mechanics for this one especially engaging. Running after the kids didn't give us very meaningful choices to make, or strategy to employ. We stopped playing after a few breaks. I think adding more gameplay elements might help? Good job on the graphics!
LDJam user 279546
10. Apr 2022 · 13:12 UTC
Fun idea, art, and music. Maybe adding a temporary sprint or something similar would have been helpful. I found I couldn't catch up to the kids too well and it kept causing me trouble. Good entry though.
LDJam user 280755
10. Apr 2022 · 14:22 UTC
LOL those voices. Funny concept. The difficulty ramps up quite quickly!