Crazy Cats by Ladymarengo

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made by Ladymarengo for Ludum Dare 50 (COMPO)

Nice evening with wine and Catflix... What could go wrong?

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Unfortunately the lights are out and now you have to keep an eye on your crazy cats in a dark room. How long can you delay the inevitable?

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Controls:

Move the flashlight to find the cats in the darkness. If a cat is doing something bad, keep shining on it for couple of seconds and it will go away. Remember that you have two cats!

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This is the first time I did a game all by myself. It was hard but I liked it! Hope you'll like it too :)

There is no way to make a game in two days without bugs so be kind :) Wasn't tested in browsers other than Chrome. Sometimes cats are so obnoxious that they don't care if you shine the light on them, you can try reloading the page to temporarily fix it.

If something is not working - try it in Chrome and try to reload the page (maybe even couple of times).

UPDATE: After the deadline added small fix for cats not reacting to light because it was a common problem.

Ratings

Overall 355th 3.357⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 294th 3.381⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 281th 3.357⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 312th 3.643⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 82th 4.095⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 114th 3.55⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 265th 3.333⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 28🗳️ 1🗨️

Feedback

Papaya
04. Apr 2022 · 12:38 UTC
Cool and funny game, I like the concept. I have a cat at home and I confirm it is like this LOL. One bug I found was that the cats can sometimes overlap, and you can shine the light on both of them at once. Also, I think an indicator (visual or sound cue) that shows when you are about to lose can be helpful,
Daniel Foutz
04. Apr 2022 · 12:42 UTC
This is so cute! The art is absolutely fantastic, great job on that. This game is really hard. I think the time that it takes for the cats to destroy objects is too unforgiving and starting out with two cats right off the bat makes it pretty much impossible. I played for a good while and couldn't get past 8 seconds. That's a pretty easy thing to fix though. With lowered difficulty and some sound effects I think this would be a great and SUPER cute little web game. Catflix! <3
Lighty_the_Light
04. Apr 2022 · 12:44 UTC
Soooo cute!

But so hard :cry: . I survived only 10 secods.

I think it took too long for the cat to stay back maybe?

Nice work!
Arcobaleno
04. Apr 2022 · 12:44 UTC
+ funny rule
+ cute graphic , cute cate
- need more tips
- need more content
Frib
04. Apr 2022 · 12:44 UTC
This game is brutal, lol. My best attempt was 8 seconds... wish I had two flashlights :D
Sometimes I had the feeling that the cat wouldn't stop even when shining on it for multiple seconds, which meant the other cat was causing mayhem making me lose.
jk5000
04. Apr 2022 · 12:46 UTC
I like the story and the gameplay idea is fun. It not easy to 'survive' for more then a few seconds. Overall a good and pretty well made jam game. Well done.
KirKami
04. Apr 2022 · 12:53 UTC
Funny, but broken. I can clearly light up a cat and it's still ruins stuff
Gonzo13
05. Apr 2022 · 00:16 UTC
So cute game! Cool story, pretty graphics and mood! Great work!
Jesús González
05. Apr 2022 · 06:24 UTC
Crazy cats indeed.
🎤 Ladymarengo
05. Apr 2022 · 06:43 UTC
@kirkami I added a small fix for the cats, hope this bug won't happen again!
badoomtch
05. Apr 2022 · 09:43 UTC
I enjoyed this game. It is quite hard, I didn't manage more than 8 seconds, but it fits the theme well. I love the concept and art. Great submission!
onnofal
06. Apr 2022 · 20:04 UTC
Cats breaking stuff! Hah, who does not survive at least a minute doesn't like cats. Great idea and perfect drawing. I really miss audio, some meow when being caught in a crime would be great addition. I did not mind cats overlapping, was like a bonus to disturb two at once and watch how they jump each into their own direction. The look they all have when they are not working on anything for a moment is gold and you know they are up to no good in next few secs anyway.
lesinvisible
07. Apr 2022 · 10:25 UTC
Very cute graphics and overall premise. The only thing I wished for - is more gameplay variety. As the game feels a bit limited in this department even for a jam game.
Melik Cagan Oduncuoglu
07. Apr 2022 · 22:10 UTC
It is hard but I love the hardness of it. Great game!
mlho7
08. Apr 2022 · 14:31 UTC
Idea is nice, gameplay is simple but fun, it's a good entry, well done.
Fredrik Rosell
08. Apr 2022 · 21:33 UTC
Great idea! I never lasted more than 10 seconds. Well done.
LeviDSmith
16. Apr 2022 · 00:40 UTC
Neat concept. Finding the cats with the flashlight was really entertaining. Longest I lasted was 13 seconds.