Healer, LFG by malero

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made by malero for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

Semi-Idle Roguelike Single Player MMO Healer Sim

Delay the inevitable party wipe by healing the party.

Controls: Click on the party members sprite or party member pane to select a target. Your character will move towards the party member that’s selected if they’re too far away. You cannot control your character’s position, only your skills.

Tab - Level Up

QWERTY - Skills

Ratings

Overall 860th 3.406⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Fun 624th 3.435⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 514th 3.484⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Theme 675th 3.661⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Audio 831th 2.833⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Humor 655th 2.983⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1127th 3.034⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Given 26🗳️ 38🗨️

Feedback

Rustywolf
04. Apr 2022 · 17:20 UTC
Adding talent trees to a jam game is no simple feet haha, sick entry
farzher
04. Apr 2022 · 18:41 UTC
best game i've played so far! i wish there was more to it, maybe continue adding to this game, very cool!
rhewid
04. Apr 2022 · 19:23 UTC
Enjoyed the game, really simple. I liked the reward items after each wave. Has some depth and could be a good full fledged game with enough time. Cool graphics too!
jkyd
05. Apr 2022 · 04:39 UTC
This is great! Really like the concept
Nate954
05. Apr 2022 · 07:03 UTC
Super cute game!! I could TOTALLY see this as a full game. I love that it's an idle-ish game but with some real-time strategy to it! Love that you could get items and level up, and that the allies got stronger and (seemingly?) equipped items! If you wanna go all out, it would be cool if there were shops and stuff to go to in-between dungeons. Loved it so much!
T C
05. Apr 2022 · 17:33 UTC
Great game, cool idea, good execution. Enjoyed the variety of upgrades and items. Would have liked more variety in skills from the get go. Well done!
PickyBurrito49
05. Apr 2022 · 17:40 UTC
Nicely done! I enjoyed it, not too complicated but not to simple either. A great job on getting a good balance/feel to the game without making it too much.
LDJam user 234120
06. Apr 2022 · 00:22 UTC
Hey this was quite a bit of fun! Really captures that HP whack o' mole of MMO healers. I do wish I could move the character, as that seems to add a bit too much difficulty RNG to any given wave, but it really is a fun game to play.
🎤 malero
06. Apr 2022 · 00:25 UTC
@cyzaine I wanted to add walking around, but I ran out of time. The level is just a background image.

Smoke and mirrors... haha
LDJam user 202408
06. Apr 2022 · 14:01 UTC
the game was confusing to me in the first time, but I got it eventually I like the strategie/planning element here and the Boomer fighter lol, nice work
Guy Girmonsky
06. Apr 2022 · 17:02 UTC
fun game, it took me a bit to understand how to handle everything but once I did it became quite enjoyable.
Once the team ran "off" the screen for me, but they soon came back so it was alright. Adding different skills shows impressive depth to the game, well done
Pordrack
06. Apr 2022 · 17:03 UTC
10/10, the IA of the party is so limited... It almost feel like a real MMO !
(Jokes ahead, the game is simple but fun, but i must ask, is the loot "usable" ?)
redsti
06. Apr 2022 · 17:09 UTC
very cool game, quite difficult, good job!
hechi
06. Apr 2022 · 17:09 UTC
The game concept is really original, so funny. I would like to see it in the future with more features. Great work :smile:
Glimmer
06. Apr 2022 · 17:13 UTC
played it for way to long. tool tips would be nice and a way move the character. more lvl ups would aso be nice.
ArdaKrkz
06. Apr 2022 · 19:40 UTC
Very interesting with way more content to expect from a jam game! Good job! I only wanted some more feedback about my team while playing like standarized blue vs red hp bars.
elysiagriffin
09. Apr 2022 · 11:35 UTC
Thanks for submitting your game for me to play on my stream!

If you’d like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1450143040?t=4h18m00s

Good luck on your ratings, see you next LD! :D

💜 Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady

https://www.twitch.tv/elysiagriffin
clue
12. Apr 2022 · 05:17 UTC
Wow, I play healers in MMOs and this does a good job of simulating the feeling of trying to keep your team alive :P
Allax
12. Apr 2022 · 18:32 UTC
I don't understand how to play
🎤 malero
12. Apr 2022 · 19:18 UTC
@allax It seems like people that haven’t played MMOs similar to WoW have a hard time understanding it. There’s a skill bar at the bottom. You start with a lesser heal skill that’s bound to your Q key. Select team members that are getting low on health and heal them by pressing Q. You will get gear and level up and you just try to get to the highest stage you can.

@clue I play healer a lot in MMOs. For better or worse, I tried to make it as close to the real thing as possible haha
TheCrittersCove
20. Apr 2022 · 19:45 UTC
I used to play healers a lot in MMOs, so I did find this game a lot of fun. The variety of choice for skill ups was nice. I was a bit confused on if the items actually did anything. I also wish it was a bit more obvious when an enemy was attacking a character. It's a little confusing when the characters are kind of mashed together. Otherwise though, the game was well made. Fantastic job on this!