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ENTROPY by LarsDu

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made by LarsDu for Ludum Dare 50 (COMPO)

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This game is finished. My first attempt at the 48 hr COMPO. Full source code is included.

Description

You are a nuclear scientist working on the ENTROPY ENGINE - a revolutionary new reactor that can generate limitless energy for humanity. The only catch is, it's unstable. Given enough time, the radioactive particles emitted by this engine will eat through the walls of the reactor.

Using your arrow keys, control the gravity within the reactor by matching the colored particles to the same colored control blocks. Be careful though, as two like colored particles will cancel each other out!

Instructions: - Use the arrow keys to control gravity. - Match colored particles to the receiver blocks (marked with +). - Level objectives are marked on the upper right corner. - Like colored balls will cancel each other out and may lead to inability to stop the reaction.

Link https://github.com/LarsDu/EntropyGame
Link https://dogames.itch.io/entropy
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/entropy

Ratings

Overall 352th 3.359⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Fun 296th 3.38⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 197th 3.565⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Theme 593th 2.576⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 470th 3.043⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Audio 408th 2.811⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Humor 373th 2.513⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Mood 510th 2.728⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Given 38🗳️ 72🗨️

Feedback

Rxbbie
04. Apr 2022 · 05:15 UTC
Cool concept! Very tricky but feels very rewarding when you get it right. Also, cool desk drumming. Solid entry!
jk5000
04. Apr 2022 · 06:30 UTC
The gameplay is really fun and I had fun trying the game. But it got really difficult a bit too fast for me. The visuals is good, and the finger drumming is great. Overall a good compo game. Well done.
rex64
04. Apr 2022 · 08:30 UTC
Cool idea! Feels like it would be the perfect game to play with an analog stick!
circle
04. Apr 2022 · 18:41 UTC
Oh god! So hard! Or maybe I'm just bad at puzzle games. I'm gonna keep at it though and try to win!

Overall really cool game, it works really well and is very fun to play. It probably took quite a bit of tinkering to get the whole system working correctly. I really like having to juggle all these little orbs without being able to directly interact with them. And I suppose the theme is being made to good use as well, what with the orbs destroying platforms each time they bounce, they'll eventually fall unless you complete the level. Overall it's a very innovative little puzzle game, I liked it a lot.
LDJam user 238500
04. Apr 2022 · 18:47 UTC
Solid gameplay here! The struggle to control the balls really fit with them being particles. The music made me smile, so simple yet so effective.
jcg
04. Apr 2022 · 19:12 UTC
The desk drumming makes this all the more relatable!
Mekuri
04. Apr 2022 · 19:13 UTC
Was a bit confused at first, but I think I figured it out. Loved your 'music' was actually quite nice.
I think it was quite a unique idea for a puzzle, at least I haven't seen anything exactly like that before, so kudos for that.
Oh also, the wind particles; although they were fairly simple they were quite beautiful - Well done.

Thanks for sharing your game.
OnlinE_Play
04. Apr 2022 · 19:15 UTC
I love that music idea!
Andy Beers
04. Apr 2022 · 19:16 UTC
fun game that's pretty easy to understand but easy to get yourself into trouble, if you're not careful and sometimes even if you are! finger drumming was funny but almost took away from the enviroment, would've loved some technoy type music for this one
p0l4r
04. Apr 2022 · 19:17 UTC
Played it for way longer than most jam games. Got a bit frustrated on the face-level, and after a good number of tries i gave up. Simple and solid game!

Well done!
Cruise Elroy
04. Apr 2022 · 19:20 UTC
Fun game! Took a little bit of getting used to controlling the gravity itself and not the speed of the particles, but I was able to pick up on it eventually. Good job for your first 48 hour Ludum Dare title!
greenphox
04. Apr 2022 · 20:00 UTC
nice games, really nice graphics too!
AdamJN
04. Apr 2022 · 22:34 UTC
Hey, Really enjoyed playing. Level 4 took me more tries than I care to admit :laughing: Really liked the art style
sirikan
05. Apr 2022 · 05:23 UTC
Really cool puzzle game idea. Also I have this image in my head of you beating your desk up while making this :D.
CodeRaurus
05. Apr 2022 · 08:17 UTC
Great game. Challenging but enjoyable. Appreciate the drumming :D

This reminds me of older PC games in a good way.
Jupiter_Hadley
05. Apr 2022 · 11:24 UTC
Fun game! I included it in my Ludum Dare compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://youtu.be/hRXrVepHVBk
LDJam user 280189
05. Apr 2022 · 15:27 UTC
Cool idea, was very fun doing the puzzles, however I found the music drumming very distracting to listen to.
szym
05. Apr 2022 · 15:33 UTC
Nice game !
Last level was reallllyy hard but the difficlutly ramp up is well balanced.
good work :)
🎤 LarsDu
05. Apr 2022 · 16:09 UTC
@syzm, you were able to beat the last level?
GummiBot
05. Apr 2022 · 16:19 UTC
HAHAHA this music idea is great! I love it. Awesome concept for logic game, but I don't see the theme here. I wish you could press next stage button with keyboard, because mouse is not used here at all. Overall good game with fun mechanic.
extar
05. Apr 2022 · 18:05 UTC
Fun little physics puzzle game. Nice level design! The music was a strange but welcome inclusion. :)
Studio Vykanic
05. Apr 2022 · 21:12 UTC
Fun concept! The drumming is great!
LDJam user 279610
06. Apr 2022 · 03:05 UTC
What a great concept! I played the first level and although I enjoyed the movement physics I was like "what's the point, just hit the special box?" Then level 2 arrived and I was all "ooooooooh! brilliant!" Very good concept. Also the drumming was wonderful. How did you do it? Just hands on the table with a cell phone microphone?
magicdweedoo
06. Apr 2022 · 04:25 UTC
love the music can really feel the emotion behind it
Krg
06. Apr 2022 · 07:10 UTC
nice game, not for this theme but gameplay was fun
Delphins
06. Apr 2022 · 12:56 UTC
Great puzzle, really fun with a well balanced difficulty! love it
SMdG
06. Apr 2022 · 15:34 UTC
Very unique gameplay. Liked the difficulty progression of the game.
velvetlobster
06. Apr 2022 · 17:01 UTC
interesting and satisfying take on the box breaking type of game.
this is kinda therapeutic, seeing the boxes break.
Emaigualmc2_art
06. Apr 2022 · 18:29 UTC
The idea and the level design are very fun, the progression and the level design is very well done. great job!! xD
cogcomp
06. Apr 2022 · 20:39 UTC
Nice idea. It's finely balanced between being a puzzle game and a physics game. Well done! The music needs improvement :wink: But other than that this game has real potential!
gdesecrate
06. Apr 2022 · 23:47 UTC
Couldn't run web version on ThinkPad X220
jasontherand
07. Apr 2022 · 20:49 UTC
This was so much fun! My wrist is cramping a little bit, but it was just so good. That last level had me hating green, but I got it! It is a very clever idea, and the levels were well designed. The music had the right level of urgency too it also; it fit nicely. Great job all around.
Hawkin
09. Apr 2022 · 13:00 UTC
A simple but challenging title! I think it's got the perfect scope for a compo game. Great job! I do wish that the level was a little scaled up and didn't leave so much empty space around the edge of the screen in the early levels.
CharQ
09. Apr 2022 · 21:55 UTC
The game was fun and I love the story you came up with! The physics was really neat. Awesome job on your first compo!!

Thank you for sharing it on my Twitch stream (MsMisChar). Here's the link to the video if you're interested in revisiting any real-time feedback (game start around 01:32:00): https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1446760516
Diego Escalante
11. Apr 2022 · 19:28 UTC
It's a neat concept. Seems simple but it can get unwieldly quickly!
nyxkn
12. Apr 2022 · 09:04 UTC
Dude, 10/10 for soundtrack. That was a brilliant idea for music. Definitely borrowing for my next work :D Game was very well implemented. The flight of the balls felt very nice and really good to look at. The randomness of the whole experience can get frustrating in the later levels, but very good game! Maybe theme feels a bit weak.
NeneChico
21. Apr 2022 · 18:07 UTC
Really enjoyed playing this game, reflexion, strategy and dexterity : well done bro