Steady Birds by Fractal

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made by Fractal for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

Oh no! The tree is about to crash to the ground! Try to keep it up for as long as you can. - Tap/click the birds to make them change side and help you keep the balance - Tap/click the branches to make them break and scare the beavers - Tap/click the beehive to ask the bear for some help - Tap/click the owl to attract more birds

How long can you last?

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Credits:

  • Art and animations by Filip Grudziel
  • Programming by Guillaume Brunerie
  • Music and sounds from a Humble Bundle of music and sound effects

Ratings

Overall 119th 4.044⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Fun 135th 3.956⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 57th 4.088⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Theme 60th 4.309⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 154th 4.368⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Humor 259th 3.758⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Mood 260th 3.912⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Given 27🗳️ 36🗨️

Feedback

Saryah
05. Apr 2022 · 11:40 UTC
Ah I loved this, such an interesting concept, good for theme, and the music and graphics are awesome.
Karmelyth
05. Apr 2022 · 20:15 UTC
Alright, this game is pretty good. Very fun and easy to understand with good graphics and audio. Very interesting take on the theme, fits for sure. My record is 61.5 seconds.
Cover Club Media
05. Apr 2022 · 20:16 UTC
Lol great game, art is perfect. Excellent mobile game. Well done!
firescape games
05. Apr 2022 · 20:18 UTC
This is really a great game! All the different aspects come together with the beaver coming so you have to drop branches which progresses the game and then more birds coming. The art is also great. All around a great game!
colineobordello
05. Apr 2022 · 20:19 UTC
good mobile game, very nice
Flawed_Gamer
05. Apr 2022 · 20:20 UTC
It's an interesting concept and even better that it can be played on mobile but I don't see why you wouldn't remove most of the branches at the start?
Memes
05. Apr 2022 · 20:20 UTC
Wow addicting game
Flying Dog Fish
05. Apr 2022 · 20:24 UTC
Now that's a very cute game. It's simple and fun to play.
Elena-S
05. Apr 2022 · 20:26 UTC
Yeah! I really like it!
Very funny and dynamic. Pity there aren't more levels))
Tempii
05. Apr 2022 · 20:27 UTC
Great game and polish. Great idea and great art!
Wanted to try and get 100 after two runs with about 60 seconds.
92 was the best I could get.
VainCil
05. Apr 2022 · 23:33 UTC
Great idea and nicely executed! I love how the four mechanisms work together. Love the art too.
LDJam user 280755
06. Apr 2022 · 04:04 UTC
Great concept and graphics!
Miime
06. Apr 2022 · 05:56 UTC
Awesome game! Everything works, it makes a lot of fun. It looks nice, sounds good! Really beautiful done!
Stefan Funke
06. Apr 2022 · 11:10 UTC
My best score was 78.4. It's pretty difficult.

Nice game. Very awesome graphics. Love the cute bear :)
Kylazaur
06. Apr 2022 · 12:23 UTC
Great entry!

I got around 50 point? seconds?

I really like the trade off of, break the branch or shoo away the birds, really cool way to get the player thinking, good jobb
Bottled up Dark Peace
06. Apr 2022 · 15:58 UTC
Idk if there's a way to stop the castor, I guess the fall is inevitable but it was pretty quick.
Okamit
07. Apr 2022 · 22:11 UTC
Hard! But fun! Works very well as a mobile game.
Nice graphics and animations and the music choosen fits well.

Great work!
potkirland
08. Apr 2022 · 22:06 UTC
![steadyBirds.png](///raw/828/f3/z/4d958.png)

hey thanks for sharing your game i think the balance is pretty good. i dont get why you hate beavers so much but anyway :smile: if you ever plan on publishing this on mobile should definitly add regrowth to branches to extend play time!
Steve7411
09. Apr 2022 · 22:52 UTC
The art and animations were top notch, and the simple clicking mechanics are easy to understand and pick up. This is a short, fun experience overall.
tigerj
10. Apr 2022 · 15:43 UTC
Very sweet game, we really enjoyed this one on the stream.

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1451440143?t=06h14m12s
ColeSlaughter
12. Apr 2022 · 06:09 UTC
This was SUPER cool! The mechanics were nice, simple, and easy to understand. I also love the way that you play around with resources, with the bear and the owl being one-time uses during the game, and the tree constantly losing branches as you deal with the incoming beavers.

The art and sound as well is top-notch. :ok_hand: I can't think of a better sound to play for that chill-ass bear whenever he comes out.

I'm still on the fence as to whether or not I like the fact that the birds fly off of the branches as quickly as they do. On the one hand, it ensures that the game never gets stagnant or too easy. On the other hand, it does make me feel like I have less control over the state of the tree, since my decisions can quickly be overwritten by a flyaway bird.

That's just a minor complaint, though! This one was super fun to play, nicely done!
Starlight Glimmer is best poney
13. Apr 2022 · 21:41 UTC
It's amazing how polished this game is (aside from the minor glitch where the bear lifts the tree in the game over screen). I think branches are a bit too prone to missclicks. [Stream](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1449310095?t=0h32m53s)
roccay
20. Apr 2022 · 01:27 UTC
wow really interesting design!! love the idea of how the owl and the bear give help (music is a good fit too). Great job!