Sleep Keeper by cluster7ck

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made by cluster7ck for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

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You play as mystical, magical chameleon, trying to protect your buddy from a fate worse than death: waking up!

Ratings

Overall 84th 4.1⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 58th 4.14⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 184th 3.833⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 895th 3.479⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 200th 4.271⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Audio 239th 3.833⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Humor 366th 3.55⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 161th 4.043⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Given 25🗳️ 19🗨️

Feedback

Nash
04. Apr 2022 · 18:33 UTC
Very solid and surprisingly fun game! First I though it was only ok but then I got my first upgrade and the whole game opened up in a different way. Upgrades are super fun and it was always exiting to try to get to the next upgrade. I wanted to try out different upgrades to see how they would interact with each other.

The only negative feedback I have is that the game seems way too easy. I was never even close to dying and it feels like the game did not become any harder (or if it did it was very slow).

But overall, really solid game and this has potential to be a cool time killer game (maybe for mobile?).
GrossGiirl
05. Apr 2022 · 01:21 UTC
The game is very striking, and very fun. I did notice that all I had to do was choose one spot that all the bugs aimed for and click there over and over. I feel like if they were to land at different angles on the face, it'd be more challenging. I'm not completely sure how the theme links to the chameleon eating bugs beyond what's written, game wise I feel like it's a little arbitrary. To be fair, this looks like it was a ton of work for a 3 day jam, and it looks beautiful, feels good, and is fun to play. Despite my complaints I definitely recommend it, and I could find myself playing it again.
st.n
05. Apr 2022 · 07:39 UTC
Like it!
lomstfer
05. Apr 2022 · 07:46 UTC
Very cool game! The art is amazing and it was very fun to play!
Haastregt
05. Apr 2022 · 07:49 UTC
Very solid game! It is really fun to stack all the upgrades and wipe out a swarm of flies. The set-up is quite hilarious and I love the soundtrack and sound effect. Definitely fun to play!

I do agree with the other comments that at some point you basically become invincible as long as you press into a certain direction. Maybe it could be helpful to put the chameleon in the middle of the screen and have flies come from all directions, or to introduce a mechanic that distinguishes between the actual fly that you hit and the additional flies you get with the upgrades, so that it is still rewarding to try and get specific flies.

Great job!
LDJam user 11377
05. Apr 2022 · 23:17 UTC
Nice tongue mechanic.
Craig L
06. Apr 2022 · 00:38 UTC
Very pretty and fun. The music and art created a solid mood, and most importantly the gameplay was fun, especially as I got to choose upgrades.
Miguel Pignatiello
06. Apr 2022 · 18:38 UTC
surrealist jam embraced
Tanner Shelton
07. Apr 2022 · 01:34 UTC
I really liked this. Upgrades were really fun. I wish there were more points the bugs flew too, after a while, I could just click in one spot over and over again. I really liked the art and the sounds.
ardorugus
07. Apr 2022 · 04:20 UTC
I think I've got the strategy! But then it becomes quite chaotic. Very moody game, counting (swallowing) numerous insects. The effects could be more, like bloated (clearing the screen) or else. Anyway, this is one very exciting and totally playable clicker defense. Thanks for sharing!
Viittaa
07. Apr 2022 · 21:12 UTC
Nice game, played it several times, chose different language options. Cool mosquito capture sounds and cute drawing, everything is super!
Elena-S
09. Apr 2022 · 15:46 UTC
Very nice game)) I love the graphic. There's funny mechanic, too. I wish it would be more challenging, though. Anyway, good job :thumbsup:
Charred Axolotl
09. Apr 2022 · 19:07 UTC
Was shocked at how much fun I had with this. Upgrades get super satisfying very quickly.
Snowirbis
09. Apr 2022 · 19:27 UTC
Really cool game I love the menu interaction !
T C
10. Apr 2022 · 00:22 UTC
Just reiterating what others have said. Super clean game, everything works really well. Abilities chained together in interesting ways and were interesting picks. Well done!
Gandelianna
10. Apr 2022 · 19:32 UTC
Very relaxing game, I have a lot of fun with it!
SwordMage
10. Apr 2022 · 20:00 UTC
I really enjoyed this. The gameplay is quite satisfying and looks good. everything seems quite smooth and polished for a jam entry except level ups which I often just clicked randomly on accident and a bug with teh difficulty when restarting (I think). ´Great stuff!
robin_schmitz
10. Apr 2022 · 20:12 UTC
@swordmage Thank you so much for your comment. You're absolutely right with the upgrade selection which are easy to be clicked by accident and indeed, the difficulty isn't being reset on restart. Great observation skills :)
Daniel Dewaswala
12. Apr 2022 · 12:36 UTC
I love this entry so much, Very satisfying, Great looking, Chameleon
LDJam user 268934
12. Apr 2022 · 17:20 UTC
Nice game , kill all bugs :)
Mensio
12. Apr 2022 · 18:17 UTC
Very fun and creative! It reminded me a bit of Pyoro, although the mood is much more relaxed. With more content I could definitely picture myself playing it while listening to some podcast or videos in the background
Kitkii
12. Apr 2022 · 23:13 UTC
Very fun game, with lovely art style. I liked how you start the game by eating the start button, very creative. the game continued for me a lot longer than I thought I would last, I think adding maybe an extra variety of insects to eat this could be improved on but even in its current state its definitely seems well refined enough to be considered a full game.
SwordMage
21. Apr 2022 · 21:07 UTC
Im just revisiting the games I found most memorable. this is one of them. I too can easily see this being turned into a full game
robin_schmitz
21. Apr 2022 · 21:47 UTC
@swordmage Man, thank you so much. This has been so motivating to read. Truly, thank you!