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Pyramid defense by Maskrosen

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made by Maskrosen for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

The cubes are trying to reach your tower at the top of the pyramid. You can try to stop them but that will only delay the inevitable. Upgrade your towers and set their targets to try to keep the cubes off your tower for as long as possible. Don't let them get too crowded since then they will move up your pyramid.

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Controls: Mouse click for buttons Middle scroll for zooming camera in and out WSAD to move camera

Everything was made by me (code, "art", and sound) The sound effects were made with this excellent tool https://rxi.itch.io/sfxia

The game is available both as a we build and as a windows build. To play the web build just click on the link and the game will start. To play in full screen and with better zoom (the zoom controls are a bit broken in the web build) try the windows build instead. To run the windows build of the game just download the windows build and extract the zip file. Run game.exe in the windows-msvc folder. In case the screen ends up in the wrong position on start-up try just restarting the game.

Let me know in the comments if you have any issues running the game and I will try to assist you, have fun :)

Game.exe Screenshot 2022.04.04 - 20.16.52.69.png Game.exe Screenshot 2022.04.04 - 20.16.16.94.png Game.exe Screenshot 2022.04.04 - 20.17.20.61.png

Link https://lingonstudios.com/pyramid-defense.zip
Link https://lingonstudios.com/pyramiddefense/
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/pyramid-defense

Ratings

Overall 1328th 2.783⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1286th 2.674⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1339th 2.391⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1121th 3.217⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1274th 1.935⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Audio 934th 2.045⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1349th 2.119⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 25🗳️ 25🗨️

Feedback

slimabob
05. Apr 2022 · 00:34 UTC
Fun game! Pretty difficult but I enjoyed the challenge! Great work, had to play a few times to try and get a good score :)
silkmeloni
05. Apr 2022 · 08:42 UTC
I think just one sound effect plays several times is not that good,but it's fun to upgrade the tower.
Deylinia
05. Apr 2022 · 15:51 UTC
Could've used some music or more audio, I think the gameplay was pretty slow too.
I like the game idea.
ZiggDev
05. Apr 2022 · 15:55 UTC
Interesting concept, the balance and pacing seems a bit off.
I think with a bit of polish and some player feedback this could be an cool game
Cryptomnesic
05. Apr 2022 · 15:59 UTC
Aaaaaa my ears!
Trev3lyan
05. Apr 2022 · 16:00 UTC
I recently made a tower defense game as an exercise, it was super fun figuring out targeting priority and some other things. It's fun seeing someone else add pretty much the same features in a different way with different style. This is a cool demo but if I were you I'd have sped it up a lot.
StupidHobbit
05. Apr 2022 · 17:31 UTC
I like this game, nice UI, but progression feels kinda grindy
Sawyer
06. Apr 2022 · 14:38 UTC
It's a nice game but the fire sound repeating got a bit annoying after a while
SilverlyBee
06. Apr 2022 · 14:42 UTC
I like the simplicity of the UI but the pacing is a bit too slow. Overall it's a nice game!
Cambryx
06. Apr 2022 · 15:02 UTC
Cool tower defense game. I was a bit surprised by the way the prices scaled. Maybe you shouldn't increase the prices of the splash tower when upgrading your single target tower and vice versa.
Also the game could use some background music and maybe more detailed graphics.
But the main gameplay seems solid and this has the potential to become a really fun little game.
wEEWSA
06. Apr 2022 · 15:35 UTC
Really boring game. The game is too easy. The splash tower is usefull.![asdasd.png](///raw/5e8/64/z/4d1cd.png) What should I do?
LDJam user 277876
07. Apr 2022 · 03:55 UTC
My team was considered a tower defense as a possibility and its really cool to see one come to fruition! Definitely there is some issues with balancing that make the game not fit the 'inevitable' idea but thats nothing that can't be fixed with a few tweaks here and there. I would recommend maybe a post submission patch and have a link to each version on your page so that you can improve this game that definitely has potential. I really like the tower defense idea and I think you did a great job overall. The sound effects are solid and the gameplay fits the grab and go style of the Jam. Good job!
Skleembof
07. Apr 2022 · 22:39 UTC
This was a LOT of fun. Something about the progression got me really hooked. I still have it running, currently at level 39 and I've pretty much become unstoppable(so technically failure is not inevitable). I barely upgraded the splash tower, I just focused on getting more projectiles and increasing the speed and damage and its currently raining hell on those poor little boxes.

My only complaint is the sound effects are pretty annoying.

Good job making a fun tower defense game (a rare feat imo)
BearDing8
08. Apr 2022 · 19:21 UTC
It was a fun game. I played a couple of times.
Understanding what does what were a bit difficult in the beginning. Some visual help (like icons) would be nice.
Also audio becomes a bit annoying after a while. Maybe you can add some more audio with randomization to avoid the repetition.
Nice effort and thanks for making this game! :)
Juutis
09. Apr 2022 · 07:43 UTC
I think this is a solid base for a tower defense game. The economy is a bit funky, though, since upgrading the single target tower increases the cost of the splash tower upgrades, and vice versa. This inevitably leads to a situation where the optimal strategy is to upgrade only one of the towers.
frosty
09. Apr 2022 · 21:16 UTC
I like it! A good minimal tower defense game with just enough decisions to keep things interesting for a while. =)
Lychee
15. Apr 2022 · 23:06 UTC
Interesting that it was a tower defense game but a single tower. I felt the progression was pretty slow, it made it hard to buy things because everything got more expensive if you got any upgrade. Maybe if it only made the one you bought more expensive it would be better, but balance would probably have to be adjusted. Good work!