Death Factory by Cataractar

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made by Cataractar for Ludum Dare 51 (JAM)

Every 10 seconds, a sacrifice is made.

The white-robed cultist is essential for our plans.

Stop the cycle by killing Cthulu, or help the white-robed cultist to escape.

Controls: Click and Drag

Made by: Pilarius - 3D Leon Regula - Audio Cataractar - Programming

Ratings

Overall 346th 3.726⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Fun 270th 3.742⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 586th 3.313⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Theme 367th 3.875⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 562th 3.656⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Audio 239th 3.717⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Humor 369th 3.233⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Mood 609th 3.417⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Given 18🗳️ 38🗨️

Feedback

alexander epton
04. Oct 2022 · 14:14 UTC
cool audio!
spacecadet
04. Oct 2022 · 14:23 UTC
Really cool and polished entry. In the beginning it was a bit confusing what to do until I realized what kind of game it was. I really enjoyed playing it and multitasking to keep the cultist alive while solving the game kept me on the edge all the time.
LDJam user 285924
04. Oct 2022 · 16:08 UTC
I love this kind of puzzles. I got a lot of enjoy, thank you
LDJam user 298496
04. Oct 2022 · 16:09 UTC
Like @spacecadet it took me a couple tries to get started. Perhaps the initial panel should be removed or some form of hint given to start the ball rolling?

Once I got into the flow, the game became a really nice balance between keeping the cultist alive and solving the puzzles.

Really awesome idea!
huskitch
04. Oct 2022 · 16:16 UTC
Could have used some images
MakeMakeMake
04. Oct 2022 · 17:40 UTC
Cool game! fun idea and nice execution! I had no problem with puzzles, no need to for additional hints here.
Nathan Loudjani
04. Oct 2022 · 18:06 UTC
I struggled a bit to understand what I should do at first, but it was very fun in the end.
I liked that you have to perform actions at the same time that you check that your character is not eaten.
It was sometime a bit weird in the interactions, for example I took some time to understand that nothing could cross the wall between the "control panel" and Chtulu.
I liked the riddles, good job !
CreativeCodingSebastian
04. Oct 2022 · 18:51 UTC
The game kept me playing until I made it and killed Cthulu. Thx for the game.
Cheville
04. Oct 2022 · 19:05 UTC
Much like the rest of the players. Slow start but great fun afterwards. It appears things can get stuck on the hear though.
Ninnec
05. Oct 2022 · 00:52 UTC
I really enjoyed this game. The aesthetic was really nice and I was impressed with how many puzzle components you had. This is one of the few ludum games I managed to actually finish
Eugenik
05. Oct 2022 · 02:18 UTC
This is great!!.
LangiT
05. Oct 2022 · 06:15 UTC
same as everyone else. I was super confused at first but once i started clicking all over I figured out what to do.
C1913
05. Oct 2022 · 08:29 UTC
This one is great. I just wish I had the patience to keep trying to figure out how to actually help the cultist escape. I suspect there's gonna be a button behind that lower left panel, that opens the exit. But I ran out of things to try.
W4YN3R
05. Oct 2022 · 18:59 UTC
Cool concept and fun idea!
Had struggle to get going, but was super fun as soon as i understood it!
Great work :D
jonmerrin
07. Oct 2022 · 01:43 UTC
Mwahahaha, Cthulu has fallen! I'm the Eldritch Lord now! Bow before me!

This was neat. Took me forever to get started... some indication of which panel could be pulled off would have been great. Or something to tell me to click there. I kept trying to click on the panel with a bent corner, but that didn't fall until the crowbar. But I liked the puzzles, it was bite-sized but satisfying. Really fun, good job!
Edit: Also, nice job on the art!
Trusty
07. Oct 2022 · 01:47 UTC
Nice puzzle, thanks for the game!
yetanother
07. Oct 2022 · 01:52 UTC
Nicely done, It took me a while to start but then it was better.
NoeF
07. Oct 2022 · 19:19 UTC
Not sure how to use the exit and the number part took me way to long, but great game ;)
MrBamboo
09. Oct 2022 · 13:00 UTC
I KILLED CTHULU !!! Great puzzle game !
tigerfinch
09. Oct 2022 · 13:47 UTC
Agree with some other commenters that some initial hint about clicking the panel would be good, but once I got that, I managed to kill cthulu! Super impressive in terms of polish, from the gameplay to the graphics and sfx + music. Really cool game, well done!
LDJam user 0
09. Oct 2022 · 14:49 UTC
Takes a whiiile to load for the web version - at first I thought it hanged and refreshed a couple of times. I was happy it eventually did load - loved the "discoverable" puzzle mechanic. Like some of the others, I was confused at first by some of the aspect, but I think that's something to be expected with this type of game - too much hand-holding kills the enjoyment.
Cedric86
19. Oct 2022 · 20:22 UTC
Yeeaah i killed Cuthulu. Cool puzzler had fun playing it. I like how you have to püay attention tho the white-robed cultist while solving the puzzles. I also like the sound he makes when picked up. :D
Great entry. Well done.