Hot Celestial Bodies by Mr_DanH

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made by Mr_DanH for Ludum Dare 51 (JAM)

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Tired of being alone on those deep space journeys? Lacking a life partner for interstellar exploration? Feeling like those light years mean nothing without someone to share them with? Also, is your time at a premium? Well, at Lightspeed Dating we've got the package for you: 10 dates at 10 seconds each! We're even providing dating bios so you can skip to doing exactly what your partner wants (and hopefully not offend them by doing something they don't like). Terms & Conditions Apply, quality of matches not guaranteed, application fee non-refundable.

How to Play: Try to satisfy as many of your dates as you can in the 10 seconds you have with each of them. View date bios by tapping on the tablet and using the tabs at the top to switch between bios. Find the bio that matches your current date and work out which activities will please (or offend) them. Activities may include: throwing away the candle/flower, killing the fly, ordering the correct drink, agreeing or disagreeing with them in conversation and destroying a block of ice.

Art by Ben Claxton & Holly Briggs

Code by Dan Hines & Samantha Keane

Made for Ludum Dare 51

Ratings

Overall 389th 3.688⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Fun 550th 3.419⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 330th 3.609⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Theme 52th 4.328⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 89th 4.406⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Humor 25th 4.344⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Mood 280th 3.766⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Given 25🗳️ 42🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 301620
03. Oct 2022 · 22:25 UTC
Beautiful, wacky, tense... Mental. Also 2 aliens liked me! i should smash ice in speed dating more often.
Excellent work!
Caerul
03. Oct 2022 · 22:31 UTC
The art is awesome! Who knew dating aliens could be so much fun ;)
LDJam user 219121
03. Oct 2022 · 22:32 UTC
Looks very nice! Pretty confusing, very hectic, but you could argue that's part of the fun. A better tutorial might've helped, but it was good enough. Nice job!!
upcharlie
03. Oct 2022 · 22:34 UTC
Great aesthetic and art. Struggled to figure out what I was doing to begin with, but just about got the hang of it ! Fits the theme really well too - Although I had some lag while playing in browser, especially full screen.
Yskuma
03. Oct 2022 · 22:40 UTC
Enjoyed this once I figured out what I was supposed to be doing. No matches on the first try but spoilt for choice with 5 on the second. The art is excellent.
Linnea Isaac
03. Oct 2022 · 22:44 UTC
Great art - I wasn't sure how the dates were going, but it was nice to see I'd made some matches by the end. I don't care for emotional support fly - that's a red flag for me - so I just got rid of it regardless
ryupold
03. Oct 2022 · 23:08 UTC
I like the animations of the aliens :D
Jaked
03. Oct 2022 · 23:42 UTC
Great art, funny aliens. Slightly confusing controls, otherwise fun
fuzzybut
04. Oct 2022 · 02:46 UTC
I wasn't sure how to give the flower or the emotional support fly, or what to do when the person didn't have anything they liked, but I did fairly well in the dating pool :) Creative art and concept!
Rawb
05. Oct 2022 · 19:10 UTC
This is such a fun game! Lots of great polish in this game like the alien names, their designs and matching squares on the tablet and all the fun conversations. It took me one try to figure out how to really play because I wasnt exactly sure if what I was doing was working. But once I finished the first try the other attempts went great. I really went down a hit in speed dating!
LDJam user 302468
06. Oct 2022 · 13:47 UTC
My first ever speed dating experience and these aliens are needy! :D. A fun concept and I ended up with a couple of matches. Not sure about the alien who declared a war on my heart but let go with the flow. If this ends up being a full game, would love to see them go on a second date with more demanding environment/situations.
resacaGames
06. Oct 2022 · 15:32 UTC
Fun little speed dating game! Took me a minute to get the hang of it but then it got pretty fluent with the timing.The whole art style was very pleasing.
Nice work!
JustARoom
06. Oct 2022 · 21:48 UTC
Very overwhelming for me, but was fun and it's well made. I like the little messages at the end.
NoeF
07. Oct 2022 · 18:47 UTC
I now have a polyamorous relationship with Plardor, Bamdor, and Agnes XD
Tan_Tan
07. Oct 2022 · 18:58 UTC
Oh my, the puns at the end xD And the title! That was def not the game I expected when I saw the icon for it but I love how you sticked to your interpretation of the theme :3
I'm still a bit confused as to what to do for some dis-/ likes but I guess fate just said I couldn't please every one of my dates -^-
Weine
07. Oct 2022 · 19:39 UTC
10/10, would date again!
LDJam user 281060
20. Oct 2022 · 03:44 UTC
Wow, very impressive! Very humorous take on mini-game rush. Enjoyed this a lot