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A Ghostly Survival by TheButterApple24

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made by TheButterApple24 for Ludum Dare 51 (JAM)

Survive hordes of ghosts in an ever changing arena. Every 10 seconds the arena will change and you must adapt your play-style in order to survive.

NOTE: This may not run on everyone's systems, it uses OpenGL graphics and is built for Windows 10!

To Run: Extract .zip on computer. Run GhostlySurvival.exe

Created By: The Butter Apple

Controls:

WASD - Movement

Mouse Move - Aim

Left Mouse - Shoot

R - Reset Level

Known Issues:

Reset doesn't reset player

Player can get popped out of level if more than 1 enemy pushes on them.

Source Code/Assets https://github.com/TheButterApple24/GhostlySurvival
Itch.io Page https://thebutterapple24.itch.io/a-ghostly-survival
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/51/a-ghostly-survival

Ratings

Overall 1065th 2.98⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 957th 2.94⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1188th 2.32⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Theme 891th 3.32⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1022th 2.72⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Humor 862th 2.3⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1134th 2.563⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 27🗳️ 42🗨️

Feedback

Ha-kuro
04. Oct 2022 · 03:49 UTC
Smooth gameplay, cool concept too. Could be more polished with some better sound design ~
ChillerTyp
04. Oct 2022 · 06:11 UTC
Pac-Man and the ghosts's neighbors? :-D
NeneChico
04. Oct 2022 · 18:15 UTC
fun a few minutes then realized that i never lose health (only when cath in the corner by ghost). A fix on that will give more fun :)
🎤 TheButterApple24
04. Oct 2022 · 18:24 UTC
Thank you all for your kind comments! I was hoping to get a bugfix out for the issues today but it appears the issues are with my core engine not just the game itself so I'm not sure when I'll be able to fix them! I appreciate the feedback though!
Tomga
04. Oct 2022 · 20:25 UTC
Very simple and fun game! I liked the interesting movement and ability to build up a lot of speed, but sadly it can't be used much, as I just run into walls. Also some backround music would help a looot. But overall very nice game.
PhoenixofForce
04. Oct 2022 · 21:48 UTC
Why is the metal so slippery :o Very nice game, keep it up!
MsPlanlos
04. Oct 2022 · 21:54 UTC
Had my problems with the walking (or floating) controls but other than that a very nice game! (:
moasip
04. Oct 2022 · 21:57 UTC
I had a lot of fun. The mechanic is simple, but it gets really intense when a lot of ghosts spawn. Nice job.
Moonblast
05. Oct 2022 · 02:06 UTC
Interesting mini-game, the inertia of the operation is a bit big, but I think this is also one of the characteristics of the game, making the operation more challenging. In addition, bricks that change in 10 seconds would be better if they were more useful
BoClow
05. Oct 2022 · 06:48 UTC
Really nice smooth movement! Also the graphics were clear and cute. It was enjoyable to play!
It would be nice to have a indicator for when the world is about to change. There could also be some visual and sound indicators of if you hit the ghost or the box. (Death animations for the ghost would be cool too)

Game closed on me both times I reached around 100 points and when I had about 20 health left.

Overall fun little shooting game and I had a blast playing it! :D
🎤 TheButterApple24
05. Oct 2022 · 17:43 UTC
@tomga @phoenixofforce @msplanlos @moasip @moonblast @boclow Thank you all for the kind comments and feedback!
Skel3ton
05. Oct 2022 · 19:19 UTC
It started out fun, but after a while the game crashed. I don't know where the problem is, maybe a problem with the antivirus. anyway, for the moment that I was able to play, I have to say that the movement of the ball definitely needs to be improved, but it was fun
🎤 TheButterApple24
05. Oct 2022 · 19:43 UTC
@skel3ton The crashing is an issue with my C# script engine, essentially randomly after a while the garbage collector destroys the player object! Thanks for the feedback, Im still working on fixing the crash
Augz
05. Oct 2022 · 20:28 UTC
Good game enjoy- love from pakistan
Tommo
05. Oct 2022 · 21:08 UTC
I liked the slidey movement you had actually and the changing layout was fun. Some more sound effects and animation would have rounded it off well!
Slothzilla Games
06. Oct 2022 · 00:35 UTC
Great job on the smooth movement, felt more like I was on ice than metal haha!

Having the ghosts go through boxes makes sense too, though it would have been nice to see them layered over the boxes instead of under maybe? Might make it a bit easier.

Really like the art, overall really well done!
LDJam user 290219
06. Oct 2022 · 06:27 UTC
Hello,I like it
LDJam user 148430
06. Oct 2022 · 10:26 UTC
I like it! Had no problems with crashing :)
It's cool that the ghosts pushes the player
LDJam user 261242
06. Oct 2022 · 12:53 UTC
Good concept! Maybe some more changes like floors will have more fun. Whatever well done!
🎤 TheButterApple24
06. Oct 2022 · 13:07 UTC
I want to send out a huge thanks for the feedback and kind comments! Thanks to you all I reached 20 votes! Still working on fixing the crashes and such, not sure if I'll get them out before the jam ends (since they're game-breaking) but I still want to thank you all for playing and giving feedback!!!
naplz
06. Oct 2022 · 18:02 UTC
Simple but fun game!! I really enjoyed it
Lorwon
06. Oct 2022 · 21:45 UTC
Hi, the concept is a bit simple but it works :)
I had 0 issues playing.
The game is fun but I think that it deserves a bit more diversity.

But overall I really enjoyed playing, good job !
🎤 TheButterApple24
07. Oct 2022 · 12:51 UTC
Hey all! I have just released an update to fix the random crashing bug, as this was a game breaking bug I'm able to do so during the jam!​ After the jam I hope to add more suggested features!
Rendow
07. Oct 2022 · 17:43 UTC
Impressive that you made this in your own custom engine for a jam! The graphics look good the sound effects add a lot to the experience. Well done!
🎤 TheButterApple24
07. Oct 2022 · 19:05 UTC
@rendow Thanks!!! I've been working on the engine for a while but felt it was time to make something during this jam! It's the first game I've created with it aswell!
StupidHobbit
08. Oct 2022 · 15:25 UTC
Game is fun, did not encountered any bugs. Movement feels kinda wierd due to inertia