Lil Trash Friend by Lowkey Interactive

made by Lowkey Interactive for Ludum Dare 51 (JAM)

Nothing goes right in Mr. Raccoon's love life. In a desperate attempt to reclaim his beloved, he'll do anything, even stealing from the human burrow.

ABOUT:

Lil Trash Friend is a stealth game in which you play the unexpected thief Mr.Raccoon whose objective is to steal, without being detected, a list of items that Ms.Raccoon desperately wants.

SNEAKY: Move strategically in a real-time grid system without getting spotted !

STRONK: Mr.Raccoon is not the strongest raccoons and cannot hold an object for more than 10 seconds without dropping it. Ms.Raccoon will never accept an object too dirty. Predict your path, use pillows as storage space to stall and plan your next move and get your findings to the burrow without them slipping out of your paws!

THONK: Change the laser layout like a master thief, use your best sidesteps to dodge cameras or pets to survive this fortress!

VIBIN': Enjoy this offbeat stealth game with a jazzy soundtrack specially composed for this jam.

HOW TO PLAY:

Gameplay Goal:

Find and bring back items from Mrs.Raccoon’ list without getting spotted or without dropping it. An item too dirty won’t spawn back, so be careful!

Pillow sytem:

Pillows are storage spaces! Drop items into one of these pillows and their timers will pause. Perfect to plan your next move!

Scoring system:

Bring at least 3 items for the first star to unlock the next level. Continue the challenge, bring all items and aim for the best score with 3 stars!

Obstacles:

Many obstacles will stand in your way. Be very attentive to them as the first mistake is the end of the run.

CONTROLS:

QWSD / ZQSD to move around

hold SPACE to hold loot

Press E to interact with items (collectable/doors/levers)

Press ESC to pause

Trailer :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA4teQPrBiA

Hope you enjoy! :smile:

Link	https://lowkey-interactive.itch.io/lil-trash-friend
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/51/lil-trash-friend

Ratings

Overall	103^th	4.053⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Fun	86^th	4.079⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	234^th	3.737⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Theme	455^th	3.789⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	114^th	4.333⭐	23🧑‍⚖️
Audio	132^th	3.947⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Humor	46^th	4.184⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Mood	141^th	4⭐	19🧑‍⚖️
Given		23🗳️	16🗨️

Feedback

Igor Morgun

04. Oct 2022 · 17:17 UTC

Bro its look really funny,make more game in this style!

Numb

05. Oct 2022 · 21:16 UTC

Marvelous style and gameplay! Really look forward to see it finished

Robin49

05. Oct 2022 · 21:31 UTC

Wo, it's a very cool game. I like what you did with the interpretation of the theme. i tryed the two first level but i did not understood what to do when you finish to steal the items.

MossGames

05. Oct 2022 · 21:31 UTC

Really cool art style and interesting take on the stealth genre. Unfortunately it was a little slow on my low end machine but still really enjoy what I could play!

Oakhardt

05. Oct 2022 · 21:34 UTC

I liked it! Was pretty neat that you need to plan ahead! The visuels are really cute. I didn't like the mashing of buttons to be faster. A sprint key would be nicer I think - maybe with stamina. Oh and at my third try at the end I got the last item successfully (remote), but the time ticking went on endlessly and nothing ever happend :( Sorry Ms. Raccoon.

xsangyhix

05. Oct 2022 · 21:43 UTC

Very polished game, I only got out of bounds once ; ). In all fairnes you've had a big team and you definitely capitalized on that. I think the third level slipped under the radar because it seemed broken. Two levels would definitely be good too for a game jam this short. Keep up the good work.

Alexis Brochec

05. Oct 2022 · 21:44 UTC

Amazing game, the visual are beautiful, the gameplay is simple yet very fun and we keep on looking for the best exit way. Is it normal that the dog does nothing ? because is anamtion/sound animation is amazing and i was hoping at some point he would run after us.
Just a quick bug: at the end when you bring the last item, nothing happen, the ticking keeps on.

Outside of that, congrat for this amzing little game.
You could easely expend into a proper game.

infinitycore

06. Oct 2022 · 05:52 UTC

great art style. Control scheme is a bit weird. Also, ran into a bug on the first level when getting the last item which made me unable to complete the level (it counted the item but also didn't, which led to me aimlessly wandering the level with the countdown clock continuously going non-stop, same thing as @oakhardt I would imagine). Until I went back and read the controls on this page, I thought the first level was actually unwinnable; some sort of tutorial would do wonders.

n.feofentov

06. Oct 2022 · 07:07 UTC

Very fun conceprt and cool graphics and sound! I wish it has more fluid movement mechanic instead of grid-based one. Personally I've being abusing it by quickly tapping and moving diagonally. But overall it was fun. Great job!

Tamasik

06. Oct 2022 · 13:19 UTC

A really fun game and visuals too. His girlfriend is too demanding :P.

Savolae

06. Oct 2022 · 19:55 UTC

Very cool, love the artstyle. Really liked how I had to think first how to "set up" the route so I could get back in only 10 seconds. Good job!

Sohei

07. Oct 2022 · 11:30 UTC

The game is very funny! Little racoon is so adorable. Great visuals and solid gameplay. Thanks for participating, you've done a great job in 72 hours. I'll keep this entry in my GameJam library.

Akkara

08. Oct 2022 · 15:33 UTC

It's a really nice game with a great polish. It doesn't need much to be a commercial game. Great job to everyone in the team!

🎤 Lowkey Interactive

10. Oct 2022 · 15:24 UTC

Hey everyone !
Thanks you all for the feedbacks and love ! We are so glad you enjoyed playing Lil Trash Friend !

@akkara , @sohei , @savolae , @tamasik , @xsangyhix , @mossgames , @numb , @igor-morgun
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@n-feofentov - We asked ourselves what we wanted to go with between free and grid based movement, but it was a fun challenge both in gameplay, level design and art to make it grid based !

@infinitycore - Sorry that you encountered a bug. We indeed miss a quick in game tutorial but we were missing time to create and implement it.
Hope you liked the game nevertheless !

@alexis-brochec - Thanks for your lovely feedback.
The dog don't run after you but it has animations, and we should indeed show them more.

@oakhardt sorry for the bug ! For the sprint advice, i agree with you. Yet, we wanted to create a feeling of thrill when moving as fast as possible is needed. One key for sprint probably won't give the exact same feeling.

@robin49 Thanks buddy ! we definitly should have add a better feedback for the win conditions.

Kalendhos

10. Oct 2022 · 23:09 UTC

I love all designs, especially the character and the wife. The game is pretty cool, even if I don't really like to tap on the keyboard so fast (But for the gameplay, you have to choose your speed and it's cool).

The level is well balanced. Some traps, but not too many. And it's beautiful.

I also have the bug at the end when I give the last item, in my two games. :(

However, very good job !

HOLYPERSON

11. Oct 2022 · 02:18 UTC

On my first play i couldn't see the buttons on the map, they really blend in with the room. other then that Visiuals are soo cutee! Gameplay is fun. Great Job!

LePoulet

11. Oct 2022 · 06:02 UTC

Nice use of the theme. All the team did good job, art and sound are marvelous, gameplay is nice, 10 sec is short sometimes. If you want to test our game, it's about a rabbit who need to bring back carrot to his lover, idea are close from yours.