Release The Bus by Omaewander

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made by Omaewander for Ludum Dare 51 (JAM)

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Playing this game, you will be the Brave Driver of a booby-trapped bus on a highway full of danger.

Help the brave SWAT get the bombs out of the bus and free you from the trouble!

Helicopter with SWAT arrives EVERY 10 SECONDS

Don't miss your opportunity

CONTROLS:

A - Left turn

D - Right turn

R - Restart

Esc - Pause

SCREENSHOTS:

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Ratings

Overall 844th 3.25⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Fun 654th 3.297⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1036th 2.75⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Theme 948th 3.234⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 714th 3.435⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Audio 461th 3.355⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Humor 326th 3.321⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Mood 903th 3.071⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Given 8🗳️ 22🗨️

Feedback

Usenrame
03. Oct 2022 · 19:42 UTC
I lost my patience playa
Rose
03. Oct 2022 · 20:23 UTC
Fun theme! Who knew driving a bus was so hard? The driving mechanic (and the limited field of view) is tricky but I started to get the hang of it after playing more, which is satisfying.
🎤 Omaewander
03. Oct 2022 · 20:54 UTC
@rose Thank you so much!
🎤 Omaewander
03. Oct 2022 · 20:54 UTC
@usenrame Thank you!
Raivk
03. Oct 2022 · 21:13 UTC
Cool entry!
Keerti Shetty
03. Oct 2022 · 21:17 UTC
Nice sound effects first thought helicopter came to rescue me but it exploded my bus man
nice controls
Motti
03. Oct 2022 · 21:20 UTC
This is so fun to play, love it!
LDJam user 261453
03. Oct 2022 · 21:20 UTC
Love it
martysarc
03. Oct 2022 · 21:29 UTC
Great idea and lots of fun!
BayLock
03. Oct 2022 · 21:30 UTC
Great game...Really cool graphics. Got a little confused and found it hard to get the actual objective but got the hook after a while.
DavidBradbury
03. Oct 2022 · 21:34 UTC
Nice work! Can't seem to rate the game, but I enjoyed the look and gameplay. Kept oversteering at first hitting the wall but got used to it. Would maybe like to see another layer as the rounds go on (Cross through a city? Avoid animals or pedestrians? etc...) but still had a good time! Nice work!
SoCrazzy
03. Oct 2022 · 21:34 UTC
Nice Game! I Love the wiggle of the bus when you drift left and right!
Pygargue_pirate
03. Oct 2022 · 21:36 UTC
Really Game ! I love the graphics !
PBG
03. Oct 2022 · 21:36 UTC
Fun! Looks great, and a nice twist on an auto runner. Is it possible to win? The bomb number seems to go up and done. Anyways, looks great and fits the theme nicely. Well done!
LDJam user 250905
03. Oct 2022 · 21:37 UTC
That was great! I had a few problems starting out, with how the bus controlled; but after a little while of getting used to it I really enjoyed the game! My one complaint would probably be how the SWAT helicopters spawn randomly, regardless of if there's a car in the way... But other than that, I really liked it! Something about the graphics struck me as neat, specifically the explosions, so good job! :laughing: (I wish you had ratings enabled, I would love to grade it...)
Chonghan Wang
03. Oct 2022 · 21:42 UTC
this is fun, I am impressed by the turning too long caused drifting effects. Always doge the SWAT at the beginning
01edward01
03. Oct 2022 · 21:49 UTC
The turning mechanic is very fun! loved it!
Joshua Denk
03. Oct 2022 · 21:52 UTC
The movement in particular is really fun! Right on the edge of out of control
Valentinis
03. Oct 2022 · 21:55 UTC
Coool
Ryan Macumber
03. Oct 2022 · 21:56 UTC
Love it, very cool and straight forward, great feel and control, although it took me awhile to figure out what I was supposed to be doing to the swat guys, some story or context might of helped in addition to possibly other ui guidance
Kman
03. Oct 2022 · 21:56 UTC
I really like the game! The movement is interesting and the concept is great. I never thought I would play a game like this! Great job! Really fun to play!
saintchristopher777
03. Oct 2022 · 21:57 UTC
Nice Game! Graphics, sound, and controls are all really smooth. The page isn't letting me rate it for some reason though :-(
MistaGiggles
03. Oct 2022 · 21:59 UTC
Really fun, very chaotic but a great concept
c4ris
03. Oct 2022 · 22:02 UTC
The detail you spent in the bus controls shows I had fun trying to figure out the best possible way to sneak by the cars. I was able to position the bus between two lanes for awhile but a larger vehicle came through and ended my streak. I think the counter is a little confusing if it goes up when you get the swat team to remove a bomb. Great game, had me eagerly playing a few rounds.
🎤 Omaewander
03. Oct 2022 · 23:13 UTC
@saintchristopher777 Thank you so much!! I made a mistake and opt-out all ratings ha ha
🎤 Omaewander
03. Oct 2022 · 23:14 UTC
@c4ris Thank you!!! btw i turn on ratings
🎤 Omaewander
03. Oct 2022 · 23:19 UTC
@kman Appreciate that! thank you, Btw i enable rating ha ha, made a little mistake
🎤 Omaewander
03. Oct 2022 · 23:24 UTC
@ryan-macumber Ha ha yeah, my game design little mistake. Didn't think about players understanding. Btw I've enabled ratings, forgot to do that at start
saintchristopher777
03. Oct 2022 · 23:27 UTC
@omaewander Nice, rated!
🎤 Omaewander
03. Oct 2022 · 23:28 UTC
@joshua-denk Thank you!!!!! by the way ive enabled rating, forgot to do that at start
🎤 Omaewander
03. Oct 2022 · 23:30 UTC
@01edward01 Thanks! Very glad you liked it! Btw i enabled rating
🎤 Omaewander
03. Oct 2022 · 23:34 UTC
@chonghan-wang Ha ha, still my bad as game designer. Thanks for feedback! Btw i enabled rating!
🎤 Omaewander
03. Oct 2022 · 23:36 UTC
@sephowepho Thanks! Ha ha For that you can just skip one helicopter, but after you skipped 2, you will lose :D And yeah, btw, i enabled rating :)
🎤 Omaewander
03. Oct 2022 · 23:40 UTC
@raivk Thank you :)
🎤 Omaewander
03. Oct 2022 · 23:41 UTC
@keerti-shetty Thank you!!! A helicopter delivers Swat to clear the bus. Btw i enabled rating, made a little mistake at start :3
🎤 Omaewander
03. Oct 2022 · 23:46 UTC
@motti Thanks! Appreciate that! Btw i enabled rating!
🎤 Omaewander
03. Oct 2022 · 23:50 UTC
@martysarc Thank you! btw i enabled rating!
🎤 Omaewander
03. Oct 2022 · 23:53 UTC
@saintchristopher777 Thanks agian!
🎤 Omaewander
03. Oct 2022 · 23:55 UTC
@davidbradbury Thank you! Btw i enabled rating, it was my mistake ha ha! I planned to add some layers like city or desert, but have not enough time!
🎤 Omaewander
04. Oct 2022 · 00:05 UTC
@socrazzy Thank you so much! By the way, i've enabled rating, forgot to do it at start
🎤 Omaewander
04. Oct 2022 · 00:06 UTC
@pygargue-pirate That's awesome! Thanks a lot. Btw i enabled rating!
🎤 Omaewander
04. Oct 2022 · 00:08 UTC
@pbg Thanks a lot! You can win if beat my record lvl 6 😎
DJTequila
04. Oct 2022 · 01:13 UTC
The way the bus sways and sounds makes it feel really satisfying to control. Well done!
lavendaggers
04. Oct 2022 · 21:11 UTC
Fun and made me laugh!
🎤 Omaewander
04. Oct 2022 · 21:45 UTC
@lavendaggers Thank you!
KayLALALAValentine
04. Oct 2022 · 22:58 UTC
This is a really fun game! I can’t control very well though aaa!! I keep crashing into the wall!!! Love it though
Dae_udain
04. Oct 2022 · 23:02 UTC
This game just has really great game feel to it. The sound effects are really well done, and you can feel the impact of the explosions very well. I do think the bus driver would have a lot more success if he wasn't driving face first into traffic though :)
Dae_udain
04. Oct 2022 · 23:03 UTC
Also, for people having trouble rating the game, simply click on the creator's profile (omaewander), click on his games, and then click the Ludum Dare 51 entry. It'll take you to the main jam page, where the ratings are now visible.
velvetlobster
04. Oct 2022 · 23:07 UTC
interesting take on the car lane game. I would like the bus to take a bit longer or a harder hit to get a gamer over though, cause it is pretty satisfying to hit on things and destroy the cars, far too satisfying to want to avoid them lol.
rodolfodth
04. Oct 2022 · 23:13 UTC
the phonk made me play even more :P
johnnysix
04. Oct 2022 · 23:16 UTC
This was fun ! It'd be cool to see a different view of the bus when you fail, like you have in the beauty render, to really showcase the explosions! Great particle fx there!
omphh
04. Oct 2022 · 23:18 UTC
Nice graphics and bus is fun to control. I'd say moving the camera behind the bus would of worked better, but quickly got used to it being where it is anyway! Like others, wasn't sure what to do with swat, but when I hit once, made started making sense. Good job!! :v:
Misfire_dev
05. Oct 2022 · 13:11 UTC
the track goes hard, the gameplay is good, its an absolutely solid game
neowhoru
05. Oct 2022 · 19:00 UTC
really cool game, nice gameplay and very great graphics.
ironjeff
05. Oct 2022 · 19:16 UTC
very funny game =) nice job team!
🎤 Omaewander
05. Oct 2022 · 19:26 UTC
@ironjeff Thanks! And btw i was alone xD
🎤 Omaewander
05. Oct 2022 · 19:27 UTC
@neowhoru @misfire-dev @omphh @johnnysix @rodolfodth @velvetlobster @dae-udain @kaylalalavalentine Thank you very much for playing my game and for feedback. I really appreciate that! <3
LDJam user 308298
05. Oct 2022 · 19:50 UTC
Nice but the bus runs on oil
DrummerManSam
05. Oct 2022 · 19:57 UTC
Pretty chill game ha. I like how the movement of the bus feels as you drift around cars and its funny when the swat guy flies out of the bus after getting the bomb. Nice job!
🎤 Omaewander
16. Oct 2022 · 14:37 UTC
@lame-rat Thank you! ha ha
🎤 Omaewander
16. Oct 2022 · 14:37 UTC
@drummermansam Thank you, appreciate that! <3