Junkyard Space Race by BoxedMeatRevolution

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made by BoxedMeatRevolution for Ludum Dare 51 (JAM)

Manage a junkyard racing team of AI pilots.

Search my junkyard for parts to soup up your ships, then buy more parts with your winnings! You ain't my sole customer though, so snap up parts before your opponents get 'em.

There's no end. If ya get 100 coins you have my permission to pat yourself on the back and feel real good.

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Ratings

Overall 443th 3.648⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Fun 446th 3.533⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 288th 3.659⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Theme 967th 3.198⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 494th 3.75⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Audio 439th 3.407⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Humor 371th 3.232⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Mood 417th 3.616⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Given 42🗳️ 65🗨️

Feedback

Gryph0n
04. Oct 2022 · 00:18 UTC
So adorable, absolutely love your aesthetic :)
LDJam user 298987
04. Oct 2022 · 00:23 UTC
Love the artwork, gameplay is pretty fun (although it could use some work). Great job!
Paul Avallone
04. Oct 2022 · 00:56 UTC
This is a neat racing game. I love the art esthetic. The music fits super well. I really appreciate all the little details you put in like little gears fly out when you scrap and the race bar icons at the bottom. Great job with the ship AI. Some things for future expansion: I wasn't quite sure why some items had a white x through them and I wish the ship parts had different pictures to go with their description. Great job!
john-wuller
04. Oct 2022 · 02:32 UTC
This game is amazing! I loved watching the robots just meander their way across the level with the wacky music in the background. There is something just so satisfying about that. My only concern is that I couldn't figure out what button to click when I first started the game up, and I accidentally pressed the spacebar, causing me to start a race without upgrades. Beyond that (which could have been user error), this is a fantastic game!
Aes1
04. Oct 2022 · 04:06 UTC
Cool art, the racing was pretty interesting, the competitiveness main it fun. Nice Game :)
LauraWilkinson
04. Oct 2022 · 20:59 UTC
Love the concept of having 10 seconds to scavenge and cheering on the AI from the sidelines! Picking the certain types was a small curve but great once I figured it out! Good job on the game and art :video_game:
Firebelley
04. Oct 2022 · 22:51 UTC
Artwork is fantastic! Gameplay is also very interesting. Sold all around!
Nija463
04. Oct 2022 · 22:58 UTC
Nice art, nice sound, like the concept and the gameplay progression of the game.
Fuse in a Bowl
05. Oct 2022 · 02:57 UTC
I liked the art style, very fun and wacky :) building your ships was great, I enjoyed tinkering until I started having the only ships that could make it to the end of the run
robobarbie
05. Oct 2022 · 03:10 UTC
Oh my god this is my favorite one so far. So fun!!!!! Literally shouting at my screen for my ships to go faster LKJDSFJHJHKJKFDS
Allie Vera
05. Oct 2022 · 03:40 UTC
Really fun game! I played way longer than I had to just to watch my mighty fleet of two cut down my enemies- I mean win more races. I had equal enjoyment with the scavenging gameplay, tearing my hair out as I tried to get the best of the best for my team (as they deserve). I think I'm gonna return to this one whenever I need a pick-me-up!
nataku92
05. Oct 2022 · 06:34 UTC
This game was really fun and addicting! It's surprisingly entertaining just watching the AI ships bump around. I'm really impressed by the overall polish and the amount of powerup variations!
bozzwtf
06. Oct 2022 · 00:14 UTC
Ha, awesome :space_invader:
FadrikAlexander
06. Oct 2022 · 04:25 UTC
loved the game, I wish we had more input on the race and not stuck there watching or maybe a way to upgrade the AI
DiscoMusic
06. Oct 2022 · 10:52 UTC
Racing auto-battler for life! <3
JoeDev
06. Oct 2022 · 20:45 UTC
This was awesome, what a great spin on simulation management games! The art was awesome! I was a little confused by what to do at the start of the game but got really sucked in after a little while and ended up playing for ages! Could imagine this being a full game, adding in things like piolets with their own funny quirks!
mhorth
06. Oct 2022 · 22:20 UTC
I went through a mental roller coaster on this one:
- These controls don't work very well, I can barely steer.
- Oh I don't steer!
- These upgrades are too cheap, I can keep just buying them all.
- Oh I'm replacing parts, not upgrading them!

In the end I really liked it and am very curious how you pulled of the AI. Sometimes it made silly decisions, but for the most part it was pretty smart. Once I stopped being dumb and realized how the game actually worked, I got really into it, nice job!
LDJam user 235915
07. Oct 2022 · 09:42 UTC
An interesting idea of the game! I really liked it!)
SnappyPath
07. Oct 2022 · 10:37 UTC
The art in the game is beautiful, everything is kept in its own style. The concept is interesting too. Good job!
Tsunscreen
07. Oct 2022 · 15:47 UTC
Pretty cool game, really like all the different ships and components!
AdrianGray
08. Oct 2022 · 18:35 UTC
Actually pretty exciting game, really like the AI feels like they're doing their best but still loose ) losers ))
Art looks good and really like the music!
Good job!
Itskdog
09. Oct 2022 · 01:22 UTC
Love the music and art work. It was fun watching them race. Wish there were some sound effects.
eeperdeheap
09. Oct 2022 · 07:03 UTC
Interesting idea. Pretty nicely executed. Love the art.
triggthediscovery
09. Oct 2022 · 07:32 UTC
Fun game! The art & music all fit together really well, I liked all the little incidental animations in the UI. I wish it was a little harder, it would have been cool if upgrades rest upon the ship blowing up.
Hawkin
09. Oct 2022 · 20:46 UTC
This was a surprise! Definitely a fun one, I could keep playing and playing, trying to min-max my ships. I liked so many aspects of it ... multiple ships, automated racing, the peaceful scavenging and build screen. The fact that this was just one person -- incredible!

It was a little frustrating when teamshots depleted my shields ... but oh well, part of the challenge ;)

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🎤 BoxedMeatRevolution
10. Oct 2022 · 01:47 UTC
@hawkin Glad you liked our game! It was made by four people though, we just have a team account (I can't even imagine making something this big alone haha).
Hawkin
10. Oct 2022 · 01:59 UTC
@boxedmeatrevolution in that case I take back my rating!

Jk jk, great job to everyone!
Akkara
11. Oct 2022 · 17:23 UTC
Cool game, I like the idea and the visuals. Controlling both spaceships at the same time is tricky but I arrived first and second most of the time. The upgrade part of it is useful at first, but once two ships are at max level on every pieces, it becomes pretty useless. but still, Good job!
LDJam user 298334
16. Oct 2022 · 14:29 UTC
Control are difficult but the game is pretty fun.
asfdfdfd
18. Oct 2022 · 19:42 UTC
Weelll, my team are not clever guys, ha-ah