Chaos Mode by vacuum_packed

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made by vacuum_packed for Ludum Dare 52 (JAM)

ChaosMode2.pngYou are late on a date and must clean your apartment before you leave, but your stupid old vacuum robot is low on energy and can only run in chaos mode! Click to place your foot on the ground and direct your robot to harvest all specks of dust as fast as possible.

Controls: * Left mouse click: place foot * Scroll wheel: rotate foot

Ratings

Overall 98th 3.974⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 79th 3.974⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 4th 4.556⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Theme 474th 3.605⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 45th 4.472⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Audio 342th 3.237⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 69th 3.889⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 129th 3.944⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 15🗳️ 7🗨️

Feedback

Undev Games
09. Jan 2023 · 16:09 UTC
Loved the idea!! The foot mechanics is so fun!!

Nice game!
LDJam user 0
09. Jan 2023 · 16:20 UTC
So immersive haha :D Looks good, plays well too.
boostas
09. Jan 2023 · 22:13 UTC
Great concept and fun to play! Controls are easy enough, but the challenge is there! Stupid roombas are way too familiar to me so I felt pain all the way through the game. Only feedback: I wish the movement of the robot would be a bit more predictable - if it hits on the right bumper it should go left and vice verse, this way it would be a tiny bit easier. That, and also, more levels (probably lack of time, but I would highly recommend pursuing this idea further). Good luck!
cat chef
09. Jan 2023 · 22:17 UTC
We've all been there. Love that you can step on the untrademarked vacuum machine to make it stop for a moment. Five stars
anoushcat
09. Jan 2023 · 22:22 UTC
Nice game! The foot control idea is very smart!
Guess I'm not asking for a roomba for my birthday after all
nullval
11. Jan 2023 · 14:43 UTC
Amazing idea and gameplay, it's really funny :laughing:
Spaint
11. Jan 2023 · 19:42 UTC
Cool idea, but robot stuck up in furniture a couple of times for me and i had to restart.
joker15277
13. Jan 2023 · 10:18 UTC
I really liked the way the game looks. It's stylish!
Local Minimum
19. Jan 2023 · 17:53 UTC
Really cool entry, I like the controls! Feels like I haven't seen stuff like that before. And though I've never lived with a robot, the movement felt quite realistic and worked well with the feet.

It would have been great with some hectic music and maybe the character could say stuff when the robot isn't doing the right thing. Like getting stuck at the wall for a bit. Or if there seems to be no progress in specks collected or real progress towards closest speck being made. That would have added a lot to the mood and humor of the game.

But as a very interesting puzzle I liked it a lot.
Joror
21. Jan 2023 · 21:14 UTC
Pretty hilarious premise, and pretty graphics & lighting. The bounces were sometimes a bit strange in tight corners and lil bot could get stuck a bit.
Nevertheless simple but effective, well done.
Augmotic
25. Jan 2023 · 04:04 UTC
The premise is so simple but so well done lol
Lighting and models are clean and crisp.
tsuyurikuraudo
25. Jan 2023 · 05:17 UTC
Interesting idea! I used to imagine that I can direct the vacuum robot like this if I have one:)
MaiMai
25. Jan 2023 · 05:50 UTC
What? This is so tight for a jam game!
I loved the foot mechanic, alternating feet - and how they rotate depending on the direction from the source. Just brilliant.
And I have actually tried to direct my Roomba:tm: with this method so extra points for realism :laughing:
Great job!