Bubble Rancher by recursor
Harvest and sort bubbles, but don't pop too many of them.

Version History
v0.15 - BUGFIX: Bubbles should not move player or pusher.
v0.14 - Fixed Level 7 bug that made it un-completable.
v0.13 - Fixed typing sound continuing for too long.
| Link | https://pixelbyte.itch.io/bubble-rancher |
| Link | https://proto.pixelbytestudios.com/jams/src/LD52-recursor-src.zip |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/bubble-rancher |
Ratings
| Overall | 84th | 3.739⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 101th | 3.63⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 38th | 3.909⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 256th | 3.205⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 245th | 3.136⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 160th | 3.214⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 51th | 3.65⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 167th | 3.275⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 14🗳️ | 21🗨️ |
To be very honest, the controls still feel a bit finicky. It is hard to balance making the bubbles move a looooooong distance without popping, so some puzzles feel like a challenge of patience more than anything else, but I think there is the kernel of something really good in this idea.
The sound effects were delightful :-D
Great job!
Also, most perfect sound effect on transitions between levels. 😄👍
I stumbled across a level that seems to have a bug, maybe? the container says [Large] but there are no Large bubbles in the level, maybe it was supposed to say [Medium]? The jam rules allow for bug fixes (as long as they don't come with new features), so if this is the case, you are allowed to fix it!

Critiques: I think the difficulty curve could be a little softer. The pushers are a little frustrating to work since they keep rotating even when they are deactivated. Also, the level: "A Bubble Test" revealed an issue with how the required bubbles are detected and ended up not telling me that I couldn't complete the level.
