LudumData

Red Harvester by Forgin Bits

[raw]
made by Forgin Bits for Ludum Dare 52 (JAM)

Red Harvester

Rover has the best job in the world. Rover plants and harvests crops on Mars. And soon, with all of Rover's work, many Humans can join Rover on Mars !

Intro.png

What is it ?

Red harvester is a top down arcade survival game where you drive Rover to harvest ressources, plant new seeds and avoid Mars's notoriously bad weather, aka a big hurricane.

How to play ?

HowToPlay.png

Controls

Move Rover with [Arrow keys] OR [W,A,S,D keys] or [Z,Q,S,D keys]

Plant seeds with [Spacebar]

Screenshot4.png

Made by one person for Ludum Dare 52 : Harvest.

You can play the Web version on Itch.io, but you can also download a Windows version which runs much smoother (link at the bottom of the Itch.io page).

Have fun and thanks for playing !

Cheers, Simon / Forgin' Bits

Link https://forgin-bits.itch.io/red-harvester
Link https://forgin-bits.itch.io/red-harvester
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/red-harvester

Ratings

Overall 157th 3.875⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 165th 3.792⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 166th 3.688⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 208th 4.021⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 255th 3.94⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Audio 114th 3.826⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 402th 2.9⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 226th 3.727⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 17🗳️ 23🗨️

Feedback

fargred
08. Jan 2023 · 21:57 UTC
I was a bit confused in the beginning as I didn't make the connection between planting and the energy/oygen, but overall a fun experience. I also liked the sandstorm!
greenphox
08. Jan 2023 · 22:04 UTC
Really nice game. The graphics were pretty good and the movement was smooth. Well done! I really liked the game concept, and the implementation of the theme. Wonderful game! My only suggestion would be to make smaller tornadoes.
Also, one time, I managed to resupply with power while having 0 power left, but unfortunately the game did end, despite having more than 0 power when the game over screen rolled out.
Of course, this is a tiny detail, and your game is amazing! Kudos!
square wave
08. Jan 2023 · 22:09 UTC
I love the calming music, and the general feeling of being a cute little rover trying to help the humans. Also I've never been thanked and complimented by a game before, so that little message was nice :)
LDJam user 49756
08. Jan 2023 · 23:32 UTC
Nice chill experience, it's easy to understand the rules. It's pleasant to move around with this little robot, planting and gathering resources for itself and humanity! ^^
johnnysix
08. Jan 2023 · 23:41 UTC
I really liked the concept, the rover is a little unforgiving with a very sharp oversteer at high speeds, it'd be cool if the steering speed eased off as you increased speed, but conversely increased to almost bump-steer to get those hard to reach pickups. :smile:

Also, the robot art in the logo is awesome, it'd be cool to get closer to the player if you fleshed out the level art to match the concept. :smiley:
LDJam user 12890
09. Jan 2023 · 13:46 UTC
Well done game with polish, good job! The 3d aspect to the top down gives it a good feel.
nyxkn
09. Jan 2023 · 17:54 UTC
Such a beautiful game! What a great mood and atmosphere. Really fitting music and really nice sound effects. Gameplay is also quite solid. I found the enegry meter to be a bit too punishing and I was spending most of my time refilling energy. Otherwise no complaints. Great work!
Knatterton
09. Jan 2023 · 19:20 UTC
Love the polish here, sound, ux, it all feels really nice and juicy.
Also getting strong Wall-E vibes from the little rover, super cute stuff!
Great attention to detail and amazing work for just one weekend!
maxflav
09. Jan 2023 · 19:25 UTC
I love the vibe of this! The little robot that could.
aka_tim
09. Jan 2023 · 23:10 UTC
Nice job! feels super solid, the rover handles surprisingly well I think you nailed that. Art was amazing. I maybe would reduce the resource spawn rates, but no less a good game :)
Phillip Scott
10. Jan 2023 · 11:29 UTC
Nice Entry -felt like Wall-E meats Matt Damon :smile: addictive, Just could not keep up with the energy

![image_2023-01-10_112901991.png](///raw/123/b3/z/55dfa.png)
MegaFocus
10. Jan 2023 · 18:52 UTC
Graphics were very good. The controls were a little bit hard to get. And also great art by midjourney :smirk:
LDJam user 280509
11. Jan 2023 · 06:08 UTC
Great vibe as a silent diligent cute rover!

I always failed to escape from the hurricane and kept crashing on the rocks. My drivers' license should expire XD
Neeeb_
11. Jan 2023 · 21:40 UTC
Really fun and satisfying. Controls are tight and feel just right. Feels great to deposit long chains of seeds!
IanLux
11. Jan 2023 · 22:41 UTC
Quite interesting game!
Didn't expect to instantly die to the tornado though haha
If you feel like expanding it, new hazards or maps/planets would be really cool.
Overall great job!
Thierry
11. Jan 2023 · 23:47 UTC
Das Spiel macht Spaß und fühlt sich sehr poliert an, besonders die Animationen im UI verstärken das. Die idyllische Hintergrundmusik passt gut zur Atmosphäre, mir gefällt es!
chompdev
13. Jan 2023 · 06:07 UTC
Neat game! The graphics are clean and the driving is a good challenge. I like keeping an eye on the gauges so you can decide what to pick up next in your limited inventory. The music and sound effects are nice. It's handy having multiple drop-off points, too. The pesky space-tornado is always out to get me! :)
Orhu
14. Jan 2023 · 01:02 UTC
Great work on this! I really love how clean the visuals are and how deliberately designed the movement is. You did a really amazing job on this. I would've liked to have more of an idea of where storms would go since they seem to move. I don't really know how best to deal with them, but I'm sure if I played more I'd figure it out. This was a really solid game!
ArtsyOmni
14. Jan 2023 · 23:32 UTC
Dang, this game is pretty punishing! =P But I kept trying to last longer each time. That energy is definitely hard to keep up. I haven't managed to get to 50 people yet, but I'm going to try a bit longer and see if I can optimize.

Something I haven't yet managed to figure out is if the storm path is responsive to your movements or if there's a fixed pattern. I'm definitely convinced that 47 is probably the highest score you can hope to get.
Eranot
22. Jan 2023 · 01:21 UTC
Good job! Simple gameplay, but you used well the theme. Audio is very well done.
PSV Games Studio
26. Jan 2023 · 19:55 UTC
Cool game! The concept is quite interesting. The graphics are beautiful, the music is nice and the gameplay is well polished. Good job!od job!