Vermin Attack by stevepixelface

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made by stevepixelface for Ludum Dare 52 (JAM)

Description

It's harvest time and the farm is under attack by vermin. You must take up your trusty clubs and protect your crops.

How To Play

Use the <- and -> arrow keys for movement. The farmer will whack the vermin automatically. The harvest will be protected once you whack 100 vermin.

Difficulty gradually increases and is toned down for the jam. Everyone should be able to finish the game within a couple of tries.

Screenshots

gameplay-1.PNG

gameplay-2.PNG

menu.PNG

* My Links *

https://www.youtube.com/c/StevePixelFace

https://twitter.com/StevePixelFace

https://github.com/stevepixelface

Ratings

Overall 172th 3.854⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 97th 3.938⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 445th 3.229⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 712th 3.042⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Humor 267th 3.25⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 315th 3.587⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Given 23🗳️ 25🗨️

Feedback

mrnotcrazy
09. Jan 2023 · 19:00 UTC
I loved it so much I started whacking Vermin in my own garden!
ffrusik
09. Jan 2023 · 19:03 UTC
Nice short game. Very loved the combat system and increasing of difficulty. Music and art are clear and handsome! Funny experience)
recursor
09. Jan 2023 · 19:48 UTC
Simple yet fun and quite stressful as I began to approach 100.
Aarimous
09. Jan 2023 · 23:04 UTC
For being such a simple little game you were able to make it feel so good. Love all the screen shake, sound effects, and minimal color pallet. Congrats on making a game in one weekend! Cheers!
miloti
10. Jan 2023 · 11:50 UTC
Simple but super polished! Progression also scales in a really nice way. Hitting two moles at the same time feels super satisfying. Amazing job
Skoufakis
10. Jan 2023 · 12:49 UTC
Small Game, Big Fun :D
LDJam user 221750
10. Jan 2023 · 16:45 UTC
Nice game, it is small but polished! I think it'd be more fun if attacking wasn't automatic? But why not!
Zakku
11. Jan 2023 · 10:43 UTC
Loved it ! Simple yet addictive ! Yeah ! Congrats the vibe is unpecable, the polish is there
rohanmoon
11. Jan 2023 · 11:52 UTC
Awww yiss love me some whack-a-mole. Very cute, well implemented.
Bardia Crunch
11. Jan 2023 · 11:55 UTC
one of the most intense vermin whacking games I've ever played

I like it alot , it's realy well polished
BurnsDesigns
11. Jan 2023 · 11:57 UTC
Small game, but well suited for a game jam. The art style is very consistent and looks well together. Also gave clear indication of where moles were coming with very simple sprites. Very effective!

Well done!
TheOtherSamP
11. Jan 2023 · 12:04 UTC
Incredibly simple gameplay, yet somehow addictively fun! I wish it went a little longer, I was in a good rhythm when I got to 100 and would have liked to keep going.

The instructions were slightly unclear. At first I thought that I lost lives if a rat came up underneath me and bit my feet, and didn't realise that I lost them for missing one. Once I worked it out, it clicked very comfortably.

Graphics and music are cute. Simple and effective, although not very tied to the Harvest theme.

I wish there was a highscore mode that kept ramping up infinitely.
TheOtherSamP
11. Jan 2023 · 12:06 UTC
I wonder whether a version of this would work as a rhythm game. Part of me wanted the thwacking to sync with the music, but maybe that would hurt the rhythm of the gameplay. Perhaps the music could adapt to match the rhythm of the thwacks.
Hamb
11. Jan 2023 · 12:07 UTC
Simple and very good realization. The game feels really crisp and satisfying, everything works well together. I wish the whacking was not automatic, it was not much of a challenge as is. Maybe an evolution in game mechanics other than the speeding up of the pace would make it really stand out. Overall a really nice accomplishment, well done !
FishMasterino
11. Jan 2023 · 22:27 UTC
Makes me think of a wario ware mini game, which is always a nice thing to say. The screen shake and audio feedback work really well
Fluri
12. Jan 2023 · 12:10 UTC
Simple and clean :) satisfying to wack their silly little heads. Controlling when the player wacks would make it more involved and perhaps there can be an enemy type later on that requires two wacks.
TRSTHSTRS
16. Jan 2023 · 07:57 UTC
i really like the simplicity of the sprites and the game! color palette is nice too! screenshake is nice. had no bugs at all. Music is nice. Controls are easy to understand. Nice job!
boumusic
16. Jan 2023 · 10:11 UTC
simple, easy to pick up, overall a really fun short experience!
ArqSenpai
16. Jan 2023 · 10:15 UTC
Very simple but I enjoyed it a lot! Everything work really well together and feels polished with simple controls. Musics are dopes, feedbacks and sfx are efficients, I love the little intro, and graphics are very cute!

Love it :heart:
amarokczukay
19. Jan 2023 · 10:00 UTC
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simple but very nice game! i like how minimalist things are, they don't need more. Sweet art, nice gameplay (having to be on the side of the mole but not on top of it was kinda original), understandable goal… great execution, everything was fluid!

got it on my first run hehe
LuhUchiha
19. Jan 2023 · 21:49 UTC
Great game! I only miss a "high score" mode.
Local Minimum
21. Jan 2023 · 20:03 UTC
I managed to get to the end, which with these types of entries doesn't happen all too often. That I did manage with full health says something about it being kind of on the easy side at the moment. But I'm not complaining.

The controls were nice in their simplicity and it was very satisfying to be able to wack with both arms at the same time.

For increased complexity one could imagine a second row of crops though it will add two keys... or zooming out to have a bit more slots where they can appear. But it was fun and a bit stressful as it was now.