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Under Cow-ver by cbab

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made by cbab for Ludum Dare 52 (JAM)

Your farm has not been producing very well, but you still need to bring something to the farmers market next week!

The only answer: Under the cover of night, steal the harvest from your neighbours! But beware, there are surveillance cows watching for intruders. If they catch you (and you don't have any food to bribe them), you'll be turned in.

Can you pull off the heist before dawn?

You can leave with your collected crops at any time before dawn arrives. Will you play it safe and leave with a little, or stay until the last second to harvest every single crop?

WASD or Arrows Keys to move.

Press "E" to steal crops.

Mouse to navigate menus.

All code and design, as well as the background music were made for Ludum Dare 52.

  • Sound effects and visuals came from other sources. -
Link https://theaaronator17.itch.io/under-cow-ver
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/under-cow-ver

Ratings

Overall 405th 3.5⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 552th 3.105⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 421th 3.263⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 99th 4.211⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 322th 3.306⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Humor 242th 3.306⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 496th 3.306⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 18🗳️ 14🗨️

Feedback

Iluvatar
09. Jan 2023 · 10:11 UTC
Cute little game. I know the assets weren't yours, but still, good choice of graphics. Gameplay is fun, I like the idea of sneaking around not getting caught by cows haha.
Loig
09. Jan 2023 · 11:53 UTC
Good idea, I like that you have to harvest the things that hide you from the cows. Congratulations on making this!

It is sometimes a bit annoying that you get stuck for a while without knowing why (I guess collision detection is approximative) and that you cannot really control which wheat tile you will cut.
Ragenord
09. Jan 2023 · 21:11 UTC
Really cool game, everything works together nicely!
chompdev
09. Jan 2023 · 21:11 UTC
Pleasantly surprised to see a stealth game for this theme! I thought this was a pretty unique Harvest idea and was implemented well. The patrolling cows are funny and work great, and I enjoyed the mechanic where you go for higher-value food bundles to get 10 score at a time instead of harvesting individual crops. Great job!
Hélicule
10. Jan 2023 · 21:20 UTC
That's a very surprising take on the theme, it's very refreshing! The character is sometimes confusing to move when he gets stuck in the corners, but otherwise it's really fun to play :)
Mololo
10. Jan 2023 · 22:36 UTC
Cool game. I liked the idea. The possibility to change the volume would gave been great, but overall a good entry.
LDJam user 8951
11. Jan 2023 · 06:01 UTC
That would be funny if you put police flashlights instead of the cow's hors and the siren sound when they catch you.
Spaint
11. Jan 2023 · 19:32 UTC
Cool idea to harvest something that shields you by being there. Sound is too loud. Got quickly tired of pressing "E" every time, some other way of harvesting would feel much better.
giuti
11. Jan 2023 · 21:11 UTC
Such a cool concept! Really enjoyed playing and love how original your take on the theme was. Great job!
deimos
12. Jan 2023 · 17:45 UTC
I like how you can havest all the crops in a row when you stand in the middle of them, pretty satisfying. I think the game would be even better there's a clearer goal set for each level so the player will know what to expect.
AdamsMcCall
12. Jan 2023 · 22:30 UTC
Fun little game :) The collision of the player was a bit weird since it looks like he is 1 tile big but sometimes he cant go through a 2 tiles gap but other than that the experience was smooth :thumbsup:
cat chef
13. Jan 2023 · 18:06 UTC
This is a really strong entry! I think the best ludum dare submissions are good at consolidating mechanics so more can get accomplished, here I think combining your objective (the crops) and your cover from vision spheres lead to really tense gameplay and interesting maps! Hats off for that idea.

My one criticism is that there doesn't seem to be a win condition that I've found, but the gameplay still felt exciting and juicy. Congratulations on such a good game!
Aune
14. Jan 2023 · 12:39 UTC
Very very cool, well done!

The system of "I don't get everything back to keep a cover" is really well found.

I just wish we could see the box that will be harvested.

Cool effect for the day lift !
Fluri
15. Jan 2023 · 20:30 UTC
Simple little game of being a bad neighbor hehe. Spamming "e" got repetitive and I didn't quite know which crop would be harvested when I was standing next to them. There wasn't really a consequence for being caught by the cows since the food stacked from previous levels.
BeeeeBoooo
17. Jan 2023 · 10:44 UTC
Hello! I loved your game! It reminds me of Tractor Tipping from that old Cars game. The harvesting feels just a bit too slow, plus i did not know that walking back to where u started madde you exit from the level so I did that accidently at the first level.
The pixel art is lovely and I love the lazer eyes of the cows.
My team also had the though of remaking the game I mentioned so I'm like: Great mind think alike hihi >:3
(we did not end up making that game though so ur clearly better)
LDJam user 248799
17. Jan 2023 · 11:44 UTC
Fun idea ! Simple but strong :)

I was a little frustrated by the bounding volume of the player, I can't go between two corns:
![Screenshot 2023-01-17 124112.png](///raw/fdb/c3/z/56944.png)

Nice sneaky music also, well gone !
minjutin
17. Jan 2023 · 13:52 UTC
The more you collect, the harder it becomes. I think you have executed that in a way that is unusual - by making collectibles more than just collectibles. Very nice idea