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Cropsweeper by Duncan 3

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made by Duncan 3 for Ludum Dare 52 (JAM)

This is a minesweeper inspired game about harvesting crops.

How to play:

Crops can be harvested and sold by left clicking. You can hold left click to harvest crops faster.

Some crops are infected, and the numbers on the soil show how many crops around it are infected. If there's no number, none of the crops around it are infected.

If you sell an infected crop, you get fined $8.

Crops can be sprayed by right clicking. Sprayed crops die.

Crops can be planted by holding shift and left clicking.

You can press 1, 2, 3, or 4 to switch the crop you're planting.

Some crops have different effects when placed near each other.

Lifeglow absorbs infection from other plants.

Soilmunchers eat the soil they're on and make it unusable.

Goldflowers are more susceptible to the virus, and die instantly if they have it.

Goldflower has an interesting interaction with one of the other plants.

Link https://duncanacnud.itch.io/cropsweeper
Link https://duncanacnud.itch.io/cropsweeper
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/cropsweeper

Ratings

Overall 562th 3.259⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Fun 591th 3⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 112th 3.793⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Theme 195th 4.034⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 678th 2.741⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Humor 600th 2.354⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Mood 782th 2.414⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Given 36🗳️ 36🗨️

Feedback

ursagames
09. Jan 2023 · 06:44 UTC
Ohhh this is an interesting take on minesweeper! At first I thought I was just playing minesweeper, but once I noticed I could plant crops that changed everything! Love the application of the theme and mixing up a classic!
Paroxysmal
10. Jan 2023 · 01:54 UTC
Nice take on minesweeper.
LDJam user 277835
10. Jan 2023 · 02:46 UTC
I don't know how to play minesweeper. I got -$254 at the end. Cool concept!
ChickensioDev
10. Jan 2023 · 09:18 UTC
great and unique idea! it did take a while for me to realise that u could plant crops though! i do suck at minesweeper but it was still very fun
Szieberth Adam
10. Jan 2023 · 12:18 UTC
Interesting mechanics! I will come back to play more with this to get full understanding.
neilcorre2k6
11. Jan 2023 · 14:08 UTC
ah, the good ol' minesweeper. Thank you for the nostalgia and good game!
Rincs
12. Jan 2023 · 02:53 UTC
That was a really fun take on minesweeper, and freshened up the game a bit! Nice!!
seshoumara
12. Jan 2023 · 17:46 UTC
Cool take on the old game! The numbers' color has a low contrast imo, hard to distinguish (could be just me).
Harmofish
13. Jan 2023 · 06:36 UTC
The time limit for each round is similar to mine sweeping, and there is no time to think.
Substain
13. Jan 2023 · 09:17 UTC
nice, I really like the replanting mechanic!
OadT
14. Jan 2023 · 10:17 UTC
I highly recommend you to also include the "How to play description" on this site! Totally missed that at first. What the different plants do should be a bit better explained. It is an interesting take on minesweeper, but I feel like I am still missing some mechanics of your game
someone
14. Jan 2023 · 23:05 UTC
I also missed it wasn't just a minesweeper clone at first. You should definitely add something to the description here about that.
Definitely an interesting variation. I like it.
The infected crops disappearing can usually resolve the states where you really can't tell which ones are bad. A nice side effect of the new mechanics.
LDJam user 243193
15. Jan 2023 · 09:18 UTC
I love the combo of minesweeper with planting game. But what I really love is how discovering min... infected plants and spraying rewards my action. Very rewarding!
I may need to do better next time cause harvesting and planting requires 2 different way of thinking.
ntb896
15. Jan 2023 · 13:34 UTC
The game is fun and amazing! I like how you combine minesweeper with planting and harvesting, really cool concept! Maybe add some music and sound effects to make it more polish I suggest.
xCarl
15. Jan 2023 · 17:41 UTC
A super interesting idea. Maybe adding a small tutorial would help, since I'm a little lost with the different mechanics. Good job!
Krassenstein
16. Jan 2023 · 15:58 UTC
Hey there, this was pretty awesome! I ended up playing your game on stream!

Here's the VoD so you can jump to your chapter and see it again!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYvmJ8_8kww
kir Pow
18. Jan 2023 · 18:33 UTC
It's been ages since I played minesweep, lovely bit of nostalgia there. Fits in with the theme well
Alex Garbus
19. Jan 2023 · 02:19 UTC
Cool twist on a classic game! It was a bit clunky and stressful at first, especially immediately being thrown in with a time limit, but once I understood everything I got into a really good groove! I still do think that it was a bit awkward having to press shift along with clicking to plant when that's the only action you can perform on an empty tile anyway, but it wasn't that big of a deal; just a minor nitpick. :smile:
commanderstitch
21. Jan 2023 · 00:47 UTC
Enjoyed how innovative it was for a variation on a common theme, like minesweeper. The planting was the neatest part. The blowing up of the plants would have been interesting, but i guess we can harvest them instead. xD
Sarah
27. Jan 2023 · 04:46 UTC
This is cute! It's like farming minesweeping, well done!