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Dr Stabby Delivers the Cure by terryg

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made by terryg for Ludum Dare 53 (JAM)

UPDATED GAME: http://ludum.daretogame.net/stabby-latest (original is still in the links)

In "Dr. Stabby Delivers the Cure," you play as Dr. Stabby, a scientist who has developed a cure for the zombie outbreak. The cure requires the zombies to be stabbed with a special syringe, and you're the only one who can deliver it.

You find yourself in an arena surrounded by hordes of zombies. Your goal is to "cure" as many zombies as possible. But be careful - the zombies will try to swarm you, and if they overwhelm you, it's game over.

To move Dr Stabby, use "A" and "D" to move left and right. To jump, use space bar. To attack right, face right and left click your mouse. Similar for left. To attack up, press "W". To attack down, press "S".

Can you help Dr. Stabby deliver the cure and save humanity from the zombie outbreak? The fate of the world is in your hands in "Dr. Stabby Delivers the Cure."

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All game assets, art and music made during the Jam timeframe by actual humans.

Link https://github.com/tgruenewald/doctor-stabby
Original submission http://ludum.daretogame.net/stabby
Latest game http://ludum.daretogame.net/stabby-latest
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/dr-stabby-delivers-the-cure

Ratings

Overall 1222th 2.348⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1219th 2.091⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1212th 2.136⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1085th 3.159⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 907th 3.114⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Audio 742th 2.357⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 760th 2.795⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1148th 2.523⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 15🗳️ 20🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 300143
02. May 2023 · 10:10 UTC
i can not play this game? there ate a mistake:(
ListlessOnion
02. May 2023 · 10:57 UTC
Cool game! Is the music procedural?
🎤 terryg
02. May 2023 · 13:34 UTC
It would be awesome if it were procedural but it is not sadly
🎤 terryg
02. May 2023 · 13:37 UTC
It should be playable @listlessonion . It does have a yellow warning on load. The game is 14 MB so takes a little time to load but I’ve played it on a 7 year old laptop. What error or what is happening?
E-polygon
03. May 2023 · 00:44 UTC
Fun little game, quite simple design wise but I love the drawings!
Francis
03. May 2023 · 01:51 UTC
Looks like Shaggy got a medical degree! The art is cute c:
I think it'd be nice if there was some kind of indication of progress being made. Like cure X zombies or something so I have something to aim for.
Carraka
03. May 2023 · 20:18 UTC
Hmm, this cure seems to suspiciously cause a case of the vanishes. Maybe it needs to undergo more medical trials.

I liked how sometimes the monsters were stacked on top of one another with their silly animations. Since there's some knockback every time Dr. Stabby runs into a monster, I thought at first he was kicking them away and didn't realize that he was also losing health when that happened. Hey, but maybe kicking is a legitimate strategy...

I agree with Francis about having a goal. Increasing difficulty over time could be another way to increase engagement as well. Great to see you're still game jamming!
🎤 terryg
04. May 2023 · 07:57 UTC
Thanks @carraka . We were running out of time to even get the basic mechanics working. It has been more than a year since I've done a jam. Glad to be back into it. I updated the game Tuesday night so that the game play was a little more interesting, but it still needs a goal, but at least the new version doesn't have a degenerate strategy. I hope to keep updating.
Adam Jewell
04. May 2023 · 18:42 UTC
I was drawn in with the rick and morty inspired graphics! Good looking game. Movement feels quite nice. The character could use a forward attack, or make the enemies smaller if you're attacking from above, with a sound when you make contact
Sassages
04. May 2023 · 20:05 UTC
The sprites and artwork are great! The gameplay is a bit wonky though, but great entry regardless!
Littleliongirls
05. May 2023 · 09:50 UTC
Love the idea and link to the theme, is a very interesting take and i like it! art style gives me rick and morty vibes which i love too! would be cool if we could turn the music down but other then that really awesome job for the 72 hours you had!
Nazorus
06. May 2023 · 09:39 UTC
Solid art and animation, it reminds me of Rick and Morty, especially the zombies' face. Gameplay is very simplistic but it works, I just wish there were more to it.

You guys made a game in 72h and that's definitely an achievement, good job.
🎤 terryg
06. May 2023 · 20:04 UTC
Thanks @nazorus . like most people we ran out of time before we could add to it.
LDJam user 0
07. May 2023 · 06:43 UTC
simple gameplay.great for hypercasual players