Theater of the Dead by bmacintosh
Where do we go when we die? You, apparently, are going to have to do a stint serving concessions at Sir Quacky Quack’s Luxury Theatre for the Dead, Dying, and Undead. Maybe if you do a good job he'll let you off to enjoy the afterlife in peace. Just try not to summon any eldritch horrors, okay?
Controls
- Left Click: Interact
- Right Click: Drop
- Q/E: Change Item
Credits
Some art by Kenney (https://www.kenney.nl/).


| Link | https://github.com/BrianMacIntosh/LD53 |
| Link | https://www.brianmacintosh.com/projects/ld53/Theater%20of%20the%20Dead.zip |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/theater-of-the-dead |
Ratings
| Overall | 196th | 3.976⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 282th | 3.762⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 251th | 3.75⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 305th | 4.167⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 386th | 3.526⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 204th | 3.775⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 612th | 3.5⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 17🗳️ | 27🗨️ |
The visuals are fine but the game has a lot of neat touches like the theater actually playing a film. This game has one of the most creative inventories I've seen. The gameplay is a little slow but the whacky dialogue at the bottom makes up for it. Overall, decent experience with some nice, creative touches :)
I'm a big fan of finding *alternative* uses for things and had a nice time playing with that. Took me a little bit to figure out the popcorn, and the spooky ghost stove kept burning things from a distance that I'd since removed from the flame. I also liked that there wasn't a single path to each theater, but without a time limit on anything I didn't feel the need to care too much about which way I went. But it was a nice stroll every time!
Having actual films playing was a really, really nice touch. It genuinely added a lot.
I did experience an issue where the music didn't loop which was minor but I can definitely see this being expanded on and being super fun in multi player, like a first person overcooked. Leaving the popsicle fridge opening and having to unpack more, churning butter for more ingredients. My only major suggestion would be some more juice and feedback when delivering orders, like the ghost jumping for joy or saying boo.
Absolutely loved it guys, great work!
I like the overall mood of it : the audio in the background, the cute ghosts and also the fact that my avatar have no shadow but the plate has ^^
Very good job ! :)
overall it's very fun, especially with the disembodied voice in my ear keeping me company
Overall I thought it was excellent and would definitely love an expanded version! Well done!