Leaves by DeadCode

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made by DeadCode for Ludum Dare 58 (JAM)

Why rake leaves when you can just catch them?

Controls:

  • D/Right Arrow - Move Right
  • A/Left Arrow - Move Left
  • Space - Jump

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Ratings

Overall419th3.481⭐29🧑‍⚖️
Fun563th3.058⭐28🧑‍⚖️
Innovation650th2.75⭐28🧑‍⚖️
Theme211th3.962⭐28🧑‍⚖️
Graphics170th4.173⭐28🧑‍⚖️
Mood314th3.673⭐28🧑‍⚖️
Given24🗳️33🗨️

Feedback

tomb22351
06. Oct 2025 · 19:52 UTC
cool artsyile!)
Antarktis
06. Oct 2025 · 19:53 UTC
nice art!!
gold.daniel
06. Oct 2025 · 22:19 UTC
Cute pixel art. I like the scanline effect. Have to be fast to dodge that dog haha. Wish there was some audio, even something ambient. Good entry!
nextnoon
06. Oct 2025 · 22:27 UTC
Really neat visuals! Would be nice to hear some wind whistling in the background.
Enurias
07. Oct 2025 · 05:25 UTC
Nice visual ! I love the mood
With some music or ambiant audio it would be even more immersive
manka
07. Oct 2025 · 08:02 UTC
This is a very creative game. I like the flow of the graphics and the trees are also very well done! It's a little hard to hide from the puppy, but it's still fun overall.
coffeefly
07. Oct 2025 · 08:23 UTC
艺术品 很喜欢这个氛围
LDJam user 379026
07. Oct 2025 · 18:36 UTC
Beautiful colors, Pretty art, simple and efficient. That being said there's not a lot here, I have no objective to reach and thus no reason to play beyond an internal desire to get a higher score.
kantona
07. Oct 2025 · 20:45 UTC
Nice game! I enjoyed the visuals :)
adjo
08. Oct 2025 · 19:31 UTC
really nice art style, i got 96 leaves in the end! would be nice to have some audio warning you that red eyed demon dog was coming :)
Hank Ather
08. Oct 2025 · 21:23 UTC
Love the art style, also a fellow "red eyed demon dog" enjoyer! The take on the theme was rad too- the whole package felt very nostalgic for my childhood of playing in orange-red maple leaves the size of my head.

I think the hitboxes for the dogs are a little unforgiving, which is very apparent with the very slow dogs, where your jump window is *_extremely_* tight. I lost 4x more to the slow dogs then the fast dogs, because even the tip of their tail is within that hitbox, and that doesn't feel 100% great.
Eugenik
09. Oct 2025 · 03:40 UTC
Lovely art and story
Nanaschi1984
09. Oct 2025 · 09:51 UTC
I caught all leaves and lived! Thanks for the cozy game in a nice art style and a murderer dog :D
8212games
09. Oct 2025 · 14:21 UTC
Beautiful pixel art and post-processing! I don't know why, but it reminded me of the game 'Flower' during my playthrough
Surfa
09. Oct 2025 · 17:59 UTC
The game whilst simple was fun. The fox/wolf be zooming sometimes though, damn. Graphics reminded me of games like Oregon Trail loved the CRT shader. I did feel like it was missing some audio/music. Overall good job for a solo entry :thumbsup:
Yarli
09. Oct 2025 · 18:14 UTC
Nice game! The artstyle is very beautiful! The atmosphere is conveyed perfectly! I liked this game!
tyminix
09. Oct 2025 · 20:22 UTC
Good Graphics, however wind shader is too strong for my taste. Good dynamic in movement, simple concept, great game!
Faust_Mi
09. Oct 2025 · 22:44 UTC
An interesting approach to exploring the topic! The gameplay was engaging, but when I died falling on a wolf, I really wanted Mario's superpowers!

Thanks for the game! Great job!
cartmouse
10. Oct 2025 · 15:32 UTC
Fantastic art! Really liked the CRT scanlines and how the leaves moved on the tree. A touch of audio would have really sold the atmosphere.

The gameplay didn't hook me personally. I think the mechanics are pretty solid but the addition of a specific goal (collect x leaves to gain an upgrade, that sort of thing) would really bring it together.

Nice job overall :D
LDJam user 337336
11. Oct 2025 · 20:24 UTC
Nice job, I liked the aesthetic. I'd suggest not being so punishing and allow to be hit 2/3 times while adding more dogs to the equation to add more variety.
PatUwU
15. Oct 2025 · 18:24 UTC
Yooo, it's autumn outside the window and inside the monitor!!! Great art style you made a great job with it, and this is the strongest part of the game
asdy
15. Oct 2025 · 21:25 UTC
very cool artstyle !