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Styx of Souls by Disvent

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made by Disvent for Ludum Dare 58 (JAM)

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You are Pemos, the soul collector on the River Styx! Your task is to find the right souls for the gods — can you keep up with their endless, demanding schedule?

Catch souls drifting in the River Styx. Hang them on the golden wings — and watch how they transform: - 2 evil + 1 good → 3 evil souls - 2 good + 1 evil → 3 good souls - Fat souls slowly slim down over time.

The gods demand specific souls: some want evil men, others prefer fat good ones, and a few desire evil women…

Link https://gitlab.com/caesar-309/jam58
Link https://huex.itch.io/styx-of-souls
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/58/styx-of-souls

Ratings

Overall 251th 3.688⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 279th 3.522⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 217th 3.565⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Theme 251th 3.891⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 266th 3.957⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Audio 315th 3.37⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 65th 4.022⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 470th 3.435⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Given 26🗳️ 28🗨️

Feedback

Ulziton
Oct 06th · 23:13 UTC
very cool atmosphere
Jiffy
Oct 06th · 23:13 UTC
Really fun gameplay loop! Such a cool concept that I think ties in great with the theme. It was a little bit hard to tell some of the people apart, but I really liked the final product you have here!
Curtis Pelissier
Oct 07th · 10:22 UTC
Nice game with lot of humor (dialogues and art)! But I'm really to bad playing it. It requires some precision to drag people (playing on trackpad) and some gods has too much constraints too soon.

The art direction is great and well applied. Good jam entry, well done!
SylviaChord
Oct 07th · 10:27 UTC
Such a creative idea! But as I progressed, the demands kept piling up, and it got a bit overwhelming for me.
Ali Enver Sevgi
Oct 07th · 10:28 UTC
The game's art is good and the mechanics are nice, but catching people drifting in the sea is buggy.
lvselh
Oct 08th · 01:06 UTC
Oh i really like the idea! Five rivers of the Greek underworld was my favorite part about greek mythology. Happy to see it’s still alive:3
LDJam user 280509
Oct 08th · 09:11 UTC
A cool sunglassed bro wants souls!
dismox
Oct 08th · 10:48 UTC
A very amusing and entertaining little game. I enjoyed the style.
Eugenik
Oct 09th · 04:45 UTC
Cool! Good job!.
einfach
Oct 10th · 02:44 UTC
both the dialogue and the art made me laugh! I’m honestly，The dragging mechanics need a bit of precision, and some of the gods felt a little strict early on.
LemonInk
Oct 11th · 01:15 UTC
The detection of hitboxes on the souls was a bit diabolical at times, but otherwise what a gorgeous, quirky, hilarious game!
Liu Qinying
Oct 11th · 03:47 UTC
Great！
SirRed
Oct 11th · 04:35 UTC
Loved the art and dialogue. I felt like most of the time you barely had to interact with the wings unless changing from fat to skinny so I wish it was more required or that you could mess up by using up all of your good or bad guys. I also like the random God of War requirement that gave me a good chuckle.
jscommander
Oct 11th · 11:02 UTC
Amazing game! Really loved the art style and humor. The dialogues are awesome, and the setting is fantastic. I'm a big fan of Greek mythology settings.

The mechanics are interesting. Loved that you can convert one type of soul into another. Makes you think strategically about which ones to hang on hooks.

The only thing I'd change is making the hitboxes for souls in the river a bit bigger, because sometimes it's really hard to hook them. Other than that, fantastic result!
CaptAndrey
Oct 12th · 22:11 UTC
Cool game! Interesting hanging mechanic) Second level was kinda hard, maybe it would be better to switch the second and the third.
Ulziton
Oct 15th · 17:12 UTC
Увидел твоё видео на ютубе отличное видео крутые дворфы и отличная игра