The Squirrel by darianifakina

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made by darianifakina for Ludum Dare 58 (JAM)

Play as an agile squirrel! Your goal is to collect as many ripe (yellow) acorns as possible and stay alive.

🎮 Controls:

Left / Right Arrow Keys — move the squirrel

Mouse Click on an acorn — make it fall

🍄 Lives:

Lives are represented by mushrooms

Collect mushrooms to restore health

⚠ Hazards:

Green and black acorns are harmful and take away lives

Not every acorn is your friend!

!!! UPD The game is now available to play on mobile devices as well!

Can you survive long enough and beat your high score?

Play itch.io	https://darianifakina.itch.io/the-squirrel
Play on Mobile!	https://yandex.ru/games/app/472679?lang=ru
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/58/the-squirrel

Ratings

Overall	651^th	3.114⭐	37🧑‍⚖️
Fun	498^th	3.186⭐	37🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	659^th	2.735⭐	36🧑‍⚖️
Theme	185^th	4⭐	37🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	542^th	3.314⭐	37🧑‍⚖️
Mood	635^th	3.1⭐	37🧑‍⚖️
Given		75🗳️	72🗨️

Feedback

Ira Baciu

Oct 05th · 22:00 UTC

Very simple and casual, I like it!

InfernalWolf08

Oct 06th · 03:43 UTC

very interesting game. once you get the hang of things it is very fun, and poses a good challenge

PilotTK

Oct 06th · 09:22 UTC

I finally perished after getting a high score of 155! I found myself getting oddly competitive with this game, its quite simple but it kept making me want to push myself further. Great job!

Dm1tr11

Oct 07th · 16:16 UTC

very addictive

Ginger_Kyoko

Oct 19th · 15:08 UTC

Sweet little squirrel! But my lazy ass eventually found a pattern where two ripe acorns would consistently drop in one spot and generate a single mushroom. I needed it because a green acorn would drop there once. Eventually, I reached about 100 acorns and didn't see the point anymore, since there are no levels and, as far as I understand, there's no ending as such. Adding some humor to the mix would have been a really cool computer game :)

PatUwU

Oct 23rd · 15:24 UTC

Simply lovely! Good graphics very unique, interesting gameplay in general, theme is present. I love squirrels and it was kinda adictive!

Truedat

Oct 23rd · 16:39 UTC

not very easy i got 15 ;) the sounds are a bit to stale but lovely idea! gj

WormKingBoo

Oct 23rd · 17:03 UTC

Simple, but so effective! I love that the player has control over when the yellow acorns drop, rather than just waiting for them to fall. It adds a strategic element to the game that takes it up a level. And the art is adorable!

evil23

Oct 23rd · 17:11 UTC

Great game! Clicking deez nuts became a bit tedious after a while but I guess it's just me. When I see them becoming ripe and knowing I couldn't click them all, made me nervous xd.
Man, this game is unforgiving... You could give the player more lives maybe.
The music is also great! I went to the kitchen while this game was open and the tune was blessing my ears thorugh my bleutooth headset. So calm and relaxing :D

8BitCharlie

Oct 23rd · 17:52 UTC

This is one of the best entries I have played so far. It is a cool idea (especially the system of positive and negative points).

treenut

Oct 23rd · 20:02 UTC

Good idea and well executed. I like that if you wait too long they will become overripe, but you can't always get all of them so you have to plan ahead. Also the mushrooms are a good idea, they make it more forgiving. The design is also very nice.

island-jam-2-group-3

Oct 23rd · 22:20 UTC

Simple but addictive!

![squirrel.png](///raw/ecc/f/z/6f916.png)

Congrats!

Arkadi Voronchenko

Oct 24th · 08:45 UTC

Pretty cool! I dont realize its negative points here too.

EagleZ

Oct 24th · 10:33 UTC

Loved the sound effects and how simple but fun it is! :smile:

Skoufakis

Oct 24th · 10:41 UTC

It's super catchy :D wished only it would get more challenging with the time.