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Cardboard Collector by StefanHolst

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made by StefanHolst for Ludum Dare 58 (JAM)

A bold adventure on the high seas of love and cardboard. Collect all the cardboard magic trophies and win the prize.

Be forewarned! The laser cat is always watching your every move.

Step lightly or you may disturb the sacred manifold Suzanne grounds.

Screenshot from 2025-10-06 22-41-58.png

There are guns but they are not really required to complete the game. Picking them up allows them to be fired by the F key

Development limitations

The game was developed on a remote island in Norway during a 100 year natural event in which we lost electrical power for at least 30 hours in the compo period. Despite this we managed to make a completable game :)

Better luck next time, Amy!

Link https://github.com/StefanHolst/LD58
Link https://stefanholst.github.io/LD58/
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/58/cardboard-collector

Ratings

Overall 781th 2.333⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Fun 762th 2.395⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 761th 2.306⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Theme 755th 2.639⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 694th 2.5⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 489th 2.278⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Humor 569th 2.526⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 755th 2.5⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 15🗳️ 13🗨️

Feedback

Ry0
Oct 07th · 00:32 UTC
idk, its kinda strange, but very dynamic!
tangling
Oct 07th · 14:52 UTC
I can't open it :(
rozz
Oct 07th · 15:04 UTC
im so confused about what exactly happens when i presse the buttons (even reading the descriptions) but it was a little fun. i did also have a bit of trouble to open it as the button to play is mostly out of screen
Daniel123
Oct 07th · 15:29 UTC
To be honest, I think you'd better make a guidance in the game. It's a little bite confusing .
preef
Oct 07th · 15:31 UTC
a bit confusing (and hard to play on my laptop with a touchpad) but I really liked the vibe
Nanaschi1984
Oct 08th · 18:48 UTC
When you fall asleep drunk you see such dreams. Impressive experience in any case, good job!
belosha
Oct 09th · 20:44 UTC
Interesting setting, however I was confused as well T-T
Flying Dog Fish
Oct 11th · 11:51 UTC
That's one weird game, but I managed to get to the end. Those cardboard animals and enemies don't seem to influence the game at all.
snesgaard
Oct 17th · 19:03 UTC
@belosha @preef @daniel123 @rozz Sorry about the confusion. There was a bit of rush to get things finished before the deadline, so polishing and proper tutorials kinda got canned. The goal of the game is to pick up the glowing orb trophies and drop them into the green zone on the ship. Hope that helps :)

@flying-dog-fish Yeah we had a whole thing planned with the enemies, shooting and upgrade, which got canned at the last minute.
ruruie
Oct 17th · 19:59 UTC
I uh... can't say I'm certain what is going on. Are the sheep attacking me? XD
D3kryption
Oct 17th · 20:41 UTC
Wild, surreal, and full of chaotic charm. The cardboard visuals and offbeat humor make it memorable, even if the objectives are a bit unclear at first. Once you figure out how to collect trophies, it’s oddly satisfying. Feels like a fever dream made during a storm — in the best way possible.
snesgaard
Oct 17th · 21:32 UTC
@ruruie Yes, norwegian sheeps are very ferocious >:)

@d3kryption Being stuck in Norway without electricity brings the best/weirdest ideas.
Crowelian
Oct 18th · 09:34 UTC
The game froze many times and had issues but I liked the crazyness of the game. The graphics also were fun!
Game-mon
Oct 18th · 14:21 UTC
Nice game! Was fun to move around and explore. The jump felt disproportionate to the size of the environment and physics a bit weird, but still fun!
Helen
Oct 19th · 13:34 UTC
Wow, 30h games no electricity in a game jam - that sucks. I was confused like the others, but I liked the cats on cardboards and the music.
gonutz
Oct 19th · 19:09 UTC
Wow, what did I just play? Why don't these cows like me? And why are they made of cardboard? :-)

Also, what island were you on? Hammerfest?
Pete Valeo
Oct 21st · 21:25 UTC
This is a very strange beast of a game, but I found myself enjoying it kind of a lot? Not much to do that I could discern, but the floatiness of the jump mechanic and the overall fog-swamp vibe was a surprising amount of fun to spend time in.
Very confused, but impressed nonetheless!
Franciscorp
Oct 21st · 22:38 UTC
It is somewhat confusing, even after reading the description, but quite fun and dynamic, was a little confused of what I was suppose to do, but with more time(power outage sucks) I believe the polishment would improve the game
Jesús González
Oct 22nd · 04:51 UTC
Amazing that you where able to finish at all!