Gold Finder by Curtis Pelissier

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made by Curtis Pelissier for Ludum Dare 58 (JAM)

Step into a lush tropical world where every shadow, every rock could hide a golden secret. Search the jungle for gold nuggets and forgotten treasures—but stay sharp, because nothing is ever where you expect it to be. Your keen eye is the only tool you’ll need to uncover what lies hidden.

The adventure begins now. Will you find what others have missed?

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Team

  • Tiffanny Marzo (art)
  • Curtis Pelissier (dev & music)
  • Quentin Enjalric (art & UI)

I'm stuck, I can't find the last item. (spoilers)

!> Little gold nuggets: - 2 on the start camp ; - 1 on the daisy flower, north from the camp ; - 1 under the tree in front of the waterfalls, north from the camp ; - 3 inside the green pot in front of ruins, west from the camp ; - 1 inside the red pot in the north-east village.

!> Big gold nuggets: - 1 on the start camp ; - 1 inside the yellow pot on the start camp ; - 1 behind a tree in front of the river, south-east from the camp.

!> Ducat (penny): - 1 inside the red pot on the start camp ; - 3 in front of the north-east village ; - 1 in the eye of a skull in front of the south-east house.

!> Ingot: - 1 on the rock table near to the south-east house ; - 1 near to a tree in the north-west jungle ; - 1 in front of a bush, east from the camp ; - 1 behind a bush, south from the camp.

!> Necklace: - 1 upon a sloth face in the north-west jungle ; - 1 on a character in the north-east village ; - 1 in the west ruins ; - 1 on a south-west water lily.

Ratings

Overall 259th 3.675⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 264th 3.55⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 664th 2.711⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 49th 4.3⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 214th 4.075⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 176th 3.684⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 466th 2.8⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 302th 3.7⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 9🗳️ 20🗨️

Feedback

Mr.Kliff
Oct 06th · 23:41 UTC
Good job, I liked looking for items, it was a bit difficult=)
GeorgeBurg
Oct 06th · 23:41 UTC
It's a very beautiful game, but I couldn't find the last nugget of gold. I don't understand where to find it, I've been looking for a very long time)
🎤 Curtis Pelissier
Oct 07th · 07:27 UTC
@mr-kliff Thank you for playing. If it's "a bit" difficult, that's the point ^^

@georgeburg Thank you! :pray: I updated the page with a spoiler section of every collectable, in case you are really stuck. Hope it'll help!
Chikendeath
Oct 07th · 08:48 UTC
great little funny game, good job
AbsolushZero
Oct 07th · 08:50 UTC
I like the mood this game offers, I have found every items (took me around 10 minutes). Well played!
Gorglomux
Oct 07th · 08:50 UTC
ITS SO CUTE ???
Amazing job, congrats !
I got everything except one big nugget :(

I would have loved little interactions with the ruins or the river, to find washed up gold !
Love the little hammer and the art.
Amazing job ! ![Gold finder.png](///raw/9e9/52/z/6e83f.png)
🎤 Curtis Pelissier
Oct 07th · 09:01 UTC
@chikendeath @absolushzero Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it :smiley:

@gorglomux Totally, our first intention was to put many puzzles and hidden interactions in the game. But we finally lack of time... A sieve and a fishing games were planned, but we have prioritized the hammer interaction one.
kazetheroth
Oct 07th · 10:00 UTC
Petit jeu ultra mignon avec un mood de fou (j'ai évidemment tout trouvé et oublié de screen...)
Ultra efficace! GG à vous :smile:
SolidHinken
Oct 07th · 11:06 UTC
love the art style! Love the polish and the progression! Sweet!
Tykki19
Oct 07th · 11:15 UTC
They say I'm pure gold so I take it! I enjoyed this chill cozy game!
Truedat
Oct 07th · 12:04 UTC
cute game! one nugget was left than i encountered a bug wherere i couldnt scroll through the level anymore because on every mouse clicked it selected the left top hammer. but overall it was fun searching fodem goldies
mackelio
Oct 07th · 21:49 UTC
thats such a cute game! i really like the art :D
Ciphereo
Oct 08th · 06:15 UTC
Lovely game! Well played!
SnowPriestess
Oct 08th · 09:19 UTC
Really cute game, it was nice looking around those cute characters to find gold! My only issue was that it didn't include a small introduction/control explanation so I didn't understand what to do at firt! But I'm glad that I managed to find them all in the end :D
Le Don
Oct 08th · 15:31 UTC
Cute game! I really like the basic idea to look for items and using other items for some interaction. Having more items and puzzles would be neat, but I understand that the time might have run out. Otherwise I think it might be really helpful to add some basic explanations to the game page - I honestly needed some to figure out what I was supposed to do. The music itself is also fine, but the looping point sticks out quite a bit. Lastly it might be a good choice to have the camera and interaction action on different buttons, as the player might accidently move the camera, instead of pick up the items. But again, overall I really liked this game!
Mololo
Oct 08th · 19:33 UTC
I liked this game so much and I wished there were more things to interact with. Nevertheless great job.
Eugenik
Oct 09th · 12:17 UTC
Gameplay could be faster, but I like it overall
ehtd
Oct 10th · 00:58 UTC
cool graphics, didn't understand how to play. May be bugged for firefox
FNG_TrashCat
Oct 10th · 02:31 UTC
This was an adorable little search! Your character designs are CUTE :sob::sparkling_heart: The music was very chill and fit the tribal village vibe perfectly!

also I caught your reference :3

![Screenshot 2025-10-09 202411.png](///raw/2ab/56/z/6f270.png)
tyminix
Oct 10th · 10:33 UTC
A little more sfx could add to a gameplay, but it's simple, beautiful and fun.