Hexa Fort King Collector by EmojiMaster

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made by EmojiMaster for Ludum Dare 58 (COMPO)

Hex based tower defense made entirely from emojis. You kill enemies and your king collects the loot and resources.

Some details with controls and UI. I had to scale the game to the size of the page in last hour. My first game jam entry.

Ratings

Overall 179th 2.976⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 147th 3.05⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 140th 3.048⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 207th 2.452⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 163th 2.95⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 154th 2.553⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 144th 2.344⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Mood 172th 2.735⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Given 19🗳️ 6🗨️

Feedback

IndigoWolf
05. Oct 2025 · 22:26 UTC
Overall a great entry, a lot of polish for 48 hours. Really quite enjoyed this!

Did have a few issues with the UI not seeming to reflect my selections and probably being stupid but couldn't figure out how to rotate.
AppoxGames
05. Oct 2025 · 23:31 UTC
Wow, impressive! Very polished and enough content wise. Cheers fellow hex enjoyer!
D_omino
05. Oct 2025 · 23:32 UTC
I played it for like 15 minutes. Really liked to watch the gameplay.
There is plenty of space for grow
ImmortalFox
05. Oct 2025 · 23:34 UTC
Making a game with emojis is a funny idea :D As a Hex games lover, that one is great :) Thanks for your submission
dhim
05. Oct 2025 · 23:39 UTC
Nice concept!

building an upgradable tower defense in 48 hours is quite a nice challenges, you have a lot of content and quite a polished look.
The Ui is quite unresponsive, and I am a bit confuse why I can upgrade some building and not some other

Overall great entry!
LDJam user 336676
05. Oct 2025 · 23:42 UTC
an interesting take on the theme, very polished, a tutorial would be good.
Quail Weaver
06. Oct 2025 · 03:36 UTC
there's so much going on here :dizzy_face:

Also! For a Compo submission, it's required that you post your source code. Do you have it available somewhere?
🎤 EmojiMaster
06. Oct 2025 · 07:09 UTC
The game is single html, the source code is already in the game page, but I can upload it somewhere
Brotther_rabbit
06. Oct 2025 · 10:37 UTC
It's strange — there's a lot of content, but the main game loop isn't finished and there's no tutorial. Rotation is mentioned in the UI message, but it's not implemented in the game. Also, why does the window resize cause problems if the game was made for a jam and is supposed to be in horizontal format?

What engine are you using? Do you have the project on GitHub or anywhere else? It feels like some kind of 'vibe code' project.
Eugenik
09. Oct 2025 · 13:46 UTC
This game is fun I liked it a lot :D.
YibiRabbit007
18. Oct 2025 · 16:35 UTC
Mini tower defense game! But it seems like there are a bit too many enemies; the king only lasted until the third round :)
Aleksey Salion
20. Oct 2025 · 17:10 UTC
I like the animations and this small you hints and overall polishing
lunarDust
20. Oct 2025 · 19:00 UTC
I really enjoyed playing this. It was satisfying to watch all cute emojis moving around the map. Very polished and enough contents for 72h. Good job!
tomrijnbeek
20. Oct 2025 · 19:21 UTC
I liked the level of polish and the idea. Had fun playing for a bit.