BIN CHICKEN by Quackqack

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made by Quackqack for Ludum Dare 58 (JAM)

DON'T BE A HEADLESS CHOOK


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G'day mate!

There's a WHEELIE BIN epidemic sweeping the outback - can you help us out?

COLLECT the bins by flipping them up into the truck.

COMPETE for online high scores by collecting the most bins.


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Controls

MOVE: A / D or ← / →

CHARGE FLIPPERS: Hold SPACE

FLIP: Release SPACE


Screenshots

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Ratings

Overall 387th 3.522⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 154th 3.76⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 206th 3.58⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Theme 95th 4.18⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 325th 3.82⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Audio 250th 3.52⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Humor 189th 3.5⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Mood 412th 3.52⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Given 28🗳️ 26🗨️

Feedback

NoodleStorm
Oct 07th · 06:36 UTC
Really interesting!!!
Memel06
Oct 07th · 07:54 UTC
Loved the game and the theme take :) The bin perspective was a little bit off so I didn't manage to hit them initially, but then I get used to it.

Thanks for your work!

![Screenshot 2025-10-07 alle 09.54.13.png](///raw/650/b/z/6e805.png)
GreenRadiation
Oct 07th · 13:08 UTC
It's a lot of fun to play, and the music fits perfectly. Unfortunately, the first few times I tried, I couldn't throw trash cans at all—either a bug or something else—restarts were necessary, but once the colliders finally started working, it was quite fun catching them. It's a great combination of mechanics, and the online scoreboard is also awesome. Great job!
NekoWithStar
Oct 07th · 13:10 UTC
Fun game! At first, I didn’t really know how to control the strength, but once I figured out the trick, I could collect the entire trash bin every time. I’m definitely going to share this game with my friends and compete with them!
NekoWithStar
Oct 07th · 13:10 UTC
Fun game! At first, I didn’t really know how to control the strength, but once I figured out the trick, I could collect the entire trash bin every time. I’m definitely going to share this game with my friends and compete with them!
Theothervc
Oct 07th · 13:10 UTC
Great game with a unique concept. It took me a bit to get the hang of it but I eventually got it!
red
Oct 07th · 13:10 UTC
Fun little game, love the idea. I agree with Memel06 that it was a bit hard to know when you could or couldn't hit a bin but you eventually get used to it. I couldn't tell, are the different colored bins different in any way? It felt like maybe the red ones were heavier or something?

Nice entry!
Pcho
Oct 07th · 13:13 UTC
Haha, this is awesome! So much fun to play, excellent work!
Took me a few tries to figure out how to toss the dumpsters, but I got the hang of it! The visuals and soundtrack are also nice
Ira Baciu
Oct 07th · 13:13 UTC
My score is 535, ahhahha I am so bad at these games
She Wrote
Oct 07th · 21:27 UTC
I think I found a bug... I was trying to retake my second place on the leaderboard, but whenever I succeeded, the score that got posted was always a bit lower than the one I had in-game... So I gave up, lol. Anyway, very addictive game! Garbage men should take some lessons from this game on how to collect trash! It took me a second to figure out the right angle to launch the garbage can into the air, but once I got it, it was smooth sailing. A small critique I have is that I’d love for the garbage cans to be a different color from the background, so the player can focus on alignment and catching the falling trash rather than searching for the cans — I think that would make it more fun.


![Screenshot_1.png](///raw/ea5/93/z/6ec22.png)
Anderson Job Loeffler
Oct 08th · 02:27 UTC
It took me a bit to figure out the mechanic, but once I got it, I really enjoyed playing—it's a cool idea! Great use of the theme too. I really liked the art style and the color choices; they worked really well together. Music, also great!
tardis2snej
Oct 08th · 18:19 UTC
WHO are those people at the top of the leaderboard and WHY am I so bad at it :"D

Took me a while to figure out how to collect bins, the colliders are really hard to hit! But overall, really fun and well-made game, and enjoing the mechanic of catching faling items!
Eugenik
Oct 09th · 13:54 UTC
nice visual.
Phobos
Oct 10th · 11:35 UTC
really cool game with nice visuals, sad I suck at it xD
GoldenPear_WillyWillo
Oct 10th · 16:07 UTC
Great game ! I had better luck spamming space bar than charging it but this might be a me problem. Enjoyed it
spacecadet
Oct 10th · 17:12 UTC
Nice different take on the theme. Your game feels polished and has consistent visuals and style. I found it pretty hard to hit the bins and was most of the time probably a bit late but overall really enjoyable entry. Good job!
Yarli
Oct 15th · 19:13 UTC
A fun and interesting game. At first it was difficult to collect garbage, but then I figured it out. Beautiful pixel art. I really liked your game, great job!
JB Rock
Oct 16th · 01:37 UTC
Really cool and simple game! It has a good loop and fun mechanic with scoring points. Only difficulty was knowing the correct timing for when to flip the garbage bins. Felt like a very narrow window. Really enjoyed it though!
Truedat
Oct 17th · 11:46 UTC
great entry! i also like the color palette you chose! gj