Mushroom Collector by Jinda

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made by Jinda for Ludum Dare 58 (JAM)

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🍄An exploration game about identifying and collecting mushrooms. You won’t know what each mushroom does until you eat it.

🍄Then cook up a pot of mushroom soup!

Arrow Keys to move; E and Z to interact.

Ratings

Overall 220th 3.739⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 285th 3.5⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 559th 2.957⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Theme 170th 4.043⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 253th 3.357⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 83th 4.152⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Given 12🗳️ 26🗨️

Feedback

Automathan
Oct 07th · 06:04 UTC
Wow! This looks and plays really well. Very impressed!
Allityle
Oct 07th · 11:57 UTC
I love the vibe! This is such a cute game :3
MJ12
Oct 07th · 11:57 UTC
Getting high on mushrooms - that's what I needed!
Lehmy
Oct 07th · 12:01 UTC
Cute game and graphics ^^ the artstyle is really nice and i like the teaching aspect about mushrooms.
I don't know if it is intended, but on making the stew the game just stops for me when i want to press z to continue.
🎤 Jinda
Oct 07th · 12:53 UTC
Thanks for all the comments! It is my pleasure to get your likes!

About Ending: now after the stew there is no content and the button does not work. Hope I could finish it in the future!
Yatsu
Oct 07th · 13:15 UTC
It's a short but very cute game. I definitely really like her atmosphere and cute style.
LDJam user 0
Oct 07th · 15:21 UTC
cuuuuuuuuute! thank you for making a game about the most magnificent things on the planet (mushrooms)!
Maytch
Oct 07th · 20:28 UTC
Cute little game, well put together!
Accardo
Oct 07th · 22:41 UTC
A chill game and I get to learn about mushrooms! Nice work.
Kenzie
Oct 08th · 02:19 UTC
I can't seem to get past the unity loading screen. The concept looks really cute from the screenshots, I wish I could play!
🎤 Jinda
Oct 08th · 09:25 UTC
@kenzie Thanks! The loading time can be longer than expected. You could also download WinBuild.rar and unzip to play!
Koheku
Oct 08th · 12:09 UTC
I love 3d animathions and that cute visual!
LDJam user 235915
Oct 08th · 16:33 UTC
It's a very enjoyable and cute game)
Diralf
Oct 08th · 16:55 UTC
A fun, humorous game with pleasant visuals. I like how mushrooms appear behind the character - it gives a sense of progress and makes you want to collect them all to see what the character will look like with all the mushrooms. Good game!
Mololo
Oct 08th · 19:49 UTC
The game looks and plays great. Great job.
FrozenDude
Oct 09th · 23:37 UTC
The controlls feel really smooth and the look is very fitting. It s a short but very well rounded game.
dumchevdev
Oct 10th · 11:55 UTC
Well done! This is a very cute game <3
zelew
Oct 10th · 18:03 UTC
soooo cute!
spacecadet
Oct 10th · 20:18 UTC
I enjoyed the visual style and the idea was interesting. Maybe I would have liked to see some more refined gameplay mechanics but maybe this was meant to be more like relaxing experience.
🎤 Jinda
Oct 10th · 20:44 UTC
@spacecadet Thank you for your comment! I am also thinking expanding it, and would you provide any idea about what you'd love to see in this game? :)
spacecadet
Oct 10th · 21:06 UTC
@jinda It would be nice to see some kind of progress or reasoning why am I playing. Now the player is just thrown into the game without any explanation what should be done. So I end up eating everything (also because there is no choice when first discovering a new mushroom) and just got some information about the mushroom and then I can eat it again or not. So maybe some kind of story or that someone asks you to collect and try the mushrooms according to some instructions. So maybe there could be a mushroom book or something like that in the beginning and according to that bring the new findings back home, to have some sense of progress. By the way was there some function for jumping? I didn't find any places where I needed to jump.
Melissa Mechun
Oct 10th · 21:50 UTC
I am disappointed that the game ended 😭😭😭 I enjoyed the setting, the graphics, I just wish there were more things on the map, the movement of the rabbit is very pleasant, I found the game very relaxing to play and very beautiful, I hope to see more about it in the future, but I thought the game was very rushed and there weren't many things to do. I made soup for grandma and then I felt sad that it was over. Also, the flowers on the game's cover and the outlines of the characters didn't exist; what was advertised doesn't match the elements in the game.
Paulsams
Oct 11th · 12:20 UTC
It's a very cute and simple game. I rather liked it, well done.
🎤 Jinda
Oct 11th · 18:02 UTC
@spacecadet Wow appreciate your suggestions! Now this one-day project is very simple and lack of instructions and motivations. But they will be all optimized for a future project.
(Jumping is not useful for now, but I would imagine there can be places you need to eat a mushroom than jump on it)
🎤 Jinda
Oct 11th · 18:07 UTC
@melissa-mechun Hi! Thank you for your comments! I am glad to see you love the feeling, which motivates me to make this project a larger one. Sorry for making it too short (one-day project).

Btw, the cover is shot in game engine from a different perspective, maybe it explains your confusion~
Volkolak
Oct 15th · 08:49 UTC
It turned out very nice! The game helps you relax and take your mind off the hustle and bustle.
kaba
Oct 19th · 08:49 UTC
What a cozy little game! The music is perfect for this and complements the cute graphics well. I really enjoyed the relaxing vibe and this reminded me of A Short Hike in general. A full game could e.g. include delivery quests for other creatures of the forest.