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Let it R.I.P. by LChaves

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made by LChaves for Ludum Dare 58 (JAM)

It's a jolly night to go out and party, sucks that you are the Grim Reaper and are currently involved in a cosmic game of poker though. Fear not, for what are the benefits of being an all powerful being if not for finally unlocking the fabled multitasking skill. Crank up the sound and collect souls in stylish ways to grant you more combos, impressing your peers and granting you access to the after-life cool kids club. Now's your chance to prove your worth, so let it R.I.P. kid!

Objective

The objective is to fill up the bag with souls.
Some are rare and others are legendary.
They will run from you!

Form combos to gain a better score.
Try to beat the max score and make Death happy!

Promo Material: death.gif

happy_ending.png

screen1.png

how<em>to</em>play.png

For updated version check itch build.

Link https://damp-squib.itch.io/let-it-rip
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/58/let-it-r-i-p

Ratings

Overall 165th 3.844⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Fun 177th 3.694⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 350th 3.317⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Theme 184th 4.017⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 303th 3.85⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Humor 141th 3.667⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Mood 338th 3.629⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Given 59🗳️ 40🗨️

Feedback

Melomaner
Oct 06th · 23:53 UTC
Overall, the idea is clear and I liked it, but I think the fact that they run away right away is unnecessary — I just kept circling around to see who would run.
Derek Glennon
Oct 07th · 00:01 UTC
This is wonderful! The art, presentation, and audio are top notch. I found it very charming. Great work
Dannyk1994
Oct 07th · 00:01 UTC
Really well polished! Soul dex is a great little addition. Simple concept exectuted excellently! Well done. Music and menu is really nice to navigate too. Funky concept and style is unique. Love how much personality you captured from just some simple shapes with legs and eyes. Congrats
Sirplop
Oct 07th · 00:26 UTC
Fun little romp, pretty easy to grasp, good job! Only real gripe is the checkboxes in the soul dex are hard to read against the background colors.
naru
Oct 07th · 02:31 UTC
I liked it ^ cool game
LRDJJ
Oct 07th · 09:50 UTC
Nice game, I really loved the pixel art style
JOrbits
Oct 07th · 11:42 UTC
It's fun to collect the little thingies.
mc shopot
Oct 07th · 18:22 UTC
i've just let my girlfriend play this game, she got happy
Accardo
Oct 08th · 02:00 UTC
Fun game, love the gameplay and vibe.![Screenshot 2025-10-07 190028.jpg](///raw/0e9/56/z/6ed32.jpg)
arkicade
Oct 08th · 17:44 UTC
Legendary-level pun for the title. At first, my instinct was to slash things as fast as I could since there were so many souls, but then I noticed the slash limitation (or bag limit) in the corner after I kept getting low scores. I really like the extra polishes of the soul dex and being able to change the music. Cute game :)
Eugenik
Oct 09th · 01:28 UTC
The art is amazing!.
Yuxin
Oct 09th · 06:55 UTC
The music sounds super fun. Nice game.
Ciphereo
Oct 09th · 11:57 UTC
A very interesting little game! Collecting things is really fun!
Jully Greenleaf
Oct 09th · 18:44 UTC
I didn't understand what I actually need to do, but the game dragged me in. The style and the creatures are nice. I played several rounds, tried different gameplay. I didn't understand, how the score counts, but definitely like to use genocide gameplay :)
danicoredj
Oct 09th · 18:52 UTC
fun to kill
tyminix
Oct 09th · 20:14 UTC
damn, that's good, audio is golden, vibe is great. I think there's some issues with filter in dex. Thank you for creating this piece of gaming art.
volcanoeyes
Oct 11th · 11:11 UTC
Very fun game! Music and art were great. Really gotta be fast with finding and remembering the colours to get a high score haha.
![reaper game score.PNG](///raw/a65/25/z/6f405.png)
Aleksey Salion
Oct 11th · 13:05 UTC
Music is spot-on! I like the idea it's easy to understand, nice one
Gilgadev
Oct 13th · 21:05 UTC
Really nice game! The music is great and I loved the art style.
WetBurritoSupreme
Oct 14th · 20:29 UTC
Great set up, I feel like I struggled with the short timeframe, I couldn't really tell if it was a puzzle or a speed game, but the interaction was fun and it was quick to understand! Well done!
Franciscorp
Oct 20th · 12:31 UTC
@wetburritosupreme Glad you enjoyed the game! I would say it is both, and the team improved the timings and polishment of the game so it feels more adequate pace. There's now enough time to do the combos and try out for a max score :)
ConCaerus
Oct 23rd · 16:32 UTC
Fun simple game! The pixel art looks amazing, and the game was easy to understand! Great job!
treenut
Oct 24th · 01:00 UTC
![SCR-20251024-dkhs.png](///raw/a7f/04/z/6f91f.png)

The Design is very cute and together with the music creates a chill vibe. It's a fun game, and I played it a few times.

Is a combo just getting the desired things after each other or does it have to be in one slice?
bacontree
Oct 24th · 16:40 UTC
Good idea and fun game! :)
Franciscorp
Oct 26th · 15:59 UTC
@treenut Hello there, glad you enjoyed the game. The combo is getting the desired things, you have a bag with 6 spaces, and the combos are in the order that they appear in the bag :) Thank you the comment