No Junk Mail by MisterKeefe

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made by MisterKeefe for Ludum Dare 53 (JAM)

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Description

NO JUNK MAIL is when a horde of deliverymen are headed to your house.

NO JUNK MAIL is when other grandmas rely on feeble stickers in their front window, but you dream a little bigger.

NO JUNK MAIL is when you splat, zap, and fry the oncoming tide of junk mail carriers.

NO JUNK MAIL is a tower defence game where you're mean to deliverymen.

Controls

Mouse, keyboard, or touchscreen. To play the game just click on the link above!

Ratings

Overall 451th 3.703⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Fun 331th 3.703⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 373th 3.594⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Theme 591th 3.922⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 738th 3.453⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Humor 407th 3.4⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Mood 964th 3.052⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Given 46🗳️ 44🗨️

Feedback

Sadka8
01. May 2023 · 22:54 UTC
Very interesting idea with that it uses a bunch of keys on the keyboard and you have to figure it out, to me it's like the mix of a tower / base defense and an input game which are a unique mix to me!
LDJam user 249705
02. May 2023 · 08:23 UTC
I've never seen a Tower Defence Game which is cooldown based like this one. Even though learning the hotkeys for every trap was confusing at first, I really like the idea.
LDJam user 359614
02. May 2023 · 08:24 UTC
nice tower defense concept..
love the graphic..
cute..
but for first level ..
its too hard..
better make tutorial before the hardest..
but i totally love it..
catbutt
02. May 2023 · 08:25 UTC
Took a while to figure out the keys and the game started very fast. Level 2 was the most fun to try and get a good grade.
LDJam user 257438
02. May 2023 · 08:32 UTC
Bro, you crushed it!!!
Very fun and I enjoyed personally!!!

In keyboard, it is like button bashing!!

Bro All the best and try to do more marketing stuff since your games is super and you should be recognized!
waptaincaffles
02. May 2023 · 08:34 UTC
Definitely a unique idea! The sprites and animation do a great job of looking like a retro game I'd play on my computer in the late 90s / early 2000s, gameplay too! I'd say my only feedback would be that I struggled to keep track of all the keys, I don't know if it would be better if all the objects of the same type were on the same key? I can see with practice I could probably get better though, just a lot to look at haha.

Nice work :D
WiredOverload
02. May 2023 · 08:37 UTC
Pretty fun game overall! I really wish there was a pause button so you didn't have to rush to figure out what you wanted to do before the deliverymen started spawning in, but that pressure does make the game feel more hectic. Nice implementation of a good idea!
Osterzone
02. May 2023 · 08:46 UTC
I found the game really hard, I couldn't keep track of everything that was going on on the screen. There's probably a high skill ceiling if you get comfortable with the keyboard controls though. In the 4th level the best I could do was to just keep the three lasers going as much as possible and on the fifth level I just focused on the little island before the bottom, since everyone seemed to come through there
aweelex
02. May 2023 · 09:00 UTC
Some Lemmings or Lode Runner style that's why I thought I need to help them first :smile:

Graphics and UI might have been bigger. And the first level seemed over-complicated, should have started with simple things, and increased complexity step-by-step.

Nice work.
pauljs
02. May 2023 · 09:05 UTC
Damn that's hard! Neat little concept! Congrats!
Dender46
02. May 2023 · 09:58 UTC
Very interesting mechanics. Was truly fun to play especially because of how hectic it was :smile:

Really nice puzzles - I like that there are multiple ways of solving each level. With given creativity everything can be completed!
Matt Barnfield
02. May 2023 · 10:35 UTC
Love it! Had a blast trying to optimise the chaos of murdering hundreds of deliverymen :joy: A little hard to learn, but once I understood what was going on it was cool
MtWhateverest
02. May 2023 · 11:02 UTC
This was fun and chaotic to play! The traps are well thought out. The UI and graphics could have been a bit bigger.

Overall well done :)
ZOMBIEBUST3R
02. May 2023 · 14:20 UTC
I like the twist to the theme of stopping the delivery. It is very chaotic but fun to play. Great job!
Cole Hutson
02. May 2023 · 14:57 UTC
Bruh, I am to slow for this :( good game I just literally suck a games like this.
Jithu
02. May 2023 · 15:34 UTC
Nice work really and nice game idea but i feel its not perfectly fit to theme but in overall its a nice game
WeirdBitGames
02. May 2023 · 15:35 UTC
The appearance and style of this game is really appealing to me! I couldn't seem to find a way to make it bigger or fullscreen though? I wasn't too sure what I was doing so I spammed a lot of buttons until all of the delivery guys died haha! A really good entry overall!
Jonrei
02. May 2023 · 15:47 UTC
Oh man do i need these traps along my sidewalk :imp:
DaniilLenin
02. May 2023 · 21:29 UTC
A great concept of anti-lemming game with controlls requiring some skill to master every level!
Tip: you can spam Q-E to s-rank lvl2 =D
Cmdpancakes
02. May 2023 · 23:13 UTC
Haha very well done. Interesting take on the lemmings idea
jaydubbyasee
03. May 2023 · 03:56 UTC
I really loved this game. I was really digging the artstyle. Really had a retro art style. Reminded me of lemmings or those old nintendo / arcade games like joust. The game mechanics were really clever. Also the understated music was a nice touch as well. Fantastic job!
philipprapp95
11. May 2023 · 13:08 UTC
Very cool idea, I'm a huge lemmings fan and this brought it to another level. so satisfying to see the delivery people getting hit by the various obstacles :D Good job!
kristinamay
16. May 2023 · 18:29 UTC
Really impressive game! It could be fun to be able to place traps yourself in another version of this game. For some reason the art made me think a lot of The Incredible Machine. Just like, a waaaay more violent version of that game. The laser was super satisfying. I also HATE JUNK MAIL. Great work!
LDJam user 233659
18. May 2023 · 04:30 UTC
This is a really cool take on the tower defense genre. I love how it's a reverse lemmings, where you don't want them to hit the end goal and work out how the elaborate traps kill them. The graphics double down on that fun factor, great use of effects. Radical game! :thumbsup:
the Sÿhl
20. May 2023 · 13:59 UTC
Oh waw ! That game was intense ! The idea is great, and it's really fun to play, it makes you want to restart every level to master it perfectly ! It's easy to understand, hard to master, and fun to play, well done !