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Doodle Defenders by martinboue

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made by martinboue for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

Play in browser on itch.io

Your base is under attack by enemy troops seeking to conquer your territory. To protect yourself, place your units facing the enemy lines.

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Your goal

Your need to hold out as long as possible. If all your territory is conquered, i.e. everything is red, you've lost!

You score points when killing enemy units or when your units reach the enemy camp.

How to play?

To place a unit, select a weapon button at the bottom and click in a line in the battle field. Each of your unit will move forward and fight on their own against opposing units.

Units: - Shield man: Highly resistant thanks to his shield but does not attack and is rather slow. - Soldier: Attacks in close combat with his spear and moves quickly. - Archer: Attacks from a distance with his bow, but is not very resistant.

Thanks for playing and please leave a feedback :heart:

Itch.io https://martinboue.itch.io/doodle-defenders
GitHub https://github.com/martinboue/ludum-dare-54
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/54/doodle-defenders

Ratings

Overall 778th 3.357⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 813th 3.119⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 958th 2.81⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 863th 3.167⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 773th 2.471⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Mood 875th 3.1⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 8🗳️ 6🗨️

Feedback

N3K
03. Oct 2023 · 18:02 UTC
My score goes up when my own units died, so i end up just spamming them in all lanes :p
VerttiXPertti
03. Oct 2023 · 18:07 UTC
1370 points. Fun game but there's not as much strategy as there is speed of placing the troops on the field.
ShootingStaa
03. Oct 2023 · 18:07 UTC
Simple but fun and easy to play! I like the doodle style cute characters. I got 1000 points, but can't further
Its_Capp
03. Oct 2023 · 18:08 UTC
This game is actually really good, very simple graphics and gameplay, although it works in its favour. I ended up finding that the best strategy was to let 3 lanes die and just spam the final lane (which wasn't the most fun method ever)
I think rather than cutting off the lane entirely, I think it should work like PvZ where if more than 1 enemy gets through a lane you die.
LDJam user 375016
03. Oct 2023 · 18:09 UTC
nice simple graphic. Easy to play and its relaxing :)
Yorsh
03. Oct 2023 · 18:09 UTC
Cute game! It's complete and feel nice to play, and has a nice mood. It's lacking some meaningfull choices I would say, as I mostly placed units all the time without caring too much and it worked fine.
Thanks for the game!
Aerion
03. Oct 2023 · 18:15 UTC
The graphics are really nice, it's really polished!
The gameplay is simple to understand and feels natural, congrats!
I was overpowered at around 1100, I wonder what would be the highest score feasible :grin:

Having different objectives would be a motivation for replaying the game multiple times.
🎤 martinboue
04. Oct 2023 · 07:38 UTC
Thanks @n3k for playing! Indeed, it's deliberate to increase the score by sacrificing. It's a way of rewarding the player when its units manage to reach the enemy side. Also a way to get to the higher difficulties quickly.
🎤 martinboue
04. Oct 2023 · 07:43 UTC
Thanks for your feedback @verttixpertti @its-capp and @yorsh. I completely agree with you, it lacks a bit of strategy. There are probably a few simple parameters that need to be adapted to make it more challenging. Thanks for your feedback!

Thanks for the suggestion @its-capp, I think a single lost lane like in PvZ would be more interesting.
Ciber_Turtle
06. Oct 2023 · 22:08 UTC
Pretty good. Gave me pvz vibes
BuzzyBee
10. Oct 2023 · 18:12 UTC
Nice little time killer. Thought shield units were a bit useless at first, but I like how they very quickly become more useful as you go :)
CodeRaurus
10. Oct 2023 · 18:18 UTC
Nice, solid game! The mix of visuals and music makes for a unique experience. Gameplay wise the mechanics are simple and clear. At first I got the feeling you cannot spam the lanes and have to wait for the base to clear space first, but I think my cursor was misplaced. I don't know if it's a bug, but my pawns got stuck at the top. I would've assumed them to disappear upon reaching the camp.

Good job!
tomrijnbeek
10. Oct 2023 · 18:24 UTC
Lovely game! Nice consistent graphics style that is easy to interpret and understand. I like the variation in units and they each seem to fit in a nice role, and there is a nice power escalation. Overall the game seems well polished.
I'd love to see it further expanded on with upgrades, and maybe break up the game in more distinct waves to avoid it getting a bit too monotone.
Igor KinGamer
10. Oct 2023 · 18:29 UTC
Nice game! It's simple but entertaining. Played it on mobile.

My first improvement would be further limiting how much units you can place.

Thinking of other possible improvements, I missed more elaborate mechanics. Particularly it would be interesting if one line somehow affected the others -- not quite the vibe, but think of explosions, or maybe a way to move units between lines.

Also, new weapons (instead of/before enemies coming in massive amounts) would be nice.
Harksa
10. Oct 2023 · 19:48 UTC
The idea is here but it needs a little bit more polishing to really work. As it is, it's still a fun game though !
I managed to get 1330 points and I got obliterated at the end.

Keep the good work :smile:
Furano
10. Oct 2023 · 21:31 UTC
A great idea but maybe a little too easy currently by simply spamming units.
Adding something restricting their placement (money or whatever) or an incentive to put less of them (score?) could help make the game more difficult than simply spamming units everywhere.

I tried the web build on chrome and the units buttons were quite unresponsive : I had to click them multiple times to switch between the units type. Must be a quirk of my web Explorer...

Congrats for the entry and for reaching 20 ratings! :smile:
Ruslana
10. Oct 2023 · 22:14 UTC
nice tower defense concept. A bit out of theme as for me, because player doesn't really interact with any small space so that it matters. Simple art but it can be done this way and still look nice in a long term game project.
This kinda fits into a mobile game with scores and all. With a better balance and more options for gameplay characters, enemies and rewards it can be an addictive game to spend some time.