Stowaway by srn cq

made by srn cq for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

You are a city raccoon that wants to see the countryside. You've heard from other raccoons that the scavenging out on the outskirts is very nice. To get there, you stowed away on a package delivery truck. Now you just have to wait for it to get out to the suburbs, and sneak out, all without being seen by the driver.

Warning: the game gets choppy (on web especially) when the deliveryperson has to figure out its path. Sorry about this! I didn't have time to fix that.

Keys:

Arrow keys or WASD to move around
P to pause
M to mute sounds
-/+ (with or without shift) to adjust volume
F to toggle fullscreen
Up/down arrows to navigate menus
Space to select menu options

Gamepad controls:

left analog stick or directional pad to move around
START to pause
Y to mute sounds
left/right shoulder buttons (with or without shift) to adjust volume
SELECT/BACK to toggle fullscreen
left analog stick or directional pad to navigate menus
A to select menu options

web/itch link	https://srncq.itch.io/stowaway
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/54/stowaway

Ratings

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Feedback

Gawain Doell

02. Oct 2023 · 22:18 UTC

I love the concept here! It is fun to see what the delivery man is doing next and react. I like that he telegraphs his moves, so the player has time to scramble around to safety.

It's a little too easy, but I think that might be because of the random nature of the layout. The graphics are cute and I liked the little music loops as well. Nice game!

bot hopps

03. Oct 2023 · 05:08 UTC

Found a method that works 100% of the time: remain in the upper left corner

leckert

03. Oct 2023 · 05:12 UTC

Really liked the theme and thought the music and graphics were good! I liked the concept but agreed that it's a little too easy, the player isn't really incentivized to take much action if they find a good hiding spot.

Magnanix

03. Oct 2023 · 05:37 UTC

A cute little game idea, and wow! a Dragon Ruby Toolkit game in the wild?! :D.
Nice work, this was an enjoyable play.

gobos12

05. Oct 2023 · 22:14 UTC

Creative idea, but I feel like I was doing nothing the whole time. I wish there was more gameplay besides hiding and waiting. Sometimes I was just sitting in one spot the whole time and doing nothing. It has a lot of potential though! Just needs more time.

LaserPanzerWal

06. Oct 2023 · 22:24 UTC

There is so much space in the "truck", I just sat in the corner and didnt move until I could leave. The idea would probably work, but right now there isn't much to do in the game actually.

Flying Dog Fish

10. Oct 2023 · 23:02 UTC

I just waited in a corner and managed to miss my stop. Then I waited in a white corner and won.

This is a nice idea, but it's just too easy and there is too much waiting involved.

Le Don

14. Oct 2023 · 23:53 UTC

This is a solid game and I am always happy to see a stealth game! The idea of the level filling up, which means the player has less room to move, is also quite interesting. As other people mentioned, this game could be a bit harder. Maybe a bigger vision coin and not knowing where the delivery guy is about to go might be helpful. Maybe it might also be a good addition if the delivery guy would do something like a "sweeping round" to flush the player out of the hiding spots (the upper or lower corner for example). Lastly I think the waiting period between the "X stops remaining" is a bit long, as nothing is happening and as a player I am not sure if I should do something.