Game Where You Kick Enemies Off A Platform by hopem

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made by hopem for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

Kick enemies off a platform with limited space.

​Use arrow keys to move. Z to kick.

Use the link below to play the game, as it uses localStorage to save the high score.

Sounds generated using Bfxr.

Uses the Monogram font by Vinícius Menézio. https://datagoblin.itch.io/monogram

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Ratings

Overall 696th 3.438⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 325th 3.729⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1012th 2.667⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 49th 4.458⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 895th 2.854⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Audio 638th 2.818⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 13🗳️ 33🗨️

Feedback

September-XYZX
02. Oct 2023 · 17:02 UTC
Not the most innovative arcade-style game, but the kind of floaty physics actually give it an interesting new feel, which fits the premise pretty well. The graphics are cute, but there was an issue with stray pixels appearing near sprites, which kept bugging me. My biggest issue with the gameplay was that the hitbox on the fireballs was weird, so sometimes you could avoid being fully knocked offscreen, but sometimes you end up stuck to them.
o_sim
02. Oct 2023 · 20:43 UTC
Cool, I would make the enemies little more dangerous through, I only ever lost to the fireballs.
HangoverGames
03. Oct 2023 · 09:57 UTC
I especially like the game title, it fits the game very nicely.
Also, if the enemies could kick you that could make the game deeper (and require changing the game title).
Marti Mayolas
03. Oct 2023 · 10:05 UTC
A good idea well executed, the controls are very responsive and polished, the sound effects are pretty good and fit perfectly with the game, congratulaions on the work!!
NoniGirl
03. Oct 2023 · 12:34 UTC
Congratulations! Use "Y" if "z" doesnt work for you :dove:
Tyrannas
03. Oct 2023 · 13:29 UTC
Came for the title, I guess funny names work as an eye catcher ! Simple game, yet a bit fun, could be more playable if it was getting more challenging with time but I after reaching 50 I had the feeling nothing was changing and I got a little bored, small addition of spawn rate or ennemy speed could maybe make things a bit spicier !
Chaineddreamer
03. Oct 2023 · 14:42 UTC
So simple and fun. this is exactly a jam game needs to be. good use of the theme too. Congrats.
vivid-hallucination
03. Oct 2023 · 14:45 UTC
Fun! Great job. I like to kick the demons and the space felt very limited! Like a minimal, surreal, martial art. Would have been nice to get a bit of variation in the enemies, maybe some ranged attacks or something.
vlad-r
03. Oct 2023 · 14:46 UTC
Loved the game! Mortal Kombat from Wish.com!
Could use a bit more variety, but very fun to play.
The title is on point also!
Teashna
03. Oct 2023 · 14:50 UTC
So concept is Cool, and from the little time I played I enjoyed it!
Some feedback though:

In the future try not to force movement with the arrow keys, or make a rebind system. You may ask why and the answer is very simple but overlooked most of the time: Not everyone has arrows on their keyboard...
For instance, I have a 60% keyboard, which doesn't have arrows, the only way I could play your game was by only kicking the enemies :/

Beside that, it's a fun game and the theme is definitely respected! <3
jotson
03. Oct 2023 · 15:30 UTC
It was fun! Would play a local pvp version of this game so i could kick my friends
LDJam user 279622
04. Oct 2023 · 10:31 UTC
fun game! I got to 70

I liked the part where i got to kick enemies off of the platform
Smitner
04. Oct 2023 · 11:46 UTC
Simple and effective - Kicking felt good, I liked kicking enemies off the platform
Jens G
04. Oct 2023 · 15:31 UTC
Vert nice for what it is. Reminds me a lot of that browser dinosour jump game. Good for killing a few minutes while waiting for something.
Qaolin
04. Oct 2023 · 15:37 UTC
Lol, nice xD
Xeniarta
04. Oct 2023 · 15:51 UTC
Ahahaha lol, I had so much fun in so tiny little span of time :laughing: Minimalist style of pixels and sounds perfectly compliments minimalist gameplay. For me it was challenging, the max I got is 23, and I really was laughing like an evil hyena from Lion King while I kicked some loosers from my tiny platform. Probably I would get back again and try to do better)
Cradac
04. Oct 2023 · 20:42 UTC
It's always enjoyable to kick people of platforms and A+ for that title choice. Fun game all around.
I was hoping for some additional difficulty modifiers to speed, but it still worked well.
Hyper Ion
05. Oct 2023 · 15:08 UTC
This game becomes fun because of its simplicity, I can totally imagine whiling away my commute with a good playlist and passing the time with this game. Congrats on the submission!
jandourek
17. Oct 2023 · 22:33 UTC
Kicking enemies off is satisfying, but other than that the game is a bit boring. Maybe if the level got smaller as the game progressed it would be more interesting. Also having to deal with multiple enemies at once, so you could get fun combos or something. Other than that, it's neat!