Meowspace by GameRaccoon

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made by GameRaccoon for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

In this fast-paced game, you control a cute cat sprinting along the spacebar on a keyboard. Your mission? Dodge those pesky fingers pressing the spacebar. Survive as long as you can!

Art: Lizik Vin(Elizaveta Vinogradova)

Code: Pavel Grebnev, Alexey Agaphonov

Additional Design: Dmitrii Muravyev

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Controls: - WASD or arrow keys to move - Shift to dash

Post-jam version with experimental touch support: https://gameraccoon.itch.io/meowspace-post-jam

Ratings

Overall 272th 3.867⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Fun 300th 3.767⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 695th 3.2⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Theme 103th 4.35⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 251th 4.133⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Humor 99th 3.967⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Mood 328th 3.8⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Given 42🗳️ 24🗨️

Feedback

Morris
02. Oct 2023 · 21:41 UTC
meow?
cawfee_art
02. Oct 2023 · 21:42 UTC
poor kitten :o very cute game!
Meru
02. Oct 2023 · 21:43 UTC
It's so much fun and I love the music. The Dash is working fine and the speed is well adjusted so far.
Also: That sound the cat is making rocks.
Will play this again. It would be nice to have this with more levels and on mobile.
NoniGirl
02. Oct 2023 · 21:44 UTC
Meow! Thank you for this entry - really enjoyed it :)
jimworks
02. Oct 2023 · 21:45 UTC
Loved the art and the kitty!
Gato
02. Oct 2023 · 21:46 UTC
Very funny use of the theme! Very cute cat
douglass
02. Oct 2023 · 22:18 UTC
Cute!
Fractal Flower Girl
03. Oct 2023 · 00:50 UTC
I love the cute kitty!
ArtofLuba
03. Oct 2023 · 02:02 UTC
Kitty is super cute but I got squooshed even after trying a dozen times.
Gary the Enchanter
03. Oct 2023 · 02:17 UTC
The space on that spacebar certainly felt limited. That was fun! I liked how pressing space actually pressed it in the game too! I was a little confused on the hit boxes for the fingers not just straight on the middle.
Haotian Chen
03. Oct 2023 · 02:51 UTC
yes, cat game yes.
Yurain33
03. Oct 2023 · 05:07 UTC
poor cat. Why flatten an innocent fuzzy?(((
You have a very fun game and a funny character
But we created a killer cat)))
Yurain33
03. Oct 2023 · 05:07 UTC
boom boom meow
LDJam user 251170
03. Oct 2023 · 15:08 UTC
Meow?

Very cute game, literally fits the theme too, love it! The graphics were cute, maybe it would've been cool to add a bit more life to the game somehow though? Slight visual effects or something, not sure if it would've fit the vibe though what do I know, I'm not an artist :D
Controls were very smooth and responsive, dashing felt good. The audio also was a great pick, and even though opted out (assuming it's not your audio) it did add to the mood really well!

Congrats!
Ladylpcr
03. Oct 2023 · 15:26 UTC
That's a very cute and fun game !
LDJam user 260720
03. Oct 2023 · 15:38 UTC
Sometimes the simplest games are the most fun! Good job and great graphics!
p_zzz
03. Oct 2023 · 16:59 UTC
hahahahaha that poor kitty. simple but cute and fun to play!
Mayple
03. Oct 2023 · 18:39 UTC
Nice cute game, pretty fun! My one feedback would be to allow the cat to push up against a finger after its slammed onto the spacebar.
Levi
03. Oct 2023 · 18:41 UTC
Nooooooooooooooo.
it's so cute,
when it squashed.
Thanks for the game :)
morgie
05. Oct 2023 · 05:12 UTC
I played For Whom the Baa Tolls from LD52 and am back for more!! This game is super cute and while it is soo simple it is exceedingly fun! Everything, from the art, music, sfx, sprite movement, is soo cohesive and well executed! Basically, everything is super polished!

I really like that the game forces me to calculate my next move and not just mash dash like I usually do. It adds an element of difficulty and strategy. :0 Thanks for making a super fun game and I'm going to play more so I can stare at this super cute cat. The way it slides on the spacebar is soo satisfying. :sob:
crylica
05. Oct 2023 · 06:00 UTC
super cute game. I think the movement feels a bit slow/unsatisfying, and you have to really make strategic use of the dash. Good job though, it's fairly polished for a jam game!
Dijkstra
05. Oct 2023 · 09:41 UTC
awwww super cute and so much fun!
🎤 GameRaccoon
05. Oct 2023 · 17:05 UTC
Thanks everyone for the kind words, really happy to hear you enjoyed it!
🎤 GameRaccoon
05. Oct 2023 · 17:06 UTC
@gary-the-enchanter they supposed to be in the middle, but we did so many last minute changes so may have broken it :)
🎤 GameRaccoon
05. Oct 2023 · 17:09 UTC
@mayple oh yes, that's a good point. Thinking about it, it is weird that you get squashed by a finger that is already fully down
🎤 GameRaccoon
05. Oct 2023 · 17:11 UTC
@kepsert yes, audio is not ours (I've added links to the sources on the itch.io page).
As for the visual effects, we need to learn how to do them properly :sweat_smile:
🎤 GameRaccoon
05. Oct 2023 · 17:19 UTC
@morgie oh yes, I've also played your previous game! and really liked it. Need to check out the new one.
I think we learned a lot from LD52. Thanks for playing!
🎤 GameRaccoon
05. Oct 2023 · 17:23 UTC
@crylica yeah, we should have experimented with the movement speed and maybe inertia. I think we also set it for a smaller size of the cat initially and never scaled it when scaled the cat. Something to learn.
Lizik Vin
05. Oct 2023 · 19:04 UTC
Did any of you manage to get to this screen?![chrome_02XfU2qq3S.png](///raw/055/e4/z/5fccd.png)
🎤 GameRaccoon
05. Oct 2023 · 20:27 UTC
@lizik-vin, you just wanted to brag with your score, don't you? :laughing:
somewan
06. Oct 2023 · 14:31 UTC
So adorable! You created something cute with simple shapes. The double meaning of the word "space" is clever.
jk5000
15. Oct 2023 · 19:22 UTC
A sweet and funny little game. Like the visuals and the music. The gameplay idea is simple and fun. Overall a good and well made jam game. Well done.