Monsters by Alexander Ramsay-Baggs

made by Alexander Ramsay-Baggs for LD33 (JAM)

20 years after the most devastating war in human history, the world has changed. Overrun by mutants, monsters, horrible things. To survive, you must become like one of them, mutating yourself so you can become stronger than the rest.

This game is a horror, top-down shooter. Dark, scary and hard to survive in. Your objective is to find the monster that only legends talk about. A monster so heavily mutated, that it's DNA would make you the strongest being on Earth.

Please enjoy!

////LINUX USERS////
Hi there, it seems (according to comments) that our game won't run on Linux. Seeing as I don't really have a way to try the game on a Linux machine, I'm not sure I can resolve the issue. Very sorry. I have uploaded a rebuilt version, I hope it works. If it does not, I can't really do more.

Windows	https://www.dropbox.com/s/04x8vr9082aarnp/Monsters_win.zip?dl=0
OS/X (Untested)	https://www.dropbox.com/s/57od9snh4spkckm/Monsters_Mac.app.zip?dl=0
Linux (Untested)	https://www.dropbox.com/s/yyscykmuf32hpz8/Universal.zip?dl=0
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-33/?action=preview&uid=42098

Ratings

Coolness	100%	1
Overall(Jam)	2.90	804

Fun(Jam)	2.65	827
Graphics(Jam)	2.86	765
Humor(Jam)	2.10	856
Innovation(Jam)	2.82	670
Mood(Jam)	3.28	416
Theme(Jam)	2.88	892

Feedback

Deadeyejoe

24. Aug 2015 · 21:15 UTC

Great job ! i really enjoyed it :)
+ Graphics, innovation, Theme

Roboboy

24. Aug 2015 · 23:21 UTC

I loved this game! It took me a whole clip just to kill the very first mutated human, oh my!

Perkovec

24. Aug 2015 · 23:41 UTC

Great work, guys!

FloatingGhost

24. Aug 2015 · 23:51 UTC

Can't run, crashes when I click play.

Linux x86_64

fdslk

24. Aug 2015 · 23:58 UTC

nice mood, setting and innovation. Yet some sounds for the zombie attacks would have been nice. I was attacked several times without realizing.

iapc

25. Aug 2015 · 00:04 UTC

Don't start a game with a glossary

SeaMonster131

25. Aug 2015 · 00:22 UTC

Good work, I really like the game's mood.

MarekkPie

25. Aug 2015 · 00:46 UTC

Cannot run the game on Linux

razavidn

25. Aug 2015 · 00:57 UTC

Having trouble closing the tutorial window :(

CaptainKraft

25. Aug 2015 · 01:17 UTC

Tried to run the game on Linux. Got through the intro but most things didn't work and the game was unplayable.

lebrokholic

25. Aug 2015 · 01:25 UTC

Very nice work! I'd recommend you to restyle the graphics, the gameplay is great by the way

Reallysketchy

25. Aug 2015 · 01:27 UTC

This game's really great! I really loved how dark it was, but sometimes that meant that I got killed without realizing. I think it would be really helpful if the enemies made sounds or you made a sound when you were hit. The same thing goes for thirst and hunger. Overall, though, it's a fun game with a fantastic mood.

cxsquared

25. Aug 2015 · 02:01 UTC

Really nice job. The atmosphere is really nice and I liked the concept. Good work.

blurryroots

25. Aug 2015 · 18:01 UTC

Awesome intro! Really liked the atmosphere. Game is pretty hard though.

bakakyo

26. Aug 2015 · 16:53 UTC

For some reason I couldn't run the game on Linux (I know it's untested, just giving you some feedback) but it's working just fine on Windows ;)

Max rating on innovation for you. Really really good!
The gameplay is really great, you should keep on polishing the game, enhance the graphics, make it even darker. Great mood and atmosphere!

It would be awesome to have some more feedback on the enemies.
Congrats, great work!

Boberro

28. Aug 2015 · 20:37 UTC

Too difficult for me :). Enemies are too fast, and it would be better if there was an indication that enemy noms you from behind.

ChaosCult

01. Sep 2015 · 19:47 UTC

I hated controls, especially the way the camera kept moving when a container is open. Also, I haven't figured out how to open the door in the first room and the damn dog kept getting in the way. A very frustrating game, and not in the good way.

MechanicMoon

01. Sep 2015 · 20:28 UTC

Hello, I like the atmosphere of the game and I think the gameplay is well-thought, however I had problems with the controls. But nice entry anyways :-)

Big Cow

01. Sep 2015 · 21:39 UTC

I really wanted to play but I couldn't work out how to leave the first room and I died twice wah!

logiclogue

03. Sep 2015 · 15:25 UTC

Very nice game!

Patomkin

03. Sep 2015 · 16:33 UTC

Whoa, that mood of darkness and inevitable death! Awesome!
Yet, I tried to survive multiple times and every time it ended in me not having enough ammo to shoot all the bastards that were creeping around :/ Also, sometimes the pistol did not reload until I opened the inventory and clicked on the ammo icon (all this while running away from a zombie).

Quij

03. Sep 2015 · 17:07 UTC

Great start! Loved the voiced intro. I like the idea of becoming more of a monster to beat the monsters, but unfortunately I didn't make it very far.
The lack of feedback (audio or even visual) when I'm under attack almost guarantees I lose a chunk of health before I even notice I'm getting hit. The only workaround I found was a lot of silly spinning to make sure nothing's sneaking up on me.
I really liked the visual-cone/flashlight mechanic, though. It accentuates the darkness and made me paranoid about things sneaking up on me. Great for atmosphere :)
Overall, good job!

Nurbs

03. Sep 2015 · 22:52 UTC

This game is way too hard :V
I think the hunger bars go down too fast and it's hard to tell when you're being assaulted by a zombom

but otherwise it's ok.

Macecraft

06. Sep 2015 · 15:13 UTC

Unfortunately the game wouldn't even let me press play or quit, so I haven't had the opportunity to even play.

Darkflint

06. Sep 2015 · 17:02 UTC

A lot of text in the beginning, but well, you explain the reason first, so it´s ok. Controls are a bit too fine for my liking, but that´s only a matter of training. Graphic is very nice, but this game really need music and sound! Overall pretty nice.

bossmojoman

06. Sep 2015 · 23:33 UTC

Nice job, had a hard time figuring it out but fun!

n9Mtq4

07. Sep 2015 · 02:28 UTC

Loved the mood with the darkness and limited flashlight range. One thing that I would change is the dog collision. Got annoying sometimes, when I couldn't back up.