Grow by genluck

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made by genluck for LD36 (JAM)
There is a tree sitting in a field, barren from Fall. It is the dawn of Spring, a time of growth. The tree is besieged by insects, it is a time of growth for them, too. But the tree is not doomed, for insects attract spiders. Grow this tree to it's full potential.

HOTKEYS

1-buy spider

2-buy leaf

3-buy roots

SPACE-pause/unpause

Feedback

Nichii
30. Aug 2016 · 07:23 UTC
I got addicted to this, good job. Only problem I have is that the game doesnt automatically end when you die.
Alkrimil
30. Aug 2016 · 07:28 UTC
I liked this game. The concept of growing your tree and defending it from beetles and other insects was really cool. The music and the atmosphere was nice and relaxing. Combat could be improved a bit though, maybe by adding more types of insects and different defences. Great work!
Amine Tcherak
30. Aug 2016 · 16:27 UTC
Realy cool game good job
Ebriosus
31. Aug 2016 · 01:26 UTC
I like the concept of the game. Kinda imagined what it would be like living as a tree, lol.

The beginning of the game seemed pretty easy at first, but it seems like the barrage of bugs later on just became way too overwhelming.

Still, a short and fun tower defense game!
Mathiouza
31. Aug 2016 · 10:29 UTC
Cool game, really, but I don't understand what is the link with Anciant Technology ... However, it is very cool :)
qikcik
31. Aug 2016 · 14:55 UTC
very cool game, it gives a lot of fun, it looks nice, but for me it is too difficult. Good Job :D
rzeznikrocks111
02. Sep 2016 · 02:39 UTC
Fun, cute, and frustrating when my tree spiders die :)
🎤 genluck
02. Sep 2016 · 05:14 UTC
Thanks everyone for the feedback! @rzeznikrocks111, @qikcik, @Ebriosus, @Nichii, The game probably needs better indicators of how to play, as there's two strategic things you pretty much have to do in order to survive
🎤 genluck
02. Sep 2016 · 05:17 UTC
@Alkrimil, I had some other defences planned but had to scrap for balance :(
@Mathiouza, TBH, there is none
kerneltt
02. Sep 2016 · 22:13 UTC
couldn't play that much, the game crashed, but i like the tower defense like mechanics
Mottafier
02. Sep 2016 · 23:17 UTC
Nice game! I like these types of games, and as far as I know growing leaves on a tree for energy is pretty original. Another good thing about this game is it has a lot of room for improvement, such as more upgrades and different types of enemies, new weapons and defenses. I think you have a lot of potential with this game, keep up the good work :)
BloodJohn
03. Sep 2016 · 10:08 UTC
Simple rules and a good emphasis on action, the game is very addictive. When I finally figured out the balance and came out of the crisis - you want the beetles have stopped going to the tree. I want to win this endless battle.
The atmosphere is gorgeous.
🎤 genluck
04. Sep 2016 · 03:08 UTC
@kerneltt, is there any way you could describe the crash? Any possibly relevant info? I'm completely unaware of any crashes. All help would be appreciated.
Erkberg
14. Sep 2016 · 13:42 UTC
Really good game, I enjoyed my time with it. I like the graphics, though some animations would've improved on these quite a lot. The music is very nice and ambient and together with the soothing gameplay it creates quite the experience.
After a while it got a bit boring though, but I was hoping there would be some surprises still in store or an end, but I was just overrun. Some more variety would have been nice, like enemies starting at different y positions or flying enemies. I think you got something here that can be built upon, great job overall!
barkergames
17. Sep 2016 · 16:47 UTC
It was a bit confusing at first. I didn't know what to do. I think the biggest issue was I lost but I didn't know that I lost, so I was trying to figure out how to play after I had already died.
Once I restarted I figured out that the spiders shoot webs and you have to aim.
I suggest at least adding a description on how to play the game would have been good.
And a "Game Over" screen and/or text would have done wonders.
Once I figured it out it was pretty fun.
The difficulty wasn't too bad until about 10 minutes in then it just got insane, there was no way to defeat the horde of Insects.

Overall I loved it!
Great job!