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Midnight Racers by LoicLeGrosFrere

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made by LoicLeGrosFrere for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

Here is our submision for Ludum Dare 54!

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Pitch

"Midnight Racers" thrusts you into the heart-pounding world of high-stakes, merciless street racing. As the clock ticks towards midnight, you find yourself behind the wheel of a sleek, turbocharged machine hurtling throught the night. Your mission is simple: reach the end of the winding road before your AI-controlled rival does.

The catch? The road is your lifeline, and it's rapidly shrinking. The "Limited Space" theme comes to life as the once expansive track narrows down to a perilous bottleneck, allowing only one car to come through unscathed.

Controls

  • WASD: Move
  • R: Reset

List of the not-homemade assets: - Title Font: Under Station by Khurasan - Chrono Font: Digital Display by Chequered Ink - All meshes but the road are from the Sinty: Street Racer Pack - Music is Epic Sport Racing Car | DRIVE by Alex-Productions

HTML5 (Can be laggy depending on spec and web browser) https://loiclegrosfrere.itch.io/midnight-racers
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/54/midnight-racers

Ratings

Overall 863th 3.214⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Fun 917th 2.966⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1010th 2.672⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Theme 792th 3.293⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 242th 4.143⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Mood 230th 3.931⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Given 32🗳️ 41🗨️

Feedback

chompdev
03. Oct 2023 · 06:35 UTC
I love this aesthetic! The light trails are a really nice effect, and I really like how the stark white car models contrast against the dark background and glowing signs/trees. Very cool style, and a fun racing challenge. Any plans to add more levels after the jam?
LDJam user 262766
03. Oct 2023 · 17:15 UTC
Stylish! Good race game but controller felt for me not good as wanted. Great job anyway
Roboimuri
03. Oct 2023 · 17:16 UTC
Aesthetics and the music are the best part! Cars are very difficult to control :red_car: . Maybe a longer track with turns etc?
alexis8
03. Oct 2023 · 17:17 UTC
The good look so good with this DA, a bit difficult to control but just like an drift simulator, good feeling.
MossGames
03. Oct 2023 · 17:18 UTC
I love the aesthetic of this game. Awesome vibe. Only way I could win was by causing my opponent to spin out.
TheLastSlowpoke
03. Oct 2023 · 17:18 UTC
Yay, I won! It looks really great.
LDJam user 0
03. Oct 2023 · 17:21 UTC
I like the art a lot but it felt difficult to control the car well.
nevyn
03. Oct 2023 · 17:24 UTC
The game looks great, it's got great aesthetics and the music adds to the mood. I like the controls being really difficult, it makes the "getting to the narrow part" challenging in a fun way even though the level is so short.

But yeah, I would've loved a longer level with some curves, or additional levels.
Robbobin
03. Oct 2023 · 17:29 UTC
Really lovely art direction!
JOZGames
03. Oct 2023 · 17:32 UTC
Adorei o slideshow xD. Preciso de um pc melhor...
Septimor
04. Oct 2023 · 14:33 UTC
Love the 80's retro vibes. Only way i could beat the AI is to ram into it in the beginning?
Looked and sounded great, but a little short.
MattHartley
04. Oct 2023 · 15:33 UTC
I love the style! Just wish I had some more levels to play :)
davision
04. Oct 2023 · 17:02 UTC
Even though I only had to press forward it seemed impossible to catch up to the rival. Maybe it has something to do with the web build and framerate? Controls also felt floaty. The concept is cool though. The artstyle looks nice and unique
LDJam user 233347
04. Oct 2023 · 18:00 UTC
I liked the cars but the controls are hard. managed to win by ramming the AI :wink:
Cradac
04. Oct 2023 · 21:47 UTC
great aesthetics! Works great with some synthwave playing in the background ;)
Aes1
05. Oct 2023 · 04:31 UTC
cool game, I got lucky i think and got just under 23 some how, didn't hit the car at the start. fun game :)
Phillips Albright
05. Oct 2023 · 07:09 UTC
Great graphics and music, very nice aesthetically. The car is a bit hard to control but I found it kinda fun. The only way I could find to beat the AI was to run into it which felt a bit cheap.
noagard
05. Oct 2023 · 07:36 UTC
Sound and visual is awesome!I was able to win only after using drafting!
ThaProfesional
05. Oct 2023 · 10:46 UTC
Looked amazing - had a really cool vibe. Really liked the effects as the car sped up - the camera moving down, the.. speed lines(?) and the way the car shook.

Controlling it felt a little bit.. loose or mushy. Maybe that's what happens when cars go that fast.

Love that I could pit-maneuver my opponent.
Mehul
08. Oct 2023 · 03:13 UTC
I feel like I missed a something, the controls felt a little too floaty. Cool graphic and music.
deadjolly
09. Oct 2023 · 23:52 UTC
The cel-shading effect on the cars and world is cool. The taillight trails added visual flair as well. Definitely nailed a synthwave/retrowave vibe with the aesthetics and music. The game seemed very simple though..Even though I was holding down W, seemed like the AI had a massive head start every time. Eventually I somehow got around it after enough restarts. Steering, like others have already said, felt pretty floaty. Cool start to a bigger project if you wanna turn it into a more fleshed out racing game :)
LocalPhilosopher
15. Oct 2023 · 19:49 UTC
This game could use a fonk
Dan Str
17. Oct 2023 · 20:17 UTC
I found the game incredibly captivating. The concept is truly impressive. Keep up the excellent work, and you'll undoubtedly reach a high level of professionalism
Flightless
18. Oct 2023 · 22:06 UTC
Great atmosphere! I really liked the car lights leaving trails. 22.8s - by spinning out the AI :smile: