Spawn Shop by Donamougou

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made by Donamougou for Ludum Dare 55 (JAM)

In Pawn Shop, you're a powerful mage fulfilling clients' wishes by summoning demons! Consult the grimoire for recipes matching each wish. Navigate shelves for ingredients, but choose carefully to avoid mishaps. Complete the ritual to summon the right demon, or face the wrath and disappointment of... your client.

Control the game with your mouse, using it to explore the store, access the grimoire, and select ingredients. Drag and drop ingredients into the summoning circle to perform the ritual.

Forge your path as a skilled summoner, mastering the art of invocation to satisfy your customers' desires.

We hope you will have fun playing this game !

Game art was made for the jam by @Mance (except for the demons)

Rest of the game was made by @fabiole and @donamougou

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Ratings

Overall 676th 3.486⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Fun 844th 3.181⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 707th 3.236⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Theme 123th 4.271⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 656th 3.629⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Audio 479th 3.394⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Humor 284th 3.571⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Mood 562th 3.571⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Given 59🗳️ 62🗨️

Feedback

GhostTori
16. Apr 2024 · 01:01 UTC
There are some spelling errors, not sure if that is for comedic effect. I feel like the "hints" are a bit too difficult. I am not even sure what some of those words even mean. Also, if you are sacrificing a live cat for a demon.. Rude! The graphics are really fun though!
🎤 Donamougou
16. Apr 2024 · 01:08 UTC
Oups, unfortunatly, it's not for comedic effect. I'm not a native speaker and didn't double check. Thanks for your feedback.
Gaverion
16. Apr 2024 · 01:11 UTC
Deciphering was fun when I could figure it out but a few of them were a bit to cryptic. the gameplay was a bit limited though I liked being able to move the book around! The art has a real charm to it too.
TROGDOR 20X6
16. Apr 2024 · 01:12 UTC
I like the graphics but I can't always tell what things are supposed to be. I'm surprised I got through so many demons. I didn't notice the pen at first, which is a very important item (I thought it was a wand, and it blended into the background). I think it would help if the items had tooltips (or just redraw the most confusing ones).
LocksmithArmy
16. Apr 2024 · 01:18 UTC
Well done this is a fun little game.
Ballen
16. Apr 2024 · 01:20 UTC
I appreciate you can move the book around the screen and like the idea of dragging and dropping the ingredients from the shelf into the summoning circle. I definitely struggled with trying to figure out what the different spells were asking for, but I like the idea and art style!
LDJam user 273557
16. Apr 2024 · 01:21 UTC
I really like the concept, the art, and music. They all mesh together well! I found that if I wasn't able to complete a request (only now realizing after reading another comment that there is a pen lol) it was really frustrating to get stuck. I think it could be nice if failing 3x either restarts the game or gives you some kind of penalt, something to give me a new request
Alex4101
16. Apr 2024 · 01:22 UTC
I love this game and the riddles; it was fun to decipher! Great work overall! The only frustrating part of the game is when you get stuck. No matter how many tries you do, you cannot move to another until you get it correct. I had to restart the game to get a new prompt.
TheNakedMartian
16. Apr 2024 · 01:24 UTC
I had a lot of repeat orders which was a shame, but the concept is fun and I enjoyed figuring out the riddles! Well done!
CaptainSpaceCat
16. Apr 2024 · 01:25 UTC
At first I was very confused and almost quit playing, but after I figured out the first demon the rest of them made sense. It's pretty fun! I would have liked to have the demons not repeat, or maybe have a win condition when you summon every type so you don't repeat any. Thank you for making this!
MorePixels
16. Apr 2024 · 01:34 UTC
This was pretty cool! Was fun figuring out the summoning combinations. I loved the art of the demons!
Pugg
16. Apr 2024 · 19:36 UTC
I'm impressed that the demons' descriptions both told you how to summon them, and what purpose they served. That's really clever! It was fun figuring them all out. Also... I really don't want to imagine the Peking Demon that man is going to cook... (it was a very funny moment, though)
Kirass
16. Apr 2024 · 23:25 UTC
You are really great! The game turned out great!
Mindnumb Interactive
17. Apr 2024 · 23:33 UTC
This was such a funny little game! I loved the writing and the sounds the demons made had me cracking up. Great entry!
dabper
17. Apr 2024 · 23:54 UTC
Neat game! I'm impressed by the overall audio quality and the variety of sfx.
Lélek Hunor Kadosa
18. Apr 2024 · 00:24 UTC
Who starts a conversation like that? XD Nice game, tho ![10.png](///raw/a59/b3/z/643f0.png)
Smidgens
18. Apr 2024 · 09:58 UTC
I love the adventure game vibe this has going on. It would be helpful I think if the items had descriptive tooltips when you hovered them. I wasn't quite sure what some of them were / what their purpose was (what's in the flasks etc.), so I didn't know if they'd be appropriate ingredients for the ritual.
dekara
18. Apr 2024 · 19:47 UTC
Hey. Cool Game. Nice freaky drawing and funny texts. Good Job!
LDJam user 158571
19. Apr 2024 · 12:54 UTC
Nice Game! Good job! The artstyle of the ingredients is clear and neat, the artstyle of the demons is funky and comedic, together it works well.
The puzzles were particularly good. It really created some A-ha moments.
Good game!
ffffchai
19. Apr 2024 · 13:07 UTC
Decipher the client's needs and to decipher the devil's conditions. What they say is funny. The interaction with the store items is also smooth. Nice work!
mollusk
19. Apr 2024 · 17:58 UTC
Fun little puzzle game! Could be a great mobile game with some more work.
Adam Gallina
19. Apr 2024 · 18:30 UTC
Really solid art, and the puzzle aspect was pretty fun :) it would have been nice to click on items to see what they were, a couple of the sprites were vague enough that I wasn't sure where to use them, but overall pretty well polished!
FlyWolfe
20. Apr 2024 · 03:29 UTC
Sacrifice the edible cat MUAHAHA! It was cozy, I enjoyed it :D
ping78
21. Apr 2024 · 20:09 UTC
Neat game! A bit too guessy, but nice nonetheless.
Brogan Ward
22. Apr 2024 · 19:37 UTC
The music really set a chill tone and it was nice to decipher and guess the riddles, though it feels like there's a bit of a learning curve even with referencing the rules page. Still, a relaxing game to play and experiment!
Two1San
25. Apr 2024 · 23:56 UTC
i like how chill the characters are haha