Skelemancy by Shlolo

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made by Shlolo for Ludum Dare 55 (JAM)

You play the role of a necromancer trying to grow his army of skeletons by defeating knights and reanimating their bodies.

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Controls

  • Click on an adjacent cell to move your summons.
  • Attack enemies by moving your summons on top of them.
  • After each fight, click the necromancer to summon new skeletons.

Screenshots

Strategize

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Fight

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Summon undead minions

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Tools used

  • Godot
  • Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop

About me

This is my first game jam ever and the first time I've seriously used Godot. It was quite a struggle in the beginning, since I didn't quite click with the theme right away and I had to learn a lot of things about my chosen game engine on the fly, but now I'm very proud of what I was able to accomplish. Unfortunately, I was only able to add a short few levels to the game due to the time constraint, but I hope you will like it regardless. Can't wait to check out everyone else's games 😊.

Notes:

  • I fixed a small bug reported by some players where you can move during the summoning animation.
  • Some people were reporting bad performance on the HTML5 version. I added an executable for Windows now, so if you experience any issues, you can try this version.

Ratings

Overall 476th 3.659⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 510th 3.523⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 614th 3.341⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 261th 4.068⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 86th 4.477⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Humor 755th 2.714⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 723th 3.432⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 14🗳️ 20🗨️

Feedback

Dorren
16. Apr 2024 · 00:53 UTC
Really love the animations on the little guys, gameplay is really enjoyable too. Great job!
Asrata
16. Apr 2024 · 00:55 UTC
Cool gameplay loop. Very nice art. Bone successfully chilled.
LyaMgtt
16. Apr 2024 · 10:25 UTC
Loved this puzzle game! Really simple and cute but yet really fun! I had a bug at lvl 3 where I was blocked and couldn't move (see the capture). Well done!![Capture d’écran 2024-04-16 à 12.24.50.png](///raw/848/f5/z/638ed.png)
Bulba
16. Apr 2024 · 16:10 UTC
Nice design! Cool sprites.
Kseniya
16. Apr 2024 · 16:11 UTC
cool gameplay, the visual is also pleasant
phost.dll
16. Apr 2024 · 16:11 UTC
I liked the idea, cool way of thinking the summoning theme. It kinda bugs for me at the start and I can no longer play though, using Opera GX. Great work! <3
Melissa Stodolnik
16. Apr 2024 · 16:16 UTC
I really liked the animation
Landerack
16. Apr 2024 · 16:20 UTC
lovely little game I figured out how to beat the level 3 bug where they'd run to the middle even if they couldnt hit you. buuuuut yeah it still bugged with the spawn. Either way I think its super charming and you did really well :D Its a great cozy summon game, I'd love to see some level of unit overspill maybe, would feel rewarding
actualtian
16. Apr 2024 · 16:20 UTC
Game good, artstyle slaps.
Atan
16. Apr 2024 · 16:21 UTC
The visuals are great. I had some performance issues in first level but otherwise the game is really good. Good job.
Yochti
16. Apr 2024 · 16:21 UTC
Nice little puzzle game with a cool summoning idea and good graphsims but without SFX it sounds empty
Trux
16. Apr 2024 · 16:21 UTC
Impressive first jam entry, very nice looking!!

Only detractor for me was facing bugs where i lost battles on empty tiles (where there had been knights before, but they were dead)
Chibiata
16. Apr 2024 · 16:22 UTC
the artwork is really good, everything just fits together quite well! The levels were really easy, but still enjoyable!
Prepe
16. Apr 2024 · 16:23 UTC
Greate game. Would love to see some more levels and some Sound. I got a bit of laag on first load and first move, so maybe looking into it a bit would be adviced but other than that it ran smooth. Loved the game.
nusan
16. Apr 2024 · 16:32 UTC
Your little skeletons are so cute I love them! The visuals are top notch and it feels great to play, I'm just missing some sound effects as feedback. I had some trouble understanding how many skeleton you loose or win after a battle, I still don't get it, I just went from smallest group to largest. The web player on itch was a bit awkward with no fullscreen button. Anyway, I love those kind of small puzzles, I whish there was more levels but it's a great entry, thank you for making it!
YukimiItsuka
16. Apr 2024 · 16:54 UTC
Very cute little skeletons. I really like thoses little guys. Sometimes it feels buggy when I fight with some 'ghost knights' that does not actually exsist when I move into an empty cell. Anyway, nice work!
🎤 Shlolo
16. Apr 2024 · 17:11 UTC
Thank you all so much for your kind words :blush:

Some of you where pointing out a bug where you could move while it should actually be disabled which kind of breaks the game. I reuploaded it to itch with the fix. It should work now.

Also, some of you reported bad performance on the HTML5 version on itch. I addded a .exe for Windows on there as well which should have better performance.
AploveStudio
16. Apr 2024 · 19:49 UTC
love the artstyle!! very simple and cute, also very fun
Dywanix
16. Apr 2024 · 20:43 UTC
I really like that artstyle. Its so simple, but nice for the eye. I also enjoyed puzzles.
Talon24
16. Apr 2024 · 21:27 UTC
Agreeing with the others on the cool artstyle! Has good potential with more levels and a bit of sound :thumbsup:
Kirass
16. Apr 2024 · 22:57 UTC
I like this game! You guys are great!
jebouin
17. Apr 2024 · 01:49 UTC
The art and animations are very polished, I just wished there were more levels. Congrats on your first game jam!
Nishikku
18. Apr 2024 · 11:29 UTC
Kudos to you! Doing all of this on your own is impressive! It turned out amazing! The graphics and gameplay are incredibly smooth!