Summoning Circles, Á La Carte by Matt Blake

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made by Matt Blake for Ludum Dare 55 (JAM)

Summon demons for your customers! Every demon has a different recipe for summoning. But be quick: demons can only be summoned at night! How many demons can you summon before sunrise?

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Ratings

Overall 790th 3.396⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 856th 3.167⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 617th 3.34⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Theme 127th 4.26⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 346th 4.042⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Humor 531th 3.114⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 938th 3.167⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 33🗳️ 33🗨️

Feedback

Pugg
16. Apr 2024 · 02:47 UTC
It was fun to figure out all the different configurations, but I couldn't manage to make the shoe elf work
Vantalogic
16. Apr 2024 · 03:46 UTC
Fun game but hard to figure out overall good job
Kseniya
17. Apr 2024 · 01:00 UTC
It is a very unusual and atmospheric game, the visual is quite interesting, it looks stylish and restrained! Good luck with your project, I would have played it more than once!!!
AndyP
17. Apr 2024 · 01:06 UTC
this was difficult to figure out, but fun once i was able to understand what the book was trying to tell me.
Def-Mane
17. Apr 2024 · 01:12 UTC
Loved the idea and art! Couldn't seem to get the broomstick summon to work; but its possible I was doing it wrong of course. Some of the "recipes" felt straightforward whilst others were a little ambiguous. No audio detracted a lot from the mood unfortunately. Still very unique; loved the system of summoning through combining the various colors and candle sizes and shapes!
Dmitry Mozgin
17. Apr 2024 · 23:28 UTC
I don't understand how to play. I tried different combination from the book, but I guess I was doing them wrong. A tutorial how to summon a simple monster would be helpful. But despite my issue, this is one of the best take on summoning theme. I liked the idea a lot.
saintchristopher777
18. Apr 2024 · 00:22 UTC
Love the idea. Love the art and animations. Unfortunately I couldn't really figure out what the customers were asking for from the icons, so I didn't make it very far. More hints/direction would be good. Also it would be great to have some good audio to accompany the art!
Nightrane
18. Apr 2024 · 01:27 UTC
Really loved the concept and art. It was difficult to figure out the combinations, but rewarding when I did. Might be good to scale up the options as it progresses to teach the player what to do.

- Would love to hear audio to help set the mood.
- Trashy is very cute but I didn't use it, the matches seemed easier to use.
- Some kind of indication of how much time was left would help, could be as simple as having the lighting change as 'day' approaches.
- Would like to have a goal to work towards
Quinnster
18. Apr 2024 · 02:49 UTC
Really cool concept! I struggled at first to figure out what the customers wanted. I liked the cute designs and interesting combinations of elements. Great entry!
F13
18. Apr 2024 · 11:08 UTC
What a cute monster ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
TheMoonrise
18. Apr 2024 · 17:26 UTC
Took me a while to figure out the riddles. But it's quite satisfying once you do. Well done!
remusnomos
18. Apr 2024 · 17:29 UTC
I like that the recipes aren't just lists of ingredients but tiny riddles. Trashy is definitely my favorite, such a good boy! :D
milano23
19. Apr 2024 · 03:36 UTC
Cool idea. Best score was 5. Hardest one for me to conjure was the chores one which i believe i needed for the broom, i could nto get the correct colour. I thought i tried them all. Great concept, this would be a cool mobile game to waste some time.
Flatgub
19. Apr 2024 · 13:22 UTC
I wasn't sure how I was going to feel about the summoning circle construction mechanic when I first saw it but as soon as I realised that the recipes were riddles I feel in love with it! Really well done execution on such an adorable idea! Great job!
Adam Gallina
19. Apr 2024 · 17:25 UTC
I like the concept, but discovering recipes is really daunting with the number of available combinations, would be nice if there were more hints/riddles for the recipes that weren't in the book. The art is really well done though, and I really liked Trashy :)