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How to Summon a Cat For Dummies by LChaves

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made by LChaves for Ludum Dare 55 (JAM)

Welcome to How to Summon a Cat For Dummies, the game that helps you learn the ancient art of summoning feline creatures for all your daily needs. We can’t guarantee that you'll be a guru if you play this game, but you should be able to:

  • Know the setup required to execute these type of operations.
  • Appreciate the beauty of a unique mammal family.
  • Understand the inner workings of said magical creatures.
  • Create safety mechanisms in case everything goes south...

Soundtrack can be found here: https://datoaster.bandcamp.com/album/how-to-summon-a-cat-for-dummies-ost

Controls:

Esc - Pause Game

Mouse Button 1 - Shoot Throwable

Promo Material:

scrnsht1.png

scrnsht2.png

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnBA9odAQ1Y

For up-to-date versions check the itchio page.

Link https://github.com/VileOar/ludum-dare-55
Link https://inesseni00.itch.io/how-to-summon-a-cat-for-dummies
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/55/how-to-summon-a-cat-for-dummies

Ratings

Overall 415th 3.717⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 390th 3.659⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 329th 3.652⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Theme 430th 3.864⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 465th 3.891⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Audio 201th 3.833⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 226th 3.682⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 457th 3.696⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Given 18🗳️ 16🗨️

Feedback

LocksmithArmy
15. Apr 2024 · 15:00 UTC
Cute!
Gametrodon
15. Apr 2024 · 15:11 UTC
Hey, apologies if I'm missing something here, but I don't actually see a link to play the game? It just shows up as blank for me, I just see the single image of the game...
BinarySpark
16. Apr 2024 · 18:50 UTC
This is not the type of game I'm good at, by any stretch of the imagination, but this was pretty fun, nice work. Also the cat is a cutie-looking one :)
TomasAquistapace
16. Apr 2024 · 22:45 UTC
Love the art! and really fun game, great job!
profundity
17. Apr 2024 · 04:41 UTC
Definitely high on charm, and the core concept is intriguing. unfortunately I just couldn't figure out any kind of strategy that seemed to work. Which feels like an accurate simulation of a cat - but not necessarily the experience I hoped for :)
fiovske
17. Apr 2024 · 04:41 UTC
this is so cute!
Foursay
17. Apr 2024 · 04:50 UTC
Defenitely a polished entry! Love the cat's art, the gampelay is a bit tricky though that the lure usually won't behave like you think for its weird linear drag but its fun to make the cat wandering around - nice job!
ffffchai
17. Apr 2024 · 06:09 UTC
The collisions between objects are well designed and add interesting feedback. The integrity is also very good. Nice work!
Daniel C
19. Apr 2024 · 19:09 UTC
Very cute game, but was a bit hard sometimes when accidentally got the cat looked away, but I managed to eventually summon the cat :) Love the art it was very cute :)
AdamG
21. Apr 2024 · 01:45 UTC
I love the cute picture at the end. It was a fun game, and it was a good challenge without feeling too difficult.
yule4ka
21. Apr 2024 · 20:17 UTC
sooo cute
CiaranW
21. Apr 2024 · 20:19 UTC
This game is adorable, and my own cat was summoned to sit on my lap while I was playing it! It took many many tries to get the cat to come to me, so maybe the realism dial was set a bit too high :P But it was very cute, the music was nice, and I had fun learning the different weights of the objects and how to appease the cat. Was a bit frustrating to get that 'last' object in time, since throwing a lemon away while the cat was really close seemed to scare her off.

Very cute game, nice entry!
Tru7th
21. Apr 2024 · 21:19 UTC
So cute! Easy to pickup up and understand. I often shout "nooo cattt don't go away!" haha I also loved that you could push objects with other objects so you could under a mistake for example or adapt over time.
MatthewDrake
22. Apr 2024 · 10:38 UTC
Very cute game, I had some trouble with the cat turning completely to face the edge of the screen which meant I couldn't get its attention from then on and had to restart, but I really love the concept, art and sound. Solid game jam entry overall!
jk5000
24. Apr 2024 · 09:19 UTC
A super sweet and fun little game. A bit difficult to make the cat walk the right way, but it's not too bad. Overall a well made and good jam game. Well done.
Hawkin
02. May 2024 · 20:31 UTC
Very cute artwork!

The premise was straightforward, and I liked that. It was smart that different items had different weights, which added a bit of challenge.

Sometimes the cat's decision making wasn't very clear (isn't that just like a cat? XD), which made it hard to complete the challenge. I got the cat to here, but it wouldn't move forward anymore (and it wasn't clear why). If there was a reason, then think of ways to teach the player what they did wrong ("player feedback"). If it's a bug, oh well! :D

![Untitled.png](///raw/319/53/z/64f05.png)
🎤 LChaves
02. May 2024 · 23:14 UTC
@hawkin we **could** say it is a bit of smart anti-design on our part, made to induce frustration into the heart of the player... but unfortunately it was just a dumb oversight that got left in :/
Thank you for playing though!