Lab Rat Runner by anaastaska
https://youtu.be/G6s3D4uwznI?si=d60M6oZeiXeTtL2c
You're playing as a brilliant scientist attempting to create an essence that can shrink a person to a tiny size while granting them immense strength and speed. Conducting experiments on herself, she plunges into a simulation where she battles aggressive, genetically modified lab rats. Help the scientist develop the formula that will make her legendary.


| Itch.io | https://anaastaska.itch.io/lab-rat-runner |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/lab-rat-runner |
Ratings
| Overall | 788th | 3.303⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 700th | 3.219⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 927th | 2.734⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 806th | 3.328⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 676th | 3.456⭐ | 36🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 794th | 2.534⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 851th | 3.129⭐ | 33🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 58🗳️ | 53🗨️ |
Other than that, we hope you enjoyed the game and its gameplay 😌
EDIT: Unless its not updating, seems like you just replaced it with another AI photograph, unfortunate
Still, we hope you were evaluating the game and its gameplay, not just the cover image🙃
Also, I feel that having a clearer end goal would make the game more engaging.
Thanks for the submission! ^_^
I did a playthrough with the rifle and the rocket launcher and got the 4th floor with the rocket launcher before losing. I liked the rocket launcher better than the rifle because I got better feedback on my aim since i could see the rocket. I think the rifle could have used a laser showing where you were aiming.
Overall I like the set up but I think there are some minor things that would have made the game better.
1. Ramp up the difficulty. Make the enemies a lot faster and stronger as you change floors. I only noticed the enemies were stronger on the 4th floor because they took 3 shots from the RP to kill instead of 2
2. Add powerups around the environment, and maybe some empty rooms with just power ups. This will let the player get stronger the more they explore
3. Maybe add a timer. either a timer that kills you if you stay too long on a floor or a point system based on how quickly you leave each floor. Either way it would encourage the player to progress and increase the intensity of the game
Also I think the attack boost power up was broken or is it not supposed to work with the rocket launcher? I got a lot of them but never saw my damage increase.
@the-floating-brain thank you! Yeeeah, maybe we should do more aggressive rats, than small mice🙃
@bombadrill спасибо!:)
@bacalear thanks!
I reached four floor and explored all rooms by my way. I think game needs some feedback fixes for damage, shoot trace, it will improve action component. I was impressed by AI, it fun to play with. Nice work!
Good Job!