Not Alone by Leo Fu

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made by Leo Fu for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

Concept: A tiny bug has accidentally fallen into the world of Slimes. The Slimes decide to help the little bug find its way back home. In this game, you’ll take on the role of the bug, using the Slimes' unique abilities to navigate the path to safety.

Control: Tiny bug -- A and D to move horizontally Small slime -- A and D to move horizontally, Space to jump, Enter to launch Big Slime -- A and D to move horizontally, enter to dash

Goal: Find and reach the door on the cloud

(please use itch.io link to play!)

Ratings

Overall 690th 3.396⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 429th 3.543⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 364th 3.521⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 201th 4.087⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 813th 3.146⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Audio 341th 3.522⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 634th 2.875⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 512th 3.55⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 11🗳️ 32🗨️

Feedback

🎤 Leo Fu
07. Oct 2024 · 21:44 UTC
Please Use Itch.io Link to play and avoid crashes.
Press Enter to start
https://yuhang-fu.itch.io/not-alone
Pachino55
08. Oct 2024 · 03:46 UTC
Interesting game, very cool and very fun
Jared Saizdelamora
08. Oct 2024 · 03:50 UTC
Very creative. Love the vibe.
Damien Black
08. Oct 2024 · 03:53 UTC
I love the art and music. The theme comes through strongly. I'm getting crashes when my ant dies on the upward facing spikes.
OldToadPower
08. Oct 2024 · 03:56 UTC
Enjoyable game, good idea of mechanics
La bread
08. Oct 2024 · 03:58 UTC
Cute game, also cool mechanics. I did end up crashing when I died btw!
emmagsmith
08. Oct 2024 · 05:31 UTC
The game has a really nice vibe, almost reminds me of Little Big Planet! This game could benefit from checkpoints/respawning. Great job!!
Ryab
09. Oct 2024 · 05:30 UTC
really cute concept, the graphics remind me of stained glass almost, but i really love the music most of all! if that's original i'm so impressed
erbol
09. Oct 2024 · 05:42 UTC
Great game. relaxing atmosphere, the idea is cool
Nanamaki
09. Oct 2024 · 05:56 UTC
Another slime-bug game fellow!(but we made the slime enemies lol). The mechanism is simple and fun to play reminding me 2D Mario's Yoshi! Love the graphic and the cute SFX. Overall great job!

P.S. I actually kind of got stuck at the very first stage and retried several times and get a little frustrated when:![屏幕录制 2024-07-31 003027_9.gif](///raw/f76/b5/z/682d2.gif)
🎤 Leo Fu
10. Oct 2024 · 05:30 UTC
@nanamaki Sorry there's supposed to be a spike but now it's hidden.
Cliff Coffee
10. Oct 2024 · 23:13 UTC
Interesting game, appropriate sound and good music for the game. Some of the scenarios were hard because you'd get stuck, when I reached the end cloud I could only jump up on the right side because of trying to push the rock through the spikes with the slime, and I couldn't jump as the ant so I was stuck there inches away from victory!
Big Cyckos
11. Oct 2024 · 12:53 UTC
Cool idea for a game, graphics a little underdeveloped, music brings a cool atmosphere. The game likes to crush very often even though I entered from a link from itch io. ~Socio
hotdog
11. Oct 2024 · 13:32 UTC
Fun and creative but unfortunately the game crashed a few times for me
smilewood
12. Oct 2024 · 03:06 UTC
Cool concept of nesting different creatures with different abilities, I don't know if I have seen it to this extent before. I thought that your art style and music were fun and did a lot for the mood of the game. I did have issues with it crashing when I died which was too bad, I wasn’t able to finish the game. Overall well done, this is a fun one!
kyunru
12. Oct 2024 · 13:52 UTC
i like the game concept very much, that you unite with other tiny creatures and get additional features :) artstyle is also very cute :)
LDJam user 4886
12. Oct 2024 · 21:45 UTC
Is this a bugvania? A metroidbug? I don't know, but the concept is really cool! It crashes when you die, so finishing the game is quite difficult, but I enjoyed it while it lasted! Well done!
Fiiction
13. Oct 2024 · 03:21 UTC
I like the vibrant colors of the game!
BuzzyDev
14. Oct 2024 · 08:58 UTC
I'll be honest. I initially thought this game was trash.

But then... Something clicked in the game mechanics. And I... FELL IN LOVE WITH THE GAMEPLAY. These are such simple and interesting puzzles.

I'll call them blobs, okay? The mechanics of the first blob provide a lot of interesting gameplay. Jumping out of a monster increases your jump, dying also gives a jump boost, which creates interesting situations where I have to kill my blob and jump up. Then the second blob comes into play and the game becomes even more interesting. Double jump with double death. But the special mechanics of the second blob are less interesting. Like... You dash, but it's a very narrow mechanic. You need more interaction with it.

Also, jumping into the void bothered me. I was really afraid of dying like in a horror game, lol.

The graphics are not polished, but the game does not need it. You can create a unique game using this mechanic. Find a good artist.

I definitely did not expect this from a random game from jam. Surprised.

Fun 4/5
BuzzyDev
14. Oct 2024 · 09:01 UTC
About graphics. Maybe you should think more about compatibility of graphics in terms of design.
Avi
14. Oct 2024 · 10:56 UTC
Fun game! Theme is on point! I think the game crashed when i died -- reloaded the page to fix the error.
Jupton
18. Oct 2024 · 09:49 UTC
Love the mechanics of launching yourself from each slime to overcome the obstacles, and the level is designed in a great way to utilise the mechanic in fun ways. The game did crash when I died on spikes, but was more than happy to play through the level again.
Mardood
18. Oct 2024 · 19:00 UTC
Interesting concept of using different sized creatures to platform and solve environmental puzzles, the art style was reminiscent of an older kirby game. Also when I touched a spike as the smallest thing the game had a massive crash on itch.
Pimping
23. Oct 2024 · 21:50 UTC
Great game, nice matching with theme, keep going