Scrubby Shrimp by Steven Garberg
Dive into Scrubby Shrimp, a quirky 2D adventure where you play as a tiny shrimp with a big job—cleaning algae in an aquarium! Dodge obstacles, leap through the water, and show off your shrimp’s acrobatic skills as you scrub the tank clean.
Instructions
- Move: Use the WASD keys to swim through the tank and avoid obstacles.
- Jump: Press the spacebar to leap over barriers and collect algae.
- Rotate: Use E and Q to flip and turn like a shrimp, tackling tight corners and narrow spaces.
Your mission? Clean as much algae as possible while perfecting your shrimp’s flips and jumps! Can you become the ultimate tank cleaner?
Tools
- Unity
- Procreate
- Adobe Photoshop
- Logic
- Adobe Audition
- JetBrains Rider
- Fork
Screenshots
| Source Code | https://github.com/SFW-FreeDevelopment/LudumDare56 |
| WebGL | https://stevengarberg.itch.io/scrubby-shrimp |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/scrubby-shrimp |
Ratings
| Overall | 756th | 3.343⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 787th | 3.114⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 809th | 2.957⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 600th | 3.614⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 456th | 3.786⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 429th | 3.357⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 414th | 3.266⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 549th | 3.5⭐ | 36🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 38🗳️ | 49🗨️ |
It would be real nice if the shrimp jump/thrust was in the direction of the shrimp. I also felt that when going down I wanted the camera to look down also, to better see where I was going.
idk why, but i found it hard to do so much at once with my left hand. adding mouse controls or arrow keys to do rotation or movement would've helped me for sure.
The art is really nice, and the music doesn't feel too repetitive, it's a nice entry!
I like the graphcis and the sounds, nice mood!
Really nice! feels like something that could turn into a cozy relaxing game!
Art is great! good job
My only issue here is that using the WASD and space bar controls is quite challenging for a left-handed person like me, who uses the mouse with the left hand. I lack the skill, let's say, to control it like that. Perhaps including both WASD and IJKL keys could solve the problem because then I could use my right hand for controls. 😊
Had some tiny problems with the controls every once in a while but it would always sort itself out again, so I could immediately go back to straight up vibing
Music is pretty funky :D
The control felt a bit clunky, sometimes the shrimp would stop getting up and would drown... Having the controls on the same block ( all arrows keys) would have felt more natural I think.
It feels like the end stage arrive too soon (There was a least one algae left) I thought a fish had made me lost, but when I played the level again my score (coins) was still there.
I liked the bonus levels, just for the sheer enjoyment of collecting coins!