BOILERMEN by diabolical-sloth

Can you see the teensy, tiny sprites in the boiler room?
These are the elusive BOILERMEN.
They carry our coal and keep the furnaces running hot.
Join them in their work and help them keep things running smoothly.
Watch for falling rocks though! Coal is heavy, even when thrown by a well-meaning colleague.
Controls: WASD - Move Space - Pickup/Throw
All Programming, Design, Art, and Audio by Owen Lyons
(Minor font/performance issue in the web version, if you're having issues download the .exe)
Tools: Engine: Godot 4.2.2 Art: Aseprite Music: Mixcraft 9 SFX: ChipTone
available in web browser or as a .exe
Ratings
| Overall | 35th | 4.076⭐ | 48🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 58th | 3.867⭐ | 47🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 55th | 3.878⭐ | 47🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 3th | 4.478⭐ | 47🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 17th | 4.37⭐ | 48🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 24th | 4.056⭐ | 47🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 41th | 3.81⭐ | 44🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 21th | 4.185⭐ | 48🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 27🗳️ | 43🗨️ |
I found the controls to be a bit annoying and controlling multiple characters with the same inputs was frustrating. But it was satisfying once I got a bit better at it. Great job
Really awesome entry!
The group movement is a nice idea. At first I thought others would come to me when trying to pick up bigger coals. Are some sprites stronger than others?
I normally hate spiders - but this was good to play - the art style and the animations of the lil' guys picking up the rocks was amazing. I love this. Got a bit chaotic when there were a bunch of them on, and found it hard to try and manage them picking up the rocks, whilst others were throwing, but that's part of the fun and the challenge.
This was great man! Keep it up!
Cool music, and ambiance!
I couldn't quite tell at first what the bar at the bottom of the screen meant, or if I wanted it higher or lower. If that's supposed to represent overheating, maybe it could change color as it gets warmer / cooler?
My high score:
