Bacteria Bashers by UnitedFailures

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made by UnitedFailures for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

Use your tiny bacteria to fight foes and grow into something bigger than the sum of your tiny parts!

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Controls

  • Mouse to move around and attack. Aim yourself at enemies to hit them. But be careful of their attacks!
  • Touch supports touch input similar to the mouse!

Credits:

@UnitedFailures: Programming

@DaveCo: Programming

@Blue: Art

@MrAozora: Music, Audio

Ratings

Overall 612th 3.479⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 596th 3.333⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 377th 3.5⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 100th 4.229⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 442th 3.813⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Audio 330th 3.543⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 532th 3.068⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 765th 3.271⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 86🗳️ 20🗨️

Feedback

MorePixels
12. Oct 2024 · 14:06 UTC
Fun game, but a bit difficult to learn how to play at first! Love the artstyle!
multiplexor
12. Oct 2024 · 14:07 UTC
Neat game! The controls are very simple but it's well implemented

I wish there would have been a bit more variety in the enemies or there were other obstacles, as eventually I felt like I had a ball of death that is unbeatable.

Overall, great job! Keep up the good work! <3
Jammin
12. Oct 2024 · 14:31 UTC
It was fun, I liked bashing my bacterias against other bacterias at full speed. Wished that the difficulty was a bit higher though. Great entry!
Arluci
12. Oct 2024 · 14:51 UTC
Very good and fun game! First mobile game I saw at Ludum Dare^^
Hawkin
12. Oct 2024 · 15:04 UTC
This felt pretty polished! Also, I like that you got mobile support in there :D

The written tutorial was helpful in explaining how the resting and aggro mechanics worked. It still took a little bit of feeling out, so I wonder how else you could communicate those zones in the game.

I also found myself wanting some other form of progression, whether it was a different kind of enemy or a different kind of ability. A second dimension like that helps keep the game interesting!

Nice job!
Arstotzk
13. Oct 2024 · 16:08 UTC
Cool gameplay, I have never seen this before. I think it will be more interesting if you add other enemies. And enemies froze a couple of times, they appeared but did not move.
Radjax
15. Oct 2024 · 04:44 UTC
Great work! It was fun to build up a big blob and just smash through wave after wave. Very intuitive controls and gameplay. Impressed that you got touch and mouse capabilities, awesome to see some mobile builds.
Andriana Mantidfly
15. Oct 2024 · 21:20 UTC
I liked the game
Kirill228
16. Oct 2024 · 14:51 UTC
for jam it's cool and good graphic. I think there must be more type of enemies and levels with it goals and it will be good game
drinkycode
17. Oct 2024 · 05:30 UTC
First few games were a rough, but once I got the hang of the loose controls this was pretty neat. Really enjoyed the look of the world and liked how it felt like you were building up a big swarm by the end. Only issues was that I wished there were more enemies and difficulty and the audio for killing the bacteria would clip a bit.
bubblemian
17. Oct 2024 · 06:44 UTC
![Snipaste_2024-10-17_14-43-20.png](///raw/9ed/06/z/68e96.png)Great work! Wonderful texture,I liked the game
Creeper Nade
17. Oct 2024 · 15:57 UTC
Nice game! It is rare to see a vertical-screen game amongst other LDD submissions. I would recommend adding more types of enemies and making it harder as the game progresses, though it is understandable due to the limited time. By the way, it is very coincidental that we also made a game about bacteria. :smile:
Rose
18. Oct 2024 · 04:16 UTC
Great interpretation of the theme. The design of the blobs/bacteria and the background is awesome.
thormoth
18. Oct 2024 · 07:05 UTC
Really solid entry, music/sfx were great. Simple but enjoyable gameplay. Well done!
WeirdBitGames
18. Oct 2024 · 17:01 UTC
I really like the artsyle and motion effect on the blobs you control. The sound effects really suit the game well too!
huntred
18. Oct 2024 · 18:48 UTC
I love how artistic this feels. Very good job! Only thing is, that I didn't felt like I could loose after a while
LDJam user 243193
19. Oct 2024 · 11:04 UTC
A really simple repetitive game. If I focused my bacteria I should be able to win any battles.
quadtree
20. Oct 2024 · 06:59 UTC
Pretty fun little game. It took me a few tries to figure out how the combat worked, but after that it was pretty easy. If there's one thing I'd add, it'd be increasing difficulty as you go along.
OadT
20. Oct 2024 · 18:03 UTC
Cute game, liked the graphics and music! I felt like you quickly become too powerful one you understand the attack pattern from the enemies. Maybe the amount of bacteria should be capped or there should be more enemies. But still, bashing into enemies felt satisfying :smiley:
LDJam user 373269
20. Oct 2024 · 21:33 UTC
It's addictive! Nice sounds and intuitive controls. Great game!