Little Life by ratly
You are a virus and your goal is to reach the target while avoiding the cells.
You move through the grid one step at a time.
Every time you take a step, some cells will appear and other cells will disappear all over the grid.
If you land in a tile where there is a cell you die!
Move by clicking one of four tiles around you, OR the tile you are currently on. Confirm your move by clicking the step button, which will cause you to move and the cells to act.

The cells follow the rules of Conway’s Game of Life: * Each tile checks the 8 tiles around it to decide what will happen * If an empty tile has exactly 3 cells around it, a cell will appear in that tile * If a cell has less than 2 other cells around it, it disappears * If a cell has more than 3 other cells around it, it disappears
Important: * You only die if a cell appears in your tile or you step into a tile that has a cell. If you move into a tile where a cell just disappeared, you are safe! * You can also select to remain on your own tile and let the cells act.
UPDATE 10/7 small change to improve control (1 click instead of 2). Original available on itch.io download.
| Link | https://ratly.itch.io/little-life |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/little-life |
Ratings
| Overall | 823th | 3.259⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 567th | 3.37⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 232th | 3.685⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 748th | 3.404⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 946th | 2.462⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 846th | 2.391⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 991th | 2.74⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 28🗳️ | 43🗨️ |
My initial impression is that it's a fun concept and I believe there was some form of pattern recognition involved? Curious to know how many levels are present in the game!
Moving was a bit mouse click intensive though, but I didn't find keyboard equivalents.

My feature request would be to see an animation of what just happened after you complete a level. I think that'd be awesome.
I think it's the first time I see a virus depicted with a happy face next to a lot of angry, violent cells. I like the perspective ^^