Stacked Creatures by Kepsert
Stacked Creatures is my compo entry to the Ludum Dare 56 game jam.
In this game you can use a stack of creatures- called Jimmies- to collect the gemkey and make your way to the end of the level. Different Jimmies will have different abilities, and you'll meet, but also leave behind, Jimmies as you go. Each of them helping each other reach their goals! (I ran out of time to actually implement a goal)
I wasn't meant to participate in this Ludum Dare, but decided to do so anyway as a distraction from a loss in my life. #Copium. I hope this entry brings you joy! <3
Controls
Keyboard:
WASD/Arrows: Movement
Spacebar: Jump / Select
Enter: Select
R: Restart Level
Gamepad:
Left Stick / Dpad: Movement
South Button: Jump / Select
Start Button: Select
Select Button: Restart Level




If you encounter any bugs.. I mean, tiny creatures, please let me know!
Ratings
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Wonderfully done! My whole team is playing this right now, and are really loving it!
A great concept well executed, really enjoyed the increasing difficulty and abilities. if you decide to take it beyond the compo and develop more, it's a unique concept and open to plenty more level design.
Sad to say, my gaming skill failed me in this part. I'll await a playthough from someone good to know where I went wrong :smiley:

Nice graphics, simple but with lots of personality. Looked great even on a huge monitor in fullscreen mode. The music and sound effects are very nice too and fit the pixel art of course.
Gameplay is the star attraction here tho, and you once again did a lot with very little by introducing the slight variations in the creatures without adding more inputs to worry about, and you introduced each new mechanic without words in a very nice way. Of course quick resets also help a lot. In general, just good ol' tried and true game design principles that you stuck to nicely. :)
Overall an impressive amount of stuff in here, with so many levels also, as well as an intro. The fact that it's a compo game is quite amazing to me.
Really good job, and best wishes for the future to you.