Nectar Nomads by Aaron Huggins

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made by Aaron Huggins for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

Note: This was our first time submitting a WebGL to Ludum Dare, if it doesn't work please use the download or play on the itch page linked below.

Nectar Nomads

Send out bees to collect nectar in this lighthearted idle game! By collecting nectar, your hives can start generating honey to use on upgrades in each shop, or to purchase new hives! Hop on and enjoy a relaxing beekeeping game.

Game Loop

You are a beekeeper trying to increase your honey enterprise. Use and upgrade your hives to have bees collect nectar from the nearby flowers and bring it back to the hive. Once the hive has some nectar, it gets to work generating wonderfully delicious honey that shows up in your global honey supply. From there, the honey can then be used to buy more hives in the main shop or used to upgrade individual hives in their own shops. Buzz and repeat until you fill your honey stores to your hearts content!

Controls

  • Click on a hive to send out a bee.
  • Click the shop icon next to a hive to spend your honey and upgrade that hive.
  • Click the upgrade icon to learn more about the upgrades in the shop.

Credits

  • Aaron Huggins: Programming, Architecture, and UI
  • Hayden Wachs: Design and Integration
  • Tyop.ing: Artist
  • Evan Koutsogiannis "EG Music": Sound Design and Composer

Screenshots

Title Screen Screenshot_Title.png

Shop Screenshot_Shop.png

Gameplay Screenshot<em>EarlyGame.png Screenshot</em>Lategame.png

Ratings

Overall 674th 3.421⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 844th 3⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1021th 2.447⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 535th 3.684⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 591th 3.605⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 377th 3.444⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Humor 901th 2.167⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 747th 3.289⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 9🗳️ 3🗨️

Feedback

Saprina289
07. Oct 2024 · 23:19 UTC
I love the game! Its very cute and a nice little idle sim. I did manage to find a bug. If you pause the game and go to the title screen and press start game again, you cannot click on the hive to spawn a bee! You have to completely restart the game to continue playing. All-in-all, a fun little game! I love the bees!
CrozzY
08. Oct 2024 · 08:56 UTC
I really liked this game. Music, sounds, they are cool. Also, the bees are very cute and work with all their might so that I can buy an upgrade for them
HooKnows
08. Oct 2024 · 10:13 UTC
I enjoyed watching the lil' bees fly around all over the place, very cute game!
Kluvenlaroplan
08. Oct 2024 · 18:39 UTC
Love the Bees, Really cute and nice vibe, while I have never really understood the appeal of Idle Clicker Games, I find this one to be a great addition to the genre XD - Great job, IT was cozy watching all the bees do their work!
Stames
08. Oct 2024 · 18:39 UTC
A nice new touch on the clicker genre :blush:
And very cute your bees
LukePhilipps
08. Oct 2024 · 19:47 UTC
Reminded me of Cookie Clicker over other games in the idle genre, which was very refreshing and fun! Towards the end of playing I was wishing the world had more flowers but don't we all.
world.search.you
08. Oct 2024 · 23:48 UTC
The game was a lot of fun! I loved the little bees and expanding the empire with more and more hives, if only we could plant more flowers in the late game
Arluci
11. Oct 2024 · 20:21 UTC
It is so lovely but please please make an interactive tutorial, this would give so much to the game!
Other than that I loved every single second playing it! And the visuals omg the artstyle is so cute! Keep up the good work!
Ang Parodi
15. Oct 2024 · 20:35 UTC
Nice idle game, had a blast!
Lussard Studio
15. Oct 2024 · 21:19 UTC
Nice idea to make a mini clicker game ! The graphics are good and it's quite addictive I would love to see a game complete game with this concept ! :bee: :honey_pot:
Hare Software
24. Oct 2024 · 22:11 UTC
Those bees got busy! and might have damaged my left mouse button (I was supposed to click like a madman, correct?). In any case, it's a good entry with intuitive mechanics, very fitting bee-like vibey music and bright early summer visuals. Solid entry!
LucaVazz
25. Oct 2024 · 21:15 UTC
Very cute drawings, I thoroughly enjoyed watching the bees buzz all over the place.

Good implementation of an idle game :yellow_heart:
Gossian
25. Oct 2024 · 21:55 UTC
Great little clicker game! Especially liked the UI graphics!