Planet Worm by Knipsch

you're the mayor of a tiny worm planet. like all worm mayors, you need to eat intergalactic rainbow gems to stay strong and healthy. unfortunately, your planet has been infested with ants. dig through the planet to find gems. don't let the ants get you!
(created with Unity, Krita, Blender, BeepBox, and Audacity. edit 10/7: added WebGL build! enjoy)
| Link | https://github.com/knipscher/tiny-creatures |
| Link | https://knipsch.itch.io/planet-worm |
| Link | https://knipsch.itch.io/planet-worm |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/planet-worm |
Ratings
| Overall | 69th | 3.861⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 80th | 3.722⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 62th | 3.833⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 48th | 4.083⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 73th | 3.972⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 51th | 3.833⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 99th | 3.472⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 43th | 3.972⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 7🗳️ | 12🗨️ |
Audio was not my cup of tea but all in all well done :)
pros: you play as a warm in space
eat gems
procedural physics is cool!
the control is quite responsive!
cons: ants
- Cursor should be hidden and locked to the center of the screen (like in first person or third person games)
- We can often see the breaking geometry in a way we maybe shouldn't (... but that would be a nightmare to fix)
- It is a bit hard sometimes to tell the depth in the scene (maybe a matter of textures/shading/lighting)
- Missed opportunity to make the planet a giant apple, I think it would make the theming a little better
Once again these are tiny suggestions, but my overall experience was awesome, so congrats!
Charming music, out-of-this-world vibes. Love it!

First try there was only one gem left but then the ants got me. Second try I dug through so much of the planet that all the ants were right in the middle. I made a wrong move and then they got me. All of them :cry:
This game feels so satisfying to play. Don't know how else to describe it. Great colour palette, chill music. I had fun :)