Homunculi by AlpalcaLad
Take control of a wizards creation, desperate to escape his shackles and be free... by rolling around mostly.
Light platforming game.

Credits: Lead developer, artist: Ollie 'AlpalcaLad' Boyce
Programmer, Voice Actor: Langi Tuifua
Development Assistance (making the arm look cool): Joonatan "Hugimugi" Siponen
Music: Phoebe Gault
| Link | https://alpalcalad.itch.io/homunculi |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/homunculi |
Ratings
| Overall | 649th | 3.444⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 551th | 3.393⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 345th | 3.537⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 561th | 3.661⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 715th | 3.393⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 318th | 3.554⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 67th | 4⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 509th | 3.554⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 17🗳️ | 39🗨️ |
The platforming in the first levels was a bit slow but once the arm got involved I was moving around at speeds never seen before. I also have to commend the incredible voice acting and sound design overall.
As others have mentioned, the game eventually gets frustrating. I had to give up after trying to get past the wizard about 15 times. I think resetting the player to the beginning of the stage on hit is a bit too unforgiving and demotivates once you get sent back after some progress again and again. Maybe introduce some sort of checkpoint system or a less harsh punishment.
The game's physics and collision detection seem to have a few issues, as sometimes I would get blown to certain places by forces from unknown sources.
If this game were to be further expanded, I’d be excited to see the protagonist gain more 'body parts,' granting more abilities. It would be more exciting to defeat the wizard in ways beyond just picking up a gun and shooting him XD
Keep going !
dont hesitate to try out my game if u got time tho
tbh couldnt get past the boss battle but it would be cool to watch a playthrough vid cause others seaid the ending was funny (: i just think you did not account that as a creator you are always better player then average player of your game and made levels fun for your level of experteese
Overall a nice idea and pretty nice execution!
I shall forever name it (the homunculi) blorbo.