La Cucaracha by dagon

made by dagon for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

"A roguelike deckbuilder horror game, styled as a text-based adventure, where you command an army of cockroaches to battle other tiny creatures lurking in the shadows"

- You can press "Esc" at any time to skip the text animation - When you feel lost just type "help" to see all your avaliable commands

- Godot - Photoshop - Blender - Audition - Freesounds - BFXR

Creepy Dungeon Ambience by DrMinky
Cockroach (3D photogrammetry scan) by Kathrin&Christian

Link	https://eduardscarpato.itch.io/la-cucaracha
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/la-cucaracha

Ratings

Overall	674^th	3.421⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Fun	970^th	2.75⭐	20🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	821^th	2.941⭐	19🧑‍⚖️
Theme	702^th	3.474⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	906^th	2.861⭐	20🧑‍⚖️
Audio	446^th	3.316⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Humor	861^th	2.333⭐	17🧑‍⚖️
Mood	418^th	3.658⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Given		26🗳️	4🗨️

Feedback

vladmirps

08. Oct 2024 · 22:51 UTC

Liked to play your game. It is very exciting.

soffu

09. Oct 2024 · 08:26 UTC

I liked the descriptions and effects that immerse you in kinda gloomy mood. However I have lack of variety in the gameplay. I wish have more actions to do. Anyway great entry!

fqds

09. Oct 2024 · 21:16 UTC

coool

Sutt00

11. Oct 2024 · 21:39 UTC

Windows defender is giving me a warning :(

bacalear

12. Oct 2024 · 10:12 UTC

nice!

Fenderbate

12. Oct 2024 · 19:42 UTC

I think the descriptions for a jam are a bit too verbose, but this is just my personal preference, as I'm not into text based games that much. Also some commands could've had some alternate versions, like battle -> attack and fight.

CGraen

14. Oct 2024 · 13:51 UTC

Sadly I was not able to play it because of my antivirus but the idea sounds fun and the name is great :D

Hélicule

18. Oct 2024 · 20:54 UTC

I didn't think I'd be so invested in raising my mighty army of cockroaches, yet I spent a very unreasonnable amount of time trying to get as far as possible :')
The ambiance is amazing, it's incredible how such a minimalistic interface can immerse you in another universe !

PengkaiOu

20. Oct 2024 · 03:39 UTC

The effects of the game amaze me

Iaroslavik

20. Oct 2024 · 08:04 UTC

Good job

LDJam user 397099

25. Oct 2024 · 16:44 UTC

Oops, I didn't see my end coming =D I really liked it, I wish there was more content and maybe a little bit less to read, cause I ended up skipping a lot, but at least there was this button to skip so it's great. Thanks for the ride !
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Jokku

25. Oct 2024 · 17:14 UTC

A very beautiful retro shader especially liked how images looked through it. The constant white line flashing effect is a bit of a nuisance. The descriptions of the battles are intriguing. The descriptions, sounds and slower nature of text-based games create a nice ambience! 👍