Ant Infestation by Manamat

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made by Manamat for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

Fight against a number of ants that are bent on infesting your home!

Controls:

Click anywhere to throw rocks at the ants.

Use Q to drop sugar which attracts a random number of ants around it (does not affect special ants)

Use W to step on ants. Does a lot of damage!

Ratings

Overall 489th 3.605⭐ 21πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ
Fun 484th 3.474⭐ 21πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ
Innovation 939th 2.711⭐ 21πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ
Theme 280th 3.974⭐ 21πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ
Graphics 570th 3.632⭐ 21πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ
Audio 403th 3.395⭐ 21πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ
Humor 145th 3.806⭐ 20πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ
Mood 707th 3.342⭐ 21πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ
Given 15πŸ—³οΈ 7πŸ—¨οΈ

Feedback

leyronmirox
07. Oct 2024 Β· 22:58 UTC
very funny game!
ZhuLi
08. Oct 2024 Β· 01:59 UTC
Interesting game! I love the deisgn of differnet ants :)
🎀 Manamat
10. Oct 2024 Β· 15:38 UTC
Thank you! @kaltham designed the ants and all art related things :)
LDJam user 268934
12. Oct 2024 Β· 07:05 UTC
Good game! I really liked the music and the hand-drawn art, super charming. That little green ant dude got me on my first run, but by the second run, I finally used the specials (because, let’s be honest, who reads manuals? πŸ˜„). Great job for your first jam, well done!
![Screenshot 2024-10-12 at 08.59.57.png](///raw/68a/14/z/68a91.png)
PSV Games Studio
19. Oct 2024 Β· 00:55 UTC
Nice game! Very fun, good job!
Wakobu
19. Oct 2024 Β· 02:14 UTC
Fun and balanced little game. Nice art and graphics. Congrats
Carraka
19. Oct 2024 Β· 03:14 UTC
Woo I got to the end! It took me three tries x.x I settled on a strategy of just repeatedly shooting the same anthill on the screen regardless of whether there was anything there, with the assumption that eventually something would spawn there just in time to be killed. This strategy definitely carried me through the game, enough that I never had to use any sugars.

I really liked the different ant designs, though I never figured out whether the larger brown or blue ghost type ants had any different powers other than being larger (easier to hit) and looking different--just killed them too quickly to find out. To be fair, that's my strategy with IRL ants as well. Not going to sit around to see what happens to me. The GAME OVER screen really confirms my worst fears.
stephenwhoskins
19. Oct 2024 Β· 03:53 UTC
This has really good graphics and very fitting with the theme. I'm also jealous that you got this embedded into your page, lol. Great job!
Thoastbot
19. Oct 2024 Β· 04:53 UTC
Fun little game, couldn't quite see the differenze in some of the ants other than looking different but enjoyed the minute i got to play :D
drinkycode
19. Oct 2024 Β· 05:33 UTC
Cute sprites for the ants! I do feel like at a certain point it didn't feel like you really needed to use the special abilities, throwing rocks was more than good enough to even get rid of the "boss" ants. Good work!
LDJam user 389319
21. Oct 2024 Β· 10:43 UTC
A very cute little game :D The throwing sound can get a tiny bit annoying after a while maybe try to have an array of throwing sounds and randomize it! :) ![Screenshot 2024-10-21 124215.png](///raw/7c0/f5/z/69028.png)
MrAnarion
21. Oct 2024 Β· 13:19 UTC
very funny game, but the sugar and the boot are too strong, maybe add some backlash to their uses. :D
🎀 Manamat
27. Oct 2024 Β· 16:57 UTC
Thanks for the feedback @drinkycode! We plan on implementing an HP system for the ants and maybe some more special effects for the different ants
🎀 Manamat
27. Oct 2024 Β· 16:58 UTC
Thanks @dekisenpaitm, I haven't thought of randomizing the sound but I like the idea!
🎀 Manamat
27. Oct 2024 Β· 17:01 UTC
Thanks @mranarion! You're right I should add some backlash to the player it's too OP >:)