Strange Little Men by alanbrook

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made by alanbrook for Ludum Dare 56 (COMPO)

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Desktop builds only for now. HTML coming soon!

To play, download the zip of your platform and run "prosperon"

This game went through a couple of iterations and ultimately ended up being harder than I expected it would be. There is no shame in not completing it. I'm more familiar with discrete, non real time games, so doing a game like this brought new challenges. It was definitely harder to balance.

Instructions

Match up the same characters on the grass. Click with the right mouse button to inspect them. Drag them around with the left mouse button. The trick is, they're running around everywhere, so it's a balancing act of trying to keep an eye on them, corralling them with the left mouse button, and remembering what you've seen. It's tough!

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Playthrough

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvLMxmWLqUo

Ratings

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Feedback

glooga
07. Oct 2024 · 16:52 UTC
Loved the little guys
Sam Bigos
12. Oct 2024 · 20:51 UTC
I love everything about the presentation! Unfortunately I found it way too hard, starting at level 3 there were too many to keep track of, you'd scan one dude, go to scan another dude, and lose track of the first one. I really like the idea though!
Googoobachoo
23. Oct 2024 · 18:22 UTC
I like the mechanic of inspecting the guys with a spotlight. And the pixel faces are cute.

It is kinda hard to keep track of them when they change direction randomly. Maybe there is a way to highlight the last inspected guy or when you put one on the grass it stays there for a while.

Kudos on trying something new with this game! Game Jams are the best opportunity for that sorta thing.