Miniature Mayhem by Brendan Aeria

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made by Brendan Aeria for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

Follow the whimsical adventures of a kid in a forest who uses tiny creatures to collect items and escape mazes.

Here is the Itch.io version: https://brendan-a.itch.io/miniature-mayhem

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Credits:

Lead Developer: Brendan Aeria

Music /Developer: Jingyao Zhang

Writer/Developer: Lilly Zhang

Writing/Programming: Eden Ng

Lead Artist: Claire Huang

Artist/Level Design: Sun Woo Park

Writing/Art: Kaelynn Cadiz

Ratings

Overall 441th 3.65⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 503th 3.45⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 679th 3.125⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 357th 3.9⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 504th 3.725⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 241th 3.7⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Humor 396th 3.306⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 533th 3.526⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 12🗳️ 22🗨️

Feedback

jomnaq
08. Oct 2024 · 06:59 UTC
Really cute game! love the way that you get to walk through the park to go to the different levels, and the art is really nice too. I'm also super impressed by the amount of content and puzzles that were put into the game :)
rachjn
09. Oct 2024 · 00:05 UTC
This game is amazing!! The puzzles are fun and easy to understand, while being challenging in their content. The art is also very charming and the music is so relaxing! Loved the fun dialogue in the beginning.
SHAKIROVICH
10. Oct 2024 · 00:47 UTC
Cute graphics, and relaxing puzzles, good job
mrspeaker
10. Oct 2024 · 01:37 UTC
Holy moly, that's a lot of content you made - great work! I couldn't finish the game though: I did all the puzzles and it said "you need at least 7/12 to enter the cave" but I got 9/12... but couldn't find what I was supposed to do next: I walked all around the map several times and spoke to the gnomes a bunch.

BUT still, I played it for about 20 minutes and really enjoyed it!
🎤 Brendan Aeria
11. Oct 2024 · 01:01 UTC
@mrspeaker so sorry about that, we didn't get around to adding the next stage of the game. That main first world is the only one in the game so far.
Whirlwind
11. Oct 2024 · 03:23 UTC
Cute little puzzle game. Kinda unclear how the star system works as well and how to retry levels for a better rating. Definite potential though
JustAnotherMusician7
11. Oct 2024 · 03:28 UTC
The puzzle aspect and story content was very unique, loved the game!
Ryab
11. Oct 2024 · 05:20 UTC
very cute game and innovative puzzle mechanics
Vittima
12. Oct 2024 · 15:56 UTC
Super cozy music and sounds and very cute drawings. Atmospheric and interesting game.
Levi
16. Oct 2024 · 22:37 UTC
Any game with a decapitated gnome gets a thumbs up from me! Loved the story.
LDJam user 243193
17. Oct 2024 · 09:47 UTC
Sweet game with mini games. I love the variations. This could be better if there were info telling how many steps needed to earn star in each mini game and stage.
🎤 Brendan Aeria
22. Oct 2024 · 00:35 UTC
@bloodbane and @whirlwind that is very good advice, thank you! As the developer with a lot of knowledge on my own game, it is hard to know what information a new player would want.