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What the bag! by Mamboman

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made by Mamboman for Ludum Dare 57 (JAM)

🧾 Description

Timmy’s dino is missing somewhere in the depths of his messy backpack! Can you help him clean up and track it down? A fun little game that mixes logic and quick hands!

🕹️ Controls

Mouse Controls

  • Left Mouse Button 🖱️ Drag items to clear a path for Timmy's hand to reach the dinosaur.
  • Right Mouse Button 🖱️ Interact with items (only works with certain items).

Alternative Controls - Touch

Although not originally intended, it works with touch as well — and it's pretty funny! =). For the best experience on mobile, use landscape mode! * Tap and drag 👆 Drag items to clear a path for Timmy’s hand to reach the dinosaur. * Tap with two fingers ✌️ Interact with items (only works with certain items).

Play it on itch.io:

🦕 👉 m4mboman.itch.io/what-the-bag 👈 🦕

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itch.io https://m4mboman.itch.io/what-the-bag
Link https://gitlab.com/FKluck/what-the-bag
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/57/what-the-bag

Ratings

Overall 146th 3.934⭐ 55🧑‍⚖️
Fun 106th 3.943⭐ 55🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 121th 3.877⭐ 55🧑‍⚖️
Theme 280th 3.934⭐ 55🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 133th 4.283⭐ 55🧑‍⚖️
Audio 99th 3.981⭐ 54🧑‍⚖️
Humor 79th 3.942⭐ 54🧑‍⚖️
Mood 248th 3.875⭐ 54🧑‍⚖️
Given 64🗳️ 93🗨️

Feedback

jachymthegoat
08. Apr 2025 · 09:07 UTC
really fun actually, more fun than i thought, definitely recommend, good job!
jachymthegoat
08. Apr 2025 · 09:07 UTC
really fun actually, more fun than i thought, definitely recommend, good job!
jachymthegoat
08. Apr 2025 · 09:07 UTC
Vladcfg
08. Apr 2025 · 09:09 UTC
There was already a game with a similar pocket-themed concept, but in that one you had to move a hand instead of objects. I enjoyed playing this one just as much! Everything is beautifully drawn, and the sound design is very pleasant =)
Slyz
08. Apr 2025 · 09:12 UTC
I love the art ! Quite a fun game too, even though it's a bit hard in the begining, maybe should have tried to start with less objects and progressively increase the difficulty. Other than that great game :)
Egor Iv
08. Apr 2025 · 09:32 UTC
very pleasant atmosphere and implementation)
marudziik
08. Apr 2025 · 09:46 UTC
Wow, what a polished title! I enjoyed it a lot! The mood is on point, I hate the go#%!amn book so much tho, always gets in the way!!! :unamused: :sweat_smile:
Ammonit
08. Apr 2025 · 12:39 UTC
Love at first sight! Simple, interesting, stylish, and enticing!!!
7uc4s
08. Apr 2025 · 16:17 UTC
really cool, took me a some time to understand that I cannot move the dinosaur x)
Indiealesha
08. Apr 2025 · 20:53 UTC
Beautiful and atmospheric graphics. The theme is well-executed too. Great job!
Jordanfb
09. Apr 2025 · 01:18 UTC
great game! I played it a bunch of times until I got 5 stars. That banana is tricky! It took me a while to figure out the trick but it was quite clever. Would be fun to see other levels with similar mechanics! Very cute with great audio nice work!
GoogleFrog
09. Apr 2025 · 01:25 UTC
Really well put together. I spent a while trying to move the dinosaur with the mouse. The extra challenges were a great way to have the player explore the game a bit more.
MadelineF
09. Apr 2025 · 13:32 UTC
I like the graphics :-) a simple interesting original game. Well done !
2009yasha2009
09. Apr 2025 · 17:01 UTC
Hmm... this game is definitely very cute :) The art style is absolutely lovely :) The controls felt a bit unfamiliar at first, but still manageable~ It turned out to be quite a cozy little game! The mechanic with hiding objects especially surprised and delighted me — thank you so much!
Arluci
09. Apr 2025 · 17:25 UTC
I love everything about this an would definitly buy a longer version on steam!!!
clymm
09. Apr 2025 · 22:33 UTC
The drawn art is awesome love the style! Was challenging - short and sweet! Would love to see more bags and challenges to unpack :wink:
Doppler Affect
09. Apr 2025 · 23:28 UTC
SO cute and very fun! Love the way the game looks and feels. Awesome entry :p
Agraffs
11. Apr 2025 · 20:03 UTC
Nice project, liked the idea. Simple but efficiant. Well done. ;)
OadT
12. Apr 2025 · 07:47 UTC
Super cute and fun game! The graphics and music fit great together. The gameplay is simple but very fun, wished there were one or two more levels :smile:
jk5000
12. Apr 2025 · 10:02 UTC
A simple, sweet and relaxing little game. Well done.
fnelix
13. Apr 2025 · 12:55 UTC
Nice! Very cool that we made pretty similar games that still play different! I played on mobile and had no problems. Interacting with the pencil case and contents was a nice surprise. I enjoyed the chill music
Texugo
13. Apr 2025 · 20:14 UTC
I absolutely love this! Cute, pretty, funny sounds and engaging gameplay that made me want to try again and again to improve my score.
ryusui
13. Apr 2025 · 22:28 UTC
Cute and clever. As much of a puzzle as a test of reflexes/spatial awareness. Didn't manage to finish with an undamaged banana but I got the pencil case tidied up and cleaned things up enough that I was able to help Timmy grab his dinosaur on the second try (3 stars). I love the bit where you can see him *slowwwly* unzipping the bag before he starts grabbing - a nicely ominous little countdown before the fun starts!
t-pirozzini
14. Apr 2025 · 21:38 UTC
Surprisingly awesome! I enjoyed receiving the score and then optimizing for my second play through. The camera, polish, gameplay, little features like the star sounds and bruising banana, all come together to make this feel like a really quality and complete submission. Thanks!
Sandra Lin
15. Apr 2025 · 06:55 UTC
Very cute! I love how simple the gameplay is, though it took me a few tries to figure out the left/right controls. A very polished "level one" with the music, graphics, and details like the mushy banana. Would love to see more!
librory
15. Apr 2025 · 08:17 UTC
Idea with stars is brilliant, and game overall is one of my favs on ld57!
🎤 Mamboman
15. Apr 2025 · 08:26 UTC
@librory thank you very much! @everyone thanks for the kind words! I really appreciate it and it pushes the motivation so much!
Tryam
15. Apr 2025 · 11:53 UTC
Nice game! The music sets a relaxing atmosphere. It's cool that you can interact with objects. Thanks for the sound settings and for the controls. I would definitely play other levels as well.
Fis
15. Apr 2025 · 12:10 UTC
really nice game, the interactions with the objects is a nice idea and works quite well - but I did not figure out how to keep the banana safe from any harm!
Jacky San
15. Apr 2025 · 14:09 UTC
Wow what a nice little game :heart:
Very good game design idea :wink:
Good job !
Borabee
15. Apr 2025 · 17:42 UTC
Very cute and fun idea! I liked the additional challenges. I wish there were more levels!
DevilXrom
17. Apr 2025 · 22:53 UTC
Such a cute and fun game! The graphics and music are top-notch, and interacting with objects is enjoyable. The game is very short, but leaves a great impression. Would love to see more levels with similar mechanics. Great job!
Carraka
18. Apr 2025 · 11:32 UTC
Wow, Timmy sure needed help! This was a lot of fun. My only desire was for some sort of level progression to slowly learn and juggle the priorities. I spent too much time trying to move the dinosaur up for Timmy and thinking I was being stopped by physics rather than the game.
🎤 Mamboman
18. Apr 2025 · 13:33 UTC
@tryam @borabee @carraka thank you! We definitely wanted to integrate more levels. The time was too short though so we decided to prioritize polishing one level over designing more. Maybe we'll add some extra levels after the jam =)
randomhuman
18. Apr 2025 · 15:33 UTC
Wow that's a charming game! I love the little vocalisations.

Took me a few tries to get top marks because I didn't understand you could put things inside other things the first time, and because that banana is so delicate. It took quite a beating on my first try.

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Thoastbot
19. Apr 2025 · 16:57 UTC
WOW - great game!
Its kinda hard, but really easy to understand! I LOVE the graphics, they fit so perfectly. And you also got a replay apeal with the achievments.
Got my first win with a little bug/cheat - i somehow pushed the notebook over the hand and it got stuck, so i basically removed it from the game. Made it waaay easier :D
Ryano
20. Apr 2025 · 04:26 UTC
Beautiful artwork and really clever gameplay. Had a lot of fun with it!
pranav.cl
21. Apr 2025 · 15:21 UTC
Everything from the itch.io page to the main menu, cutscene and actual game is so cute! Well polished and fun.
Yorsh
22. Apr 2025 · 22:24 UTC
The ability to put stuff in the containers is really fun and make the gameplay works. Graphics go well with the game. A level 2 would have been nice. Great job!
Norah
23. Apr 2025 · 21:38 UTC
So so good, beautiful and fun !! I was sad there weren't more levels haha
Wallted
25. Apr 2025 · 13:01 UTC
This is a beautiful, beautiful game with totally wholesome setting. The fact you managed to insert a few cool challenges in this pocket game is fantastic. I could not let this game go until I made sure the banana is alright and well ⊂(・﹏・⊂). I love it very much. Great work.

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