Slip Stream by Profugo Barbatus

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made by Profugo Barbatus for Ludum Dare 57 (JAM)

slip_stream.png After Kerowyn Creek broke the internet in one night by going superviral, the streaming world came alive with lots of new upstarts. But only one of them knew Kerowyn Herself, and leveraged that connection to kickstart her career. Join Ebi Grill as she starts her debut Subathon event, with a rolly polly twist! Can you keep your butt on your seat as you satisfy the audiences demand for more? Can one simple movement system provide so much mechanical depth and challenge? Only one way to find out, play it now!

If you like it, let us know your high score in the comments!

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Well, what a lovely jam. Quite interesting to have a theme like Depth, really made us think outside the box.

Ultimately, what has more depth than a sequel? Nothing, that's what! Welcome back to the world of "Deep Into the Night", our entry for LD48 with the theme "Deeper and Deeper". This time with a new character, new perspective, and new mechanics!

Gonna be honest, the idea of a sequel came up casually in discussion, and we weren't vibing with any directly depth related themes, so we went with it, and looked for some mechanical depth instead. The chair idea came to me in a flash, we quickly prototyped it, and fell in love. At that point, we didn't even really care if the game was super on theme, we knew it would be bloody fun, and that's really what matters, right?

Ratings

Overall 207th 3.84⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 210th 3.72⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 220th 3.635⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Theme 790th 2.72⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 50th 4.54⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Humor 103th 3.8⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Mood 472th 3.521⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 31🗳️ 29🗨️

Feedback

Salaro
08. Apr 2025 · 04:15 UTC
CUTE CUTE CUTE! That's all I can say about this game and the art! Keep it up
coyotethursday
08. Apr 2025 · 05:50 UTC
It took me a couple tries to figure out that I had to stand still inside the green circle instead of just passing through it, but once I figured that out I had a lot of fun! It has a really engaging gameplay loop. I will say the UI could have used a little polish, but given that you only had 72 hours to make this it's not that big of a deal.
lepol
08. Apr 2025 · 17:30 UTC
Love the art of it, especially the characters !
Cure
08. Apr 2025 · 17:48 UTC
This sounds so cool, wish there was a web or linux build!
Flokami
08. Apr 2025 · 18:17 UTC
Cute art, cute characters, funny way to play. We can't ask for more !
Pythorogus
08. Apr 2025 · 18:30 UTC
Art and humor are really cool, good job ! I just didn't quite understand what it had to do with the theme.
Sam Gorman
08. Apr 2025 · 18:34 UTC
Really colourful and expressive character art! I love the aesthetic. This game has a lovely charm in general. The idea of a sequel to a previous game jam game is super unique, but since I haven't played that previous game I felt like I was missing some context. (Are they shrimp or people?)

I like the frantic gameplay too, but I think it could do with a bit more depth. It's definitely challenging, but there could be something more engaging for the player to do than just moving from circle to circle. I might also make the movement a little less stop-and-start - it took forever to get anywhere!
Alopar
08. Apr 2025 · 19:50 UTC
Your artist did a great job! I like this style 😄
trashyy
08. Apr 2025 · 19:53 UTC
Love the style :3
LDJam user 372635
09. Apr 2025 · 11:26 UTC
The art here is absolutely outstanding! The animation key frames are so well done, I really loved the character design and the overall perspective of the place.
Is a very cool concept for a game with this kind of character control, and I think is overall done pretty well. I really liked it a lot! :)
Really super solid entry! Keep up the good work!
5huNo.3
09. Apr 2025 · 11:37 UTC
Really liked the artstyle. Fun that you play as a vtuber. I have played a game where you have to move around by using a chair. That was unique. Keep up the great work and the humour as well!
Jona Scheidig
09. Apr 2025 · 11:57 UTC
Did Kerowyn bathe with her clothes on? Crazy
As others stated the art is phenomenal!
Be it character design or environment, you succeeded in every visual area.
The movement is also a clever idea, but it was sometimes abit hard to navigate into the green areas.
With abit of polish tho, this could be a fun management game ^^
drFoxxx
09. Apr 2025 · 15:17 UTC
sooo cute...
🎤 Profugo Barbatus
10. Apr 2025 · 21:21 UTC
@cure - I've just uploaded an untested Linux build, feel free to give it a shot!
@pythorogus - We more or less gave up on the theme tbh lol, the idea was too fun to not see finished.
@sam-gorman - They're people, virtual youtubers specifically, its a thing for them to theme themselves after animals. Kerowyn is a Frog, Ebi is a shrimp.
@jona-scheidig she's pond streaming in her clothes, yea. Vtubers are kind of crazy like that. Glad you enjoyed it!
noagard
11. Apr 2025 · 08:28 UTC
Absolutely adorable! The art, and characters all shine—such a fun and charming little experience. Would love to see more!
Tetracold
11. Apr 2025 · 08:50 UTC
Love the artstyle, the character designs are great! the concept is funny and something I haven't really seen done in this way, it's very charming and also funny. this could be a pretty cool management game if it were expanded on
HDVR02
11. Apr 2025 · 14:08 UTC
Very cute and beautiful graphics, great job!
YT-TY
13. Apr 2025 · 13:29 UTC
Cute characters!
X2SHADOW
14. Apr 2025 · 09:21 UTC
I really liked the art. Cool character design, the dialogues feel the characters' personality. It's interesting to look at the backgrounds, there are even small references. And the idea for gameplay is funny with the chair ride :) Good job, guys!
Empyreans
14. Apr 2025 · 16:44 UTC
https://youtu.be/L8oyXVgjcGk

Cute and beautiful art, great design, but who knew Subathons are so damn difficult?!

I did went to the game later on and actually managed to beat my highscore.

![Slip_Stream_(LD_57)_keP2zSFIij.png](///raw/e7e/c5/z/6c31e.png)

~Xp
Spookyman999
17. Apr 2025 · 04:02 UTC
OMAGA THE ART IS SO CUTE, REALLY COOL GAME!!!, love the perspective btw, idk what its called but its cool!
LDJam user 277851
24. Apr 2025 · 02:49 UTC
![slip.png](///raw/b5d/34/z/6c6ce.png)
(your character is so cuuuuuute!!!)
(here's a quick draw for you)