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Moldwasher by Rubel_NMB

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made by Rubel_NMB for Ludum Dare 57 (JAM)

Added the Steam page for Moldwasher -> https://store.steampowered.com/app/3688130/Moldwasher/

Chill mold-cleaning arcade in a forgotten fridge full of surprises https://youtu.be/6KGgPoY7TbY

Control: WASD and Left Mouse

I didn’t quite manage to fully explore the “Depths” theme. I wanted to add many layers of mold to represent the depths of decay, but ended up with only two at most. And the idea of depth in terms of movement through the fridge is also kind of symbolic. I had planned to go from the fridge to the kitchen, then to the basement, and finally into the sewers.

Music and Sfx: Purely Grey

Art: Doshik Gribnoy, AkulKa, Rubel

Shaders: Rubel

2025-04-10_18-42-25.492 sm.jpeg Moldwasher on itch.io

Full walkthrough video here, but I highly reccomend to play and feel it

Link https://rubel.itch.io/moldwasher
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/57/moldwasher

Ratings

Overall 47th 4.182⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 60th 4.091⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 136th 3.841⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 759th 2.864⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 121th 4.318⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Audio 62th 4.091⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Humor 85th 3.881⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 214th 3.929⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 17🗳️ 10🗨️

Feedback

PretendCoding
08. Apr 2025 · 01:10 UTC
The music was awesome! Those eggs are hard mode though. Really fun game!
quasilyte
08. Apr 2025 · 11:27 UTC
That fly was like a party member, traveling with me from level to level.
It was not helping me though.
We're not buddies with that fly anymore.

![win.png](///raw/53b/b5/z/6b533.png)
LDJam user 298496
08. Apr 2025 · 20:54 UTC
My favourite game of the jam so far, the gameplay feels fresh and the mold growth looks so good! I would love to see a full game using this concept!
woe
10. Apr 2025 · 20:48 UTC
very cool mold shader, nice entry!
FunBanan
10. Apr 2025 · 21:13 UTC
A pleasant and cozy game. It's great to play this game after work. It was a pleasure to play!
Alem26
11. Apr 2025 · 12:36 UTC
The mold growing mechanic is really satisfying in some way. The graphics are well done and the sfx sound good too!

It's not too much on theme, that's true, but still a really cool game :)
KaueSilva
11. Apr 2025 · 14:51 UTC
What a cool game man, was satisfying to play and clean all that mould, really nice entry 5/5 and the graphics? Perfect
Nicso
11. Apr 2025 · 14:53 UTC
The propagation system is really good. Not a big fan of mold beeing able to regrow on already cleaned food, but that’s really to be peeky. I would have loved to see an upgrade system, but pretty sure you already thought about it. Well done
LDJam user 399972
11. Apr 2025 · 14:59 UTC
Very good entry! The cleaning is satisyfing and shaders used for mold are very cool. UI is lacking though, at least stylized font would've been nice. Overall, very good!
floppynub
11. Apr 2025 · 15:00 UTC
Fun game, very satisfying to clean all the food up. The way the mold grows creates for interesting gameplay as you can't simply mindlessly spray all over the place, you have to be deliberate with where you clean in order to stop the growth. That's an awesome bit of design. Fantastic work, great entry!
I_POTS
11. Apr 2025 · 16:51 UTC
Very cute pixel style! The gameplay is a bit monotonous, keep up the good work!
Missfire
11. Apr 2025 · 22:30 UTC
Such a cool concept! Just realizing you’re playing as a sushi-cleaner is amusing all by itself. The mechanics are interesting—both a bit relaxing and still challenging, since the mold grows back quickly. Overall, I really enjoyed playing. It was fun!
BadPiggy
13. Apr 2025 · 08:22 UTC
I was only able to get to the level with the fly, cheese, bread and erm.... whatever the third food was

I loved the effect for cleaning mold of the food items. Also liked the presentation in general.

That said, I think the game needed some balancing. The mold seems to regrow a little too quickly, especially when you have to deal with the fly. It feels like I'm fighting a losing battle.

None the less, this was a cool idea that you executed pretty well. Solid entry here
ln404
13. Apr 2025 · 13:17 UTC
Very fun game! Nice graphics!
Eugenik
14. Apr 2025 · 13:17 UTC
Man, I love this - perfect job on audio!.
Borabee
15. Apr 2025 · 04:39 UTC
Very cool idea and really cool mold growing effect! I do think if fits the theme, after all the foods that go moldy are the ones you forget in the depths of your refrigerator heheh
LDJam user 243193
15. Apr 2025 · 07:53 UTC
I think the theme is hard to see but if you do play the game, it does have depths.
Anyways, nice washing game! I wish the mold could have varying spread speed for levels variety and the HUD show which object is which properly.
DiscoFish
19. Apr 2025 · 05:33 UTC
I hate that fly (ha-ha)! Awesome game. Really addictive gameplay. Amizing graphics and music. Well done!
Paulsams
25. Apr 2025 · 15:33 UTC
It's a very enjoyable game, and for the first time in jam I've seen a game with similar ideas about cleaning items like ours). :sunglasses: It was fun to play.
Mirka-chan
25. Apr 2025 · 15:43 UTC
I liked it! The game is addictive, but don't take too long to complete! The graphics are nice!