As the Ludum Dare approaches its finale, I wanted to list some games I found fun and enjoyed the most ^^ My friend @vidarn recently made a gorgeous post with fanart of all the games they liked playing this LD, and I admit I am stealing this idea! I wanted to draw more but got progressively more disappointed in my artistic ability (or just tired?)

So here they are! I will split the post in two parts cause there are too many xD

1 Blipp (@vidarn) https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/blipp

Obviously starting with this one. A lovely short adventure with beautiful graphics and usage of split screen. Highly recommend!

2 Satellite Days (@lectvs) https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/satellite-days

One of the BEST games I've played this jam. It was so fun!! It might look simple at the first glance, but definitely try this one out if you haven't already - gameplay is engaging, somewhat challenging but not too much, and the game evolves with every level, getting to the EPIC ending!

3 Signal Sleuth (@jdeedubs, @ordineu, @bluewoozle, @thedugnutt and @csuth17) https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/signal-sleuth-wip

This was not easy but definitely one of the games I remember the most. I swear, I did at least 40 tries to beat one cursed level! And that means I liked the game, since I was willing to sit there in the night and try and try and try again. It's also good practice for doing two things at once!

4 The Sound Store (@busisen and @jejkobb) https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/the-sound-store

This was a lucky find, this game. It's drawn on paper, by hand, so the visual style is fantastic. It looks cute, and cozy, and I found the gameplay pretty original and chill (well, chill until waves combination where I failed ofc xD) Try it out if you haven't!! You'll probably do better than me xD

5 Misplaced (@manabreak) https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/misplaced

I like all the games by Manabreak and this one is no exception. It's a very fun platformer, for me - not too difficult, it feels polished and it's funny :) I've played it myself and then forced my boyfriend to play it too. He breezed through it of course (he is a huge fan of metroidvanias). I would love to play a full game like this!

6 Pouring rain (@jackofcups and @t-c) https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/pouring-rain

Second part of Rain (https://theworldsquid.itch.io/rain). So I've played them both! I found the story to be very interesting, and I love adventures like this. There is a walkthrough too if you get stuck. The game is pretty and atmospheric, and it's fun to build theories about it. Waiting for the full release xD

7 Robo Phone Home (@wuppos and @pastry-chef) https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/robo-phone-home

Wuppos's art is always so pretty, and again I liked the visual style of this game a lot ^^ So cute! It wasn't very easy for me, but it has an interesting and polished gameplay that fits the theme well, so def try it out! :)

// Second part coming soon!!