My Compo entry is pretty unfinished, though the (simplified) core loop is mostly there. This is not a post about "please play my game" because I don't think anyone should, but...

I've shared my silly encoding journey before, with Futhark Encoding (used in a couple previous Compo entries). This time, I used a different method, which I haven't written up yet, which uses diacritics to bake data into text. You can copy a bit of text to your clipboard, my game will read it, and then it will use that in some way! It's a cool bit of technical magic that I'm very proud of, even if the whole game wasn't everything I was hoping for this time.

Anyhow, you can summon C͉̞͂‍h͙̺̐‍ä̝͖‍r̀̄̊‍l̗ͨ͐‍e̛͍ͨ‍ś̕ if you want. Just copy his name, start my game, and light the candles at the doorway at the top of the desk. I'd love to know if people want a write-up of the cursed encoding algorithm, too! The code is public here, but it can be a bit dense for people who aren't Rust-literate.

And of course, I'll start updating stuff on the game's itch.io page once the Jam phase formally ends.

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/lily-adventuresses-episode-2-rise-of-the-arcritters-prologue

Ok, I'll admit that this boss does bear a passing resemblance to a certain Zelda boss, but I swear this is a different game...

Hop around Catching fireflies with your tongue !

This little journey was alot of fun, I decided to not use any visual assets for this game jam and so I had to make a frog using geometry and math. The result is quite pleasing.

I hope everyone had as much fun as I did !

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My first game using Rust and I finally get to use my homemade Software Renderer! Very proud of what I have been able to do! The total filesize for the HTML upload was only 1.2MB :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ars2ggaWrw

You can play it here: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/pirate-bact-blaster

Come on in for late night work jam vibes!

https://twitch.tv/squuuidly ⬅️⬅️⬅️

Bugs are so tiny, aren't they? Come to move your tiny body to make the giant sneeze!

First time to play solo in a gamejam ;) Check out more details here:https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/grand-theft-cheeto

It was a big mistake to steal and cage your creatures. Purchase and equip a skin to demolish your opponents with style in this bullethell.

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/no-my-creatures

HTML & Windows https://rhewid.itch.io/no-my-creatures

Dont forget to rate and comment so I can play and enjoy your game too!!

Another level done and sea enemies all working.

I skipped the last 10 Ludum Dare, so I'm glad to be back.

And what have I done?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU79fNEOEFA

I don't even know what to call this. But I guess the goal is to build some kind of playground for tardigrades. The two main goals are to help tardigrades reproduce, but also keep them entertained. There's only one thing that tardigrades love, and it's to skydive from high places with no parachutes. In this game, all you can do is draw and erase terrains.

This game is weird, I don't even know how you're supposed to play it, but from what I gathered, the strategy is a balance between making holes to gather the tardigrades, and build high rise walls for them to jump from.

I pretty much setup the tardigrades logic, then try to figure out what the game is all about, which is weird. I initially was planning for the ability to add buildings, upgrades, etc... and make this some sort of city building game.

But since I didn't have enough time at the end, I decided to just have the wall drawing logic then add some logic around the "thrill" meter to provide some challenge.

So there you have it! Please let me know what you think about it!

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/tardigrades

Tiny creatures: fairies, gnomes, goblins and imps. https://youtu.be/p-ofk9yUuGc

Haven't had much time to post my progress. I spent so much time yesterday figuring stuff out with Blender and ragdolls in Unity that I was sure my game was doomed to fail and I wouldn't have anything. But today was productive and I have a game, mostly. It could use a lot more polish (audio in particular, I only have one sound effect in) and maybe expanding on the gameplay if I can.

Anyway, here is a frog.

After a weekend of coding, designing, and cleaning virtual algae, we're proud to announce our Ludum Dare 56 game, Scrubby Shrimp! 🦐

In this whimsical 2D adventure, you play as a tiny shrimp navigating the aquarium, dodging obstacles, jumping for algae, and showing off shrimp acrobatics. We had a blast bringing this aquatic world to life, and we can’t wait for you to try it out!

Check it out and see if you can master the tank cleaner's life. And in the spirit of this momentous occasion... behold, shrimp! 🦐✨

After two LOOOOOONG days, I sat down with my teammates and wrote a beautiful exposition about our game, PolyGone. However, I cannot find the draft. So here I am, trying to find my draft and also wanting to do my cool first ever Ludum Dare update.

Hopefully I can find it.

Anyways, love from

Been super fun developing this project with an amazing team. Will be posted tomorrow but guys... We are cookin!

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/shrew

and yet, number dungeon snake maze is what i decided to make for this jam lmao

We are done!

Cardboard Kitty is a simple and playful adventure platformer game made by myself and my daughter Alyx (She’s 8). Embark on a cute adventure in a world of cardboard and authentic drawn characters.

Cardboard Kitty was created in Unreal Engine 5.6 (UE5-Main) and makes extensive use of the new MegaLights feature set along with Lumen, Nanite etc.

Alyx Drew all the sprites and designed the quests, I did all the 3D art & logic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2eaBHtnDhw

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/cardboard-kitty

Might not be able to finish on time this year. But I will probably finish it to some state on my own time. We'll see