Ludum Dare 52 January 6–9, 2023

Slim Reaper - Bug fix update

I fixed most of the bugs people were complaining about and one that nobody even knew about but me so if you tried the game and want to know how the game would play without all the bugs come on by. https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/slim-reaper just be aware that I added a few new bugs and completely threw off the balance so you now run out of money every time... just like the real world.

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Thanks for all the comments and suggestions.

Play Farm Fighter

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Can you get rid of them?

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Smash some goblins and have a good time.

You can play the game here: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/farm-fighter

Looking for web games to play!

Hello there! please type your game in the comments and I'll -probably- play it.

You can also play mine if you want, no pressure or anything, you can always choose between playing or playing more. It has many bugs, so don't be surprised if you never die or something, it happens :) https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/the-circular-reaper PrtScr1.png

Fishy Guide for Catchy (Raft + Sea of Thieves 2D combo)

Some players had problems with finding some of the fish types, so I decided to make this guide. I think it's the best solution, since I can't change the build for now :) I hope that helps sailers and anglers in need!

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The game was created in 48 hours for The Compo. You can play it here – https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/catchy (WebGL version, Windows Build and YouTube playthrough available)

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Play Catchy

Blood Harvest

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Your enemies are prepared, but they don’t know that their blood can be harvested. As a vampire, you’ll have to use your ingenuity and your sword to infiltrate an underground military complex, while keeping an eye on your appetite for blood.

Action and infiltration gameplay !

Moonlight – Play & Rate!

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This is our seventh Ludum Dare and we made a Hack’n’slay planting simulator game where you play “Loomie the Lightbringer”, a blessed creature with the power of the moonlight.

We would really appreciate it, if you take your time and test the game, leave a comment and maybe some rating :3 And don’t forget to read the tutorial!

Play & rate our game: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/ld52-moonlight

Best regards @nivbeth, @fis & @fluffymadness

Playing your games live on Twitch.Tv!

https://www.twitch.tv/siraeron

Like every ludum dare, i will be streaming while playing your games live! send me your games with this form: https://forms.gle/MpPCGisUdfaUXo5d7

I Hope our Game isn't Cursed

So, I was looking at the animation tree for our game, Soul Property: Who's Life is it Anyway? (play it here!) and saw that said animation tree had been organized into an... interesting pattern.

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I remember spreading them out so I could better visualize the connections and transitions, but I didn't notice until we were done that I had accidentally turned it into a pentagram. Hopefully that's not a bad omen. 😅

Shout Your Way to Victory! Use Microphone to Shake Apples Off ~

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PLAY at HERE :arrow_down:

https://helixngc7293.itch.io/harvest-roar

Are you ready for a unique gaming experience? Look no further than our new harvest adventure game! Join our lovable rabbit and cute forest guardian as you collect apples from the trees using the power of your voice. Control the action by shouting out to shake down the apples and use your pitch to bounce them higher in the air. Don't forget to use the arrow keys to guide your rabbit through the forest as you catch the falling fruit!

some chill organic dark ambient to listen to

3 minutes of the chill dark ambient music in the main menu of MONDO LABS for those that like this kind of vibe:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV75-2a6pro

to all compo'ers and jammers: huge respect for DISTILLING your creativity during these 48/72h, it's always an amazing sight to behold - so much creative juice distilled - into so many games - i always imagine stories, suffering, learning, ideas, pain, attempts, successes and failures behind all these games - finished, unreleased, polished, cobbled together, all of them are beautiful and breathtaking

for me the ludum dare gamejam is something that gives me psychic fuel to go forward in everyday grind

already looking forward to the next one, to challenge myself with THOUSANDS of other mad people that are doing exactly the same

huge props and love you all, please keep on doing amazing things and never loose the creative drive :two_hearts:

Art is hard

Didn't have much free time to participate this LD, so our team would be without an artist. After some discussing, the two remaining game designers/programmers stopped on an idea of a text farming sim. That sounded non-art-demanding at all, so I was sure they could figure it out.

Fast-forward 2 days, I hop on discord to ask how it's going. Greeted by screams and pleas of help, I realised. They, in fact, did not figure it out:

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I was reeeeally lasy but just had to come to the rescue lol. So I did some fast (still took me a few hours :upsidedown:) and simple (still had to cut even more corners when transferring to build :tiredface:) art and layouts inspired by old text games and ASCII art:

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Original mockup. It's not much, but it's honest work!

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How it turned out in build. Had to sacrifice fancy shaded letter stacks :disappointed:

Honestly, had a blast doing simple visuals like this. Especially mixing, matching and editing letters to make bird and scarecrow sprites. They did not make it to the Jam version of the game though :cry: Maybe in Post-Jam!

Regarding gameplay, I think my teammates did a solid job, it turned out really fun! Check it out for yourself and leave some feedback!

.....................................................................................................play CharacteRiser.....................................................................................................

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