Ludum Dare 55 April 13–16, 2024

Send me horror games!

I feel like playing some horror today, so send me horror submissions to LD55!

And check out my game about running your little dark cafe if you have time :)

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If you can't pay the fine, don't do the crime!

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Play 'Bail Out!' (web browser version + stand-alone binaries available).

Play as a skateboarder who has been summoned to make an appearance at court before noon and pay a fine for the "crime" of skateboarding. Except you don’t have any money and noon is only 2 minutes away! Skateboard around the city gathering as much loose change as you can find and make it to the courthouse in time. Just don’t get caught by the cops!

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Come try Guitar of the Undead

6376f.png Hey guys! After dropping out of Compo I managed to releas in time for the Jam entries

I haven't made a game in almost 10 years, and I know it's very barebone, but I feel happy and I really enjoyed the jam!

Please give it a try and rate it if you fancy to :smile: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/55/guitar-of-the-undead

Created a warioware style summoner for this jam!

Jam: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/55/goblin-vs-frog Itch: https://omph.itch.io/goblin-vs-frog

Wanted to try something different for this, created a handful of mini games that on completed successfully, aid your tower and will attack the Goblin Man for you!

Was fun to try something different here, wish I had time to make some more mini games!! Let me know what you think!

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Jam: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/55/goblin-vs-frog Itch: https://omph.itch.io/goblin-vs-frog

Good job everyone

Good job everyone on the Game Jam! This was my first experience with any game jam and it was really fun! Learned a lot about GMS2 in the last 3 days. I definitely got lucky with my team and I would not have been able to create the same game without them ^^

Faemori

Come give our game a go here: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/55/faemori

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"You are a Fae Caller from the forest village of Mori. As a rite of passage you have been sent into the deep wilds to prove your worth. Can you summon and command your minions to face the trial of the Fae Queen in this rogue-like auto-battler?"

Game about summoning Maids to help yourself

I am new to this gamejam and it was interesting enough for me to make a game here.

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I really love maids and I couldn't resist adding them here as well. When I saw the theme "Summoning" - I immediately realized that most of the game would be magic or wizards based. So I was like: "What if i make a game where you have to summon your clones to pass levels?". So I took one of the plots that were written in a dreamlike delirium as a basis.

You can try game by yourself (Windows only)

Mushroom tea for everyone :3

TANKZ is out now - a visual post-mortem!

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We did it! After a very long day, broken builds and adding audio at the last minute (will we ever learn) we finally released TANKZ!

:joystick: Play TANKZ here!

Combat-first prototype

We started out with a clear idea of making something that felt a bit like "Thronefall" - but we also really like tanks. You can see how we ended up with TANKZ.

GREYBOX PROTOTYPE

This first version of the game allowed us to: * Control the tank and auto-shoot at enemies * Build buildings (that did nothing)

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Designing the tanks

The tank - In Blender | The tank - In Unity (with modular upgrades!) :-------------------------:|:-------------------------: tank-blender.png | image (23).png

MAKING OF THE CHUNKY WOBBLY TANK

We wanted to to make a game with chunky wobbly tanks shooting at each other, so a lot of time was spent designing them. We made them taller than they are wide and long so when animated with physics they really look like they're about to tilt over, which we thought was really fun. We also put a lot of effort in making shaders, materials and textures so that everything fit well together in this warm beach environment.

3 LESSONS LEARNED

  • Build your game with a game controller in your hands from the start - makes playtesting it on yourself fast and feels like a nice break
  • Physics is always a balance and potential timesink - it worked out well for us on the player tank, but for enemies we spent too much time trying to make physics work, and actually ended up scrapping it to make the deadline.
  • Make sure your build pipeline works early (we had problems, ended up setting us back a bit)

TANKZ for reading, we hope you'll play our game! :joystick:

Summoner Kit Simulator

Hello everyone, We've managed to get our game out in three days without any crunches and with a great team spirit. It's with great pride that I present to you the game we've made over the past three days. In this game, you take on the role of an apprentice sorcerer who must assemble a kaiju modal kit before summoning it. I hope you'll enjoy building this little kaiju as much as we enjoyed creating it. Enjoy the game!

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/55/summoner-kit-kimulator

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRHlSwD9sHo

GRISHNEK NEEDS YOU !!!

🎩🔮 Attention all brave souls and adventurous spirits! 🎩🔮

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Are you tired of the mundane, the ordinary, the utterly vanilla existence? Do you yearn for a dash of danger, a pinch of peril, and a sprinkle of sorcery in your life? Look no further, for great warlock Grishnek is here to spice up your daily routine!

Picture this: a dark, ominous castle perched atop a mountain peak, lightning crackling in the sky, and the faint scent of brimstone in the air. That’s where you’ll find Grishnek, brewing his nefarious plans and conjuring unspeakable horrors from the depths of the abyss.

But wait, there’s more! Grishnek needs YOU to assist in the summoning of an evil entity so malevolent, it makes your mother-in-law look like a fluffy bunny. Yes, YOU! Whether you’re a seasoned sorcerer or just a humble peasant with a knack for trouble, your skills are needed to bring forth this wicked being and wreak havoc upon the land.

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Combine tapping the correct runes to the rhythm and drawing the correct glyphs in a shortish window to succeed.

Our second participation with my friend @aeoncl, we hope you enjoy our game :)

Now available on itch.io : https://d0v1d.itch.io/ld55

OUR CHAOS AT YOUR ORDERS

After 3 days of team work, we are very proud to present our game: Demons On Demand. You will play as a cultist who must prepare all the demon orders sent by the summoners.

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We have chosen to allow you to play it with your browser but it takes a long time to load, be patient. ⏳ We look forward to reading your feedback.

Go play Demons On Demand

Feel Good?

tired after the Ludum? to lift your spirits, therapy from our best psychologist!!!IMGem2178.jpegIMG/em2174.png What kind of thing is this anyway? IMG_2176.png Oh my God…. https://angelmk07.itch.io/therapy

Demon On The Streets

Hey everyone, that's being a taught weekends. We are made summoning a demon in the basement. Not perfect, still wip but it's having an ending. Try to become pure evil by summoning the demons.

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/55/devil-on-the-street

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR0AgNq5fq0

Infernal Exorcism - How do YOU manage in the face of evil?

It has been a few days and a late night of intense work, but we got there. 😅 This has been our first Ludum Dare, and first finished project. We would be very happy if you checked it out. All resources, including sound, music, and art have been made during the Jam.

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Check it out!!!

Can you escape the Forsaken Isle?

If you love horror games or would like to try one, we would love to have you play our game.

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Be careful, you are not alone!

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/55/isle-of-the-forsaken

Summito is waiting for you!

We just woken up after this marathon of a game and we realised that we forgot to post something... If you like incremental games like Balatro you will like this entry!

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Play now at https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/55/summito