I wanted to show you 5 of my favourite games from Ludum Dare 43! I highly recommand you check them out.

Aetherspirit (compo game by @gwinnell)

In this pixel platformer, sacrificing yourself will bring you to new characters with different abilities.

Samurai's Legacy (compo game by @simone)

In this low-poly 3d platformer, you must be brave enough to sacrifice yourself and become a real samurai.

Master Key (compo game by @jeremy-ryan)

In this puzzle game, you need to sacrifice some of your controls to keep going.

Sacrificio Inc. (jam game by @reality-blind)

Sacrificio Inc. is hiring! You have to fix the sacrificing machine in this puzzle game.

Battling Madness (jam game by @noa-calice & @sykoo)

Books can drive you mad... In this top-down shooter, you need to sacrifice abilities to keep fighting.

Also, you can check out my own game if you want:

Archibald's Snobbish Journey (compo game by @game-mon)

Archibald's hot-air balloon is flying down! Throw away some of his belongings to avoid crashing, but be careful: don't throw anything valuable...

What are you personnal favourite games? Let me know in the comments!

Happy 43rd Ludum Dare everyone!

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... https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/lighter-than-air :thinking:

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/finally-finished

Hello everyone!

I hope you've all had a good time so far; rating games, playing games, potentially even thinking about continuing your own games (:O). I've personally waited painfully for Smash to come out (only a few hours now!) while rating some games on the side and I must say, in return some of the feedback I've gotten on my game has been incredible. Anyone who would go out of their way to give me feedback about my game whether it may be positive or negative deserves a big fat :thumbsup: (and I don't do emojis often).

I would love to keep working on my game in the future (hopefully I don't get stuck in the vicious cycle of burnout like I did LD42). While I love everyone who played my game there are some special people out there who not only gave me awesome feedback but also gave me some amazing pointers and tips for what I could do for a potential post-jam version so a big baby's thwank you to: - @shawn-moore - @fre - @imphenzia - @cute-dog-irl

You are all awesome people and I <3 to bits.

Anyway! I've also been working on a new update for Sirius Galactica. Of course, under Jam rules, during the voting period there shall be no major additions to my game so this update mainly fixes some bugs I spotted during and after development and some necessary improvements to some parts of the game.

Version 1.1: December 12th 2018:

• Added Version number to main menu

• Spelling mistakes sorted out
• Allied ships actually flicker now when shot in the after round screen
• Enemy projectiles now get cleared at the end of a round
• Made the enemy hit sounds louder (way too quiet last time)
• Made instructions slightly more concise
• Unity did a slightly better job at compressing the music this time round (still off in some sections, thanks Unity)
• Next round button is now on Q (Thanks @cute-dog-irl!)
• Screen shake is slightly more subtle (Thanks @manimal!)

• Player hit sound now plays
• Can no longer fail at trying to advance to the next stage at the end of a game
• Game doesn't grind to a halt when attempting to restart after a win
• Ricocheting Projectiles don't get stuck at the bottom of the screen anymore if they didn't ricochet already

Have an awesome day people!

Out of curiosity, does anyone know the total number of games submitted?

Is this information available from ldjam.com via some sort of public API endpoint?

Come Play and Coment, Enjoy ! 😄
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/break-a-leg

I didn't know it was so easy to export a web version in Godot, so here you go!

Playing the game just got easier. :)

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/cosmo-buddy

Notice: In order to make the web version properly playable I had to add a Game Over screen where you can restart the game.

Hi guys! You can kill some fruit right now!) You need to sacrifice soldiers to help grape Princess save a Prince) Not so usual. Right?) https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/for-the-princess

Try out my puzzle game https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/cant-save-them-all and don't forget to rate [because I need 10 more].

Managed to fix two showstopper bugs in Angry Mountain, both having to do with player position when entering and existing various interiors throughout the game. As much as I would have loved to fix so much else, including some embarrassing typos, in the spirit of the jam I've updated only the specific code relating to the bugs. If you had trouble playing before, check it out now!

FIXED: - Exiting interiors positions players more accurately on the mountain, preventing player from getting stuck in rocks or clipping through the mountain. - Player data is cleared on game load, allowing for multiple playthroughs.

And if you haven't already, check out my game! https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/angry-mountain

@staxx6 said it best: "Racoon on wheels on a volcano. 7/7". :sunglasses:

Defend black-boss sheep!

Try in browser: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/sheeps-empire

In many games you play as the hero, a god emperor or a highly skilled commander. You never have to think about the little people...

You know, the ones who make the difference...

Their everyday sacrifices may change your world too.

In our entry, PeonCraft, you can play as the smallest to win the biggest.

>> Try PeonCraft out here! <<

Gonna play some games tonight and am looking for recs - what's the best game(s) you've played so far this LD?

You can suggest your own game, but it would be cooler of you to recommend someone else's :)

Can you make it all the way up the highscores board?!

Play it here and let me know what you think https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/sacrificial-love

A short story about the sacrifice of a wizard to save a kingdom https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/alains-sacrifice

We had the time for a small patch to improve a little the narrative.

So, here is the UMBRELLA PATCH: https://solroo.itch.io/schadenfreude-umbrella-patch

You can still play the unaltered version here: https://clerg0.itch.io/cassandra-complex

Its two faces will be very unhappy if you don't bring them any gifts. :(

You can find our game here: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/praise-the-snek

(for 2 players, best played with controller ♥)

Well this is probably for you!

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/not-me/

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/ursa