This has become such a meme that I lowkey wish it wins one day.

You know what? Every Ludum Dare I upvote only those theme I really love. How about upvoting those I also like at least a little bit. It feels like we always slaughter anything that isn't the best. From now on, I will stop with this min-maxing mindset and will support more themes.

Will you join me?

I am probably too normie to understand. So what is this Frog fad about?

Can someone pls explain?

Guys, let's stop whinning about the theme. Because even if the theme was a "poop" we know we will enjoy another amazing Ludum Dare event!

LD starts at 3 AM in here. Too late to stay awake, too early to wake up. BUT I CANT WAIT!

Im probably just stupid, but from this post by @pov it looks like this event is only for 48 hours compo entries. Maybe thematically to the 48th LD anniversary?

It is 8 am, I barely slept but hype gives me energy! Lets do this thing!

I have implemented some search engine for fun!

LD PAGE https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/morning-shift

DOWNLOAD https://digital-mosaic-games.itch.io/morning-shift

Guys, please, I know it is more fun to play only the "good looking" games, but don't forget that many people tried their best too and deserve their 20 reviews. I feel sad seeing 800 ratings on one game, but 0 on another.

I mean I get it, I also wanted to try these popular games, but again, my priority is to set my filter to play endangered games.

Peace

Some random thoughts about LD jam. This is my 12th Ludum Dare! Yay!

• Don't stress yourself. It is meant to be fun, not competition
• The project you are doing is mainly to challenge yourself, so don't be discouradged when you will not have too many players.
• Be friendly, don't take LD seriously. (Don't flame others, don't hate on games you don't particularly like, etc.)
• Start small, add extra stuff later
• Share your stuff with others on this page! It is always cool to check the LD wall for inspiration and motivation.
• Don't be afraid to make your own art/music. Even if it's not an artistic masterpiece, we Ludum Dare fans always appreciate it!
• Try something new (did you make an RPG before, try to make a strategy game now!)
• Plan your project and timeline in advance so you don't get busted 2 hours before deadline.
• You don't need to use the theme literally. E.g. If the theme is "darkness", the game doesn't need to be literally in darkness. It can be taken more poetically like "darkness in my heart", a romantic story game about love.
• Just do what you want, and make the game HOWEVER YOU WANT.

(art by abueloretrowave)

Just to ease the hype. Here you go :)

HIGH RES https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c7fOQCU1V--ppmlVGnpV1PLLsSYLLy/view?usp=sharing

This not hate, I honestly want to know what this means. This theme has been around for years, and I see tons of duplicates every Ludum Dare.

So can someone please explain?

Hello friends,

Please feel free to download this wallpaper to make your workstation look pretty!

PS: Reposting for new arrivals :)

HIGH RES Download: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c7fOQCU1V--ppmlVGnpV1PLLsSYLLy/view?usp=sharing

Because I just can't stop thinking about LD, here are some ideas for each potential theme.

Unstable - A crazy scientist creates an unstable weapon, which you need to destroy. OR... You are the crazy scientist and you must craft this weapon/bomb. (Action crafting game)

Making connections - You are a sad teenager without friends, 24/7 on his/her computer. You must find someone you can be friends with (Story, text based, chatting similator)

One tool, many uses - Basically any kind of Terraria-like game

Decay - A monster slowly decaying. You must KEEP IT ALIVE (get it?!)

On / Off - There is a huge button that needs to be protected from hordes of people who want to push it ON or OFF. (Tower defence probably)

Delay the inevitable - You are dying, but before you die you want to leave something for your kids. You grow a farm, or build a house. And keep yourself as healthy as possible to finish the job (Story driven farming/building simulator)

Keep your distance - You are sailing across dangerous waters full of sea monsters. You must get to the other side without getting too close to any of the abominations. (Arcade, roguelike)

Delivery - You work as a post man in a sci-fi universe and you must deliver mail to your customers as fast as possible (Arcade, platformer, roguelike)

The environment changes you - You are a secret comando agent, going through a different biomes to complete each mission. You must prepate yourself for each of these biomes so you are advantageous before your enemies (action, arcade)

Leave something behind - Actually same or similar to "delay the inevitable"

Everything changes at night - When sun goes down, you are alone in your old house. You start to hear strange noises and feel uneasy. You must deal with these dark places. (Horror/Survival)

3 rules - Literally anything

Replication - You are a monster eating humans. Each time you eat a human you replicate. Now you have two monsters, then you will have four monsters... and so on. (RTS, Action arcade)

Strength in numbers - You grow some small community/colony and each level you must defeat more and more enemies (strategy - turn based or RTS)

Summoning - You are a small squirrel mad at the world for making fun of your size. So you decide you want to rule the world. But you can't do it yourself... You have to summon the demon to help you with that. (Story driven action platformer)

It follows you - You have a new puppy and it follows you everywhere. Your job is to train it well (Dog simulator, tamagotchi like simulation)

Just woke up, ready to start!