Phew, that was a tough game jam. :smile:
Now it’s time to play! Try my action platformer about digging, greed, and shotguns. Short levels, tons of coins, and everything around you can explode. Feedback is welcome!
Play: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/57/coin-grind
Wanted to dig with a shotgun your whole life? Then you're weird, but you can do it in my game!
Play: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/57/coin-grind
Try to dig up all these coins with bombs and a shotgun in my game!
Play: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/57/coin-grind
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GET COINS: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/57/coin-grind
Digging with a rifle* is a pleasure.
*(marketing materials may not correspond to reality, the rifle is not in the game yet, try other guns)
Hey! This is my entry - FLOCX
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/flocx
It’s a fast-paced Vampire Survivors–like, but instead of killing enemies directly, you throw a signal to lure them and drag the whole crowd into traps. The game is basically about positioning, kiting, and manipulating the flow of enemies.
It’s my first time doing this kind of game, and the balance ended up pretty brutal.
At some point I realized I had no idea how to tune it properly, so I built a small tool that graphs: enemies alive over time and upgrade timing:
That alone saved me hours of blind tweaking.
Give it a try and let me know how it feels — especially the pacing and difficulty.
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/flocx
Hey! This is my entry - FLOCX All the triangles are waiting to be sent to the saws. Try it too and leave feedback. And thanks to everyone who has already left feedback <3
TLDR: added music, fixed the annoying coin sound (no more stacking spam), and added an endless mode.
Got quite a bit of feedback, which surprisingly motivated me to improve the game a bit and just practice iteration.
First thing is the endless mode. A lot of people said it fits the game perfectly, and yeah, I agree.
Second big thing is leaderboards. No explanation needed, just try to beat me.
A friend of mine made a really great track, it doesn’t get annoying, fits the pacing and gives that feeling of grinding through enemies. Also yeah, it just slaps. Coin sound is fixed too, before it stacked like crazy and was unbearable.
Also a bunch of small stuff you probably won’t notice: pixel perfect camera, small tutorial rework (not sure it’s better), tweaks to core mechanics and balance, a couple of new upgrades and other small things.Also added a Windows build.
Don’t worry, you can still play the old build on the LDJam page, and it’s also saved on itch if you want to download it.