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You Are Lost by farwyler

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made by farwyler for LD31 (JAM)
We humbly present our LD31 jam entry:

You Are Lost
a game about the forest
and owls
on one screen
(more or less)

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The forest changes after three deaths
Seek the warmth of the bonfires before the cold gets you
Avoid hungry wolves - running will attract them even more
The deeper you are in the forest, the darker it gets

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good night and keep yourself warm

note:
- requires WebGL support in your browser
- only keyboard input supported so far
- apparently it runs best in chrome
Web (itch.io) http://farwyler.itch.io/you-are-lost
Web (gamejolt) http://gamejolt.com/games/adventure/you-are-lost/42385/
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=45643

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 3.69 149
Audio(Jam) 3.94 51
Fun(Jam) 3.18 408
Graphics(Jam) 4.50 35
Humor(Jam) 2.37 612
Innovation(Jam) 3.42 283
Mood(Jam) 4.33 3
Theme(Jam) 2.36 984

Feedback

frenzyasii
09. Dec 2014 · 01:22 UTC
Hey man very cool game. the graphics are amazing. and gameplay rly good as well 5 stars :)
floorman
09. Dec 2014 · 01:25 UTC
Really awesome graphics and sound, and the game is brutal. But I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do?
kburkhart84
09. Dec 2014 · 01:25 UTC
I'm using Firefox. Maybe there is something I'm doing wrong, as I thought it supported WebGL out of the box. When it finished loading, it just showed a little line(with a hump) in the middle and that was it.
Asaratha
09. Dec 2014 · 01:26 UTC
This game is really well done and VERY tense! The effort you put into this is very clear.
MiniBobbo
09. Dec 2014 · 01:27 UTC
This game is beautiful and well done, but it is punishingly hard. Does the level change each time? It was hard because to find the next fire you have to move beyond the half-way-to-freezing point and then you are committed. Guess wrong? Dead. Try again.

I had to avoid one wolf and it was enough to stop me from reaching the next fire. I think the freezing bar could go down half as fast and still give you the feel you are going for.

Unless I'm just missing something.
pontooncity
09. Dec 2014 · 01:27 UTC
Great atmosphere, not very interesting to play though.
Jonapulse
09. Dec 2014 · 01:28 UTC
Gorgeous, atmospheric. I was really engaged when it opened and wanted to figure out what to do.

I managed to run to a bonfire below the starting one, but it became too frustrating to try to outwit the wolves and get further. Maybe I'll try it some more.
rabbit
09. Dec 2014 · 01:28 UTC
all that happened is wolves kept eating me.
Warboys
09. Dec 2014 · 01:28 UTC
Might be missing something but I couldn't do anything but get eaten xD

Beautifully presented game though, the art and style is gorgeous
misto423
09. Dec 2014 · 01:29 UTC
Nicely done!
error031
09. Dec 2014 · 01:29 UTC
great atmosphere! wow dude, awesome
nickbasswright
09. Dec 2014 · 01:30 UTC
Loved it. The graphics and sound design put me right there in the woods with that cute little repeatedly slaughtered child. Definitely hard, but not stupidly so.
madameberry
09. Dec 2014 · 01:31 UTC
Takes bloody forever to load, I almost thought it had locked up. I don't know if it was randomly generated, but there were so many times I just couldn't find another fire, it was too far away or something. I think instead of insta-death when you run out of "warm", you just stopped being able to run, that may work better. It would effectively be the same difficulty, because the wolves would catch you, but it wouldn't feel as unfair.

It's a beautiful game, though!
TriSquare
09. Dec 2014 · 01:32 UTC
HOLY CRAP. . . That game was awesome but i could not figure out what to do.
Chris Mondok
09. Dec 2014 · 01:33 UTC
I really wanted to like this game. It looks and sounds neat, and the atmosphere is great. But, I didn't really understand why I was leaving the campfire. Is there an eventual objective? I found other campfires, but didn't know if there was something I was supposed to be doing.

I'm reminded a little of Don't Starve (which is a good thing).
karol
09. Dec 2014 · 01:34 UTC
Very dark. Most of the times you either freeze to death or the wolves get you. Amazing graphics.
otaviogood
09. Dec 2014 · 01:53 UTC
I think it might be too hard. The mood was really cool and the sound worked well with it, but I just didn't know what to do after getting to another fire.
Leaghorn
10. Dec 2014 · 01:38 UTC
Nice gameplay and graphics, very moody,but I expirence huge FPS dropdowns, which makes the game unplayable at some point
pjimmy
10. Dec 2014 · 01:39 UTC
interesting survival game, love the graphics
MrShoestore
10. Dec 2014 · 01:42 UTC
Looks great and sounds great. but after dying a bunch and only reaching 3 campfires its a little tough. perhaps clues (animal tracks) or something to help kinda point you in a direction
ItyBity8Bit
10. Dec 2014 · 01:42 UTC
All you need is some ambient sound and you have yourself an exceptional game!
Crosstales
10. Dec 2014 · 01:44 UTC
Nice mood and graphics!
Overall a promising game - reminded me a bit of "Don't Starve" :-)
It is very hard, the wolves got me all the time :-(

Good job!
Joris
10. Dec 2014 · 01:49 UTC
Graphics, sound and gameplay are very solid. But the game is perhaps a little bit too hard in my opinion.
Mike Mezhenin
10. Dec 2014 · 18:47 UTC
Very intense, but there're way too many wolves. I never made it further than a second campfire.
Pestel Crew
11. Dec 2014 · 19:31 UTC
The game is really nice. Good art and controls, five-star mood!
goodbadokay
11. Dec 2014 · 22:36 UTC
Wow, man, such an atmospheric game! It was even a bit scary!
Perfect graphics!
Sound is good as well!
Ossi
11. Dec 2014 · 22:40 UTC
Great atmosphere, graphical presentation and music! I love the sound effect when you make it to a new campfire, really smart design. It was a bit hard at first cause there are so many wolves everywhere, but I eventually found my way out! Really impressive, good job!
oscarabraham
11. Dec 2014 · 23:05 UTC
Beautiful sound and graphics. It's a really cool mood and it is hard enough to be fun.
scriptorum
11. Dec 2014 · 23:17 UTC
One thing I know for sure is that I'm lost.
p1x3lruckus
12. Dec 2014 · 00:31 UTC
The gameplay was brutal, but I'm not sure if there was meant to be audio, none played on my browser (Safari Mac OS X). Other then that the art was amazing and even without audio the game had heaps of mood.
rantt
12. Dec 2014 · 01:10 UTC
Great graphics and sound, it's brutally hard. Since the bonfires are pretty far apart you really have to commit to a direction without knowing if there s a bonfire where you're going. Tense game, I really liked it, great job :)
janovbyrnisson
12. Dec 2014 · 05:49 UTC
:O This game is a masterpiece! Beautiful pixel art. Great mood, I really feel that my little character suffers in the cold winter forest. Congrats! :)
hogtrick
12. Dec 2014 · 12:14 UTC
Omg beautiful game. I loved! Simple but so well made!
rottenmage
12. Dec 2014 · 17:22 UTC
I like the art of this game. The mood was set really well. However, the sound that plays when you step close enough to the fire starts to get irritating after a few times. Overall, good job!
Dokthar
12. Dec 2014 · 21:17 UTC
Nice game well done. Excellent sounds Fx. Just a lite hard to find bonfires. And reloading the game each time is a bit annoying. I really liked the wolfs.
Rick Hoppmann
13. Dec 2014 · 18:11 UTC
Didn't make it, but like it a lot!
Deep mood & interesting art style.
GeorgeBroussard
13. Dec 2014 · 19:56 UTC
Nice art and mood. I was never able to make it past about 3 campfires. I feel like there should be more time to wander, so you can make a mistake and still make it back. Feels like you have to be perfect to make it anywhere. Kept thinking about the movie The Grey :)
apiotrw
13. Dec 2014 · 19:58 UTC
Great 2d work
nuqu
13. Dec 2014 · 21:08 UTC
Very cool game, amazing graphics it reminds me of me alone in the streets at night in Thailand :)
MrBadIvan
13. Dec 2014 · 21:43 UTC
So solid atmosphere, very interesting game!
Esaucm98
13. Dec 2014 · 22:17 UTC
Amazing graphics ^^
Backterria
13. Dec 2014 · 22:54 UTC
Very nice concept and mood is fantastic!bravo!
mathmadlen
14. Dec 2014 · 02:29 UTC
Amazing art! Sadly, I became something of a running /getting/ cold buffet for wolves.
Like a serial. manic red riding hood
spotco
14. Dec 2014 · 06:39 UTC
Very atmospheric and well done game, didn't get past the second campfire though.
blackmagic
14. Dec 2014 · 11:44 UTC
Very good looking and sounding game ! But also very hard, maybe a bit too hard.
rnlf
14. Dec 2014 · 11:54 UTC
Wow, looks and sounds amazing. Pretty hard though, in almost 20 minutes play time I only made it to ONE other camp fire ONCE. I actually felt lost, when I played this. Very good!
christopf
14. Dec 2014 · 12:01 UTC
Very nice game, the atmosphere you got there is really catching and somehow authentic. the sound and the graphics matching well.
My only two criticpoints are: no connection to the theme and it's brutaly hard. i felt somehow blessed to find the thrid bonfire but couldn't make it to a fourth.

but anyway, quite a enriching result you got there!
yodamaster
14. Dec 2014 · 13:41 UTC
Great gfx, sound and atmo. Somehow too hard, because the fire's places change with every game and you never know where they are, so it's just guessing and a game of chance. No way to know what is "right".
el-pepi
14. Dec 2014 · 19:34 UTC
Very nice graphics and sound. But the game is too hard, you get frozen too fast.
Rick Hoppmann
15. Dec 2014 · 20:58 UTC
I featured your game at GameARTMonday: http://buff.ly/1qT3S6k
along with other beautiful Ludum Dare games.

Cheers! :)
Tifu
15. Dec 2014 · 23:20 UTC
Yay, I made it! That... seems like a lot more than one screen :P
I think having the footprints being permanent for your three-lives would have been a nice touch, and helped you get around.
Great graphics, nice atmosphere. I did die once while in a safe spot, I was trying to lure wolves to one side of the fire so I could escape at the other, they ran through the safe spot, and presumably that killed me, but I didn't get the bloodied animation.
ilokimo
16. Dec 2014 · 01:05 UTC
Cool game, don't like that it reloads the whole thing after game over though :D
Aisland
16. Dec 2014 · 08:30 UTC
It's amazing game, i really like it and i think it's perfect match the theme 'entire game in one screen' because every thing happens in a small area
Kim Sjöberg
16. Dec 2014 · 09:33 UTC
Ofc very pretty graphics. Good sound. Pretty intense feeling when leaving the fire. But daaamn I could not get far. Only made it to one other fire.
louis.denizet
16. Dec 2014 · 09:45 UTC
Wow this is nearly the same game that we did! But much more hardcore :P

Great atmosphere, very well done! ;)

I made it to one other fire too, this is cruel xD
PlasterPhantom
16. Dec 2014 · 13:00 UTC
Lovely atmosphere, very intriguing. Amazing art and simple and well executed gameplay! The sound really fits in also. Big thumbs up!
lemmily
16. Dec 2014 · 14:24 UTC
Really pretty and loveeee the mood/atmosphere you've created, the objectives are not very clear though and is quite hard? I could look at that style for a while though.
wilbefast
16. Dec 2014 · 18:47 UTC
Wow! Very grim :)

I'm getting a huge ghosting issue which means that I don't always run when I'd like, especially in the diagonals :/ Otherwise it's a really neat game!

Not really objective though: mine is somewhat it the same mood only less beautiful pixel-art and more rectangles ;)
Azlen
16. Dec 2014 · 23:50 UTC
Great game! I love the graphics and mood of it
Riocide
18. Dec 2014 · 22:42 UTC
Damn man this is a really rad idea! But its soooo hard!
dunin
19. Dec 2014 · 15:29 UTC
wow nice atmosphere! (I don't know if "nice" is the good word)
love the sound and graphics (specially wolfs)!
Hard and stressfull (there is an end?)
alyphen
20. Dec 2014 · 12:38 UTC
A really dark, moody game. There didn't seem to be any ending, or anything I was working towards, but other than that, it felt great to play. I made it around a few fires.
Alexandre Szybiak
21. Dec 2014 · 19:53 UTC
Awesome mood !
rodobodolfo
21. Dec 2014 · 20:08 UTC
Beautiful graphics and sound! The game is probably too hard . Great job!
Si1ver
21. Dec 2014 · 20:21 UTC
Love the graphics and the mood. Audio is also awesome.
The goal isn't clear.
It's like: "I think I should run. Ouch, I'm dead. Oh, I'm dead again. Wow, I can run to the left and to the right too..."
I'm glad I'm finally safe... for now.
Domantas
22. Dec 2014 · 11:15 UTC
Graphics and audio were great, but gameplay is quite frustrating. I managed to get to 3rd or 4th fireplace, but then I was surrounded by wolves. I saw that in one direction forest gets lighter, but there were 4 wolves standing in that direction. I tried luring them to the opposite side than I had to go to, but after 4 tries they just kept coming back to that place even when I got them to chase me around the fireplace.
Teejay5
22. Dec 2014 · 18:39 UTC
Dat atmosphere tho!
akhilnivarthi
22. Dec 2014 · 20:54 UTC
Scary atmosphere and sound too. nice one, great work on aesthetics but missing some objective, of course the objective was how long you survive bit add something more to it, make something he need to collect anything make it more interesting in the gameplay wise
tmpxyz
24. Dec 2014 · 15:58 UTC
the atomsphere is great!
Instant Noodles
24. Dec 2014 · 16:13 UTC
Nice ambiance but to hard !
peterthehe
24. Dec 2014 · 18:07 UTC
Nice game
Darkfrost
24. Dec 2014 · 18:43 UTC
Loved it, gravestones were a nice touch!

Atmosphere/Mood was perfect! Game was a tad hard though, so many times I died just on the edge of a bonfire!
L0N3 W0LF
24. Dec 2014 · 21:40 UTC
Wow that was awesome :D very well done guys :D loved the graphics, audio, all... but i dont see where goes the theme xD
martial_cantarel_games
24. Dec 2014 · 22:06 UTC
VERY MOOD))
DiegoHenriquez
25. Dec 2014 · 00:58 UTC
The pixel art and audio really set a great atmosphere, and the controls are pretty solid. Way to go, guys: this entry is superb!
AGausmann
25. Dec 2014 · 04:18 UTC
Your graphics & audio are amazing, but I noticed you didn't try to fit the theme. Maybe opt-out of that category next time?
Sublustris
25. Dec 2014 · 04:49 UTC
Isn't working. Black screen :(
Firefox, win7
Sublustris
25. Dec 2014 · 21:09 UTC
Well done, dude
dallonf
26. Dec 2014 · 14:48 UTC
Amazing visuals and audio, great simple gameplay. The tuning felt off though, and not in the player's favor. First, I have no idea what the goal is. Why would I ever leave the first safe zone? Beyond that, the wolves need a bit of softening. As the game is now, even one wolf onscreen is a serious challenge, and there's usually about four.
Cake&Code
29. Dec 2014 · 02:24 UTC
This is exceptionally difficult!
redoxkun
29. Dec 2014 · 10:10 UTC
Amazing graphics and amazing sound that make you get the mood. Excellent game!