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Growing star by Fre

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made by Fre for LD30 (JAM)
Expand life on planets before your star explodes.

You need to press "Evacuate" before life goes extinct on all your planets (this ends the game and calculates your score).

You don't have to reach the outermost planet.

Game should take about 10min at normal speed.

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--- Revised/Final version - 29/08/2014 ---

- Rebalanced
- Simplified UI & tutorial
- Polished visuals & sound
- Added tiny buildings on planets

*** PLEASE RATE THE ORIGINAL BEFORE YOU PLAY THIS ***

Web
http://florentdhalluin.fr/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/LD30_GrowingStar_Web_1.2.html

Windows
http://florentdhalluin.fr/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/LD30_GrowingStar_Windows_1.2.zip

MacOS
http://florentdhalluin.fr/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/LD30_GrowingStar_MacOS_1.2.app_.zip

Linux
http://florentdhalluin.fr/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/LD30_GrowingStar_Linux_1.2.zip
Web http://florentdhalluin.fr/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/LD30_GrowingStar_Web.html
Windows http://florentdhalluin.fr/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/LD30_GrowingStar_PC.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=42209

Ratings

Coolness 55% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.55 168
Audio(Jam) 3.61 133
Fun(Jam) 2.90 459
Graphics(Jam) 3.61 279
Humor(Jam) 1.95 547
Innovation(Jam) 3.65 97
Mood(Jam) 3.74 100
Theme(Jam) 3.61 167

Feedback

jinxly
25. Aug 2014 · 18:24 UTC
Beautiful game, well done!
kyru
25. Aug 2014 · 18:31 UTC
Very nicely made game, would be interesting to get deeper in to.
stephenhaney
25. Aug 2014 · 18:32 UTC
Very beautiful experience. The awesome mood kept me interested through the learning curve. This was the most immersive game I've played yet from this jam. One note, I did have the unity web player crash about 7 minutes into the game. Besides that, I really enjoyed my experience with this game. Thank you!
Hyoga-3D
25. Aug 2014 · 18:33 UTC
Preety good game, shaders of the planets trail are very nice.
someone9999
25. Aug 2014 · 18:50 UTC
That was really unique. Took me a bit to figure out what I should focus on for each planet, but once I did it was a lot of fun.
TinyHat
25. Aug 2014 · 19:52 UTC
Awesome game overall, I am really impressed by what you achieved in such a short period of time. I wish there would be even more features!
Scott Baker
25. Aug 2014 · 19:53 UTC
Nice game.
graebor
25. Aug 2014 · 19:54 UTC
The solar system display is really slick, love it. UI presents a lot of information which is a bit overwhelming at first, but at least the slider controls are pretty simple and easy to grasp. Congrats on a good result!
Ervin
25. Aug 2014 · 19:57 UTC
Great atmosphere in the game, quite nice and clean graphics as well.
KrisDevelopment
25. Aug 2014 · 23:33 UTC
Amazing game. I can see myself playing this for hours.
It is a bit hard to understand the idea at first, but after a while you begin understanding it :)
liquidminduk
27. Aug 2014 · 08:05 UTC
This is a really great entry! I got quite obsessed with it quickly, so I stopped playing to allow myself to come back to it later and check out some other entries!

Some really great touches, music fading out as you zoom the camera gives you the feeling if distance and solitude.

I'll be back to play more, but my first impressions are that it's a great game
🎤 Fre
28. Aug 2014 · 11:46 UTC
Thanks for the feedback!

I am working on a revised version with some UI tweaks, balance changes and little details that were cut from the original plan.

Current progress:
http://florentdhalluin.fr/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/LD30_GrowingStar_Web_1.1.html
sprawl
28. Aug 2014 · 15:23 UTC
Thew grahphics and UI were really clean. It takes some time to pick up but otherwise it's a great entry. Good job !
Nooner Bear
01. Sep 2014 · 17:08 UTC
Ah man! The visuals and music here are so calming. Likely the best space themed game I've seen on here.
moi93101
01. Sep 2014 · 17:57 UTC
I just spent one hour on this !
MaesK
08. Sep 2014 · 21:20 UTC
Great game! Sound was excellent, with great mood and relaxing. It is hard to control at the beginning, but it keeps the player engaged. Goal is not completely clear, as evacuation seems like simply fleeing from the galaxy and not fighting for it, so I lost lots of people there trying the impossible :/ An impressive entry.