BactoCo by Hempuli

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made by Hempuli for LD29 (COMPO)
This game is about a deadly(?) disease trying to infiltrate a company building. Its goal is to get the CEO of the company sick, and some devious cunning (which bacterial diseases seldom have) is needed to move through the building. The idea is that the bacteria are 'beneath' the skin of the host.

The disease can have only one host at a time, but it can cause various symptoms to that host. Using these symptoms strategically is the key to getting through the game.

It uses only left mouse button, yay! I tend to have too complicated control schemes.

The game was made using Multimedia Fusion 2 by Clickteam. Also I used an example to get the A* pathfinding working - said example was made by Adam 'Sketchy' Hawker. Thanks, Adam!

Ratings

Coolness 53% 3
Overall 3.84 89
Audio 2.88 484
Fun 3.75 86
Graphics 3.84 172
Humor 3.95 29
Innovation 4.18 27
Mood 3.34 276
Theme 3.09 707

Feedback

Elforama
28. Apr 2014 · 02:11 UTC
Awesome job! I enjoyed the puzzle aspect with the abilities.
matthias_zarzecki
28. Apr 2014 · 02:35 UTC
Ha, this is a great idea :)
Andrew Adams
28. Apr 2014 · 02:45 UTC
Fun.
zanenga
28. Apr 2014 · 08:55 UTC
Didn't quite understand the concept at first, but then I read the text, hahahahha. Fun game. Was able to spread the disease successfully.
j_peeba
28. Apr 2014 · 10:01 UTC
Infectious disease has never been this adorable! Very cute. The puzzles themselves felt a little straightforward after figuring out how the abilities worked but it's good fun nevertheless.
baboum
28. Apr 2014 · 10:13 UTC
Really fun, good job!
Greg Power
28. Apr 2014 · 10:24 UTC
Really cool idea, imaginative use of the theme! I'd love to see this fleshed out into a bigger game with different abilities and AI, etc.
rubna
28. Apr 2014 · 10:30 UTC
Great job Hempuli! Very original. I like the movement of the cute tiny people :D
loadx
28. Apr 2014 · 10:38 UTC
Pixel art was awesome. Gameplay is pretty good but agree with the above comment. Once you figure out how to switch the disease carrier it's pretty simple.

Looking forward to seeing what you do in future :)
ioboi
28. Apr 2014 · 11:23 UTC
I really love the puzzle mechanic, well done :)
runvs
28. Apr 2014 · 16:39 UTC
Hey there. Great game! i kind of liked the puzzle idea. It kind of reminded me of gunpoint (which is a good thing :) )

Some Background music would have been nice as well as a second (or even more) level but the gameplay itself is so intriguing that does not matter that much.

Really nice Work!
pinkmonkeyhead
28. Apr 2014 · 20:23 UTC
Really nice mechanics! I never played something like that. An extended version with more abilities would be great
EpiphanyG
28. Apr 2014 · 20:37 UTC
Very nice game! I like the puzzle mechanics and the honesty in the caption when you get to the last person. :D
HeyChinaski
28. Apr 2014 · 21:58 UTC
Great concept and really fun! Nice graphics too. It would be great to see this in a bigger office with more things you can do to victims. Good job :)
xhunterko
29. Apr 2014 · 00:59 UTC
Weird. Clicking the web version button lands me on a malware detected page from my antivirus. You might want to check your system.
hbocao
29. Apr 2014 · 01:24 UTC
Hahahha funny game. Great art, too!
Jared Sartin
29. Apr 2014 · 02:03 UTC
Took a bit to understand. Awesome looking idea!
🎤 Hempuli
29. Apr 2014 · 12:37 UTC
xhunterko: you could have told what antivirus software you use :( I've checked my site with several different programs in the past and I think there's one that for some reason marks it as harmful (might've been called bitguardian or something like that).

Thanks for the compliments!
Franklins Ghost
29. Apr 2014 · 13:10 UTC
I'm not very good at this but really liked the concept and design, well polished game.
SecondDimension
29. Apr 2014 · 15:40 UTC
Nice good with good graphics, took a while to understand how it works though.
bombjack
29. Apr 2014 · 18:36 UTC
very, very fun game. great job!
Danvil
29. Apr 2014 · 23:56 UTC
That was fun :) I did not get the connection to the theme though.
dukope
01. May 2014 · 06:35 UTC
Had some deja-vu playing this, but I like your implementation better. http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=8745
zkenshin
01. May 2014 · 18:07 UTC
Really innovative idea, and solid entry all around. :)
xhunterko
02. May 2014 · 04:46 UTC
Aw. This was much much too short!
xhunterko
02. May 2014 · 04:46 UTC
But rather nicely done! Would love to see more!
Sparrow
02. May 2014 · 09:46 UTC
Very good game, I had fun with this. At first I didn't know the pause button was part of the gameplay, might want to clear it up beforehand because I was confused why the virus didn't jump over from person to person even though the particles touched the other person (RL logics :/).
Zerkruemler
07. May 2014 · 08:41 UTC
Youhoo victory. The boss is ill!
Oh my god this is a really cool idea. I like the simple controls and what you can do with them.
Great game!
JavadocMD
08. May 2014 · 05:04 UTC
Really cute and well executed! For those who are confused (like I was) click pause when someone else is near, then you can switch hosts into another person. Simple game, but very creative.
NightShadow0
15. May 2014 · 15:49 UTC
This is a brilliant concept, very original, would love to see more levels. Great work!