SWIM HARD by Spierek

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made by Spierek for LD29 (COMPO)
SWIM HARD is a local multiplayer game about mashing keys to victory!

Press SWIM as fast as possible to gain speed.
Hold DIVE to be even faster, but be careful not to suffocate!

The buttons for each player are randomized when the round begins.

Find me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Spierek
My portfolio-ish site: http://spierek.net

Ratings

Coolness 89% 2
Overall 3.62 185
Audio 2.98 415
Fun 3.65 124
Graphics 3.93 130
Humor 3.23 170
Innovation 3.63 193
Mood 3.26 324
Theme 3.19 623

Feedback

conormn
28. Apr 2014 · 04:43 UTC
Really well done. Switching up the controls like that is a really interesting idea.
mrexcessive
28. Apr 2014 · 04:53 UTC
Only tested solo, which kind-of misses the point so apologies for that. I like the twister-style mechanic, have recommended to my son and friends to try playing at school - they love keyboard mashing in groups ! Good job!
gikdew
28. Apr 2014 · 07:19 UTC
The graphics are so good, really nice concept!
primaerfunktion
28. Apr 2014 · 07:20 UTC
This is really cool. I'll try this again later with some friends.
manabreak
28. Apr 2014 · 07:42 UTC
A fun approach to the theme there! The switching keys is an awesome catch, I can imagine playing this with friends and frustratingly pushing others away while trying to reach the keys. :)
John Drury
28. Apr 2014 · 07:45 UTC
Loved the mechanics. I certainly felt like I was swimming hard.
Liens
28. Apr 2014 · 08:16 UTC
Nice graphics, I like the way you customised the unity web player especially.
lucienpro
28. Apr 2014 · 08:20 UTC
I liked the graphics, the sound and pretty much everything else, really fun but I wish their was AI to play with... Good job! buuut it's a bit loosely tied around the theme
NeiloGD
28. Apr 2014 · 08:26 UTC
Tested solo too, but still a fun concept. Very nicely presented game good, clean and simple.
Lars Faust
28. Apr 2014 · 08:51 UTC
B-but i have no friends to play with.

Lovely clean visuals though, and i like the key randomization. I would assume that is a good chance to break all your friends fingers.
Hypnohustla
28. Apr 2014 · 08:52 UTC
Really nice graphics. I really like these kind of games where you kinda don't know what to do and just start smashing buttons. Creates some really nice competitions. :D
spotco
28. Apr 2014 · 09:26 UTC
tfw no friends to play with ;_;

would have been 20x better with some sort of computer player

excellent graphics though, could barely tell it was a unity plugin! (If only you could reskin the unity preloader too)
allurious
28. Apr 2014 · 09:33 UTC
This is SO NEAT. I'm a huge fan of local co-op so it's great to see a game that does something interesting around it. Switching the controls is a great way to keep engaged and the game itself looks really clean and polished.
kbm
28. Apr 2014 · 11:06 UTC
wow! this was very well done, very polished! i really liked it, shame I couldn't play 1-player mode, though. great job!
zebi24
28. Apr 2014 · 11:25 UTC
Really cool game! My poor keyboard tho... ;)
lorniebear
28. Apr 2014 · 15:49 UTC
Fun, I played this with my mum
cr2crstudios
28. Apr 2014 · 15:51 UTC
Cool. :)
PaperBlurt
28. Apr 2014 · 15:54 UTC
I myself is a swimmer, and do enjoy a casual swim.
So multiplayer game made in 48hr?
More than impressive.

Like this simplistic style too.

Fantastic work!
iJohnF
28. Apr 2014 · 21:18 UTC
Wow this is super polished! The music / style is awesome. Good stuff, cant wait to try this at a party
Split82
28. Apr 2014 · 21:27 UTC
Superb! :) Nice clean visuals. I love how you put unity player on the website.
crocantidepollo
28. Apr 2014 · 21:40 UTC
Excellent presentation! The changing controls were confusing at first but it's fun as a party game
pinkmonkeyhead
29. Apr 2014 · 03:32 UTC
I love multiplayer games on jam!!
the graphics are well polished. even details like the background matching the page background. really cool
Statman
29. Apr 2014 · 08:41 UTC
I love this multiplayer game, so funny with friends !
🎤 Spierek
29. Apr 2014 · 09:50 UTC
Thanks for the very positive feedback :)

One pro tip for winning the game (and losing friends): you can drown other players if they're not suspecting it.
copain
29. Apr 2014 · 10:23 UTC
really nice, really good graphics, really fun...

(but, we don't have immediatly understood how "dive" works... after that, really cool...)
Cake&Code
29. Apr 2014 · 16:56 UTC
Not super tied to the theme, but I really like these kinds of games where you coordinate button presses. I was a bit clumsy picking up on the effect of the two buttons at first, but slowly got better! Like others said, wish there was an AI to work with since I didn't have anyone around at the moment to play with. But it was fun to pretend that my two hands were two people! :P
Linus Lindberg
29. Apr 2014 · 21:22 UTC
Visually stunning, and the random control thing was a nice addition to the gameplay! :)
fserb
29. Apr 2014 · 23:13 UTC
Really enjoyed. Good job! :)
Nic V.
30. Apr 2014 · 03:09 UTC
I always love local multiplayer! Pretty fun if you try to mess each other up too :)
rylgh
30. Apr 2014 · 07:56 UTC
flawless polish... especially liked how you made the page background the same colour so there was no clear border
Pierrec
30. Apr 2014 · 09:00 UTC
Nice game. The control switch makes all the fun I think. I didn't really get how Dive worked.
rezoner
30. Apr 2014 · 11:29 UTC
Thank you for adding Linux version. Pretty loved the aesthetics and the music with dorkly "yeah" in the background.
nesis
30. Apr 2014 · 15:18 UTC
A nice game that's scoped well and pretty polished for a jam. Really fun :)
zkenshin
30. Apr 2014 · 21:04 UTC
Solid entry, good job!
Oddly Shaped Pixels
01. May 2014 · 10:19 UTC
Nice little concept !! The execution is perfect, great work!
PapyGaragos
01. May 2014 · 11:14 UTC
I feel that people who are able to keep the scope of their games small are always the ones to deliver the best entries. Good job!
ehtd
01. May 2014 · 21:21 UTC
Nice game, I still prefer a solo game
jujule
03. May 2014 · 21:22 UTC
Hehehe, real good fun. I just played for 10 minutes with my wife. Very fun concept and very properly inplemented.
Extremely fun. I wonder how you could port it on a tablet. That would be awesome as a 4 player games around a table.
Rodaja
04. May 2014 · 22:20 UTC
Really great use of local multiplayer with the randomized controls.
Bekokstover
06. May 2014 · 07:08 UTC
Love it! The controls are really funny. Great looking and playing game. Diving is not all that useful though.
lowcade
07. May 2014 · 04:14 UTC
Two player game? It's Rare nowadays.
Nice commands, it's fun with friends (a virtual competition but real violence)
Good game!
pereubu
07. May 2014 · 22:06 UTC
Soooooo friggin cool concept. I was also trying to find an idea about multiple players battling on one keyboard. Strong entry :D
GarethIW
08. May 2014 · 14:42 UTC
Cool idea, nice art! Only played solo but can definitely imagine four players getting interesting... if you could even four four players around a keyboard!
Miltage
08. May 2014 · 16:18 UTC
Simple, fun and well implemented. Well done!
stvr
09. May 2014 · 18:43 UTC
The halfway switcheroo kills it. This game is awesome.
Yword
10. May 2014 · 13:01 UTC
I like the graphics, simple and clean. The randomized buttons mechanic has made it becomes more challenging! Well done!
Striwx
13. May 2014 · 15:21 UTC
Very cool concept !
jerombd
27. May 2014 · 15:27 UTC
Pretty cool neat game^^