The Cave Of Lights by galman

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made by galman for LD27 (COMPO)
Join our little friend on his journey into the depths of The Cave of Lights.
Wisely spend your 10 seconds of light each level to find your way through the cave...
What will you find at the end?

Arrows to move
Space to toggle lights
M to mute\unmute

Ratings

Coolness 57% 3
Overall 3.68 93
Audio 2.91 352
Fun 3.52 136
Graphics 3.45 249
Humor 2.32 494
Innovation 3.58 163
Mood 3.55 90
Theme 3.91 55

Feedback

mcbeckjr
26. Aug 2013 · 02:40 UTC
Good game! Not a huge fan of the graphics, but very well made.
zerebruin
26. Aug 2013 · 06:39 UTC
Looks like we had the same basic idea! Pretty well-rounded game, Although I think chiptune music would have fitted better. Fiendishly hard towards the end, too :)
CustomPhase
26. Aug 2013 · 08:58 UTC
Nice little game! Although music is pretty annoying and bad, sorry.
Hypnohustla
26. Aug 2013 · 09:07 UTC
Great concept. New game mechanics are introduced well, and the ambient track adds a nice mood to it.
Xaychru04
26. Aug 2013 · 09:45 UTC
An other original take on the theme! Great game, simple graphics and gameplay., I like it. :)
Nitrodeus
26. Aug 2013 · 13:50 UTC
Nice graphics, good gameplay, simple and nice soundtrack
good job :)
Acrimiens
26. Aug 2013 · 14:08 UTC
Good Gameplay!
gikdew
26. Aug 2013 · 15:22 UTC
Watching you in the stream was really enjoyable, and you made a really nice game, I love the graphics and the gameplay.
Misfit
26. Aug 2013 · 15:35 UTC
Nice retro style and great gameplay. Good Job!
hbocao
26. Aug 2013 · 16:09 UTC
Great idea, buddy. Awesome game!
uwap
26. Aug 2013 · 16:24 UTC
Really funny game :)
justicegames
26. Aug 2013 · 16:43 UTC
I like this game
lordjosephdeburg
26. Aug 2013 · 17:26 UTC
When I made it to the three button room I rage quit lol. Good game.
Mythalore
26. Aug 2013 · 22:17 UTC
Hey Galman, very nice game. I especially like the use of the theme to enforce the main mechanic.
Slymodi
27. Aug 2013 · 01:40 UTC
Very good!
Blizzil
27. Aug 2013 · 12:13 UTC
Nice game with simple but fun mechanics :) Well done!
crazyrems
27. Aug 2013 · 12:20 UTC
Nice way to exploit 10 seconds. It's a cute game.
rzfmzn
27. Aug 2013 · 12:36 UTC
Nice! Liked the way you used the 10 seconds! :D
truiton
27. Aug 2013 · 12:42 UTC
I enjoyed playing this game, simple gameplay and graphics (and not as in "boring" ^^ )
It's fun! Bravo!
tylerb1
27. Aug 2013 · 12:47 UTC
Great game. A bit slow gameplay for my taste, but I really found it fun anyways. I like the graphics, and the music is very fitting. Great concept and implementation of the theme.

Good job!
ghRibacki
27. Aug 2013 · 13:13 UTC
I like the mood that the graphics and the music blend into!
The game is a bit challenging (read "hard"), but pleasant to play overall. =)
danielmult
27. Aug 2013 · 13:18 UTC
Muito legal! atima mecanica.
MuciojadPL
27. Aug 2013 · 13:26 UTC
Interesting. I love this graphics style :) Nice job.
kristof
27. Aug 2013 · 15:27 UTC
Nice and polished. A bit sad, that we do not see the game most of the time ;)
Dooleus
27. Aug 2013 · 17:22 UTC
Fun mechanics, good difficulty curve, and a cute, polished art style. The audio is nice, too, and fits the art perfectly. Lots of fun... great job!
rezoner
27. Aug 2013 · 21:09 UTC
Adorable. Would be fun with some night creatures trying to get you when the lights are off.
Dir3kt
28. Aug 2013 · 20:00 UTC
Nice cute little game, really like the mood. And the puzzles are good :)
GeorgeBroussard
29. Aug 2013 · 00:24 UTC
Pretty fun. Played about 5-6 levels. Basically a memory game. I feel like some of the levels maybe should have been a little simpler for the 10 seconds. I died and re-tried a lot :)
Diogo Muller
29. Aug 2013 · 00:59 UTC
Very nice game. The idea is pretty different from the other games I've seen, and I like the graphics. :)
kirbytails7
29. Aug 2013 · 03:13 UTC
Very nice! I liked the simple design to account for the lack of light.
mamoniem
29. Aug 2013 · 04:25 UTC
Super cool game, i love it !
futuristteletex
29. Aug 2013 · 05:07 UTC
enjoyed it
jrbitt
29. Aug 2013 · 05:11 UTC
Congratulations! Very nice game! I loved the timelapse too =D
Photon
29. Aug 2013 · 05:36 UTC
Well executed to be sure. Got a little boring after awhile, but the game works well enough. Good job!
deathray
29. Aug 2013 · 05:57 UTC
great use of theme!
matthias_zarzecki
29. Aug 2013 · 08:10 UTC
Solid puzzler! love the effective artstyle and the light-mechanic :)
Spaceoff
29. Aug 2013 · 08:19 UTC
That was pretty neat. Loved the art style and atmosphere, and that quiet little track never got old.
Neo-Blue
29. Aug 2013 · 08:53 UTC
Cute character and graphical style. The game is a really clever take on the theme. It gets surprisingly tough later on. Nice work!
Patacorow
29. Aug 2013 · 12:51 UTC
Love it!
orangepascal
29. Aug 2013 · 14:56 UTC
Very nice game! really enjoyed playing this one for much longer then the others so far :)
blackotus
29. Aug 2013 · 15:24 UTC
I really like this.

There's a nice variety to the levels, and the memory challenge is cool. The graphics are pretty and the audio blends fine with the game.

Nice work!
GarethIW
29. Aug 2013 · 15:51 UTC
Cool idea, cute graphics. Nice ambient soundtrack.
Liz England
29. Aug 2013 · 19:54 UTC
This was really well done!
Zuige
29. Aug 2013 · 20:10 UTC
Awesome game! Had a blast with this one. The light mechanic works really well and the graphics are cute! :)
Christina Nordlander
29. Aug 2013 · 21:53 UTC
This got challenging towards the end! Simple but cute graphics, excellent music (the sound effects were basic, but the music more than made up for it), and the gameplay is great and (as far as I can tell) pretty innovative. One of the more polished entries I've played so far.

Nitpicks: movement was a bit slow, and given the importance of the button sound effects, they should probably be a bit louder. These are very minor nitpicks, though.
Jupiter_Hadley
29. Aug 2013 · 22:27 UTC
Great solid game, with a nice use of the theme!! I featured it in a compilation video of Ludum Dare 27 games, if you would like to check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVjNz61S5Vg
acro
29. Aug 2013 · 22:34 UTC
simple graphics did the job, it's clear you spent a lot of time playtesting and making the whole thing really smooth and polished - the quality really shows. For a 48h game, this is very, very well done indeed! Good use of the theme, as well. This held my attention completely and I couldn't stop until the very end.
GFM
29. Aug 2013 · 23:59 UTC
Nice use of the theme! :)
manuq
30. Aug 2013 · 01:29 UTC
Great sprites! I laughed the first time I saw the character from behind, cute backpack :) The die effect is great too.
Unept
30. Aug 2013 · 15:03 UTC
Nice job on this one. I found it on Kongregate. :) Love the pixel graphics, and the use of the theme.
mrspeaker
01. Sep 2013 · 12:44 UTC
Really cool idea... I feel like it would be more fair that you get a tiny glimpse of the level at the start, as you are always going to use up a tiny amount of your precious time that way.

I think the graphics and audio were perfect - the drone-y tones work better than a chip tune I think... more ambience.
Raiyumi
02. Sep 2013 · 07:20 UTC
Really smooth and good game! :)
sP0CkEr2
02. Sep 2013 · 20:12 UTC
nice effort but i thought the puzzles were not too hard -- great job
psychomonster
04. Sep 2013 · 20:56 UTC
I like this kind of minimalistic game art. A few pixels, not so much sounds... great designed levels! Cool!
Soundless_dev
05. Sep 2013 · 00:34 UTC
Very nice, very smooth and not too absurd gameplay.