Slime Factory by Evil Cult

[raw]
made by Evil Cult for LD26 (JAM)
Slime Factory is a 'Reverse Tower Defense' game where you try to protect slimes as they traverse deadly levels full of turrets and traps. To aid you in this you have a small array of tools at your disposal which help you manipulate levels in a variety of ways.

Slimes will die. You cannot save them all, but you can minimize casualties.

Tips:

Tools
Hammer: Destroys destructible blocks.
Wrench: Rotates certain objects and opens doors.
Bomb: Destroys objects in a small area.
Block: Places a block that can affect pathing and block lasers.

Use W, S and Space to navigate the menu.

Use the left mouse button to interact with things in-game, right mouse button to cancel a tool.

To run the game, extract the zip file to a folder somewhere and launch the slimefactory.jar (or slimefactory-small.jar) file.

The first few levels introduce the tools and game mechanics. Later levels combine several tools and mechanics and force you to think about how to best use each of them.

Ratings

Coolness 53% 3
Overall(Jam) 4.03 16
Audio(Jam) 3.97 26
Fun(Jam) 3.94 16
Graphics(Jam) 3.87 98
Humor(Jam) 2.40 206
Innovation(Jam) 3.71 61
Mood(Jam) 3.64 78
Theme(Jam) 3.16 316

Feedback

Tainted_Code
30. Apr 2013 · 11:51 UTC
Amazing game! I got a lot of level in and it never stopped. Great entry, loved the gameplay and the music and the art was nice too!
DaanVanYperen
30. Apr 2013 · 13:07 UTC
Very polished, good job!
multitude
30. Apr 2013 · 14:35 UTC
Really enjoyed your game. I wish there would be more choices to figure out each level. go and make more! :D
Xaychru04
30. Apr 2013 · 14:40 UTC
That's a pretty cool game! I love the graphisms and the game mechanics are original.
Jan Marcano
30. Apr 2013 · 17:31 UTC
Really nice game man! Liked the concept, it was really original.

Awesome work :)
Jellycakes
30. Apr 2013 · 17:42 UTC
Really nice, plays well. Solid gameplay, I haven't seen a reverse tower defense before. Nicely done!
ilovepixel
30. Apr 2013 · 19:30 UTC
Great game! I really enjoyed the mix between lemmings and a tower defense.
DustyStylus
01. May 2013 · 09:30 UTC
What a lovely little game! Almost has a bit of a Lemmmings vibe. Nice graphics and sound.
Sestren
01. May 2013 · 13:46 UTC
Lots of fun to play. I didn't want the game to end. If you decide to make a post-compo version, I'd love to see a level editor added in.
Argembarger
02. May 2013 · 15:22 UTC
This is really great. The game balance is just right to keep you on your toes, and the music is catchy. Excellent work.
Ernyz
04. May 2013 · 10:32 UTC
Really liked it! The music, graphics and puzzles were awesome :)
Markavian
04. May 2013 · 11:04 UTC
Fantastic game, played it through the end. When I saw the opening title I knew it was going to be good. Found the last level very challenging, but completed it through trial and error.

Few UI points:
- Why have a keyboard controlled main menu when the game requires a mouse?
- The buttons for speed and restart work really well
- The tool icons aren't as clear, they could do with being bigger

Good work guys!
TinyDrakkarStudio
05. May 2013 · 19:16 UTC
It was just funy and i like the graphics... that seems like ds games .... so fun and nice work
moomoo112
07. May 2013 · 23:58 UTC
interesting take on the tower defense, I liked the soundtrack
Dietrich Epp
08. May 2013 · 01:37 UTC
Great game balance, simple mechanics, enough levels. Wish I had a pause button or hotkeys to select actions, especially on the last level.
lorancou
14. May 2013 · 14:00 UTC
Great game ... all levels done ... waiting for more !
🎤 Evil Cult
15. May 2013 · 02:35 UTC
Thanks for all the awesome comments. We are working on a post-compo version that should hopefully be done sometime before judging is over.
StMatn
15. May 2013 · 09:07 UTC
Great game! It kind of reminds me of lemmings ^^ Gameplay, sfx and music are great. Awesome work!