MURDERSHIFTERS by Chaoclypse

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made by Chaoclypse for LD35 (COMPO)
In the crowd, amongst the throng of citizens lie a killer who looks like any other... Your job is to track him down, and eliminate him.

MURDERSHIFTERS takes place in a world where MURDERSHIFTERS roam the streets. These vile creatures kill their victims and then utilize their energies to shapeshift into them.

Every MURDERSHIFTER is affected differently by MURDERSHIFTING. It can range from becoming slow and fat to becoming red with power. Use these side-effects to differentiate MURDERSHIFTERS from the crowd, and take them out with as few innocents caught in the crossfire as possible!

It's Where's Waldo meets Hitman! Play now!

P.S. To download the source code, click "more" on the GameJolt page and the option to download it should appear.

P.P.S. If you have trouble in windowed mode, try fullscreen mode, and vice versa.

P.P.P.S. There are two types of builds on GameJolt. The Unity3D Web Player version on GameJolt(when it goes up) and the zip with "post-ld" in its name are both done after the Ludum Dare compo deadline. They contain a small bugfix for the shooting, but do not rate based on these ones. The Unity3D Web Player version on this page as well as the normal zip download are done within the time limit. Also, while I'm at it, there is a version on itch.io. That one is fully up to date, so do not rate that one either.

tl;dr Just rate based on either the Unity3D Web Player version on this page or MURDERSHIFTERS_x86.zip on the GameJolt page. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Ratings

Coolness 47% 1248
Overall 4.21 10
Audio 3.77 55
Fun 4.34 4
Graphics 4.03 76
Humor 3.80 34
Innovation 4.07 37
Mood 3.75 67
Theme 4.28 21

Feedback

lordsavage
18. Apr 2016 · 07:55 UTC
Easily the best game I have played so far, Well done!. The only gripe I have is that it is VERY difficult to get a clear shot on the monster without killing a civilian or five.

But please let me repeat, this is a great game, loads of polish and smooth game play.
AscendedLudumDare
18. Apr 2016 · 08:11 UTC
very fun! thank you and well done
sez
18. Apr 2016 · 08:39 UTC
Very fun to play. Laughed when I got eaten for the first time. It is very punishing though and really unfair as its really hard to shoot the murdershifter without killing everyone.
Well done!
Lythom
18. Apr 2016 · 08:49 UTC
Hi, here's some feedback.
What I liked :
- Fun murder party idea
- Fit te theme very well
- good realisation
What imo could be improved :
- make the murdurer harder to find bu easier to kill (to lower the skill cap needed by the player the hunt the murdrer)
- A message the congrat the player after beating the last level (to give a "completed feeling").

Overall a very good realisation of a neat idea. Thanks for the game !
mrnannings
18. Apr 2016 · 12:09 UTC
Great game! Looks very finished already!
glaze_96
18. Apr 2016 · 12:44 UTC
That little speedster f*cker! Haha!

Really clever game! Never seen anything like it.
Anupam Coleman
19. Apr 2016 · 09:37 UTC
This game is absolutely awesome! I loved its concept, gameplay and the animations were really cute too.
brummer
19. Apr 2016 · 11:12 UTC
Fun game. Reminds me of some XBLA games and spy party, except against AI. The red guy is really difficult.
LastResortGames
19. Apr 2016 · 11:14 UTC
Great Job! Very neat idea.
Thijs Tak
19. Apr 2016 · 11:21 UTC
Pretty nice game. Bit hard to actually get the shifter between all the civilians though.
PulsorHD
19. Apr 2016 · 11:52 UTC
Very good game, loved every second of it, music is good same goes for sound effects and gameplay.
ocarson
19. Apr 2016 · 12:26 UTC
I like the concept a lot, all in all a cool game, quite a lot of work has been put in to the levels too.
Frozen Fractal
19. Apr 2016 · 16:48 UTC
Great polish, very "juicy". Love how the murdershifter turns into you and wobbles around after he killed you.
ranmaru90
19. Apr 2016 · 16:53 UTC
Awesome game!
WeaverDeveloper
19. Apr 2016 · 18:38 UTC
Cool game! The third monster type absolutely wrecked me.
PeachTreeOath
20. Apr 2016 · 07:15 UTC
Extremely solid, easily one of the better ones tied to theme.
DesignerNap
21. Apr 2016 · 10:30 UTC
Really great stuff. Very much enjoyed playing this. Love the collateral damage and the feel of the game. Superb audio. Well done.
sheepsalamanderfox
22. Apr 2016 · 13:18 UTC
We hate serial killers 'cause they steal our job ... (poor civilians ...)
Amazing game doing fast ! Very fun to play !
Freank
24. Apr 2016 · 13:51 UTC
Hi, nice game ! We're realizing a video with several games of the Ludum Dare #35.
Can you add your game on indiexpo.net ? (it's free)
So we can include also your game in the video ;)
p.s. write #LDJAM in the game's description
sP0CkEr2
24. Apr 2016 · 21:23 UTC
this is one of the best i played yet - my only complaint is that there are too many civilians to get a clear shot - keep working on this one - great job
randomhuman
26. Apr 2016 · 19:55 UTC
Challenging. I think I did more damage than the murdershifter! Interesting concept and very fun game, and I love the little wobbly sprites!
medidog
01. May 2016 · 06:12 UTC
Really innovative idea. However: I understand that the challenge is to kill the bad guy without killing too many civilians, but I thought the gun we had at hand was way too messy. Especially considering that the bad guy needs a few shots to actually die. But still solid entry for a compo!