Il Était Un Petit Navire (There was a little ship) by Yorsh
Inspiration
I took my inspiration from a traditional french song : Il était un petit navire (There was a little ship)
In this song, the sailors are running out of food and want to eat one of them to survive.
The Game
You play a little ship. You have to survive as many days as possible.
You loose if your sailors get too hungry, too sad if the the ship is in too bad shape, or if there is no one left on the ship.
You can have up to 3 sailors at the same times on your ship. Choose your sailors wisely as each of them is unique...and you will eventualy have to cook some of them, since it's the only way to eat. You can find new sailors on islands. The little white arrow around the ship points toward the nearest island.
Note that time pauses while you don't move.

Controls
Hold right click or space to move in the direction of your mouse cursor. Drag&Drop characters with the left click. Drag them on the fire to cook them, or on your ship to add them to your crew (you have to be close enough from the island to be able to drag&drop the sailor).
Skills
Weight : How much there is to eat on this sailor, the bigger the better.
Fun : Being for days on a small ship can be pretty boring, you need a little bit of fun to not turn crazy. If your sailors are too boring, the mood will get worse and worse over time.
Woodworking : The ship have to be kept in good shape, make sure some of your sailors know how to do that.
Sailing : You can move much faster if yuo bring good sailors on your ship.
Appetite : Some sailors eat more than others, be carefull.
Ratings
| Overall | 297th | 3.3⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 255th | 3.25⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 99th | 3.625⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 83th | 4⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 292th | 3.175⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 123th | 3.275⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 234th | 3.158⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 25🗳️ | 10🗨️ |
As soon as I understood the rules of desision making and the consequences, I really enjoyed playing again and do the better score possible.
From the other games I tested from this Ludumdare, this is one of those who better included the sacrifice theme.
Graphically, this is simple but there is a good harmony between all the environments and characters, and the UI is pretty good.
I hope you will have more reactions on the future.
As a conclusion, I pretty enjoyed this game, you have a good mark from me.
Well done :)
PS : Le petit navire n'avais ja ja jamais navigué ohé ohééééééé ! :D
This said the main reason not many people are playing it is that I haven't been playing many games myself for now.
But all in all a solid game!
It gets a couple of tries to understand how all this really works, but once you get it, it's pretty fun.
It does get a bit frustrating sometimes when the islands are just too far away, or your sailors too incomptent, but I understand the trouble of meeting the deadline ;)
Some audio would have been nice as well. Otherwise, this is a rather solid game with a funny and enjoyable idea! Congrats!
Made it to day 126 by getting a good set from the offset and just eating any survivors we came upon.