Wallace by MaximBegunov

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made by MaximBegunov for LD 43 (JAM)

This is a puzzle game about a worm named Wallace who just wants to live through another day and not get inside some mole rat's belly.

To get through the enemy to the next area you have to sacrifice part of your wormish body to distract mole rats blocking the way, fortunately, you don't die from losing a bit of your flesh.

CONTROLS:

WASD and some buttons at the top for restart and some hints.

ENVIRONMENT:

Exit - a hole in the border that you must reach.

Mole rats - enemies that guard exit or pathway, they will chase you after you come close and eat you if you stop.

Worm tunnels - allow you to move from one end to another. If a mole rat catches you while you are inside - you will be split into two parts with the same control. If you become one block, you are killed.

Apples - give you two body segments.

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Never tried turn-basedish puzzle games and the code turned out messy so expect some bugs.

UPD: After some post-upload testing I've found a bunch of bugs, some are gamebreaking and I don't have much time right now to fix them, so all I can do is advice you not to stress-test it.

Ratings

Overall 427th 3.526⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 265th 3.579⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 166th 3.658⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 188th 3.974⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 538th 3.474⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 536th 3.289⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 19🗳️ 20🗨️

Feedback

Furtive Pygmy
04. Dec 2018 · 07:57 UTC
Nice! Love the graphics and love me a good puzzle head-scratcher, love it.
Baggef
04. Dec 2018 · 08:23 UTC
Short but sweet! Mole glitched on me a few times, but cool concept!
anfaas1618
04. Dec 2018 · 08:28 UTC
Love.....
MercilessCult
06. Dec 2018 · 16:06 UTC
Nice! I spent a good time playing it, the art is simple but good. I managed to get an error but overall the game works very well.
danifox
07. Dec 2018 · 08:58 UTC
Нормалёк игруля, играем всей семьей! Лове.
shubart
08. Dec 2018 · 08:38 UTC
Really nice idea. Good puzzle game. Thank you
Codesity
08. Dec 2018 · 15:41 UTC
looks very interesting. The Graphics are simple and the gameplay is good to handle. The way you made Sacrafiece is awesome. Good Work!
Evgeniya Zapolnova
08. Dec 2018 · 19:22 UTC
I liked this idea and nice mole rat :)
poodle_in_need
08. Dec 2018 · 19:28 UTC
nice little puzzle game! graphics are not bad at all :) somehow i got an error^^
Azayiah
09. Dec 2018 · 12:40 UTC
What a nice little puzzle game! Really enjoyed it. Hope to see more in the future! Well done on your great submission:)
Carbonara
09. Dec 2018 · 18:33 UTC
Nice game, I like the graphics and how you revisited the snake concept, it works pretty well in this way.
I want to hear some 8-bit music on that game :)

Nice job!
Jay Elbourne
09. Dec 2018 · 22:50 UTC
Yes, this game looks great, graphics fit perfectly with gameplay. Great use of the theme.
pantoufle
11. Dec 2018 · 11:11 UTC
Great idea for a puzzle game! I got a crash when two rats ate the same worm. Other than that, I enjoyed the game. Graphics are good, gameplay and level design are easy to understand but challenging. Good job!