Best game I've played yet. This is just really fun and had me laughing. Doesn't really fit the theme too well, but good job nonetheless.

Love the music!

Oh man, Christmas spirit is out in force with this one. I loved mechanics but there is a little cheat you can do to make it easier: just go backwards and you don't spin out. Great work!

i dont know who was a more crazy driver, me or the AI :D

This made me smile.

Great mood, very funny. Things I learned:

1. I drive like shit.
2. Everyone else drives worse.
3. Cars are surprisingly explosive.

It's always a good laugh when AI cars crash into each other a blow up. The game was pretty fun.

Tried to play it straight before i just went full xmas shopping rage and rammed cars. Was satisfying.

Rainbow Booster is a winner. Top score of 6! Nicely done, this is a well polished package.

Very fun game! The sounds and graphics are both very fitting to the gameplay. Eventually you start feeling like a ninja, barely scraping past cars as you make the perfect drift into a parking bay, then you hit the car in front and you explode. I think that the title screen is a little static, but you barely spend any time there so it's no big deal. Great game!

This is good! It's silly and fun to just bash into things with the rainbow booster. Love the mood. Not reallllyy sure where the theme fits, but it's still a fun and entertaining game. Lighthearted and feel-good. ^-^

Really enjoy this game! love the concept. Adds to the challenge!

Very polished and fun. Music was great a choice, and honestly, I drive like this normally.

This was great! Chaos, nice music in the background and really nice driving mechanics.This is a winner right here

Well the nice thing is that you don't even have to go into the store since you found all the gifts in the parking lot.

A fun, simple game with holiday cheer. I enjoyed playing it. The rainbow boost was a nice touch. I can vaguely understand how this fits the theme, but I do think it's a bit of a stretch. Great job though overall. The game is fun.

xmas music in the background brings a good mood to the game

Fun and simple. A bit hard to control.

Incredibly fun! The physics in this game are great!

great game, theme, and execution! I wasn't completely sure what my goal was at first so I just tried to find a parking space and waited there like "where's the next level?" xD
that reminds me I still need to get gifts for the holiday

Cool game, the controls are really fun.

hahahahaha using the rainbow booster was an amazing surprise

hah) Little lawlessness)

Am I the only one who just laid on the rainbow boost and tried to tokyo drift* the whole thing?

*btw this strategy does not work at all, but it is hilarious.

Nice game!

This is a simple and fun little car physic game. The graphics is good and music gives a fun and cozy atmosphere to the game. The only real complain is, that it is beat difficult to see which one of the cars you are driving. Overall well done.

This game made my day! I really like how the other drivers hit each other and they don't care at all.

Quite nice. The Christmas atmosphere was definitely there and the driving mechanic was actually well done.

Haha Great Game! Cars drive about as reckless as they do in GTA :D Great atmosphere with fitting art & music! Very nice job!

Hilarious Christmas rage simulator! Nice graphics, atmosphere and it feels really polished for a compo entry. One thing which confuses me a little - when I'm driving backwards, controls are inverted - I would expect to turn left when I'm pressing right during movement back. But all in all great job!

Fun game. I like the way the car handled, particularly the rainbow boost. It seems that you've researched bad driving behaviour and Christmas parking etiquette quite thoroughly... those other drivers!

Had a lot of fun. Wish there were more levels!
Art, feel and sound was great too, goob job!

Realistic depiction of attempting to park your car during the holiday rush. Solid.

Haha this game is hilariously fun! Simple game but with a lot of polish. Controls, art, and sound are all really great. It definitely conveys the holiday parking spirit LOL. Had a load of fun playing this, great job!

Fun! Nice music also

Awesome work for a compo entry!

Haha, this is great! Good job :)

Really enjoyable game. Theme is great!

Cool concept, graphics and music! The game is really fun to play. Interesting take on the theme and Christmas season. Well done! :)

Cool and fun game! The only problem is that it doesn't fit the theme

I love the art and concept! Very fun to play. Very accurate representation of Christmas shopping.

Hm, you've created a game that's more entertaining to lose than to try to win :upside_down:
(That may not be a bad thing mind you...)
(Or it could just be post LD state of mind?)

Satisfying screenshake on explosion.

Love the effect that the music gives, considering the situation.

At first I thought "Although it's hard enough as it is, it still feels like the car comes to a stop too suddenly.
I've no suggestion as to what could be done about it without making it harder though." Then:
"... wait nevermind it seems the description of what _shift_ does was below the window cutoff". :upside_down:

This was my exact experience trying to buy my son this new Sonic game at the mall. 5 stars.

Nice and polished game but why no ARROW support. I have azerty :(

Very nice game , it gives a lot of fun :D

Fun 100%

Very cool. Car takes a lot of acceleration to get going I feel, but I guess it's an intentionally wintery slippery car park. Nice to see another Christmas game! :D

Heaps of fun and well polished it was just fun to watch it all fall apart slowly haha

Well, I didn't think I would find a simulator of how people drive in my city here lol Nice game!

A++ Would Drunk Drive again. Very well presented!

What can be said that hasn't been said? Amazing game, fun to play, loved the audio and visuals!

The driving felt really good! Overall one of the best games I've played so far. Great job!

What a fun game! I loved the slightly slippery handling of the car :) The intro/menu was pretty cool too!

Made me laugh ! Good game !

It's just great fun!

Very fun game. This game fitting the theme seems like a bit of a stretch. Also it would be nice if there was some sort of win condition. I got to 7 presents and couldn't find any others but the game was still going. Overall top notch though.

Great game! I could relate the physics to real world winter problems.

Really nice game. I like it that you use the christmas theme

The spirit of the Ludum Dare COMP is to not use prior work like Jingle Bells music.

The drivers in this game are inexplicably rude. No space for people pulling out of parking

Rainbow boost is awesome, and that green car is an absolute idiot.

Really enjoyed this! but... its a little too realistic for its own good.. haha thanks for voting on mine too!

The cheery music goes really well with the crashing and the road rage. Well done.

I'm not sure what I was supposed to do, but the driving and crashing and rainbows was very satisfying. The music and sounds were very enjoyable with the season-y theme. Oddly addicting and fun!

Funny game with great graphics! The only thing I hate are those fast controls

This game was pretty funny! Nice physics and graphics, audio is very good too!

This is a really fun game! I just love how the collision sounds line up with the music. It would be even better if there was some honking going on too. I finally managed to collect all 7 gift boxes without blowing up, but nothing happened.
If the AI driving would have gotten even worse with every gift you picked up it would have easily fit the theme too. As is it seems a bit hard to connect to the theme.

Very solid game man! Lovo to feel as I'm a driver on parking at holydays!
So pity that it's not completed... I have collected all 7 prizes and nothing to go.

Fun, funny game. It mirrors the mayhem of RL holiday parking.

Thank you all so much for the comments and feedback! Sadly there wasn't enough time to complete the entire game goal and I am happy to announce that I will be spending the rest of December to polish up and implement the games objectives, enhance the AI, and create larger maps w/ more things to interact with.

Some have asked how the current game relates to the theme. The original design had the parking lots fill up more over time as you tried to finish various objectives such as parking in specific spots, collecting items, and clearing the road of debris. This is the vision for the game I will complete this month.

Cool game, didn't appreciate how the other cars don't slow down when you drive in front of them. Some proper AI could benifit the game imo.

Had me laughing all the way through, so chaotic and very fun! I did feel like the controls were a tad too hard though, it could have been a bit better, it didn't feel very responsive to me. Overall great game!

had a great time, graphics, audio and game play were great.

​Funny, really liked the concept. Wish there was more to it. I like how the other cars just blindly crash into each other around you!

This one actually made me smile. A very funny take on the holiday parking craziness. Well done!

Everything on this game is phenomenal. And for some reason I really like crashing and losing on purpose. Congrats!

Nice game but hard to survive !

Funnest game I've played so far! Some of those drivers are total assholes! Haha

Took me a few tries but I made it to 7! This game shines with fun-ness.

@danvil made a good point about the music as it's actually against the compo rules to use pre-made art/sound content like Kevin Mcleod's music unless it has been used to create significantly derivative work. Even without music though this is great.

Lovely entry! I like the christmas setting - i did a christmas like game too :)
Concept is well known and a very fun to play. Thing i don't like is the sluggish movement of the car if the speed is near zero. I do know that "in the real" world it is like that, but i feel a bit loose of control of my car if things are getting real tight :smile:
Overall it is a very nice entry and will make it in the top 15, i guess...

I enjoyed the graphics and the drifting was fun. Those AI cars are ruthless! I found myself slowly pushing through the parking lot spaces rather than taking the more dangerous roads. I got to 7 presents eventually. Thanks for making it!

reminded me a web game I used to play years ago about parking cars, great job!

Who knew a game about parking cars could be fun? not me but it is. The icy roads and lack of maneuverability, acceleration and deceleration made it pretty frustrating and difficult to avoid collisions. I'd prefer to start on an easier less icy level. Overall however a jolly good jam game!

This game is very fun and well made.

Pros:
-Genuinely silly in a way that makes me smile
-Good controls (although I wish I had used an xbox controller)
-Good level design (with the active streets on either side)

Cons:
-Not sure how it fits the theme-- maybe the more presents you have more cars start actively chasing you?

Comments
-The optimal strategy seems to be caution, while my main instinct was to ram stuff. Maybe work some more precision parking in there if your goal is to incentivise skill and caution (which it seems to be with the way the health meter and collision works)

-Is there a win state? I got 7 presents and I don't see anymore.

- Put just a row of snowmen somewhere, they are fun to hit.




Nice work (and thanks for playing mine)!

Really fun game. Felt like some of the other drivers were out to get me.
Didn't know what to do after collecting all the presents though.

You deserve all the love

The cars are moving to fast! @#%$!!! Christ, I sucked. haha
Beautiful game, but it could start a little bit... slower.
I tried use the rainbow boost, but damn, this is for the pros.
Solid entry!

Fun game that put me right in the Christmas mood (for better or worse). It took a while to master but I finally got the seven gifts. Too bad that there's nothing after that.

Glad I finally found the time to give it a shot! I was in fits of laughter when other cars would slam into the parked cars in the lot. The goal wasn't 100% clear, after picking up all the presents I could see what was I mean to do next? Aesthetically, this game was really consistent and felt like a believable christmas-y space. Great work!

Followig this in twitter from the strat. Now got to play. Simply awesome. :thumbsup:

Awesome concept and an absolute blast to play! Had me and my friend and stitches, yelling frenziedly at our computers. Keep it up, interested to see what else you could do!

Also, if possible, check out my game I made with a few others, it’s a card game with a twist: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/smash-smash-destroy-the-west-jangnanmon

On my first try I had issues finding where was my car, this is asking for the "car unlock" lights and sound effects from modern cars :sweat_smile:

Now seriously, I've had a lot of fun playing. Controls work well, and while the bump detection was oversensitive at times the gameplay felt very solid overall. All the chaos with the other cars mimicked the Christmas shopping rush perfectly, which was a brilliant touch combined with the Xmas music.

This is a great entry, congrats!

Great game. I really love the gameplay and graphics!

If you are interested, please check out my LD40 game [Escape Infection!](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/escape-infection)

i love the game

wow! nice christmas season driving simulator! Very accurate!

Very nice, but I had some issues with the car have a collider that was larger than the car itself. Also, the cars handling feels a bit strange, none the less, good job!

Enjoyed this a lot, car handling felt good, nice and weighty.

Great fun game, good music, good innovation. Nice also that you added some holiday cheer during this stressful game jam. Thanks for the great game!

Really like the idea and the driving mechanics. The car is a little difficult to handle but I suppose that's the point of the game :)

If there is one thing I would do is figure out a way to fit the theme more, and maybe add some more depth to the game.

Really fun game formal :D

lots of fun, good idea, the explosions make it work

Amazing ! Solid entry, well done !

Amusing game, not sure about the theme, overall gr8 entry

Very nice mood and humour, I love the idea of the infernale Christmas Mall parking.
And the gameplay is well polished :thumbsup:

I thought the game itself was good but you shouldn't have used someone else's music even if you credited them on a compo entry. It's against the rules.

Very simple game that could definitely have some more depth to it.
But otherwise pretty nice! :slight_smile:

Fun game that evokes memories of playing tons of flash games about 10 or so years ago.
Didn't run very well in my browser though with lots of slowdown... Felt polished and satisfying!

Frustrating in the best possible way!

Surprisingly well polished, fun, good physics, really good job !!

I don't see how it fits the theme ...

unfortunately, your game should be in the classic jam competition : i'll surely rate it well when it'll fall into that category !

Congratulations on putting together an enjoyable game out of something I'm very much not looking forward too with the upcoming season. It did take me a while to figure out I was supposed to be collecting all the presents, not trying to fit neatly into a parking space before anyone else, but that is a very minor complaint in the overall scheme of things. Good work providing both keyboard and controller options too!

Roinbow powa!!!!

Difficult, but not punishing. In the spirit, but not serious. It reminds me a lot of No Brakes Valet.

Great entry!

This game was interesting. However, I wish that some visual cues were added to indicate what car is yours since I was confused for over a minute what car I was driving. Though there was some ideas in the game that didn't make sense(like why are cars crashing into you instead of stopping and why are there gifts in parking spots), the execution was done so well that I didn't care about how realistic the game was. Finally, I liked the humorous mood in the game, especially the main menu's music.

The fun of grabbing presents and parking has never been so enjoyable. Liked how all the drivers were doing there own thing and didn't care what you were doing, made it harder where you always had to think about what the drivers around you were doing.

such a fun game - watched you making it during the jam and it did not dissapoint

Should be a "JAM" entry, since it uses pre-existing music made by others. I didn't play or rate it.

the crashing sound is so cute :D

I got all 7 presents, but nothing happens to indicate that I won? Or is there an 8th present I have missed?

The controls when going backwards felt reversed to me, an "invert X axis when going backwards" option would have been helpful.

@LeviDSmith Huh, I double-checked and you're right, only the jam allows you to use pre-existing assets and then opt out of the corresponding category. Any idea why? My previous understanding of the rules was that there are many categories, plus a 9th category "compo", and you have to opt out of the categories for which you don't qualify: you have to opt-out of the music category if you use pre-existing music, you have to opt-out of the graphics category if you use pre-existing images, and you have to opt-out of the "compo" category if you collaborate with others or take more than 48h (but less than 72h). That made sense. The actual rules, in which you also have to opt-out of the compo if you don't qualify for any of the _other_ 8 categories, doesn't make much sense to me, can you explain the rationale behind it? Am I allowed to submit to the compo and to opt-out of the music category if my game has no music at all?

The idea is excellent. I love how everyone drives any old how :p I got the 7 gifts too, but nothing said if I won or not.

For the "Compo" entry while the music was made by someone else, it's an real interesting question. Is it enough to not being able to vote for the Music category ? I think the only people who can answer that question are the organizers themselves.

Hahaha great. The controls were tricky but that's kind of what made it fun, slipping and sliding around! Great submission, nice graphics and really quite polished.

The juxtaposition of the music and the gameplay was great! Would love to see more! :D