N0THING.exe by PSiv
N0THING.exe is a puzzle/code breaking game, carry out tasks, solve puzzles and crack the code to win! Each puzzle is presented as a computer program, reaching the end of the program unlocks more programs for installation or unlocks part of the final code.
Instructions: Start with nothing!
Due to time issues, there are not as many puzzle programs as I planned, but I made the best of what i had. All the foundations are there to add more so I will definitely continue to develop this post-Jam, and I would love to hear any ideas of puzzles/minigames etc. that could be put into the game! Thanks for playing!
| Youtube | https://psiv.itch.io/n0thingexe |
| Youtube | https://psiv.itch.io/n0thingexe |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/n0thing-exe |
Ratings
| Overall | 206th | 3.833⭐ | 32🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 350th | 3.534⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 150th | 3.817⭐ | 32🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 181th | 3.862⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 352th | 3.833⭐ | 32🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 246th | 3.586⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 360th | 3.115⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 191th | 3.839⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 32🗳️ | 19🗨️ |
But I think I found a bug : when closing the installer and opening it it alorws to reinstall programs that were already installed.
@hellper Thanks for pointing that out, I hadn't noticed that. It's a purely visual thing, when you close the window it resets the animation on the button so it says install again. I will fix it!
it's the best puzzle game I've played probably ever. I am not a fan of puzzles, but damn, this one hooked me up with the way it is designed! I loved every single minute spent on the puzzle and if you extend it, maybe add a bit of a plot and release it somewhere, let me know and I will buy it without a doubt. Really clever and brain tickling problems and they are all unique.
Moreover, I loved the layered design of them as well. I.e. my last digits that I found were probably the most obvious ones:
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the music, the time and the num.alphabet green thing (although, I discovered the last one mentioned midway through the language puzzle)
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So yeah, that's really great work, and I don't regret a second playing it. 5/5, want more. <3
Love games like this! Last bit took me a bit to figure out (Are there more puzzles? Do I guess?), but finally got it. Lot of polish in this, even little things I wouldn't have expected to be there. Good job!
I'm russian and translating the cipher was difficult for me, but I did it!
It was very exciting! I need more @__@
Very interesting concept. With balanced difficulty and "getting started" bits this could really rock.
@heartclaw I'm really glad you enjoyed it so much! I've got a lot of ideas that I had no where near enough time to implement so I will definitely be continuing to work on this, thank you for your kind words!
@primitive-concept 'Started out with nothin and I still got most of it left' is a Seasick Steve album/song, as soon as I saw the theme it reminded me of it! There are 8 programs, 4 unlock numbers in the code, 2 contain a number if you can spot it/find it, and the other number is hinted at by a few clues and there's a program that hints at the order the digits should go in. So in theory there should be no guessing, or at least if you can't figure out the last number and have to guess I hope it would become apparent why that number is the answer. Thanks for playing!
@hwaet You are absolutely correct about the time puzzle/QTE, I thought something was off about it at times but couldn't quite put my finger on why, I'm sure that is it. Thank you!
After beating "time" it said I could install "time2," but I couldn't seem to find a way to do so and help didn't say anything about it.
I probably would have preferred if you got all the numbers through more minigames instead of however else they were hidden, but maybe it's something obvious I'm missing so it's hard to say.
@lootgrounds Thanks for putting the time in, I appreciate the effort! I agree with you that that puzzle needs tweaking in terms of difficulty, or at least better/clearer clues as to what to do.
@empty-set The idea was to have all the minigames/puzzles unlock a code number or unlock further minigames/puzzles, hence why time says it unlocks time2. There is no time2 because I ran out of time, but it would seem I forgot to change the text, good spot! So with the lack of minigames/puzzles I tried to hide some extra numbers in the other programs to try to give the game a little more content, but I appreciate they don't quite fit with the rest and it could definitely make the game as a whole seem a little confusing/less clear than it is. Thanks for the feedback!