Stranded by Verso

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made by Verso for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

A survival game for Ludum Dare 47 - "Stuck in a loop". logo_itch.png After a shipwreck, you've washed up on an island. To survive, you'll have to prepare during the day for the cold night and the days to come. There's limited resources, but you should be able to last until rescue arrives. KgPi2BC.png Make sure you start a fire for warmth everyday, and catch some food too. If you go to sleep hungry you'll be tired the next day. Every day that goes by wears you down, it'll be harder and harder to survive.

Collect rocks and fill up the S.O.S sign so the rescue crew can find you! uRcQQig.png Controls

WASD to move. E to ignite a fire, and to place rocks. R to lay down a crab trap.

Chase a crab into a trap to get food. Use up your energy to end the day. Ending the day without fire will damage you. Ending the day without food will deplete your energy. Eating food raw (not having a fire) will damage you, but won't reduce your energy as much. Running out of health or energy ends the game. Finish the S.O.S sign to win!

Notes

This project was made for the Ludum Dare 47 compo. All code, art, audio, etc were made by me during the jam. Unfortunately a game breaking bug delayed my submission, so this will be submitted to the jam rather than the compo. I appreciate any feedback, let me know what you think and what could be improved for next time! :smile:

Ratings

Overall 692th 3.577⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Fun 697th 3.423⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1147th 3⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1246th 3.135⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 748th 3.615⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Audio 657th 3.346⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Humor 846th 2.636⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 723th 3.462⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Given 25🗳️ 25🗨️

Feedback

Albuquerque
05. Oct 2020 · 03:30 UTC
The systems are solid and it is a well rounded experience. However, I with it was more entertaining than going around collecting items. Still, great achievement for a solo project over the weekend! Good job!
05. Oct 2020 · 03:47 UTC
The theme is awesome and very innovative! Great job with it
sriram070
05. Oct 2020 · 04:06 UTC
Great game!!!. The art style was amazing and the it controls really well. Just wish that I had a little more to do but nevertheless, great game for a 2 day jam
newbieDev
05. Oct 2020 · 06:30 UTC
Amazing solo work my friend. The music captures such subtle emotions when playing this. Not sure how to explain but the music theme glues things together.

Graphics are great and pleasing to the eye
Iluvatar
05. Oct 2020 · 09:02 UTC
Hi, I really liked the cute graphics and a nice relaxing music. The gameplay itself is entertaining too, but I think I might have had some technical problems. I was not able to put down crab traps. I was able to do it only once, but then I wasn't able to use the "R" every again. Maybe check that if it was a bug or anything :)
🎤 Verso
05. Oct 2020 · 16:32 UTC
@iluvatar Hey, thanks for playing the game and for the feedback! I tried to track down the problem but I wasn't able to recreate it. The only thing required to place down a trap is 3 wood, besides that you should be able to place as many as you want, wherever you want. I'll be on the lookout though, thanks again!
Tayo
05. Oct 2020 · 17:06 UTC
Took me 5 days to get of the island. Graphics are cute, the musics fits with the setting. Very good use of the theme as well!
Dogmann
05. Oct 2020 · 21:25 UTC
Amazing work man! I loved the game and how the graphics fit with it really well. Everything feels really polished and smooth. The audio also fits in nicely. I will be keeping this one in mind when I get bored in class. Good work!!!
BjornStahl
05. Oct 2020 · 21:58 UTC
Overall solid game, good music, good art, easy to understand. Quite relaxing late at night actually. Could have used some extra challenge, perhaps getting hurt if you touch the crabs.
jamesor
06. Oct 2020 · 03:38 UTC
Good graphics and smooth gameplay.
Noam Blei
06. Oct 2020 · 23:22 UTC
Really fun to play, cool graphics as well
Lee-Pic
06. Oct 2020 · 23:22 UTC
This game is nice, everything you got so far is nice.
Noah Kuhn
06. Oct 2020 · 23:28 UTC
Very nice little aesthetic! It was simple and intuitive. Very nice! :smile:
etrealjunior
07. Oct 2020 · 10:05 UTC
I liked your game my congratulations, I also did one if you want to know, and give me your feedback I am very grateful, this is the link https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/resurrection
Shay Cichocki
07. Oct 2020 · 17:34 UTC
Very familiar game style enjoyed the simplicity and matched the game theme well enough. Good job.
Martynas
07. Oct 2020 · 17:36 UTC
Really kept me on the edge, very nice!
fabiole
07. Oct 2020 · 17:36 UTC
So nice ! Simple game but really funny ! May be it could have been usefull to have a button in a menu to restart the game once you are dead !
Congratulation !
wizard sino
07. Oct 2020 · 18:35 UTC
Pretty good!
Jcourt
08. Oct 2020 · 05:18 UTC
The art looks nice, and the sound fits the game well. Running around collecting things did get a bit boring after a while, but I really liked chasing the crabs into traps.
ded
15. Oct 2020 · 19:00 UTC
nice simple game. I like the SOS sign, it's satisfying to complete it :) the crab hunting could be better, now it depends more on luck than skill (maybe the cages could be pickable?)...
MattWoelk
25. Oct 2020 · 14:35 UTC
Got it in 5 days on my second try. 💪

It took me a while to realize that the energy meter was based on walk distance and not on time. I was much more strategic the 2nd time. ;)

Well done! A nice, complete experience! Charming!