Soundscapes by Kaish

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made by Kaish for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

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We try to convey the feeling of nothing by presenting the player with a blank black screen.

As the player discovers new sounds, he can mount an image in his mind.

Based on "Spot the differences" but using only sounds.


How to Play 🎮

• Move the mouse to hear the sounds

• When you find a sound difference between the panels click it

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Credits ⚒️

• Euler Moises: Sound Designer 🎼 / Art 🎨

• Kaish: Code ⌨️


Ratings

Overall 153th 3.916⭐ 85🧑‍⚖️
Fun 227th 3.695⭐ 84🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 18th 4.337⭐ 85🧑‍⚖️
Theme 394th 3.542⭐ 85🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 921th 2.789⭐ 78🧑‍⚖️
Audio 4th 4.47⭐ 85🧑‍⚖️
Mood 225th 3.79⭐ 83🧑‍⚖️
Given 47🗳️ 45🗨️

Feedback

GabrielGameDev
07. Oct 2019 · 23:34 UTC
Already leaving my rating! Excellent game as always!
fiwon123
08. Oct 2019 · 01:49 UTC
Nice Game.
A simple game, but a good mechanic.
I thinks this game can realease with more levels one day :). My opinion hehe.
firetwoonenine
08. Oct 2019 · 04:47 UTC
Very much enjoyed this. How am I supposed to rate it for graphics though? 🤔
ColeSlaughter
08. Oct 2019 · 04:47 UTC
Aaaaaaahhhhh, I love this! Really unique concept and excellent presentation with minimal assets. This was a strangely soothing experience. :)
theomaniacal
08. Oct 2019 · 04:48 UTC
Creative take on the theme! There was nothing preventing me from spam clicking to beat levels :smile: but the challenge of finding sounds was enjoyable.
--0
08. Oct 2019 · 04:52 UTC
I was unable to hear any distinct sounds no matter where I clicked on the screen in the web version.
BrotherBondProduction
08. Oct 2019 · 04:55 UTC
What a simple masterpiece! This game played with one concept and projected it in a relaxing setting. Even though I knew the objective was to find and click on different sounds, I couldn't help myself at slowly transitioning between the unknown audios.

The ending was a perfect segue! Cheers!
AdamCYounis
08. Oct 2019 · 10:20 UTC
Great concept, and very original. I enjoyed my time with the game, though I think the interface made the objective a little bit difficult to understand at first, interaction wise. I found myself clicking around rather than carefully choosing a spot. I imagine you'd solve this with limited guesses or more defined spaces(though i'm not sure how you'd do that without defeating the purpose of the game).
RaisetheDead
08. Oct 2019 · 13:09 UTC
Guys, I loved it so much. As a sound designer, I have to say your idea works very good and is very elegant, congratulations !!! Time to play again now. Thanks a lot !!
Euler Moises
08. Oct 2019 · 14:21 UTC
@$162477 What Happening? Play again and see if it happens again. Let us know if you find any errors.
AfroAnt
08. Oct 2019 · 17:12 UTC
There's a nugget of an amazing game somewhere here. Very cool idea! I wish the game enforced listening to the sounds more. I wanted to just sit back and hear the audio. Would definitely like to this expanded. Good work!
Korath
08. Oct 2019 · 20:35 UTC
i love that mousepointer!. Innovative gameplay, though i don't think i would play it for a longer time, but as a new kind of puzzle that could be used in other games its very nice
Unicorn Studios
09. Oct 2019 · 00:20 UTC
Awesome job, really unique concept with good execution!
NIGIC
09. Oct 2019 · 00:37 UTC
The description really undersells the game; I wasn't expecting much, but was positively surprised.

Game worked beautifully. The... hitboxes, I guess? were a bit on the small side, but since there's no penalty for missing the mark, it was a very mild annoyance at worst. Each scene acting as a storyboard was a nice touch.

Well done!
Inusun
09. Oct 2019 · 01:47 UTC
Such a wonderful game! Would like to see this find a market for people with visual impairments to enjoy as well. Would just need some tweaking to provide clues so the player knows which side of the screen they are on. Hope to see this developed further and on the app store one day! Again great work!
Annie Owl
09. Oct 2019 · 13:53 UTC
Great game! The sound design is topnotch and the whole idea of the game is innovative. One of the best interpretations of the theme I've seen so far.
Upsitesdown
09. Oct 2019 · 14:25 UTC
Thanks a lot for your comment, your game is really nice as well! Awesome idea and great sounds, perfect game to take a break and relax for a bit :)
MadEasterBunny
09. Oct 2019 · 15:01 UTC
Wow, really cool and original idea you've got here! It was a really fun puzzle game, and finding the different sounds was challenging, but not impossible to do. Thanks for making a cool game!
SheepDog123
10. Oct 2019 · 00:37 UTC
Nice, but I could win the game by just spam clicking :laughing:

Maybe if you misclick too many times, you lose? :thinking:
Euler Moises
10. Oct 2019 · 01:14 UTC
@sheepdog123
Unfortunately we have this little problem, which can also happen in a "spot the differences" on paper, where I can do an X on everything and say "I Win!" :smile:
When i do this, I lost the experience. :sob:

We are listening to opinions on this observation and let's think of something that is fun and fair.

Thank you so much for playing, rating and commenting.
Nathaniel Jensen
10. Oct 2019 · 02:41 UTC
Very good concept! I really loved the twist on the spot the difference game. Well done!
ropedog
10. Oct 2019 · 02:48 UTC
Really neat idea! It's sort of like a "What's different in these two images" game, but with sound. I found the sound design to be excellent. Playing this game with headphones is a must!
I think the main issue I had was that it's possible to just randomly click until you win. I think maybe having a limited number of clicks would help with this. The only other issue I had was that the game was too short. I want more of it!
Gauphastus
10. Oct 2019 · 03:07 UTC
Very neat idea. Don't think I've seen this done before. Full points for innovation certainly.
CrazyHomeboys
10. Oct 2019 · 03:07 UTC
Great concept, but maybe you should punish the player if he spams clicking everywhere and doing that you lose the expierence of paying attention to each sound to find the one that doesn't fit (not my case, but others can do it). The mechanics is very simple but entertaining, very relaxing. The sounds are very achieved. My congrats! GJ! :D
CatilianGames
10. Oct 2019 · 09:06 UTC
What a fun and unique experience. The sound design is brilliant, and the main mechanic is relaxing. Great job!
Tony Redmer
10. Oct 2019 · 13:21 UTC
Really unique concept, loved the simplicity of it.
DeathStorm
10. Oct 2019 · 19:50 UTC
Just Awesome.

The Sounds are really good balanced in volume. The change in the stereo channels is totally awesome and freaking incredible. The whole concept is very cool and innovative. And I like the way to handled the Theme aswell.

What a great Job.
erebus
11. Oct 2019 · 00:04 UTC
Really unique and awesome idea! Great job with it! Thanks for bringing it by the stream!
Snowdrama
11. Oct 2019 · 10:42 UTC
Already gave feedback on stream but but interesting concept. Need more incentive to not just click around and guess on one panel. Overall a fun take on the "Spot the difference" type of game!
kuviman
11. Oct 2019 · 11:34 UTC
Great sound effects
el_fideo_rubio
11. Oct 2019 · 15:18 UTC
I liked the game I thought It was quite unique in the usage of sound, In my opinion it needs different audio puzzles to be a more better experience, check the witness audio puzzles for some inspiration, looking forward to see what you make next :)
ShaunJS
11. Oct 2019 · 16:03 UTC
Nice game!
weeping-rupee
12. Oct 2019 · 01:37 UTC
Cool game, thanks for stopping by the stream -- here's the video of yours in case you're interested:

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/493366439
recursor
12. Oct 2019 · 19:33 UTC
I enjoyed using my ears to play a game. The only thing is that there is no penalty for clicking on an incorrect sound. I'm not sure, but I think it might make the game more interesting to penalize the player for clicking on a wrong sound. It was quite fun and relaxing.
asfdfdfd
12. Oct 2019 · 20:56 UTC
One of my Ludum Dare games was game for people that could not see. And your games reminds me about that. Pretty interesting conception! One quirk - it has pretty counter intuitive tutorial for my teaste. But overall i have fun while playing your games!
LoneWolfDev
13. Oct 2019 · 09:47 UTC
Wow so cool and innovative idea! I really like it! The sounds are perfect! Maybe I would add some kind of punishment for failing a click, as right now you can spam clicks until you find the answer.
arzi
15. Oct 2019 · 08:37 UTC
I like the idea and I thought it was very fitting to the theme, but gameplay-wise just ended up randomly clicking on the screen. Good work overall though :)
stark
15. Oct 2019 · 14:51 UTC
Super cool and original idea. Liked a lot. Can suggest to add some visual explanation for the first levels for better understanding. Also left\right channels could be switched more smoothly for sounds.
Hellper
15. Oct 2019 · 15:26 UTC
The concept is cool, but I'm not sure if it fits well with the idea of "Nothing" on screen. I think I would have enjoyed it more with some art to explore ^^

Anyway, thanks for this experience!
Raomer
15. Oct 2019 · 18:30 UTC
Great idea and i love the execution. It actually took me a little to understand what i was supposed to do, but hey, its late *lol*
I would suggest a limit on how many times a player can click before i loose.
ELBIDEV
16. Oct 2019 · 14:23 UTC
Cool concept originally had volume of as i was in class so it took me a minute to work it out.
Ulisses
16. Oct 2019 · 17:39 UTC
Muito bom! Adorei como vocês conseguiram trabalhar o som. No começo fiquei um pouco perdido, mas depois peguei o jeito e foi muito divertido, parabéns!
YoungBlade
16. Oct 2019 · 18:04 UTC
Interesting idea. I am fairly certian I have never played an audio-based "find the difference" game. Thanks for sharing it with us on stream!
Lexyvil
17. Oct 2019 · 06:45 UTC
Very relaxing, and the sounds are so clear. Never seen a "spot the difference" game quite like it, and I love how the credits were incorporated in the last level. Amazing entry!
Blizary
17. Oct 2019 · 10:58 UTC
Hey guys realy cool game i wasn't really sure what to expect with a description like that but even just the beginning was straight out cool, right before the name of the game even pops up. I found the ideia in general very innovative its like playing does find the difference in the picture games but now with sound, quite refreshing =D.
Overall very good entry.
PurpledArtFrog
17. Oct 2019 · 13:36 UTC
Wow ... really great entry :thumbsup_tone1: thanx @coleslaughter for the reference on main page.

Really "simple" - good concept - excellent execution ...

:purple_heart: :dart: :frog:
acronaut
18. Oct 2019 · 01:25 UTC
Clever execution of theme :thumbsup:
hydrate
19. Oct 2019 · 23:24 UTC
Very nice game, though it took me a few moment to find the entrance of the scene lol. Nice concept, good sound effect! Weel done!
ThePirateNun
21. Oct 2019 · 20:25 UTC
This was a very interesting concept! I thought it was very cool, and executed well in the time given. I think it could be cool in the future to bring in music as opposed to only sound effects as well. Overall, great job!