Rise of the Purple Slime by NateTheGreat
You are tasked with growing and protecting the purple slime that has been seeded on several planets. The slime needs water and cannot take over the planet until it reaches a critical mass. Help guide water to the slime while protecting it from hazards like lava, worms, and... friendly local inhabitants? Those guys seem fine, don't worry about them. Controls are Arrow Keys or WASD for movement with mouse for aiming and shooting. R resets and M brings you to the menu. Z/B for zoom.




| Youtube | https://natethegreat2525.itch.io/rise-of-the-purple-slime |
| Youtube | https://github.com/natethegreat2525/LudumDare46 |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/rise-of-the-purple-slime |
Ratings
| Overall | 158th | 4.063⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 159th | 3.984⭐ | 33🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 17th | 4.406⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 384th | 4.063⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 1377th | 3.516⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 1319th | 2.759⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 1610th | 3.161⭐ | 33🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 26🗳️ | 20🗨️ |
I really loved the puzzle like structure of the planets. I now also officially hate green pacman. Loved the sacrifice I had to make, when the lava touches your plant.
A nice addition would have been a fast forward button or something. It felt a bit slow, while waiting for the water to fall onto your plant.
:thumbsup:
Love just flying around the planet.
My major complaint is the delay between figuring out a winning strategy and actually winning.
I'd love to be able to push away the white lava blocks before they solidified. Nice touches with hardened lava being able to be shot away.
Every respawn is different and I don't know if the inhabitants purposely position themselves towards the lava but I am so hooked. 5 stars - take my money.
Also level 5 was so hard but I loved it and the ending bonus round is so satisfying and pretty.
Overall, I think you should be proud of what you've designed and I'd like to see a refined version one day. Thanks for sharing!
EDIT: Seems the game worked more fluently in Firefox, still a bit slow some times, but much better, think chrome poop'd it self some how today :D
But it's also the most frustrating one! it need some more balancing, as in a couple of seconds, 30min work can be undone by bad luck
It is nice to see you've managed to simulate the whole planet. Very impressive!
If you’d like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/615952171?t=5h40m07s
Good luck on your ratings, see you next LD! :D
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