Nothing Ground Down Nothing by Vilja

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made by Vilja for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

A puzzle game.

Start with Nothing

  • Z: A - Search
  • X: B - Cancel
  • Esc: Home
  • Arrow Keys: Move

Joysticks are also supported.

For the ​HTML5 version, please use Chrome for the ​best experience. Note: There is a bug with WebGL until Chrome 76, so please try to use Firefox or play our native version if possible, thanks!

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Ratings

Overall 855th 3.13⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 817th 2.957⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 304th 3.543⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Theme 289th 3.696⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 916th 2.804⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Audio 688th 2.182⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Humor 800th 2.159⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 810th 3.022⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Given 14🗳️ 9🗨️

Feedback

JustusPan
08. Oct 2019 · 03:36 UTC
Game of word puzzle. Sometimes need a bit more think about the meaning of the context. I think a background music which fit the atomsphere can greatly improve the averall feeling of this game.
Nice job.
🎤 Vilja
08. Oct 2019 · 15:08 UTC
@justuspan thanks for your feedback!
Spice Cabinet
09. Oct 2019 · 03:05 UTC
I think I agree with justuspan, I got stuck on the third level because I had no clue what to do after picking up the potato. It seems like a fun concept but just needs a little polish. Great job otherwise though! :)
geoff.nagy
09. Oct 2019 · 03:07 UTC
It seems the Chrome version didn't work on my computer, but on Firefox it did. Couldn't figure out how to get past the potato stage! Good aesthetics, though!
🎤 Vilja
09. Oct 2019 · 05:01 UTC
@spice-cabinet @geoff-nagy Thank you for the feedback!! We were hoping players could figure out a little from Stage 1 how the game works.. Let me give you a hint in case you still want it: the stick got tilted to block the way.
CafeLovai
19. Oct 2019 · 03:48 UTC
This was a really cool game to go through. I think there are only 6 stages? It stopped after I finished that stage. I think the puzzles were challenging but not too difficult. I felt very satisfied when I figured out each stage. Great concept with endless possibilities. Visuals are minimal but effective.
itsdanidre
19. Oct 2019 · 23:48 UTC
This is a really amazing puzzle! Actually one I was able to think and complete lol. You don't have to be born beautiful to be attractive :^)
🎤 Vilja
20. Oct 2019 · 00:04 UTC
@cafelovai @itsdanidre Thank you so much for completing our game! We wanted to make more different stages, but we didn't make it due to some time issues :( Hope you enjoyed this small game!
karlipoppins
22. Oct 2019 · 05:38 UTC
Lovely little puzzle game! I loved the fact that each new level came with a new brain twist, super fun to actually solve! Note that at one point I got stuck in the flowers and had to restart the entire game. Otherwise a little audio would have really added to the mood. Really enjoyed finishing this!
MaiMai
22. Oct 2019 · 06:44 UTC
Good job! I was able to finish the game, though it actually took me until level 4 to fully understand how the words and puzzles were related.
The puzzles were quite clever, especially in the later half. Even though there was some nice difficulty scaling, I didn't think it fully taught everything (though that may be intentional for a puzzle game of this sort).
As others mentioned, obviously more audio would be nice, and I did find the controls (instructions) confusing on keyboard.
Overall, I honestly enjoyed playing it, haha, so kudos!
AtomFox0213
26. Oct 2019 · 01:12 UTC
The web version doesn't work for me(I'm using Firefox), the main menu loads, but pressing "A" or "Home" like it says to doesn't do anything. The standalone version doesn't work either, it throws an error that I've gotten when trying to play other games made in Godot about GPU drivers not being up to date or GPU being too old, probably because I’m on a ~7 year old laptop with integrated graphics :/
BrokenMirrorMedia
29. Oct 2019 · 07:41 UTC
I was playing the game on chrome and the menus and game start were still a bit buggy. The actual gameplay itself isn't bad (I'm just not a huge fan of maze games) but the different elements added each time did shake things up, I just think the explanations could have been more clear.
nordicebear
29. Oct 2019 · 10:27 UTC
First I thought it was a classic puzzle game but after stage 2 things became interesting. Nice concept but on the other way there are some bugs that I think these can solve easily. ("A" and "Home" buttons don't work, sometimes texts overlap each other etc.)
o2o
29. Oct 2019 · 12:07 UTC
Amazing puzzle game
Sebastian-M
29. Oct 2019 · 12:14 UTC
Very interesting mechanic, I ernjoyed having to think about what words to choose. The laberynths themselves weren't that challenging but it added a little bit.

I think it would have been great to add some atmospheric music to the game. But good job nonetheless.