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@73N: KEEP. HIM. ALIVE. by OldPeculier

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made by OldPeculier for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

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@73N is an old friend of yours, a steam-powered robot fallen on hard times. Feed him the wood he needs to keep his fires going. Then build the parts he needs in order to fix himself.

There's just one problem. The parts he needs are complicated. And you may just find yourself building a whole factory in order to put them together.

CONTROLS:

  • Arrow keys to move.
  • Z: pick up items and blocks, or drop one if you're holding it
  • X: same as Z, except with a preference for blocks, and drops everything you're holding

This game is in the style of Infinifactory and Factorio, though of course streamlined for a weekend jam. I started out intending to make a combo game but ran out of time. Three cheers for the Jam!

Youtube https://github.com/ElectricToy/ld46
Youtube https://electrictoy.co/games/?p=ld46-jam
Youtube https://electrictoy.co/games/?p=ld46
Youtube https://electrictoy.co/games/ld46/ld46.app.zip
Youtube https://electrictoy.itch.io/a37n-keep-him-alive
Youtube https://apps.apple.com/us/app/73n/id1511261734
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/a73n-keep-him-alive

Ratings

Overall 509th 3.806⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1139th 3.361⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 895th 3.444⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Theme 314th 4.111⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 191th 4.389⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Audio 288th 3.861⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 187th 4.083⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 23🗳️ 2🗨️

Feedback

Magicanz
22. Apr 2020 · 16:58 UTC
Really cool game. I'm amazed that it doesn't have more ratings!
Joel Steudler
23. Apr 2020 · 23:31 UTC
Really beautiful graphics, great concept, and solid feel overall.
aeveis
30. Apr 2020 · 04:14 UTC
Really nice! I liked combining things together and figuring the system, but I had trouble placing things on top of each other, especially conveyor belts. That takes up most of my time and then I don't have time to craft anything else! nice job though!
OldeTobeh
30. Apr 2020 · 04:21 UTC
Amazing shader! Very cool vibes and retro-computer feel. My only real critique is that the text is particularly difficult to read at times. VERY solid submission.
davidwesst
30. Apr 2020 · 04:49 UTC
This is a a very cool crafting experience, it's too bad I'm horrible at these types of games! Really dug the graphics, especially with the retro monitor vibe. That being said, I had a harder time reading the text on screen. Could have used a background or something.

Being a noob at this games, I think I need a little more hand holding to get really into it, but know that this is a really neat interpretation of the theme! Good work. Very cool stuff.
Tommy
02. May 2020 · 17:51 UTC
Very good game, keep me pinned me for a while (love Factorio and this kind of games)! It is not super easy at the beginning to interact with things properly, but you get used to it fairly quickly.
Also the graphics are very neat, and create a great atmosphere, even though it is fairly hard to read text due to the font and the old monitor effect.
Abdurrahman Khallouf
02. May 2020 · 18:19 UTC
I like the idea and the feel . I couldn't give the (dying man?) the arrow boxes. he wouldn't take them :( so I gave up. also I think the game needs more clear UI and instructions. took me a while to know that he asks for stuff.
MrChippy
02. May 2020 · 18:23 UTC
It looked and felt very polished. The systems seemed fairly indepth for the time constraint. Like what everyone else is saying the text and placing system were a bit of a challenge. Maybe I didn't understand something in the game but it seemed like I was going to have to wait at the one gold pile to get the nine gold for the circuit board since there was only one gold pile.
randomhuman
11. May 2020 · 20:14 UTC
Really styish, I love the art and visual effects, as well as the music and SFX. Super polished entry. I couldn't figure out how to get the combiner to work though! Picking and placing things is a little bit awkward as well, especially when things get crowded. Very cool entry overall though.
yy404
11. May 2020 · 20:32 UTC
Amazing artwork! The game is full of contents!