Keep it Alive : Gate Crusher by Robert Meder

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made by Robert Meder for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

Keep yourself alive while sliding the screen with the mouse or touch to move up or down. You have to avoid the crushing gates from destroying you! Gather as many stars as possible to advance in highscore! The speed is going to increase while you play!

Ratings

Overall 1641th 3.31⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 724th 3.571⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1082th 3.357⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1663th 3.45⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1927th 3⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 1138th 3.125⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Humor 1710th 2.389⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1833th 3⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 12🗳️ 1🗨️

Feedback

Kr4sh3
20. Apr 2020 · 23:55 UTC
Fun game! I love the pixel art sprites!
🎤 Robert Meder
21. Apr 2020 · 10:47 UTC
thank you !
Spaghetti
21. Apr 2020 · 12:35 UTC
maybe add a screenshot so people would know what to expect. Game is good,audio is a bit annoying
TimeTravelHamster
21. Apr 2020 · 12:37 UTC
Simple and addictive. Nice game.
joewolf
21. Apr 2020 · 12:37 UTC
Really enjoyed your take on the theme! ...Maybe, as the speed increases you could also include some different shaped gates? Really addictive!
and
21. Apr 2020 · 12:45 UTC
Really nice game concept, I haven't seen before.
kitjenson
21. Apr 2020 · 12:46 UTC
Nice, simple concept here. I enjoyed it a lot.

Audio loop did get old after a couple rounds though.
Rahulio2D
21. Apr 2020 · 12:47 UTC
A really nice and simple game with a good take on the theme. You could probably expand on this idea to make a fun simplistic game for mobiles :)
Ben Toosey
21. Apr 2020 · 12:51 UTC
Just goes to show you don't need a game to be complex to be fun and engaging! I really enjoy the gameplay, I don't recall seeing this type of gameplay in another game! The pacing and difficulty progression is well thought-out which just makes me want to play again and again! This would be a great mobile app if refined and expanded upon, great job!
Mathias Van Hooreweghe
21. Apr 2020 · 12:55 UTC
The first few rounds were going great.. until suddenly the whole game glitched (html version). There were no more boundaries (stayed stuck on the outside, the audio going monotone). I tried dying on purpose to restart but that didn't help either.. Stayed stuck... Would have been nice to have a few different gates when going faster.. Nice and simple graphics.. Addictive it is ;)
Gronk
21. Apr 2020 · 12:56 UTC
Some pointers.

I feel the difficulty ramp up a bit too fast maybe if the walls moved more irregular isted of faster.

I accidentally moved up to fast and realised the top and bottom part kills you as well.. seams a bit unfair even if it is the same color.

A star generated outside the rope, I don't know if that was intended or not.

Reminds me of the collapsing cealings in super Mario. And your game is the theme :)
Donitz
21. Apr 2020 · 13:10 UTC
Simple and effective. The scraping stone effect works really well.
staircase27a
21. Apr 2020 · 13:33 UTC
Fun game, quite hard to predict where the safe space will be. Can be very hard if two safe spaces in a row are at the top and the start is at the bottom or vice-versa.

Difficulty ramps up at a nice speed.
staircase27a
21. Apr 2020 · 13:38 UTC
I think I may have broke it. The walls were continuously moving in and out but never getting close enough to the rope that you could be hit so it was perfectly safe and, if I hadn't hit the top, would have been safe to just collect stars for ever.
🎤 Robert Meder
21. Apr 2020 · 14:13 UTC
Thank you very much for your feedback !
I am bad at making the sounds/background music. I will do my best to make it better :)
I will see if i can fix the bugs you've mentioned as well :)
joleon
22. Apr 2020 · 21:39 UTC
Super tight and super simple, yet such an interesting idea for a game :smile:
I liked the art and sfx, and music was very fitting.
All I missed was a tiny bit of tutorial at the beginning, at least about the controls, it wasn't super obvious how to play, I died 4-5 times til I got it :sweat_smile:
🎤 Robert Meder
24. Apr 2020 · 05:53 UTC
Haha, but there is the small hand icon , going up and down . Every time you start it's visible :)
WillyPa
27. Apr 2020 · 07:51 UTC
I got to 17 score.... then I got crushed :( Jokes aside reallt cool type of game