Malleus Gnomus by Puuukich

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made by Puuukich for Ludum Dare 59 (JAM)

Finally! А game where after being woken up by noisy neighbors you can beat them and add to your deck! Ultimate vengeance experience! Now with Lava Snacks!! mg<em>screen</em>01.pngmg<em>screen</em>06.pngmg<em>screen</em>04.png

Ratings

Overall 324th 3.717⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Fun 171th 3.774⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 540th 3.2⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Theme 840th 1.817⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 289th 4⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Audio 321th 3.548⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Humor 194th 3.466⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Mood 353th 3.759⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Given 21🗳️ 24🗨️

Feedback

Rum Ham
Apr 21st · 15:43 UTC
Fun game. THe graphics and sound effects were really good - however I'm not sure how its tied to the theme of Signals at all. I think there was also a lot of reading, maybe could have done with more in game type tutorials to show mechanics rather than explain them. All in all still quite fun though!
Yoav Kagan
Apr 21st · 17:50 UTC
Really fun game! managed to get to level 5, unique!
HDVR02
Apr 23rd · 20:11 UTC
A very fun game! I really liked the visuals and the overall cohesion of the art direction—graphics and sound design work great together and complement the gameplay loop nicely. Great job!
vydra
Apr 23rd · 20:15 UTC
Too hard to thinking after work. I'll try later. But gameplay is really fun!
LDJam user 148539
Apr 23rd · 20:21 UTC
really impressive jam game, reminds me of something I'd play on armorgames as a kid,
TheRealOrb
Apr 23rd · 20:31 UTC
Brothers of the mine rejoice..
Xeltide
Apr 23rd · 20:41 UTC
I enjoyed that! Nice level of polish on all fronts. I ... actually don't think I have any feedback. I guess more juice/feedback? But at that point I'm just nitpicking. Congrats on a successful jam!
VenomousMouse
Apr 24th · 09:46 UTC
I like Dungeon keeper! This is well made game, nice job!
CaptainSpoof
Apr 24th · 12:00 UTC
where are my gnomws
aniretti
Apr 24th · 13:06 UTC
great story, clear tutorial, great graphics, and you even have cutscenes! wow!

reminded me of the board game "saboteur" .

the game was difficult for me. i couldn't get past level 2. either I was just unlucky with the cards, or i'm doing something wrong... i don't know. i also got upset when i tried to restart level 2 because i ran out of cards, but it kicked me back to level 1. 😭

and sometimes you come across such structures

![photo_2026-04-24_15-13-51.jpg](///raw/c45/b5/z/72935.jpg)
INGVIILD
Apr 24th · 17:56 UTC
@aniretti Yes, unfortunately generation is merciless Т.Т

![photo_2026-04-21_19-17-09.jpg](///raw/27c/56/z/72992.jpg)
Evil Gaufre
Apr 24th · 18:13 UTC
Good and impresive game, look like a steam one :O
LDJam user 240296
Apr 25th · 10:48 UTC
The game turned out additive! Great job. I've stuck on the 6 lvl cos of the strange pieces positioning. For example it was possible to put here this piece, but then impossible to add next piece to it. But still a good entry!

![cU9xN29djVLLEcmJpqK6ygi_cKGiUq0wq7fszsPzcsDZE6gceQY4hmtpUZNFttH0wDjqn7ZzSprBB7WM0Kf674UN.jpg](///raw/8aa/a3/z/72ab8.jpg)
LDJam user 301295
May 04th · 07:54 UTC
Interesting idea with some nice visuals and audio. I did find it a bit harsh to be reset to level 1, I never made it past 4 sadly. The layout can be harsh some times D: I'll give this another try later or maybe the patched version :)
InkyH
May 04th · 08:03 UTC
impressive art style and fun idea!
brolga
May 04th · 10:56 UTC
Really nice polished entry, really like the cutscenes and the effort of including some sort of a narrative, gameplay was fun. Might be a bit hard to connect to the theme but otherwise great work!
Azufette
May 04th · 12:07 UTC
Interesting. i was hooked already at the Intro. Nice sounding/music ´. I must say the gameplay was easy to understand i had troubles coming further with the tiles. But that's on me i was too stupid. :D I will definitely try again. overall well done.
Croped
May 04th · 13:20 UTC
Love me some deckbuilding :-) Was very addictive from the start and very impressive with the procedural level generation. Very impressive entry! Wow just wow
PoshDan
May 04th · 14:26 UTC
Procedural generation with randomized building pieces are a bit of a gamble. I found myself mercilessly stuck multiple times. I had better success shooting straight for the exit, actually, as I'd spent more on trying to get to lava than I'd gain back from it. I was a bit disappointed to find the restart button is for the whole game, not just the current level.