Golem by TobyMurray

made by TobyMurray for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

Golem is a top-down horde mode bullet-hell where you can take control of your enemies. Play as six unique characters and survive as long as you can. Don’t let your swap bar fill up all the way or its game over! We recommend downloading if you are on windows for a more consistent experience. If you freeze or crash try reloading the page. Let us know your high score!

Controls: WASD to move Mouse to aim Left Click to Attack Right Click to Special (if your golem has one)

If you are above the limit bar: Press space to begin swapping Place cursor over enemy Release space to confirm swap

We would love feedback on balance, as things get pretty hectic right now.

Character and world art sourced from https://penusbmic.itch.io/

KNOWN BUGS: - Poor performance in certain browsers (Chrome?) - Unpredictable slowdown - Play again button can crash the game

Playable in browser or download	https://manoman017.itch.io/golem
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/golem

Ratings

Overall	642^th	3.667⭐	23🧑‍⚖️
Fun	330^th	3.775⭐	22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	126^th	4.048⭐	23🧑‍⚖️
Theme	1713^th	2.786⭐	23🧑‍⚖️
Audio	801^th	3.333⭐	23🧑‍⚖️
Humor	1240^th	2.25⭐	22🧑‍⚖️
Mood	731^th	3.625⭐	22🧑‍⚖️
Given		16🗳️	11🗨️

Feedback

hgushi

27. Apr 2021 · 03:06 UTC

A very nice game overral!

MEGA Marlon

27. Apr 2021 · 03:07 UTC

The take over mechanic was really fun and well done with the slow motion effect. After the credits, the game started stuttering but then resumed shortly after. After 3 minutes of play, it stuttered again and froze. From what I did play though, it was fun and fast paced! (and the beginning music was great!)

Cam Moore

27. Apr 2021 · 03:08 UTC

This was pretty sweet. I think it could be an awesome game if you decide to move further with it.

Traffle

27. Apr 2021 · 03:08 UTC

that was quite fun to play! often times i found myself just running and hiding until the next switch, but the gameplay was still pretty exciting. it did crash not too long into the game though.

Jakegames2

27. Apr 2021 · 03:09 UTC

Doesn't seem to fit the theme, but a very fun game nonetheless! Great job!

James Kusardi

27. Apr 2021 · 03:12 UTC

i love the concept!! the gameplay is also really fun, it does feel a bit difficult and i feel like shooting isn't always straightforward (but i definitely could have missed something), but i definitely think this has a lot of potential to be something super dope!

squirmonkey

27. Apr 2021 · 03:15 UTC

Really nice animation work in this one

I enjoyed the mechanics, generally, though I had a hard time understanding which things each type of body could do. It was sometimes tricky to get the body swap to happen the way I wanted.

The good news is that I wanted to play again, the bad news is that the play again button didn't seem to work.

I'm not sure I understood the connection to the theme.

Nice job!

Seng Yong

27. Apr 2021 · 03:25 UTC

good game afterall
little suggestion here is not to have story for a 3 days jam
then hopefully results in more content

Bodaciouslycrazy

27. Apr 2021 · 03:26 UTC

I'm having some issues with the game freezing and crashing, but this is otherwise a fantastic game! It's fast, hectic, and has plenty of different characters to control, and the art is gorgeous. Very well done.

mharitsnf

28. Apr 2021 · 02:58 UTC

Great game! I loved the mechanics where you can control the enemies. I kept losing my cursor though, If I may give a suggestion I'd recommend changing the cursor color or shape to be more distinctive with the background. Otherwise I enjoyed it!

Eugenik

28. Apr 2021 · 13:07 UTC

I love the graphics! Can't wait to try the game!.

AutoGibbon

28. Apr 2021 · 20:09 UTC

Maaaan! It's a real shame it kept crashing on me, cause I really enjoyed this one! Super simple, but engaging core gameplay. And that sound when you're picking your next host, NICE.

It starts way too fast though, like I had no idea what was going on and suddenly I'm getting ganked by flammenwerfers and noodle ghosts! Give the player a little breathing room at the start to figure the game out.

Overall, very nice, but very unstable.

dmdmdmdm

28. Apr 2021 · 20:20 UTC

Love the presentation, great art and sound! It's a great concept that could be worked on further to make a pretty great game, in a roguelike style perhaps. You already have a nice variety of enemies and it plays well already. Good job :D

🎤 TobyMurray

28. Apr 2021 · 22:10 UTC

Thank you all for your feedback! We have just patched the game to make it more stable, please let us know if it is working for you!