Save the Sun by RumiaObsessed

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made by RumiaObsessed for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

The sun has run out of fuel and is on the brink of mass destruction! Only you can extend the sun's lifetime by sacrificing the near by planets to the fiery body. However, not everyone everyone is okay with losing their planet...StSMenu.pngHarpoon and throw planets into the sun! StS2.png Run from ships trying to stop you! StS3.pngStS4.png

Ratings

Overall 564th 3.655⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Fun 263th 3.862⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 434th 3.603⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Theme 670th 3.621⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 958th 3.379⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Audio 574th 3.407⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Humor 745th 2.907⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Mood 769th 3.407⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Given 21🗳️ 33🗨️

Feedback

ildfuglen
04. Oct 2021 · 18:35 UTC
Simple but enjoyable game. The music gets a bit repetitive, and it would have been nice to have some kind of win condition, but great entry!
MonkeyFox
04. Oct 2021 · 23:36 UTC
Gameplay was fun
Nefylem
04. Oct 2021 · 23:43 UTC
That was pretty good. It didnt scale correctly in the web build until I went full screen, then was a lot easier to play.
AaronFournet
05. Oct 2021 · 03:13 UTC
Flying around in the spaceship was a lot of fun! I just flew around for a while enjoying watching my guy on the mini map. I really liked the music it fit the game real well.

I will say chucking the earth look alike planet into the sun and watching it get eaten was oddly satisfying.
mike09123
05. Oct 2021 · 04:26 UTC
Interesting mechanic! I did enjoy hauling planets around. The mini-map wasn't working for me so I got lost a bunch of times and colliding with the edge was kinda jarring. Chill game.
Mouf
05. Oct 2021 · 08:55 UTC
The sun is going down really kickly but really fun game, i enjoyed it !
FlorianBalD
05. Oct 2021 · 11:33 UTC
That was really fun! I never thought i'd feed the sun :laughing:
treenut
05. Oct 2021 · 11:43 UTC
cool mechanic, the earth defense gave me a chuckle
HelenAngel
06. Oct 2021 · 04:38 UTC
Really fun game with a great concept! Fantastic work! :)
Glen Chang
06. Oct 2021 · 07:38 UTC
Really neat concept. Love the harpoon mechanic. Would have liked to have guns to fire back at the defending ships
rubentipparach
06. Oct 2021 · 07:44 UTC
This over the top premise is wonderful! 😎🌞
Castoor
06. Oct 2021 · 07:51 UTC
Funny and relaxing game ! Well played !
cppchriscpp
06. Oct 2021 · 08:19 UTC
This is a really cool idea, and the controls are pretty interesting once you get used to them. I agree with the other person that said it felt like the sun's health went down really fast - I didn't really get much of a chance to figure out the controls before I needed to have fed the sun. I only got one planet (and almost a second) on my first play. (Alternatively, if the planets gave the sun just a little bit more life it might also be a little less difficult.)

That said, it's still fun! I always like seeing unique ideas being executed. Thanks for an interesting entry.
kyboon
06. Oct 2021 · 09:45 UTC
I got one-shot by the earth defense. 10/10 for the humor on that. I agree with @cppchriscpp, if it's a little bit easier it'll be more enjoyable.
Gastar
06. Oct 2021 · 12:21 UTC
Cool game! Simple and fun
Emaigualmc2_art
08. Oct 2021 · 16:02 UTC
I found the game and the idea very fun. As for art, several things can be improved and worked on, I found the pop-up poster a bit annoying when you get closer to the sun, maybe making it smaller or with some transparency would look better. Couldn't find the ship on the minimap at first xD overall great job!
GustavB
10. Oct 2021 · 17:46 UTC
Lovely game! My favorite part was to just line up planets on collision course with the sun, and then let them loose to get the next one.
spacecadet
10. Oct 2021 · 17:50 UTC
Very cool and polished game. I really liked this one even though it was pretty simple game mechanics-wise. The minimap was really cool and useful for playing. Well done! :)
subcreation
10. Oct 2021 · 17:52 UTC
Great game, felt really good to control the ship. Seemed impossible at first until I learned I could start flinging planets into the sun, a really cool mechanic! Excellent entry.
xpoho
13. Oct 2021 · 06:55 UTC
Люблю игры про вселенную. Космических рейнджеров напомнило. Космос всегда привлекает своими безграничными пространствами.

Спасибо за игру!
Jeff Kerman
17. Oct 2021 · 10:13 UTC
Really nice. I love the particles coming off the sun itself and the stars parallax looks super cool.