Don't Die, Dodo! by Baconeta

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made by Baconeta for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

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The last Dodo stands before you, and you must stave off the inevitable, extinction. Manipulate the environment to make a safe path for Dodo!

How long can you keep Dodo alive?

Post your high scores in the comments!

[Controls]

Cursor/Touch Screen

[Boulder] Tap and hold to lift boulders up. Careful not to drop them on Dodo!
[Fallen Trees] Drag them over a river to help Dodo cross safely.
[Bushfires] Tap, hold, and shake to extinguish the fire.
[Sabre-Tooths] Repeatedly tap them before they reach Dodo!
[Mud] Dodo can't run very fast when stuck in mud
[Melons] Drag them onto Dodo's path. Dodo loves melons and can be lured from harm!

Development Team:

  • Game Producer and Developer - Josh Pearson
  • Environment and Asset Artist - @adele.illustration
  • Sound Effects and Music Engineer - Jakob Eriksson
  • Game Developer - James Coburn
  • Game Developer - Brayden Cooke
  • Game Developer - Tomas Morton

Thank you to everyone who plays Don't Die, Do.

[Known Bugs]

  • Dodo can glitch out the top of the play area and become stuck flying.

    • Solution: Restart game.
  • Dodo can glitch off of the cliff and become stuck.

    • Cause: Bridges placed on the edge of the cliff.
    • Solution: Restart game.
  • Overlapping objects can sometimes be untappable.

    • Cause: Overlapping objects on spawn.
    • Solution: Attempt to grab a non-overlapping section of the object.
  • Mobile users error on game start.

    • Cause: Likely not on a supported device.*
    • Solution: Use another device.
  • Visual tearing occasionally

  • Occasional sprites appearing black
  • Tigers vanish on slay

Ratings

Overall 577th 3.603⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Fun 693th 3.382⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 826th 3.176⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Theme 316th 3.971⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 260th 4.176⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Audio 159th 3.971⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Humor 112th 4.029⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Mood 449th 3.706⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Given 31🗳️ 32🗨️

Feedback

Saryah
05. Apr 2022 · 11:46 UTC
Love the cute little dodo guy and the fun facts! Gameplay was fun and audio pretty funky. Overall great game!
UkuleleFury
05. Apr 2022 · 16:16 UTC
:) Very fun game! I liked the random Dodo facts. The art is very fun and cute! The mechanics are simple, but work well! The music and sounds are very good.
Andrey_Zhukov
05. Apr 2022 · 16:22 UTC
Nice look. But I was having trouble controlling DoDo. A little tutorial directly in the first session would have helped. But I understand that you wouldn't have enough time for that.
TomBuston
05. Apr 2022 · 16:26 UTC
Cute game! I liked the variety of situations and interactions you have. The art is cute and sound effect are fun. The dodo facts after each death is a nice touch. Well done!
🎤 Baconeta
05. Apr 2022 · 16:32 UTC
@andrey-zhukov That's part of the magic! You don't actually control Dodo... he's too eclectic for that! Have you ever met a dodo before - they're cray cray! :D
Tieran
05. Apr 2022 · 16:45 UTC
Love the artwork and music of the game!

I like that the dodo is so oblivious that you need to watch every single step and make sure it doesn't die.

Good job to all those involved!
Gabriel Dias Oliveira de Almeida
05. Apr 2022 · 18:52 UTC
Those assets and the songs are great!
Glayson
05. Apr 2022 · 18:53 UTC
Graphics are great! I spoted the Ice Age easter egg! Only complain is i want more tigers, they are gorgeous!
Frasse
05. Apr 2022 · 21:38 UTC
Dodo facts!! :heart:
nyanpierre
05. Apr 2022 · 22:10 UTC
That was fun x)
also the art is great and i like the dodo sound x)
EspyLinder
05. Apr 2022 · 23:33 UTC
This was really fun and addicting to play! Loved the art and audio, overall great job!
CSdoesCS
06. Apr 2022 · 01:04 UTC
The art is cohesive and the gameplay loop is fun for sure, there's just enough variety in the way you deal with obstacles to keep it engaging, and the dodo facts are definitely a nice bit of polish. Very nice!
rainbowgamer
06. Apr 2022 · 02:19 UTC
Very cool! Love the art and the variety of gameplay mechanics, found the bridge the trickiest obstacle. Great work :)
LDJam user 268934
06. Apr 2022 · 06:26 UTC
Nice game , like the facts when you die.
Diccuric_Sigeon
06. Apr 2022 · 07:07 UTC
cool art and music
marvalgames
06. Apr 2022 · 07:08 UTC
Nice visuals and palette. Pretty cool mechanic. I did fly away a few times (as mentioned in bugs) but still fun playing. Didn't know I liked dodos so much :)
Sodaro
06. Apr 2022 · 07:43 UTC
Very pretty! Placing the bridge in the right spot was kinda hard. Nice addition with the dodo facts in the gameovoer screen :smiley:
teenythanos
06. Apr 2022 · 07:48 UTC
![dontdiedodo.jpg](///raw/04f/93/z/4d03a.jpg)

This was SO fun!! I definitely improved, but the river was my downfall. :sob: The art is fantastic, and the music loop is perfect! I feel like this could be really well adapted to a tablet or mobile game, like Tiny Wings? So fun and so great!

ETA the Dodo Facts are hilarious and a super polished add-on to this game. Love the detail.
Kylazaur
06. Apr 2022 · 11:07 UTC
This game was great! Loved the music and the concept, ran into a couple bugs and some of the sfx were a little loud here and there but MAJOR and once I realised that I didn't have any control over the Dodo, it made things a ton easier! Great stuff!
sillyman987
06. Apr 2022 · 14:13 UTC
Very funny! I loved the game and how you had to save the last dodo! 10/10!
OadT
06. Apr 2022 · 14:57 UTC
Great game! I love the random facts about dodos :smile: It is also cool that you do not control dodo but the environment. Though this leads to some frustration when dodo does not use the fallen tree to cross the river or when dodo gets hit by the boulder despite it looking like dodo is a meter await from the boulder. But these issues are actually pretty minor
Kyrio
12. Apr 2022 · 20:10 UTC
This is very cute! As someone who grew up with a lot of dodo t-shirts from a Mauritian family member, this was a nice throwback... I don't know if their taste for melon is scientific fact or Ice Age fact, but I'll accept it. The dodo trivia was a nice touch! I wish there was some animation when you scare off the tigers, and I also encountered a bug twice: when you hit Replay, sometimes the dodo no longer animates and just moves off the edge of the map. Congrats on the release!
Ehon
17. Apr 2022 · 18:28 UTC
Really cool little game, really got me stick to the monitor for more time that I'd want :D The take on the theme is surely very unique and fun, and the levle of polish is insane (thanks for all the dodo facts!) Solid entry!