Gone Out by Bea
The fire will go out. Wander ever deeper into the woods to find fuel.
Use A & D to move. S to pick up sticks.
We're super pleased with this entry for LD50, perhaps our most polished entry to date!
Created by Nathan Shepherd & Beatrix Bumpbell Music by Logan https://soundcloud.com/hugelogan
| Link | https://wadmeister.itch.io/gone-out |
| Link | https://wadmeister.itch.io/gone-out |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/gone-out |
Ratings
| Overall | 626th | 3.573⭐ | 50🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 1358th | 2.388⭐ | 51🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 1107th | 2.816⭐ | 51🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 365th | 3.929⭐ | 51🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 159th | 4.36⭐ | 52🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 22th | 4.383⭐ | 49🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 1109th | 2.012⭐ | 44🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 111th | 4.167⭐ | 50🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 64🗳️ | 77🗨️ |
Would have been nice if some additional objects were interactable, but time was of course limited.
Very simple, very clear, thank you!
Logan Felber is just a beast!!!!!!
Some sort of UI indication of the max number of sticks you can carry would be nice. Also as to how long you have to keep the fire burning.
The movement was so slow that I felt unmotivated to turn around and drop the sticks in the fire. The sticks were also pretty hard to see at times.
The idea of grabbing wood in a scary forest to replenish the fire is a very good use of theme. You guys should be very proud of this <3
Would have been nice to see a score of how long I lasted.
I would say moving faster would be nice, but I guess you'd have to go further to find wood or else the game loop would become pointless.
I would have like a bit more interaction and surprises. But I guess something a bit contemplative like this is nice too :grin:

I really enjoyed this. The combination of the parallax effect, the lighting and the (incredible) music sets the tone really quickly -- definitely a 5/5 on Mood from me.
Well Done!! :grin:
I **hate** that I care so much about my little guy in the woods.
I **hate** that I played this for an hour straight(seriously my bum is numb now).
I **hate** how much the lovely drawn forrest drew me in.
I **hate** how much the music and audio had me on edge.
I **hate** having to look at his cold sad face as he hopelessly searches for firewood.
But most of all..
I **hate** that no matter how much I tried I couldn't get my poor little guy through the night.
Now take my 5*s and don't make me feel for a bunch of pixels again.
Good stuff :8ball:
Cheers :)
Gorgeous game with a fantastic atmosphere. Really nice job!