Caterpillar on a Balloon by Nestral
You are a happy caterpillar, and you have been dreaming of flying up high as a butterfly! But you can't wait. You decide to climb on a roof and grab some balloons. You start flying as you had wished for so long.

Your goal is to fly as high as you can while avoiding planes and helicopters! Grab more balloons along the way as every 10 seconds one of your balloons will pop!
Leaderboard
- @rookrules - 1085
- @pomo - 467
- @robin-schmitz - 440
- @maksim-chugunov - 415
- @badcop - 294
- @shmador - 221
- @sparklingsushi - 166
- @kuviman - 152
Controls
Movement - WASD / arrow keys
Reset - R
Authors
Programming, Sounds - @Nestral
Art - @mikkyti
| Link | https://github.com/Nertsal/ludumdare51 |
| Itch (web & downloads) | https://nestral.itch.io/caterpillar-on-a-balloon |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/51/caterpillar-on-a-balloon |
Ratings
| Overall | 382th | 3.694⭐ | 33🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 228th | 3.79⭐ | 33🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 617th | 3.267⭐ | 32🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 690th | 3.548⭐ | 33🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 616th | 3.597⭐ | 33🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 541th | 3.2⭐ | 32🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 491th | 3.55⭐ | 32🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 34🗳️ | 45🗨️ |

Didn't quite make it to space, but I believe that one day, a caterpillar will take the leap :bug: :)
ignore the 36 :sweat_smile:
One of the few games where I quickly understood everything - but yep, no highscores for me neither xD
There's a clever nuance to the way balloons work in this game, which I appreciated. I like how they are similtaneously a healthbar,hitbox and propulsion. Nice detail that you go up with less power as your balloons decrease, or can move slightly faster with more balloons. That latter thing is balanced nicely with popping every 10 seconds, which also gives a good incentive to try to catch ballons. Overall the design of the ballons is well thought out. It also all makes intutive sense which is a plus.
I love the sky background, it looks sweet.
Thanks for the submission and congratz of finishing the project!
