My Little Castle by WouterK12

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made by WouterK12 for Ludum Dare 58 (JAM)

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My Little Castle

As a greedy king, you shall bleed your people with heavy taxes to bloat your vault with gold, but the higher your castle rises, the more monsters flock, threatening your pride above all else.

Use your archer and warrior friends to defend your collected gold from the greedy ghosts. They will never stop until they have all that should be yours.

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Ratings

Overall 500th 3.364⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 324th 3.452⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 322th 3.357⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 240th 3.905⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 440th 3.548⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 182th 3.525⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 458th 3.452⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 15🗳️ 23🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 237945
Oct 06th · 13:45 UTC
Cat in a fishbowl!
But overall nice fast paced and visually appealing game!
Alex Mulkerrin
Oct 07th · 13:30 UTC
The mechanics of filling up the pot with money and putting down new rooms was fun. I liked the medieval style that you were going for in the pixel art and music. I'm not sure what the best thing to do with the pot is. I just took it everywhere with me. Cool concept for a score attack game :)
Electric Sun
Oct 07th · 13:32 UTC
Took a second get the hang of it but its pretty fun! how many rooms are there and can you win?
Adhvik
Oct 07th · 13:51 UTC
![Screenshot 2025-10-07 214738.png](///raw/bc6/46/z/6e9de.png)

Nice cat jumpscare but also fun game.]
JuanRod707
Oct 07th · 15:51 UTC
Love the art consistency and the dramatic music. I found the game quite unforgiving, as soon as the ghosts touch the pot you lose with no delay whatsoever.
Sheepolution
Oct 07th · 16:37 UTC
That was a lot of fun! I like how there was always something to do, collect some gold, place some guards, buy new rooms, heal up. There wasn't really a good reason not to have the pot right next to the door, as far as I could tell, but that was okay. I love that the game automatically becomes more difficult as you buy more rooms, as there is more to manage. I managed to collect 57 gold with 9 rooms. Great job!
JohnCoffee
Oct 07th · 16:42 UTC
Tutorial is a bit confusing, but i think i got the hang of it. Either the progression is to slow for the movespeed or the movespeed is to high :D Overall good game, make more.
Yarkin
Oct 07th · 19:15 UTC
Too noble to defend myself. Liked that =)
🎤 WouterK12
Oct 08th · 13:42 UTC
@electric-sun Thank you! :)
Currently there are 11 variations and 5 different types of rooms.
The objective is to collect as much gold as possible, so the game can last a substantial amount of time. You can build an infinite amount of rooms! :D
Torami
Oct 08th · 14:38 UTC
I found the controls real hard to get the hang of, it would be nice to be able to jump with W however it is a really nice entry and definitely got sucked in for a bit into the game.
Pigeonic
Oct 08th · 14:44 UTC
LOVE THE CAT!!! I kept sliding around like a maniac but got the hang of it eventually, I just kept the knights on the doors :)).
LDJam user 395647
Oct 08th · 19:13 UTC
Very cozy game, I liked the graphics and the audio you chose:)
Surfa
Oct 08th · 19:20 UTC
CAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also like the premise of the game. Took a while to understand the interaction between the knight and the ghosts.

Overall I liked the game and thought the pixel art was well done and consistent in style :thumbsup:
zubspace
Oct 08th · 19:43 UTC
Interesting concept. Very helpful tutorial. The gameplay is hectic and chaotic and keeps you on the edge. Good job!
Eugenik
Oct 09th · 03:16 UTC
Gameplay was fun ) Good luck!.
Xahon
Oct 09th · 20:19 UTC
Good game, thank you!
FNG_TrashCat
Oct 10th · 03:51 UTC
This is really cool and has a lot of potential! The premise is HILARIOUS :joy:

I found it a little tougher to play, which is mostly my own skill issues, but it was really jarring when I intended to pick up the pot and the game favored choosing the knight or archer if they were in the immediate vicinity. Maybe another key could be an override to just take the pot?

Really feels smooth as butter otherwise! Gameplay was really easy to pick up on with your tutorial and hard to master! GG y'all!
Accardo
Oct 10th · 05:10 UTC
Nice game, died two times before I get the gameplay loop, but pretty fun once I get the hang of it.
jscommander
Oct 11th · 10:48 UTC
"Hi. Great game. Loved the atmosphere. The pixel art and music really create that medieval vibe.

The pot and ghost mechanic is interesting. Makes you strategically place the gold pot away from potential ghosts.