Magnet Boy by Cope

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made by Cope for Ludum Dare 58 (JAM)

How to Play:
WASD to move.
Collect valuables with a magnet. The magnet attracts everything.
Survive for 2 minutes.
Avoid bombs.

Credits:
Cope – Programmer, Sound Effects
Ricky Owings – Programmer, Music
SuperNova – Music
ToddyFangs – Art, Sprites
Luxcy – Art

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Ratings

Overall 366th 3.556⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Fun 169th 3.722⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 539th 3⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Theme 122th 4.13⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 533th 3.333⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Audio 103th 3.926⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Humor 321th 3.18⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Mood 512th 3.36⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Given 76🗳️ 29🗨️

Feedback

Evelyn_Rudaleva
Oct 06th · 21:17 UTC
Gameplay is really stressful, i like it!
gold.daniel
Oct 06th · 21:18 UTC
You really get thrown right into the gameplay. Simple game with cute graphics, collect all the things and don't blow up! On theme. I like the lose screen, the pixel art has a charm to it. Good job!
Kamilah
Oct 06th · 21:18 UTC
Simple but fun game! The music is great and I love the art style. Very on theme.
🎤 Cope
Oct 07th · 01:08 UTC
@evelyn-rudaleva Thank you. We didn't want it to be too easy!
🎤 Cope
Oct 07th · 01:10 UTC
@gold-daniel Yes, simple game loops are what we like to do for game jams
🎤 Cope
Oct 07th · 01:10 UTC
@kamilah Thank you!
Derek Glennon
Oct 07th · 01:24 UTC
Very charming! Cute and fun
Matthew Rose
Oct 07th · 01:50 UTC
No idea if 6904 is a good score but I finally managed to not blow up XD Great work, I enjoyed it!
🎤 Cope
Oct 07th · 02:05 UTC
@matthew-rose Yes, that score is good! I can get around 7000
Phobos001
Oct 07th · 05:45 UTC
Really cool to highlight whats being pulled in. There is a LOT going on though and it can get kinda hard to track the bombs. Maybe try having the items and bombs be a bit bigger and reducing the number of objects at once, or maybe give the bombs different colored highlights so its quicker to discern from the jewels. The music is very good as well :) Very good entry!
NoodleStorm
Oct 07th · 06:40 UTC
The effect of the bomb is amazing!
tweekus
Oct 07th · 06:48 UTC
Nice job!
yopox
Oct 07th · 07:16 UTC
Nice entry! The magnet character is funny :laughing:
It was difficult at first but I won after a few tries.
Staying at the bottom of the screen is safer but it makes it harder to collect points I guess!

![CleanShot 2025-10-07 at 09.13.00@2x.png](///raw/741/8/z/6e7d9.png)
mc shopot
Oct 07th · 09:45 UTC
Yep, this game really makes you sweat ;D I downed two cans of White Monster before diving into this, or my reactions simply wouldn’t have been fast enough. Thanks for the experience, and best of luck with future development!

P.S. It’s funny, but it reminds me of the old game ‘Heuoptes’ for some reason xDDD
Truedat
Oct 07th · 11:41 UTC
7395 got it in the second try :) good job! played some more and funny surprises when you run from a bomb and it comes back with an arch hitting you when you thought you were safe haha
🎤 Cope
Oct 07th · 14:48 UTC
@yopox If we had more time we would implement more incentives to prioritize collecting coins and jewels.
🎤 Cope
Oct 07th · 14:50 UTC
@truedat Nice score!
F2_
Oct 07th · 15:33 UTC
Quite a fun game! In my first attempts, I was running around all the bombs, thinking I could dodge them all, but always failing within 30 seconds. Then I started playing more passively at the bottom, and this worked really well. Since the valuables do no disappear, there seems to be no punishment for waiting around? Or maybe that means less valuables will appear in total, I don't know.

The music is very fitting and just sounds great. It's still going in the background while I am typing this. :D

Very well done!
Faust_Mi
Oct 07th · 20:20 UTC
Fast, funny, good!!!!

Thanks for the gaming experience!
MrV
Oct 08th · 00:45 UTC
Simple and nice!
Ira Baciu
Oct 08th · 09:27 UTC
Aww, the mechanic of collecting things while using a magnet is so clever! Good use of the theme
azahara
Oct 08th · 12:49 UTC
stressfull game play, I love it ! I blew up a few times but I got 7000 points! Nice work!!
graebor
Oct 08th · 16:35 UTC
Fun idea, cute character, funky music, this was great - I made it all the way through but I was definitely stressin out by the end!
![magnetboy.jpg](///raw/c24/z/6ef1a.jpg)
Pengu123
Oct 08th · 16:46 UTC
Always a fan of a mechanic that's both a blessing and a curse. Really cute art and I love the music!
🎤 Cope
Oct 08th · 19:17 UTC
@pengu123 Me too! Glad you enjoyed it
cartmouse
Oct 09th · 11:34 UTC
Really tight game loop! Love the art, music and the little character. Feels really nicely polished and I had a great time playing. Nice job!
jacobingalls
Oct 11th · 21:32 UTC
Nice! Music was boppin'

![Screenshot 2025-10-11 at 2.29.46 PM.png](///raw/da9/b1/z/6f48c.png)
skiddings
Oct 11th · 22:05 UTC
Fun game, nicely balanced too. Tricky without being impossibly fustrating.
quadtree
Oct 18th · 17:17 UTC
Pretty fun game. The bombs were sometimes a little hard to see against the dark background, but overall it seemed pretty good.
PatUwU
Oct 21st · 17:17 UTC
Cute and interesting art style, addicting gameplay and interesting concept. Love it!