BulkUp by naru

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made by naru for Ludum Dare 58 (JAM)

Go play on itch.io! https://naru0000.itch.io/bulkup

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Ratings

Overall 172th 3.827⭐ 149🧑‍⚖️
Fun 116th 3.833⭐ 149🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 480th 3.12⭐ 148🧑‍⚖️
Theme 495th 3.524⭐ 149🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 214th 4.075⭐ 149🧑‍⚖️
Humor 21th 4.31⭐ 149🧑‍⚖️
Mood 196th 3.87⭐ 148🧑‍⚖️
Given 105🗳️ 169🗨️

Feedback

lizardinblizzard
Oct 06th · 21:48 UTC
Music is so cool)
BigTasty
Oct 06th · 22:44 UTC
Yo, as a bodybuilder myself, I can say that the game is crazy realistic!
Tommeh
Oct 06th · 22:47 UTC
Wow. This game is absolutely incredible. Brimming with amazing art and super funny cutscenes. Easter eggs, many character design, fun gameplay. This game has everything. Really impressive what you have done in a weekend! Definitely one of my fav orite games this jam
Psevdonim
Oct 07th · 01:27 UTC
The game is truly both funny and crazy at the same time — a unique experience.
It’s impossible not to praise the amount of work put into it — the fact that it even has cutscenes deserves respect!
And a thumbs up for the happy ending xD
Jcourt
Oct 07th · 06:09 UTC
That was definitely an interesting happy ending. The gameplay is pretty quick and simple, but the art (including cutscenes) is really fantastic!
johncast123
Oct 07th · 07:37 UTC
This is epic bro. The cutscenes are so funny and the alien at the end... Let's just say, I had a fun night XD jokessssss
nexyisan
Oct 07th · 08:19 UTC
It's a really cool and fun game, it's a shame you can't lose. I thought someone would be able to eat us, but it turned out that they wouldn't.
d-demetori
Oct 07th · 08:39 UTC
That’s funny! Haha, I love the art — it really makes you want to play more.
mc shopot
Oct 07th · 09:38 UTC
Literally me. Fun gameplay, but I’d love to see the option to eat cats added. The trap beat in the background sets the tone for the game! By the way, where can I get 18+ art of this alien girl?
Vrex
Oct 07th · 10:29 UTC
Found out that I can click cats with mouse only on second walkthrough :D
Character kinda clips to walls/obstacles periodically. Wish there would be some enemies or hazards on levels btw.

Music, art, cutscenes is great though. Really solid entry overall, nice job <3
Moonblast
Oct 07th · 12:15 UTC
The art style and animation are incredibly cool and humorous. It occasionally freezes up, but I figure it's just a minor glitch.
JOrbits
Oct 07th · 12:19 UTC
Fun little game with cool cutscenes. Nice art and sounds.
Feraligatr
Oct 07th · 12:21 UTC
Very fun game, I had some nice laughs when I found out you can chunk a human, a cow and an alien in just one bite. The ending also got me unexpected with that hilarious art.

Overall very simple gameplay with simple goals, playable in a few minutes, to see it all.
PatUwU
Oct 07th · 12:33 UTC
This game hypnotized me to play more and moooreeee. Good job!
MJ12
Oct 07th · 12:39 UTC
Just FYI, I have nothing to do with your cat
Jawdan
Oct 07th · 13:24 UTC
Fun and humorous! Nice work!
Kotolazer
Oct 07th · 14:21 UTC
A very fun game :) I like that it feels complete and has an interesting storyline
DubiousDuck
Oct 07th · 17:02 UTC
GOATed! very polished and most importantly funny. had a really good time playing this
Ather
Oct 07th · 18:05 UTC
Happy ending !
![bulk.PNG](///raw/28d/56/z/6eb76.png)
6Knowledge
Oct 07th · 19:25 UTC
I'm so hungry... I could eat... A cow? Quite the banger of a game, thus far the highest rating on the humor counter.
Ueighti
Oct 07th · 19:27 UTC
The game is hilarious, especially the cutscenes. It reminded me of WarioWare.
Loved the art style!
Good Job!
wolderado
Oct 07th · 20:12 UTC
This was way too funny haha. Loved the ending :smile:
Maytch
Oct 07th · 20:50 UTC
Okay that was hilarious. The graphics and sound are awesome too. I must admit I clicked onto it because of the alien girl. Glad to see there was a happy ending there.
tercs
Oct 07th · 21:14 UTC
Beautiful art and cool concept! I really like the alien girl!!!
graebor
Oct 07th · 21:42 UTC
Really nice job! The "skip" button made me laugh, you got me!
gamebuilder
Oct 07th · 22:09 UTC
Too bad we can't see more of the girl — she is the best part of the game. That being stated, I had fun and really enjoyed the graphics. One of the better games here, and it's in the spirit of Ludum Dare. The artwork is fantastic. Keep making games.
notsu
Oct 07th · 22:18 UTC
Very fun ! Great graphics and ambiance !
Purrseus
Oct 07th · 22:20 UTC
Sometimes, we forget that no intricate mechanics are needed, to create an insanely fun and engaging game. An absolute blast to play!!

The art and cutscenes were amazingly well done, such a funny game!
Flinge
Oct 07th · 22:33 UTC
Great visuals and cutscenes! And that ending — everything a true man could dream of.

I just felt there wasn’t quite enough gameplay variety between levels, aside from the visuals.
Gmiss
Oct 07th · 22:42 UTC
It was REALLY cool, I finished it in one breath, I was very pleased with the visuals and the soundtrack kick's me hard. At the end there was a smile left on my face - great experience! (cinema aliens deserve a special mention)
Hank Ather
Oct 07th · 22:55 UTC
I couldn't stop laughing the whole time. Fantastic.
Re-Markable
Oct 07th · 23:34 UTC
What a banger. Although my immersion broke when I wasn't able to eat the cars. This guy clearly didn't want to save his cat hard enough
Dianavi
Oct 07th · 23:44 UTC
Wow your game is so cool ! I love your style
Dining Philosopher
Oct 08th · 00:12 UTC
Amaaazing, this game has me smiling. Really funny and well put together.
debugman18
Oct 08th · 00:58 UTC
Really fun. Good music, silly art, and cute cats.
OldDog
Oct 08th · 03:01 UTC
The game's visuals and animation details are outstanding, and the story is full of humor. Unfortunately, the content is rather short — I finished it pretty quickly. Still, it has great potential, and I’m really looking forward to the full version.
Wakobu
Oct 08th · 06:52 UTC
Weird and funny game! I love the artstyle and the weirdnes of the game :laughing:
KillRyusha
Oct 08th · 07:00 UTC
It's really weird, but I love that)
marudziik
Oct 08th · 07:29 UTC
Well done! Music makes this game, but the humor is something that stands out here as well. I enjoyed gameplay, I think the graphics are awesome, consistent and funny. The animations are top-notch. Loved the surprising ending.

I tried to find an area for improvement and honestly it's not easy to find one - maybe collisions could use some minor tweaking (right at the beginning of the alien ship level). Theme-wise it's a little bit of stretch, but the mood makes it up for me. :)

Congrats, great entry!
harujam
Oct 08th · 08:54 UTC
I love this! Also: It was good idea to play this during the lunch break. Also nr.2: how did the cat make it to the alien space ship?
UniOwl
Oct 08th · 09:28 UTC
alien goth girl... save me...

save me alien goth girl
squashi
Oct 08th · 12:48 UTC
yoo art looks great and it's fun to play, good work! there isn't much to say honestly, the game delivers!!
gamesplusjames
Oct 08th · 13:27 UTC
The whole vibe of this game was really cool! Loved the art and it was really fun to play. Great job!
ellaris
Oct 08th · 13:44 UTC
Great game, love the music the art and the cutscenes. The only things I could point out would be that the easter egg is easy to miss the first time (had to do a second playthrough) and the lack of nay obstacles stopping or at least slowing the player down from munching, munching on people was hilarious.
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robert18
Oct 08th · 17:00 UTC
Love this one
Catusfelony
Oct 08th · 17:06 UTC
I don't quite get why the X/Y numbers are in the wrong order, but yes this is the kind of thing I'd do to save a pet cat too.

Very fun entry! Not sure how I'd feel if my cat turned into a hot alien girl, though!!!
Jim jagers
Oct 08th · 17:16 UTC
art is great
el-pepi
Oct 08th · 17:19 UTC
Simple yet fun game. Graphics and sounds are really good!
mr_mesmer
Oct 08th · 17:22 UTC
Это хорошая вайбовая игрушка. Мне кажется, её надо делать как idle игрушку на рабочий стол. Чтобы человек работал, но от его движений мышки и кнопок клавиатуры главный герой где-то там на фоне бегал и всех ел.
Kitira
Oct 08th · 17:26 UTC
Funny game! Also the art style and music is really cool. :)
stefaink
Oct 08th · 17:59 UTC
neuron activation
evil23
Oct 08th · 18:13 UTC
Nice game, only downside I could find is when you walk around obstacles, you sometimes get stuck on the corner which is a bit annoying. Apart from that, great game!
Kinn
Oct 08th · 18:14 UTC
Wow thats some really good art and music! loved the skip button haha!

![image_2025-10-09_021430129.png](///raw/cab/56/z/6ef7f.png)
Keith Wang
Oct 08th · 18:20 UTC
Really good art and story. I love how I can just eat everything and everyone :)
The alien girl is cute too.
l6ria
Oct 08th · 18:32 UTC
absolut cinema
Artificer
Oct 08th · 18:43 UTC
The art is funny, that combined with the music and fast paced story really reminded me of Turnip Boy commits tax evasion. Silly fun, but that's perfect :smile:
michlau
Oct 08th · 19:10 UTC
always wanted to try out cannibalism
Mololo
Oct 08th · 19:39 UTC
The art looks soo good and the game is very funny. I liked it a lot, good job.
Nomus
Oct 08th · 19:57 UTC
I need more bulk let me eat the cats too
lukk_batun
Oct 08th · 20:06 UTC
OMG!!! THE MUSIC IS TOO EPIC
kkritikov
Oct 08th · 21:44 UTC
Very cool art, I liked it
Monado
Oct 09th · 00:12 UTC
One of the funniest games I've played so far this jam!
Safe to say, I got the happy ending...
Amazing work, love the art and satisfying gameplay

![image_2025-10-08_171251440.png](///raw/3dd/22/z/6f077.png)
Ciphereo
Oct 09th · 06:20 UTC
The music is so cool. I really like the artistic style of the game.
NikiSnow
Oct 09th · 08:04 UTC
cool
DGo
Oct 09th · 08:44 UTC
Awesome music! It fits so well
Khamekaze
Oct 09th · 08:53 UTC
So many meme references 😂 I like the Roblox news caster and the fact that you have a skip button on cutscenes that basically goes "nah mate 🙂"
alexrose
Oct 09th · 09:56 UTC
Was disappointed I couldn't eat the cat at first. Then I was really disappointed I couldn't eat the cat

lots of calories in an alien

love the fullscreen frames, very funny, especially love his lips. enjoyed the music and cohesiveness of the style musically, visually, writing wise. this is a quintessential LD game to me, it's the type of thing you would only ever get to play during LD haha, very cool game and I enjoyed it
surfacedfox
Oct 09th · 10:49 UTC
x_x
i will refrain from voicing my opinions on this one with my partner watching over my shoulder
Sheepolution
Oct 09th · 11:33 UTC
Funny game! Love the silly faces and cutscenes. I did miss a bit of a challenge, like an enemy or a time constraint, but with it was fun nonetheless. Good job!
Crygos
Oct 09th · 12:52 UTC
You can feel the bulk through the music.
leorean
Oct 09th · 13:01 UTC
I wonder how much protein I ate in this game :sob:
Hjalte
Oct 09th · 13:09 UTC
The art was good and the story was very fun! I wish there was some challenge though..
loco
Oct 09th · 14:07 UTC
I really like the skip watch it part, hahaha.
Linky439
Oct 09th · 15:00 UTC
Very funny one. I like the art style, the crazy cutscenes, the bloody "Skip" button and the general "stupid" vibe of this game. Very fun, done very well, congrats!
khaotom
Oct 09th · 16:19 UTC
Fantastic work! And the story is super relatable.
Tesseus
Oct 09th · 16:26 UTC
I really like the style of the game, its so consistant and vibrant.
Yatsu
Oct 09th · 17:08 UTC
I saw a big green альтушку I'm satisfied. 1000 kcal out of 10
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LDJam user 280189
Oct 09th · 17:34 UTC
This game was amazing, one of my favorites for sure, I was laughing so much :joy:
Placeholders
Oct 09th · 18:41 UTC
it was nice eating kids
Zoldanka
Oct 09th · 19:08 UTC
This is pure art, in all its forms, from start to finish. When I say I died laughing
My favorite so far
MrPaket
Oct 09th · 19:32 UTC
It's just a crazy game, and I've watched an amazing story unfold before my eyes. It's an incredibly funny game. A pleasant art style, cutscenes that are set TO MUSIC. This is a masterpiece of cinema, absolute cinema!

![изображение_2025-10-09_223035540.png](///raw/9fe/56/z/6f1e7.png)

The spirit of the game reminded me of another game where a meteorite was supposed to fall to Earth and you could do anything. I don't remember the name, but it was quite popular.
LDJam user 417758
Oct 10th · 02:13 UTC
The graphic is nice, the music is perfect.The way you've coupled the mechanic creates a puzzle dynamic I've never seen before. It feels like a natural evolution of concepts from Braid.Your approach to visual storytelling here is masterful. If you have a moment, I'd be genuinely interested to hear your thoughts on my own project, ICE BOMB RUNNER.
Derek Glennon
Oct 10th · 02:26 UTC
Lots of realllly good faces in this one haha art is really well done and sense of humor is on point. Gameplay was fun too. Add like a simple beat em up element and I think you could have a full game to ship! Really nice job
Asieke
Oct 10th · 04:07 UTC
Loved the game! The facial expressions were on point!
PekinaNebula48
Oct 10th · 08:46 UTC
This game is really fun, I had a great laugh. The graphics are very cool !
Pandalk
Oct 10th · 11:11 UTC
Pretty funny, one of my favorite entry so far, the humor is on point and the art direction is really good!

the one thing I liked less is the gameplay itself, I would have enjoyed more mechanics than "walk toward the target"

still, congrats !
dumchevdev
Oct 10th · 12:02 UTC
I loved this crazy game!
UMC049
Oct 10th · 17:41 UTC
A very interesting GameJam game! You collect (eat) everything on the map that can be eaten (including humans, which sounds like Hannibal). The gameplay isn’t complicated and is quite satisfying.

The art style is also nice, and the cutscenes contain many internet memes, which is very fun. The alien beauty at the final ending is also well drawn.

The music during gameplay is very powerful and matches the fast-paced gameplay, humorous story, and art style perfectly.

One of the few shortcomings of this GameJam entry may be that it could be difficult to further develop it into a further full game with the current gameplay. But I think it’s enough for everyone participating in the Game Jam to enjoy playing this game and for the author to enjoy creating it.
Sceef
Oct 10th · 18:06 UTC
"Honey, I've been hitting on our kids.".. and the neighbors, and the dogs, and everything I could swallow)
Threeli
Oct 11th · 03:00 UTC
Sorry I'm late to playing your project, today was the first day I could get back on the computer, but I'm here now so let's go!

I mean the asset work alone is incredible, sound and art, both brilliant. Solid effort all around!
LDJam user 374028
Oct 11th · 12:32 UTC
Nice game and cool memes, but why could I eat cows but not cats, and why is my cat a thicc alien goth gf?

Jokes aside, the game looks really polished. I really liked the cutscenes and I appreciate the short gameplay. Good work and congrats!
Pancu
Oct 11th · 17:56 UTC
game was funny af, specifically the cutscenes with a lot of references, also the ending was very "unexpected" lol, the art was very good, overall great work!
LDJam user 337336
Oct 11th · 19:48 UTC
Banger music! I really liked how well executed is the game, core loop is there and it works. The art was very funny, I smile and laugh a couple of times. Good work!

It's a plus for a game so short to have mute/sound :thumbsup:.

Small suggestions:
* The game will flow more if the character doesn't stop at everything that eats
* The animation when you eat something is very quick, I don't realize how much I've eaten, maybe a combination between slower and some animation on the counter would help
Adamwigs
Oct 12th · 06:18 UTC
"Watch It :)"
MatthewDrake
Oct 12th · 15:32 UTC
Love how absolutely ridiculous the premise is, short but sweet and fun game. I can't really think of anything I'd critique, it just seems like a good game jam game! Great work on this!
YibiRabbit007
Oct 12th · 16:39 UTC
Absolutely complete chaos art! It’s very similar to the works from another small town, but yours seems more fun (it’s really hard not to laugh); a 100% abstract piece, you could definitely make it to the trending list.
LDJam user 379094
Oct 12th · 18:31 UTC
Awesome entry, lots of polish.
Euler Moises
Oct 13th · 00:08 UTC
LOL! I'm so hungry!

That was funny! Totally unexpected! Eating people when you're angry? What a great idea!

:D

Congratulations
rynti
Oct 13th · 19:34 UTC
hehe what a hilarious scenario :D liked the idea, and the graphics + sound really made it funny
robri
Oct 14th · 22:41 UTC
another one of the best for me lmao
xpoho
Oct 15th · 05:20 UTC
I like art style. And also I like that game feels completed. Good job ^_^
Vhalenn
Oct 15th · 14:59 UTC
Congratulations for the amount of visual work on this one!
nassshie
Oct 16th · 20:08 UTC
nnaaaah, it is such a great work, espacially for only one person! so funny and interesting to play. the idea itself is brilliant! good gamr fr
WeirdBitGames
Oct 17th · 16:44 UTC
The music is fire! And, did I.. just eat a person to "bulk up"?? This is such a cool, silly game!
Surfa
Oct 23rd · 20:51 UTC
Really enjoyed the cutscenes. Loved that you put some story into a jam game. My main complaint was I feel like you put the scoring backwards. Surely 200/300 (200 out of 300) makes more sense than 300/200 (get to 300 but you have 200?). Overall one of the best entries I have played this jam. :thumbsup: