Meticulous collector by The default team

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made by The default team for Ludum Dare 58 (JAM)

You just lost all your collections in the forest! Get them back in time.

Controls: - Move with arrows or WASD - Pick up dashes (shift + direction) and magnets (E) - Press R to restart a level

Also on itch.io: https://the-default-team.itch.io/meticulous-collector

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Ratings

Overall 95th 3.974⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 129th 3.816⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 288th 3.421⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 166th 4.053⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 273th 3.947⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 106th 3.921⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 355th 3.094⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Mood 325th 3.658⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 31🗳️ 8🗨️

Feedback

pro4
Oct 07th · 05:22 UTC
Nicely designed puzzle game! The dash and magnet powers played well together in figuring out how to properly collect everything in a stage within the move limit.

/spoiler One thing that stumped me for a while was that I thought I had to collect all of the power ups as well, but some stages they are traps and the solution didn't involve them!

I had fun with this. Nice work!
alex-lumi
Oct 07th · 07:33 UTC
GOTY 🔥
l6ria
Oct 08th · 18:47 UTC
The character is so cute, i can't ^^
roumo1025
Oct 08th · 18:59 UTC
cute art!
stefaink
Oct 08th · 19:02 UTC
anonihoushat team give you 10 for hat
Wuppos
Oct 08th · 20:14 UTC
I really enjoyed this! Your puzzle mechanics were so simple that I thought 'how are you ever going to make interesting puzzles with this', but you really made a couple that had me stumped for some time :D I think the puzzles were actually really clever little optimization problems, which were a lot of fun to figure out. The art and soothing music also fit the gameplay very well. Very good submission! I had a good time with this game :D
zoeek
Oct 08th · 22:49 UTC
Love a little puzzle game like this. It actually got pretty hard in some levels too.
Pancu
Oct 09th · 16:44 UTC
nice game! some later puzzle became pretty hard, i wished there was a button to go back in time step by step instead of a full reset, but overall nicely done game!
Tayaksha
Oct 10th · 18:40 UTC
Got hooked on the melody - I’m not really into puzzles, but it’s such a cute game!! :3
Roroto Sic
Oct 12th · 17:31 UTC
curently stuck on this level^^
bravo its a very fun game ^^
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Elfb0y
Oct 17th · 00:17 UTC
This was such a charming and well-designed puzzle game. The mechanics with the dash and magnet were simple to learn but created some really clever and challenging puzzles. I liked how some levels tricked me into thinking I needed every power-up, only to realize that skipping one was part of the solution. The art and music were super cozy, and the little character was adorable. I also agree with others that an undo or step-back button would make it even smoother to play. Overall, a relaxing but brain-twisting experience — really well done!
🎤 The default team
Oct 17th · 18:39 UTC
@pro4 @Elfb0y Well, actually all the levels can be completed by collecting all power-ups, and it is sometimes more difficult. Path that do not involve all power-ups are unintended solutions, which we decided to keep to reward the players who found them (and consider the level finished when power-ups remain is more lore-accurate since the character wants to find back its collection, not magnets...).
daniel
Oct 19th · 00:33 UTC
Cute visual design and great progression of puzzles. Always impressive to see people able to design this many levels over a jam. With my lack of puzzle solving skills I got stuck before the end, but still very fun! Great entry and implementation of the theme.
LDJam user 243193
Oct 19th · 13:53 UTC
Nice puzzle collector game! I'm stuck in some levels but glad there's level select to allow me choosing other levels. I only wish the game would tell me of my failure and offer restart or go to menu.
Norah
Oct 19th · 16:15 UTC
The concept is so cool, I love it!
Kupnu4
Oct 20th · 12:36 UTC
I really like this game! Very nice atmosphere and visuals, great job! And while the mechanics are simple, it's a bit challenging sometimes. Sprinkle it with some pickup sounds and a fail screen and it would feel complete. Great game, thank you!
CodeRaurus
Oct 20th · 14:31 UTC
Very good game! I love the music and the whole aesthetic is in balance. The puzzles and mechanics are interesting.
I think it's only missing some sound effects and even those feel optional.

Great work.