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You Must Mop by PhoenixStroh

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made by PhoenixStroh for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

You live alone. Someone is coming over. You must mop.

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Play as a raccoon who has to mop up the floor in anticipation of big changes.

Use WASD or arrow keys to navigate your little apartment. Use mouse to aim your mop. Use space or left mouse click to mop the floor. Press Esc to pause the level. Be careful to not get the furniture wet!

Hope you enjoy our game!

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Phoenix Stroh - Programmer, Technical art

Rita Brederson - Character animation, Effects animation, Pixel art

Violet Dykhoff - Environment and prop art, Environment design, UI art, Pixel art

Miles Walker - Menu art, Character design, UI and splash art concepting, Sound design

Deana Chefchis - Menu art, Character design, UI art, Splash art

Julia Moses - Original music, Sound design, Character design, Concept art

Itch.io https://gamekwng.itch.io/you-must-mop
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/54/you-must-mop

Ratings

Overall 477th 3.657⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Fun 779th 3.171⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 286th 3.694⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Theme 330th 3.986⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 86th 4.444⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Humor 233th 3.618⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Mood 212th 3.958⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Given 66🗳️ 51🗨️

Feedback

simbishy
03. Oct 2023 · 00:19 UTC
So cute! And pretty :) i also love the simple premise of having to mop and not being able to walk back over mopped areas - it relates to the theme so well in such a smart way!
Salaro
03. Oct 2023 · 00:22 UTC
I MUST MOP! But seriously! Brilliant game! I love it so much and it's so cute!
sebi
03. Oct 2023 · 00:27 UTC
I really like the graphics and the mood created by the game. I managed to bug it out a little often, but overall it's a fun experience.
EqualEnergy
03. Oct 2023 · 00:29 UTC
Very good game! Noticed a bug where if you walk into the water with a diagonal direction you could skip over and clip through it.
Mzzz
03. Oct 2023 · 00:30 UTC
The pixel art style is really adorable! It's really interesting to see that the wet floor after mopping becomes the obstacle that limits the raccoon's movement and be careful not to get wet, which really fits daily life and reminds me when I do the housework. Overall I enjoy the mopping time.
LDJam user 316658
03. Oct 2023 · 00:34 UTC
i love the mopping mechanic! (it took me a while to realise that you lose lives not by stepping on the water but by mopping the furniture though 😂) the story as you play through is also so sweet!​​​
cheesepencil
03. Oct 2023 · 02:20 UTC
Adorable. Certainly one of my favorites already. If I could use gamepad instead of keyboard + mouse it would be perfect.
Chailotl
03. Oct 2023 · 16:43 UTC
Gosh the raccoon family is so adorable! <3 I adored the graphics, but admittedly the gameplay was pretty frustrating :( The round rug was what got me most of the times as its hitbox seems pickier than other objects in the room. It would be nice if the hitboxes were more visibly consistent, and if you could see where your mop puddle was going to be placed
Ani
03. Oct 2023 · 19:49 UTC
I like the design of this a lot - it's good to be rewarded by thinking ahead a bit. Only thing is I feel that losing is very abrupt since there's no time to see where or what you hit exactly.
DoomMustard
04. Oct 2023 · 03:07 UTC
Its so cute, and the concept reminds me of the chores I should be doing!
soup and sandwich games
04. Oct 2023 · 13:14 UTC
Love the noise the lil racoon makes when he steps on a wet patch! The game really captures the feeling of mopping and reminds me of how hard it is to mop IRL
Mooobster
04. Oct 2023 · 18:27 UTC
This has to be the Dark Souls of cleaning games, but cooler because it has raccoons. I like how you can softlock the game by cleaning yourself into a corner which I think later causes the game to crash for some reason?

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Norah
04. Oct 2023 · 21:09 UTC
Sooooo cute :heart: I really like visuals, animations, and colors. Really nice game, great job !
(I thought it was noodles on the cover image :laughing: )
ruddiculous
05. Oct 2023 · 00:09 UTC
adorable game! the art style is well executed and feels really complete. I especially like the way the soundtrack builds over the levels. unfortunately the game play got pretty tedious and i was getting frustrated losing a life or getting stuck when all i wanted was to glide around and feel the satisfaction of a perfectly mopped floor. The errors made the game play a little taxing. But i still enjoyed it and made it through my frustrations to the end! and what a tragic end to immediately loop from having a family to "you are alone" lol. great job team!
stevenjmiller
05. Oct 2023 · 05:55 UTC
Cute game, I played to the end. The story tied things together well and I quite liked how the music built over the course of the game. I did feel that the furniture hitboxes were slightly inconsistent (and it was odd that you could mop under the desk with the computer but not the dining table), though luckily having three lives per level made this only a minor concern.
somewan
06. Oct 2023 · 17:12 UTC
The art style is just too cute, and the music complements it perfectly. The absurd reason for mopping the floor is hilarious, but it actually tells a story about a raccoon family.
EggTillius
07. Oct 2023 · 00:46 UTC
this is so cute !!! i love mopping now
larrymartinjr
07. Oct 2023 · 00:49 UTC
Art was great. It was a fun story too. Well done
Sand-Gardeners
08. Oct 2023 · 22:47 UTC
very cute game (actually quite challenging!), loved it!
LDJam user 338234
09. Oct 2023 · 22:56 UTC
Really pretty and the story is very sweet. I got a bit frustrated when I kept messing up by mopping up objects. Might help to be able to see how far your mopping radius extends. I'd also personally prefer if you didn't jump every time you walk into a mopped area (maybe just once in the beginning to showcase that you can't walk there). I liked the spin on the theme!
Drunk
15. Oct 2023 · 16:26 UTC
Such a cute game!! Absolutely loving it, gameplay is extremely nice and indeed innovative, the idea is brilliant <3
alexandrina
17. Oct 2023 · 07:21 UTC
the character was really cute, i really liked how it jumped ^^, however i had trouble moving through that space with the indicated keys, sometimes it just made random moves
0x01F0
18. Oct 2023 · 18:04 UTC
What a lovely story!
I almost threw in the towel (or mop?) a few times but I wanted to see how it ended. Happy I did, it was very satisfying to finish that last level, too.

A great LD entry that fits the theme perfectly, well done!