Small Fish Smaller Tank by Peter Niles

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made by Peter Niles for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

An arcade style fish game.

Avoid the big fish that wants to eat you, and outrun the small fish trying to steal your food! Eat to survive as long as possible.

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Ratings

Overall 929th 3.132⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 760th 3.184⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1046th 2.579⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 732th 3.395⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 893th 2.868⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 659th 2.658⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 715th 2.588⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Mood 970th 2.861⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 20🗳️ 10🗨️

Feedback

Fendri
02. Oct 2023 · 23:50 UTC
[SCORE : 21] Who can do better?

Wow that was nice ! Space felt veeeeery limited in this small tank. I enjoyed the litle dash and the moments when big-bad-green-fish was attracted to other fish than me.
🎤 Peter Niles
02. Oct 2023 · 23:53 UTC
@fendri Thanks for playing! I'm glad you enjoyed it
LDJam user 281060
03. Oct 2023 · 04:02 UTC
I tried running it but it said something about missing pck file?
Thenerdster
03. Oct 2023 · 04:27 UTC
[SCORE :24] WOOT!

Great game, good job on theme. dashing felt good. Congrats on your entry!
🎤 Peter Niles
03. Oct 2023 · 04:31 UTC
@darzu There's a .pck file in the same zip as the .exe, make sure both are in the same folder when you run the game
Edearth
03. Oct 2023 · 15:12 UTC
A small fish got in front of me and blocked me from escaping the big fish :sob:
But I made it to 60 points before that happened!

I liked the progression, adding more big fishes. But the small ones are too annoying: eats your food, blocks you, and there are a lot of them. Maybe they could serve as food as well?

Nice game!
🎤 Peter Niles
03. Oct 2023 · 15:37 UTC
@edearth thanks for the feedback! I was worried the gameplay was too boring without the small fishes. I like your idea of eating them, but maybe only when dashing? Food (ha) for thought!
Edearth
03. Oct 2023 · 16:02 UTC
Hahahaha

Honestly, I did try eating them while dashing. Maybe it would've been a great addition ^^
c42
04. Oct 2023 · 11:34 UTC
I also tried eating the small fish - otherwise nice and simple survival game :-)
Coro_yy
04. Oct 2023 · 16:33 UTC
Score 52 or so. Nice idea and great use of the theme. Could've used some chill background music and getting stuck on the stones was a bit annoying. But overall, you hit the theme-nail on the head. Nicely done.
PabloAbraham
05. Oct 2023 · 00:36 UTC
The arcade vibe is nostalgic! The challenge of dodging both big and small fish kept me on edge. A small suggestion: perhaps the smaller fish can be edible during certain power-ups? It would add another layer of strategy. Also, a touch of ambient music would elevate the experience. But overall, it's a fun play with a great theme. Awesome work!
ArivanEverdingen
09. Oct 2023 · 00:34 UTC
Being able to hit the smaller fish gave them more weight then i would've expected. The little fish darting around was really well done though! Some feedback when you got hit would be appreciated! thanks for sharing i had fun :)
Hydezeke
18. Oct 2023 · 03:46 UTC
Cool avoidance game! I had a hard time predicting how the small fish would block me (and sometimes they would move the big fish around really quickly which was terrifying). It was fun to learn and get better at 👍. I like how the random food placement forces you to take new routes around the big fish