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Spinstack by massivejack

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made by massivejack for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

Description

Spinstack - place blocks within the limited space of a balancing island. Keep the balance and stack as many blocks as you can for a high score!

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Controls

  • LMB - place block
  • RMB - drag to orbit camera (also W/E)
  • Scroll wheel - zoom
  • A/D - rotate block
  • Escape - pause / menu

Blocks

  • Orange - Get bonus points for all buildings in its area
  • Purple Three Arrows - Constant push in one direction
  • Purple Arrow - Single push in one direction
  • Blue - pull up
  • Red - push down
  • Green - even out the island

Assets

Made using Unity and the following asset packs: - Quirky Animals Safari - MK Toon Shader - KennyAssets Camping - Low Poly Fire - Pixelplacement Surge (for Tween) - Polygon Starter Pack - Space Cloud Waves

Team

A team of three fine gentlemen with some game development background, working remotely.

Known bugs

  • Web build is currently very broken on mobile and in Safari - we strongly recommend downloading and playing locally
  • Sounds are too loud in game version 1.0.1

Notes

  • macOS builds support both Intel and Apple Silicon

Made for Ludum Dare 54 – Theme: Limited Space

Changelogs

1.0.2

  • Lowered master audio level
  • Fixed missing logo and icon
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/54/spinstack

Ratings

Overall 180th 3.985⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Fun 112th 4.015⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 69th 4.167⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Theme 245th 4.106⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Humor 314th 3.4⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Mood 239th 3.919⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Given 13🗳️ 47🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 374135
02. Oct 2023 · 22:28 UTC
Got to 654 on the score! LOVE IT, it's such a fun idea! I love the cute animals and how chill the game seems in the beginning and then it get's EASILY out of control haha. It's incredibly simple in design but honestly, can get very complex if done correctly!

I think having an in context tutorial for the full game would have worked out perfectly, allowing you to sort of understand what's going on step by step. Also not sure about the spinning, can get you dizzy really quickly 😂

I enjoyed playing this man, even though I couldn't understand what was doing on at first! GREAT ENTRY! ♥
LDJam user 315038
03. Oct 2023 · 00:37 UTC
Really nice idea! Loved the cute animals (even though they sometimes fell to eternity).
I liked the clouds/fog FX too!
Alpie
03. Oct 2023 · 12:12 UTC
Wow amazing game!
Visuals and music/sound fit together really well

If progression could be a bit slower I would have even more fun

Would play in full version!
fabienbk
03. Oct 2023 · 20:04 UTC
Wow, i'm really impressed of the level of polish. Not only it has a solid gameplay, but the art is absolutely lovely. The only minor annoyance is that's it's not always clear why you can't place a building. But everything is SO CLEAN. well done!!
Magic_mike
03. Oct 2023 · 20:15 UTC
Loved it, highscore 845, we did it first try and could not beat it again! I liked the idea and it fits the theme perfectly.
Petr Vejchoda
04. Oct 2023 · 17:37 UTC
Pressing R completely obliterates the game :smile_cat: in a funny way :smile:
VrituuVelozo
04. Oct 2023 · 17:45 UTC
Amazing sound design, music and idea. I had a lot of fun, even though the cute animals kept throwing themselves into the void D:
tomrijnbeek
04. Oct 2023 · 17:47 UTC
I had a lot of fun playing this! The game felt really finished, and you expanded on the simple premise of placing blocks with some fun effects the blocks could have. The game starts seemingly simple, but it escalates into a mess trying to keep the island afloat. I would maybe have considered making the scroll wheel rotate the block, since the zooming doesn't seem super useful, but what am I even niggling about? Great game!
Fendri
04. Oct 2023 · 17:50 UTC
![Capture d'écran 2023-10-04 194806.png](///raw/23a/44/z/5f9d5.png)
Couldn't do better. It was awesome ! Very good idea, in such short time you did so well !
Petr Vejchoda
04. Oct 2023 · 17:54 UTC
1430 with the rotationally stabilized building :D Great game, great concept and I might actually play in again in the future.
AntariaN
04. Oct 2023 · 17:59 UTC
@petr-vejchoda oh damn, I guess at least one development tool should have been accidentally left behind, oops 😅
exofrenon
04. Oct 2023 · 18:02 UTC
This was a really cool idea for a game and a nice implementation of the theme. Really polished, I didn't encounter any bugs and everything worked as it should.

The gameplay was quite fresh and I think it has potential to become a success as a mobile app. It took me a couple of tries before I figured out how it really worked, but I got the highest score (755 exactly, like the poster above me) on my first try by randomly clicking on the map to drop boxes. And this brings to the surface the following issue; luck or randomness or however you call it, is too big of a factor, and it is less about strategy and decision making, which is generally not a good thing for a game. I believe if the rules where simplified and the game was stripped down to its core (for example, less box types, no random stages, etc) it would become a better game. That is the only constructive comment I have to make about the game, but still, it was really enjoyable!

The minimalistic low-res/polygona graphics fit the gameplay.

Overall, a really solid effort.
AntariaN
04. Oct 2023 · 18:04 UTC
**Thank you everyone for a very positive feedback, we are very pleased with such warm response!**

Any brave souls to beat our team's high score? :)
![image.png](///raw/cca/c5/z/5f9de.png)
Hakro
04. Oct 2023 · 18:32 UTC
From the screenshot, the game looks nice. Unfortunately, I'm unable to try it, since I'm on linux, and there is no web version.
AntariaN
04. Oct 2023 · 18:46 UTC
@hakro there is a web version available at the top of the page with a big orange play button :) Please let me know if you still won't be able to play it, I'll try to make a linux build
Hakro
04. Oct 2023 · 19:05 UTC
Oh, that's great, somehow I missed it.
Got to play now, really like the idea and the vibes, and got to a modest 1465

![Screenshot_20231004_210339.png](///raw/b9f/91/z/5fa0f.png)

Very nice entry overall
AntariaN
04. Oct 2023 · 19:08 UTC
@hakro thanks for giving it a second chance and for positive feedback! Also, nice score! :)

P.S. Adding Linux build. Since I can't test it, I'll appreciate if you can give it a *spin* and confirm that it works.
Hakro
04. Oct 2023 · 19:18 UTC
@antarian just tried on Linux. Working great !
AntariaN
04. Oct 2023 · 19:24 UTC
@hakro thank you for taking time to test it! Very kind of you :)
Nilan
05. Oct 2023 · 13:17 UTC
This game is absolutely amazing! I think you could turn it into a mobile game directly. I will definitely play it whenever I am bored.

The visuals and music are both very pleasing, and the gameplay strikes a perfect balance between entertaining relaxation and exciting challenges.

By the way, is it possible to set a limit on how fast the island tilt? There were a few times when a small block caused it tilt rapidly and collapse before I could even adjust. But maybe that's also part of the fun, hahaha.

All in all, this game is fantastic!
AntariaN
05. Oct 2023 · 15:43 UTC
@nilan thanks for a positive feedback and for taking your time to try it! :)

It is possible to do anything in the code, so yeah, definitely. But as you mentioned it may be the part of the fun, so some testing will be needed, and it's a jam game, so it'll stay as it is, except for any major bug fixes, that may appear. Anyhow, nice suggestion, thank you! :)
EgorMnc
05. Oct 2023 · 20:06 UTC
the concept itself is interesting, the game turned out cool in its own way
Agent_Peterson
05. Oct 2023 · 22:34 UTC
Fantastic game! you all had a great idea and delivered on it. I really love how you added featrues to help the player place items better like scrolling. The vibe of the game is very casual yet addicting to play
gobos12
05. Oct 2023 · 22:37 UTC
Love this!!! Really great mechanics and controls, and it fits the theme perfectly. Nicely done!
Mooptychunk
06. Oct 2023 · 02:37 UTC
Keita Takahashi... is that you? I loved the little animals running around, the crazy sound effects, the excitement when the island starts to tip. This game is awesome!
cawfee_art
06. Oct 2023 · 15:52 UTC
Great game! It's fun to play (a little worried about the animals that fell off the plate... they were quite cute)
fabula_rasa
06. Oct 2023 · 19:40 UTC
Very nice and engaging! The clean 3d graphics do the job well and the colors are pleasant. Music is fitting and it compliments the atmosphere nicely.

You have a solid core gameplay - fun to play, fun to fail :smile_cat: At some point, I pressed R by pure accident (wanted to rotate :grin:) and I sort of broke the geometry. So I kept pressing R and broke the world!

![Screenshot_3.jpg](///raw/732/a2/z/5fe66.jpg)

Fun!
LDJam user 235915
07. Oct 2023 · 11:17 UTC
A great, complete game! I really liked it!)
Redoxeide
09. Oct 2023 · 02:41 UTC
Great game! I had a lot of fun trying beat my own score!

![Capture.PNG](///raw/b08/b5/z/600e6.png)

The only bug (I think) I was able to find was that at some point I somehow placed one of the blocks not flat to the ground (I think it was on top of another block) and any other block I placed on top of that one would also be skewed. It looked weird. Happened on the web version if that helps.

Very addictive gameplay. Nice job!
very dark lord
18. Oct 2023 · 16:38 UTC
Got 1440 and am happy with that. :D Cool concept, I remember playing a rather similar board game many years ago. But this virtual version has much less of the chaos of dozens of small bricks eventually crashing down onto a table haha.