Make Room by spooncats

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made by spooncats for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

A game where you arrange some squishy puzzle pieces to fit in their container. There's not a lot of extra room, so you're going to need to squeeze them in there!

Untitled video - Made with Clipchamp (1).gif

Itch.io link: https://spooncats.itch.io/make-room

Libraries used: Godot SoftBody2D (https://github.com/appsinacup/godot-softbody2d)

Font: https://www.dafont.com/jelly-donuts.font

Ratings

Overall 209th 3.944⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Fun 199th 3.889⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 112th 4.019⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Theme 22th 4.593⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 464th 3.778⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Audio 288th 3.667⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Humor 87th 4.019⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Mood 172th 4.019⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Given 41🗳️ 28🗨️

Feedback

Flying Butter Studio
03. Oct 2023 · 13:13 UTC
Realy great using of the theme, special mention for the humor! I love these little blocs and how they move!
Great work!
Just a little strange the way the countdown starts or doesn't start.

But anyway, nice game, lot of fun, i like it! :smile:
Chaineddreamer
03. Oct 2023 · 19:56 UTC
5-star humor! I really like these squishy stuff. smart way of using the theme. simple and fun. great job.
primed-pixel
03. Oct 2023 · 19:57 UTC
Lovely little gem of a submission here. Love the faces on the blocks, definitely had me chuckling at some of it, and surprisingly frustrating -- in a really good way. Fits the theme nicely, and levels are well designed, which is always a miracle in jams, I find :D
AidanBacon
03. Oct 2023 · 20:00 UTC
Love this! it's so cute and fun - really nice twist on the 'fitting smaller shapes into a larger shape' idea, and it's completely dripping with charm :) i laughed every time one of the little pieces said something when it hit a wall lol.

did seem a little unforgiving tho lmao - I'm not sure what other solution would be better for space but the countdown didn't start :P

![makeRoom.png](///raw/63a/d4/z/5f634.png)
Traq Kay
03. Oct 2023 · 20:01 UTC
The game is nice, the controls get a bit frustrating after a while, a little less inertia might be better. But a lot of fun and the block faces are really funny!
Paul Thick
03. Oct 2023 · 20:02 UTC
The sounds and emojis of the blocks are priceless! Had a problem when they stuck in each other. Masterpiece!
Dijkstra
03. Oct 2023 · 20:04 UTC
These squishy blocks are really cute!! really enjoyed having them all packed into the box.
Thomas Volpato
03. Oct 2023 · 20:07 UTC
really nice game overall, graphics, mechanic, mood. I just though a bit difficult
Alfred Clark
03. Oct 2023 · 20:08 UTC
Love the vibe of this game, really good idea floating soft little beans in to a bucket :) I struggled a bit getting levels 3 and 4 to register what i thought was the intended solution. I'd also say the pull strength should be higher on larger cubes; I couldn't move the big cube at all once it was inside the bucket.
Overall it's a great entry. The faces and sounds are a great touch :)
iLunaiLuna
03. Oct 2023 · 20:19 UTC
Web version on ldjam is broken!

Graphics are very cute, but a "placed" count in a corner and a little bit of hovering / holding outline would look great :)

I'd also love to see (or rather hear) some sound effects. Other than that, I like the game and how it was made, great job!
🎤 spooncats
03. Oct 2023 · 20:25 UTC
Thanks for the kind comments everybody! I think I may have mistakenly changed some values in level 4 at some point that made it harder to win, since I've noticed a lot of people struggling to make it work despite solving it the same way I did when testing it.
Final Turn
03. Oct 2023 · 20:30 UTC
Great Game! Managed to clear all the levels :sunglasses:
Level 3 ended up being the hardest for me LOL
PassbyKamenRider
04. Oct 2023 · 23:34 UTC
Nice game! Love from GameBuilders :eyes: Like the squishy effect of the blocks and their faces, I enjoyed it a lot.
LangiT
05. Oct 2023 · 04:40 UTC
Great work! Loved all the different blocks and trying to really squish everyone together!
LDJam user 301711
05. Oct 2023 · 05:36 UTC
There really is something to be said about mechanics that feel good. This game is like peeling the plastic off a new phone or stuffing a PB and jam sandwich into a VCR, very satisfying!
Papaver
08. Oct 2023 · 01:23 UTC
There is something really satisfying about squeezing these shapes into a box, haha!
Managed to complete all levels, and had a lot of fun doing so. :smile:
Thanks for this fun entry!
KingGurke
10. Oct 2023 · 18:34 UTC
softbody_physics.game, I love it! Such a cool spin on the theme! The first thing I thought was: can't I just brute-force everything? Which, yes, but the interesting question is *how* you can brute-force it. The only qualms I have with it are the veeery floaty controls.
CardboardMoon
11. Oct 2023 · 01:36 UTC
Most fun and most challenge I've faced in the jam entries so far!! Great minimalistic game with some minor rough edges that kept me from completing it. I got real stuck on level 6 and couldn't keep going out of frustration. I swear I had the whole thing in several times, and the countdown wouldn't start... until I clicked outside of the box, and then the countdown started at the same time my shape sprung one of its edges out! What a fun concept and take on the theme - this feels like a top 10 contender for sure. Audio was great, the randomized faces were awesome, and while the controls felt difficult at times, they added to the humor and made some in-world sense with how squishy these fellas are. Amazing work!