Lexicat - the word wizzard by muhyrla
Some evil spirits attacked the cat village, and the only * Lexicat * decided to fight them back. His only power is words, he summons them in order to kill enemies.
Help him by typing words and pressing SPACE or ENTER to send and kill enemies.
You can play it in your browser, just click on ITCH link!

Tools: python pygame
Notes: This is my first Ludum, and only thing i know is python (so i decided to choose pygame), i learnt it while writing this game, hope you enjoy!
I will be glad if you leave some feedback, i want to continue contributing to this game, so feedback is very appreciateable :heart:
| Link | https://github.com/muhyrla/ludum-dare-55 |
| Link | https://muhyrla.itch.io/lexicat |
| Link | https://muhyrla.itch.io/lexicat |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/55/lexicat-the-word-wizzard |
Ratings
| Overall | 880th | 3.3⭐ | 32🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 516th | 3.517⭐ | 32🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 1009th | 2.883⭐ | 32🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 1086th | 2.867⭐ | 32🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 890th | 3.183⭐ | 32🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 680th | 2.946⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 420th | 3.321⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 978th | 3.107⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 59🗳️ | 63🗨️ |
I love these types (ha) of games - my main criticism with this one is that once you get a bit into the game, the enemy movement gets pretty jittery which makes it hard to read the words. Well done though!
the speed of the monsters themselves and their spawn directly depends on the number of points you accumulate, i will think about it, thanks again!
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You might want to repackage the download though, I had to download both the source and the exe to the same folder to make it work since the resources aren't compiled into the exe.

try to upload a web build when joining game jams, its easier to run and makes people less suspicious. other than that, I wish you good luck and hope that you had fun making this game!
@0x-void-x0 thank you for clarifying, this is my first gamejam/LD and i could only think towards python and pygame (python is only thing i know xd). You still can install pygame and try to play, the game has no other dependencies.
I will try web build on #56LD :heart:
btw: i don't understand why what you have in the screenshot is happening, but I'll try to think in that direction.
Привет с омского людума!
There is a **pygame-web** thing exists:
https://pygame-web.github.io/
BTW, it is allowed (and encouraged) to port the game to other platforms (web, etc) AFTER the 48/72 hours:
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/rules#:~:text=Porting%20(-,especially%20to%20Web,-or%20Windows)%20can
I've been racking my brain with pygbag for a day now, trying hard to port it :D
Have a nice Jam!
And the cat is really cute
@naplz98 thanks! the only thing that we can name beauty in our game, is arts, we sold the souls for them :smile:
@sstyles93 thank you! game written on pure python and pygame, I compiled it so this is maybe why you think it’s cpp 😶
Hi guys! I have ported my game on Web, you can check it on Itch, thank you!

This is how it works now, the speed of spawn and mobs depends on how many points you have scored :cat:
maybe speed of monsters (and rick) are a little to fast but I still enjoy it, nice game.