Tiny Crowd by Kateryna

Goal Clear up the field by matching patterns from the cards in your hand. Prevent tiny creatures from overcrowding the area for as long as you can.
Next Turn Each turn is either a tiny creature or a card. To place a creature, click an empty spot on the field. You can either take or discard incoming cards. Your hand limit is 4.
Playing cards You can play cards from your hand at any time. Select a card first, then select the creatures that match the pattern of the card. Finally, click Submit to clear up the selected area.
Final note Enjoy!
| Link | https://katerynakateryna.itch.io/tiny-crowd |
| Link | https://github.com/KaterynaKateryna/LudumDare56 |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/tiny-crowd |
Ratings
| Overall | 141th | 3.583⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 97th | 3.646⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 104th | 3.646⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 274th | 3⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 294th | 2.729⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 262th | 2.217⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 305th | 2.417⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 20🗳️ | 26🗨️ |
- The premise is good, though a bit clunky. I think it could do with some iteration to make it more streamlined.
- You can discard cards but not not place blobs, so you could really extend the game almost indefinitely by skipping all lower scoring cards. Seems the game should have some kind of way to push you towards an end state rather than letting you delay it indefinitely.
- A bigger variety of cards/conditions to fulfil would be more interesting.
- The cards would be much easier to read with graphical representation of the conditions.
I really really enjoyed the game, definitely a solid base, the difficulty creeps in slowly and naturally and the choices you make in gameplay really affect you, you have to sacrifice for higher scores and take risks! The game feels absolutely amazing and with some work and audio, it could really be a masterpiece!
Played for a while and got a pretty good score! Very fun game and probably one I spent the longest time playing since it was immersive and enjoyable the whole way though. Wish there was some audio but besides that, cute graphics and good gameplay!
