Lab Rat by Shamiya

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made by Shamiya for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

Play as a rat trying to escape a lab. This is our first game please be nice.

use WASD to move, Space to jump, Shift to push boxes, Shift + Space to lift boxes

Credits: "Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ratings

Overall 841th 3.225⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 991th 2.684⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 999th 2.526⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 238th 4.026⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 389th 3.9⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Humor 182th 3.706⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Mood 531th 3.528⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 19🗳️ 15🗨️

Feedback

Kallam
07. Oct 2024 · 23:11 UTC
Can't play the game screen is really small!
panicmore
07. Oct 2024 · 23:11 UTC
the game window is too small - can you please resize :)
ferelily
07. Oct 2024 · 23:13 UTC
Same as above. Game window is too small, and I can't click anything
LDJam user 372231
07. Oct 2024 · 23:29 UTC
Besides other comments - I liked the music!
Veeti Sundqvist
07. Oct 2024 · 23:33 UTC
The window is a bit small but hey, it kind of fits the theme :D I could play it easily when I just zoomed in the page, it was a cute game :)
IonBingo
07. Oct 2024 · 23:33 UTC
Simple game, but it handles pretty well and looks nice. I can see potential in a lab rat themed physics puzzle thing like this
Escias
08. Oct 2024 · 22:19 UTC
simple game, easy, but a bit slow
Theresa
09. Oct 2024 · 02:56 UTC
I love the game mechanics, and the character design of the rat is so goofy I love him! The scientist staring is also a creepy detail, I wish the ending wasn't as abrupt but I understand it due to the time constraints of the jam!!
jnur
09. Oct 2024 · 22:11 UTC
Didn't have any issues with the window size. Took a few tries (kept getting the boxes stuck in annoying spots) but managed to get to the cheese. Fun idea!
LDJam user 260720
09. Oct 2024 · 22:11 UTC
I love the art and the animations! I would have liked it to be longer but I understand it's hard with the time limit, even more if it's your first game, good job!
MadHumster
09. Oct 2024 · 22:11 UTC
Rat animations are superb, gameplay a bit cluncky.
Silas Reinagel
09. Oct 2024 · 22:12 UTC
I like what you're cooking here! The game flavor is on point!

The concept is good. The music and art really set the tone.

It would be nice to see more fluid character motion, and an evolution of the puzzle mechanics.
LarryV
09. Oct 2024 · 22:13 UTC
Love rats, takes a gangster on to survive labs. Nice work!
NikitaStarostin
09. Oct 2024 · 22:16 UTC
Cool implementation! within the jam game is great. but did not like that there is no nickel to indicate the player controls (that there is a run, for example, and only with the help of it can move boxes)
Doridie
09. Oct 2024 · 22:17 UTC
Very nice artwork and mood, great job for your first game :)
TheBookSnail
13. Oct 2024 · 01:05 UTC
The art and animation is top notch. The music selection fit really well (good job crediting it). I loved the human peering in the background, it took me a minute to even notice it. Overall mood was perfect. I did get stuck several times and it felt kind of lucky to get the boxes to stack. Doing a couple of simple levels with more dialogue from this gruff jaded mouse who has seen some stuff would be been a good addition.
Pimping
13. Oct 2024 · 08:10 UTC
Nice art and animations, also the concept is matching with theme, great job anyways 10/10
Phobos001
14. Oct 2024 · 04:36 UTC
Very cool sketchy art style! The game itself is a bit janky, mainly because it's really hard to control how the boxes move while you're pushing them. I'd recommend locking the rotation so the push force goes into moving the box across the floor, if you're going to use the physics engine. The game was very short, but I can tell you guys pushed really hard to get this game out of the door. Great job, hopefully you can expand on these ideas and give the game some good polish. :D