Glowing in the dark by Libra_Nix

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made by Libra_Nix for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

Untitled667_20241006070819.png You are a little firefly who got out of a glass jar in an abandoned laboratory. The old building is filled with creepy mechanisms, and a broken security system will never let even a small bug out of the laboratory catacombs! Find your way out of the laboratory by teaming up with other fireflies along the way and carefully moving through the intricate tunnels of the scientific complex. Solve puzzles, open doors and beware of anything that may be hiding in the dark. Save as many fireflies as possible to get out!

And special thanks to: Voice actor - Mark Podkolzin - tg : @dungeonMarkster; Tester : #shm1l

Ratings

Overall 193th 3.934⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Fun 592th 3.338⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 155th 3.811⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Theme 112th 4.216⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 214th 4.203⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Audio 149th 3.861⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Mood 197th 3.959⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Given 29🗳️ 45🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 395766
07. Oct 2024 · 21:00 UTC
Beautifull, a bit hard cause when u loose 1 firefly u can't pass the first button barrier with the other fly :'( so u need to restart, but the gameplay is super cool <3
LDJam user 395766
07. Oct 2024 · 21:00 UTC
LDJam user 395766
07. Oct 2024 · 21:00 UTC
Beautifull, a bit hard cause when u loose 1 firefly u can't pass the first button barrier with the other fly :'( so u need to restart, but the gameplay is super cool <3
Nicolas Diniz
07. Oct 2024 · 21:20 UTC
Wow that was really beautiful. The art is fantastic. Great choice of music as much for the title music as for the in game ambiance.
The fast rotating plateform on level2 was a surprise. Everything was calm and suddenly the camera didn't know what to do.
Got really into it !
Calitoucourt
07. Oct 2024 · 21:21 UTC
Extra cool game, love the universe! Very easy to understand the commands. I think a checkpoint is missing. It's very frustrating to loose or to be blocked when you lose one fireflie, but your game is insane, nice work!
Irene02
07. Oct 2024 · 22:22 UTC
Very atmospheric and beautiful puzzle game!
panicmore
07. Oct 2024 · 22:23 UTC
Oh man really love the vibe and idea of this one but I couldn't get past the first barrier
Rinu
07. Oct 2024 · 22:24 UTC
The art is so cool!
gelsti
07. Oct 2024 · 22:24 UTC
insanely beautiful graphics, the vibe in the game is incredible
Joriska
07. Oct 2024 · 23:09 UTC
у вас крутая игра, и идея оч крутая. очень понравилось как тут использованы разные механики (которые к слову очень классные концептуально)
визуал вообще бомба (особенно цветовая палитра, оч классная)
молодцы жоские
Kryakikrya
07. Oct 2024 · 23:22 UTC
Interesting graphic, but game controls is very strange and it’s not very clear what you need to do
Gaudy
07. Oct 2024 · 23:22 UTC
hhmm hhmm norm
TheGreatCarpet
08. Oct 2024 · 00:13 UTC
Cool mechanics with fireflies! The visual is also good, especially for the first Ludum Dare! Well, in general, a good job for the sophomore, hehe :)
Dywanix
08. Oct 2024 · 00:16 UTC
such an atmospheric game
good.enough
08. Oct 2024 · 01:39 UTC
GO TEAM FIREFLY!!!!
Alejo Salvador
08. Oct 2024 · 03:09 UTC
Really atmosferic game and really fun puzzle. The only think I didn't like was the lack of a checkpoint. Great job!!!
Kirass
08. Oct 2024 · 10:59 UTC
Looks interesting! I liked it!
viscera
08. Oct 2024 · 12:41 UTC
хорошая, атмофсерная игра, с интерсной задумной и приятным геймплеем)
AdelinaArtist17
08. Oct 2024 · 13:38 UTC
Прикольная игра с классной атмосферой, очень приятная графика и музыка, понятный геймплей)
Комментарий от команды "Eggs, YYYOOO"
ZombieWalrus
08. Oct 2024 · 14:14 UTC
Классная механика с группировкой и разъединением светлячков и очень красивая графика!
Prussichger
08. Oct 2024 · 15:54 UTC
Художники молодцы! Очень прикольная игра, хихикала с озвучки
Moonydur
08. Oct 2024 · 16:30 UTC
Love the concept and great work!
Karamelika22
08. Oct 2024 · 17:30 UTC
Very beautifully implemented and the gameplay is cool. The idea is interesting. Good game
WimbleBimble
09. Oct 2024 · 01:06 UTC
Amazing game, absolutely beautiful visuals and very very interesting gameplay. Plus points for voice acting.
Maria Alrik
09. Oct 2024 · 08:08 UTC
I liked the atmosphere SO much! The drawing is pleasant. The problem was caused by the fact that the buttons for connecting and combining fireflies do not appear immediately
creativ4eg
09. Oct 2024 · 09:14 UTC
Really interesting concept! Hard to play, but I liked it :)
Nedotepa
09. Oct 2024 · 11:35 UTC
Графика супер и механики тоже топ
FoshChu
09. Oct 2024 · 12:17 UTC
Your art style is very good, and the idea of ​​your game is also very good. I love it
AriPizE
09. Oct 2024 · 13:56 UTC
That game was so cool, and the graphics were great! I really loved the voice acting. But sometimes the bees would just not connect or change, you know?
AxolotlUwU
09. Oct 2024 · 15:35 UTC
@aripize , Thank you! We're so glad to hear such words)
About problems with fireflies - yesterday we had known about this. If we're not mistaking problem is from low optimization, cause this game is "fast" project. Maybe in future we will work with this problem and fix it.
AxolotlUwU
09. Oct 2024 · 15:35 UTC
@aripize , Thank you! We're so glad to here such words)
About problems with fireflies - yesterday we had known about this. If we're not mistaking problem is from low optimization, cause this game is "fast" project. Maybe in future we will work with this problem and fix it.
Dianavi
09. Oct 2024 · 22:59 UTC
Overall, cool game! I really like your graphic style and storytelling. If you can polish it a bit more next time, it would be perfect (but I know every second counts in a jam ^^)
NikitaStarostin
10. Oct 2024 · 09:52 UTC
I absolutely loved the voice acting for this game. Good job! But if you want to process the voiceover better next time, I advise you to look for services with AI or Voice Processing. Overall a great game in 3 days. I enjoyed it)
Gamayun.Games
12. Oct 2024 · 20:51 UTC
your game looks astonishing! the art is beyond good, and the idea is also very nice. i also liked that you managed to create this feeling of being a small creature struggling for its freedom in a big dark world :) voice acting adds to this feeling, no doubt!

regarding to gameplay i felt that it was quite hard to deal with the first button as there a couple of mechanics are presented and it is super easy to lose your firefly and then you are forced to restart. maybe making this tutorial part less intense and giving a player a bit more time to get used to the controls would be helpful :)

had fun, o4en vse zdorovo poluchilos' :D