Ratcatcher by HardyTryer

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made by HardyTryer for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

Flood the world with rats

LMB - attack RMB - spawn

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Ratings

Overall 198th 3.929⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Fun 8th 4.371⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 180th 3.771⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Theme 141th 4.171⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 751th 3.3⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Audio 485th 3.235⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Humor 19th 4.338⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Mood 529th 3.529⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Given 28🗳️ 56🗨️

Feedback

daria-toni
08. Oct 2024 · 09:13 UTC
The game is fun and very crazy. The design is simple, but everything works perfectly. I wish there were more levels! And I like the sounds, they're funny.

I feel sad every time a mouse gets caught in a mousetrap. I giggle every time a person explodes. Well :)
NeOleg
08. Oct 2024 · 10:49 UTC
god i love being a rat swarm. 10/10
Tasostagtal
08. Oct 2024 · 10:51 UTC
Fun game, I stayed at the end and spawned so many rats that frames dropped XD. Good job!
marknormington
08. Oct 2024 · 10:53 UTC
Man this was so funny! My only crit is initially it wasn't obvious which rats I was controlling, then I realised I could just spawn more and more!

The absolute chaos that was ensued was great, even though the graphics aren't the best I actually think even if something like this went into full production it benefits from a super minimalistic art style like this.

Great job!
🎤 HardyTryer
08. Oct 2024 · 11:09 UTC
@marknormington Thanks! Years of mobile development have left a deep mark on me! haha
Dinorex
08. Oct 2024 · 11:11 UTC
Wery funy game! I like that rat sound and stylize effects.
It would be cool if there was some way to lose, or have restrictions on how many rats spawn, but maybe then it wouldn't be as fun)
derllie
08. Oct 2024 · 13:35 UTC
its really so fun game, awesome!
ostqv
08. Oct 2024 · 13:44 UTC
such a fun game, so simple and catchy
LDJam user 396085
08. Oct 2024 · 14:01 UTC
simple, rat and perfect ... i like rat
tinykidtoo
08. Oct 2024 · 18:11 UTC
I love how people explode! It's a nice and satisfying reaction to my giant death ball of rats. I had so many I lost track of my cursor. But that didn't matter, I was more focused on causing terror with my army!
LDJam user 399564
08. Oct 2024 · 18:31 UTC
i hate rat but i like this game, it's so catchy!!
PlusMinus
08. Oct 2024 · 18:47 UTC
yes I am and the entry is genious :D
Jadener
08. Oct 2024 · 18:54 UTC
I liked the anarchy. The only bad thing was that the mouse arrow could have been more visible to see what you are doing.
Ansible
08. Oct 2024 · 21:10 UTC
Splat! good messy fun.
ElenaMisuBean
09. Oct 2024 · 03:57 UTC
rats
ArmainAP
09. Oct 2024 · 08:13 UTC
I can cross several questions off my bucket list now.
MrBananaz
09. Oct 2024 · 08:34 UTC
Sadistic, I love it!
afganistan
09. Oct 2024 · 10:28 UTC
rats!cool game man
Acerohode
09. Oct 2024 · 10:38 UTC
Great game, the effects, the concept that is very easy to grasp - just perfect.
mmph
09. Oct 2024 · 11:18 UTC
This game has a flaw, that being how short it is!! What can I say that is NOT good about this game? From the sound to the gameplay to well, everything. Legitimately, really fun to just rat all over the place!! I really do suggest making a full version!
Sviborg
09. Oct 2024 · 14:19 UTC
just an explosion of emotions! 🎮🐭 I couldn't come, create an army of rats and watch them wreak havoc! 😂 The effects of people exploding and the appearance of a giant swarm of rats were so fun and exciting that I just lost track of time.

The gameplay is very simple, but that's the beauty of it - it's incredibly addictive! Yes, sometimes it was difficult to watch the oxygen 🖱️, especially when the rat gets out of control, but this only adds a certain anarchic atmosphere to the game, which makes it even more fun.

Great work with effects and sound! Every "plop" and "explosion" creates a sense of fun and criminality. Even despite the minimalist graphics, this only adds charm to the game. the only thing I want is more levels.

Overall, amazing work! A great concept that definitely matches the sequel. 👏
Sviborg
09. Oct 2024 · 14:24 UTC
![Screenshot_30.jpg](///raw/2f4/d1/z/6849c.jpg)

just crazy!!!
eerongal
09. Oct 2024 · 14:34 UTC
Fun game! gets hectic pretty fast. I kinda wish that i didnt have to keep tapping to spawn the rats, gets a little tiresome after a while. Otherwise great game!
IRoRoI
09. Oct 2024 · 22:48 UTC
I ate all the people. great game feelings, interaction response is top notch :)
JuanRod707
10. Oct 2024 · 03:46 UTC
super fun game, I think you nailed it with the aesthetics as well. Awesome job!
stormburpee
10. Oct 2024 · 11:13 UTC
I loved the chaos of watching my swarm grow and people explode. It got a bit tiring constantly clicking to spawn more rats, though, and I lost track of my cursor a few times. Overall, a really enjoyable and wild little game!
Obi_w
10. Oct 2024 · 11:37 UTC
非常有趣的游戏,简单爽快,音效和击杀反馈都很带感This game is incredibly fun, simple yet satisfying. The sound effects and kill feedback are both incredibly engaging. It's a joy to play and offers a great gaming experience.
Slava Besckaravainii
10. Oct 2024 · 13:12 UTC
Good game :), good graphics noting that there was limited time on developing, my survival rate was... 33 percents, i tried getting cheese by parkouring on it but i then realized i could just spawn rat on cheese, overall good game!
mattpopa
11. Oct 2024 · 20:33 UTC
My hand definitely hurts from spamming left and right click :sweat_smile:.
smilewood
12. Oct 2024 · 01:50 UTC
Very silly, very fun. I like all of the different effects going on here, the splatters when people pop are great. I felt like it could have used some kind of limit on the spawning, being able to spawn limitless rats removed the challenge from the game, but at the same time the control of them is not fine enough to guide a limited pool around every obstacle so I don’t know if that would have been better. Overall very cool.
Forik
14. Oct 2024 · 01:06 UTC
It's really fun game. But I want some stimul for survive and mb limit to spawn rats in room.
At all its great game!
LelulaGames
20. Oct 2024 · 21:58 UTC
This is ridiculous and so much fun! I loved it. Thank you!
MaxDrago
24. Oct 2024 · 18:59 UTC
It's a very fun game! :)
From what could be added is more levels and for the mousetraps to also trigger on people when they run in panic.