Solo Hamstering by purplexy

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made by purplexy for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

You are playing as a little hamster in a pet shop. The higher level you reach, the better your chances of being adopted, so YOUR GOAL is to make it to the top floor and become the most desirable hamster. However, the world of small creatures is not as friendly as you might think, and you must choose whether to fight and ascend or stay low.

CONTROLS:

A/D: Walk

E: Interact

Space: Make an effort

Programming, Gameplay, Level design: @purplexy

Art, Level design: @sashunyar

Ratings

Overall 176th 3.959⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Fun 139th 3.919⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 516th 3.338⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Theme 317th 3.932⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 202th 4.23⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Humor 20th 4.324⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Mood 168th 4⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Given 27🗳️ 53🗨️

Feedback

Dimoseek
07. Oct 2024 · 22:44 UTC
OMG!!!!! THIS IS CRAZY!
Pachino55
08. Oct 2024 · 00:42 UTC
I love this game
rufenerd
08. Oct 2024 · 00:46 UTC
Ok that was unexpected. But wow nice art!
Willby
08. Oct 2024 · 02:04 UTC
Really felt like I was climbing that social ladder. The animations for things were e n t e r t a i n i n g!
Very funny game, some fun activities in their too!
sheaksadi
08. Oct 2024 · 12:28 UTC
damm this feels pretty nice. hamsters farting hell yeah. had me giggling all the way
Rodgems
08. Oct 2024 · 12:32 UTC
Great aesthetic - any game that lets you shit is a winner
pomidor_carry
08. Oct 2024 · 12:34 UTC
No way! It's just that good!

Dangerously adorable hamsters, pixelart fits this game. All sprites and animations are made with love.

It engages in it's story and long enough just to make a great impression of itself.

I dig the minigames, and jokes. Complicated shit theme is covered well, adds a unique flavor to the narrative

100% I am going to remember this ending

Please be proud of your game <3
thatcher roehl
08. Oct 2024 · 12:40 UTC
this game is really funny, had a great time with it
Tenai
08. Oct 2024 · 12:43 UTC
Wow this is great. Love the ending scene.
Nikkita
08. Oct 2024 · 13:01 UTC
12/10
HangoverGames
08. Oct 2024 · 13:22 UTC
Cool pixelart! is there a possibility to add a tapping on hamster feature ? i need a replacement for hamster combat!
smiley405
08. Oct 2024 · 22:59 UTC
really Nice pixel art, good gameplay and loved playing it. By the way, that ending hahahaa :smile:
Ricoshade
09. Oct 2024 · 04:59 UTC
Loved the pixel art, humor was great! A game that lets you shit is instantly up there for me lmao. well done
BlackCat508
09. Oct 2024 · 05:04 UTC
the pixel art and animations where great, very funny!
ivandiskin
09. Oct 2024 · 09:08 UTC
very funny game, I like it. Very cool pixel art💖
Haoro
09. Oct 2024 · 13:53 UTC
Great design ! The art was nicely done 👌
Andriana Mantidfly
10. Oct 2024 · 06:35 UTC
It's mega cool in terms of pixel art and animation
LDJam user 397099
10. Oct 2024 · 17:13 UTC
Damn poop loop D= I hope I get adopted by a nice family.
I can see a lot of efforts were put in the animations, they are awesome.
LerkaDverka
10. Oct 2024 · 21:33 UTC
ahahahahha You guys are crazy!! I laughed heartily 100\100 XDDDDD
Mibi88
11. Oct 2024 · 19:39 UTC
The graphics are really well done.
Calcopod
11. Oct 2024 · 20:32 UTC
I apologise for the rather brisk review, but I can't express this any better than: an absolutely funky game.
I really enjoyed the experience, the art and animations were certainly a highlight.

Great work!
Gamayun.Games
12. Oct 2024 · 20:43 UTC
the art is cool, the main hero is awesome, and your take on the theme is really interesting :)
i only wish for some more complicated tasks and more minigames! hitting space is nice, would love to hit some other buttons too :D
🎤 purplexy
12. Oct 2024 · 21:19 UTC
@gamayun-games Yep, originally 5+ levels were planned with some other stuff, but we had to scrap them to manage the scope 🥲
LLlarsO
13. Oct 2024 · 21:20 UTC
So first of all, my keyboard is broken now. ;)

Really nice visuals. The animations of the characters, the overall mood and the ideas of the different levels, like the body building area, supported the overall mood of the game. The cutscenes added also a lot to this strong point of the game.

What I missed is more minigames. On the ground floor it would be nice to actually take the stuff of the ground (it was just a cutscene). On the other two floors there was only the "space bar minigame" in a different setting. I didn't need more levels (time in a Game Jam is rare), but I would have liked at least different things to do (and it wouldn't require to be complicated).

I felt that your team had a clear idea/vision of the game. You chose a "humor style", which was always noticeable from start to finish. I liked that and I think that's also a strong point of this project. Congrats for finishing your game! :)
Prunus Padis
14. Oct 2024 · 11:46 UTC
WTF.

Really nice art and story. Lets say i was not expecting the story go where it went after the level 1.

The mechanics are simple but for a story heavy jam game i think its okay.

It was short, really enjoyable and I am just stunned by the experience.
kuggenhoffen
19. Oct 2024 · 09:12 UTC
That's certainly different kind of a story and game :laughing: Good job!
Gaalsien
23. Oct 2024 · 16:30 UTC
INSANE PLOT TWIST! LOL)
Empyreans
23. Oct 2024 · 18:18 UTC
This streamer did wHAT to his spacebar?! :open_mouth:

Thank you for bringing hamstering to me, it was a fun experience!

However keyboard felt violated and brought charges against me :laughing:

https://youtu.be/06TowAqL3Rw

~XpMonster
🎤 purplexy
23. Oct 2024 · 19:50 UTC
@empyreans Hahaha, it was super fun to watch, thanks for playing it! I didn't expect a 40-minute playthrough for this game, but I'll remember it for sure :D
LDJam user 399892
25. Oct 2024 · 21:36 UTC
HAHAHAH - The press spacebar quickly thing was a bit unbalanced, I was scared that my keyboard could break, but yeah, I suppose you wanted the player to really put on the shoes of the hamster. Really good pixel art.