Aggrolotls by Zomk

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made by Zomk for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

Even tiny creatures can be a menace!

Command a swarm of axolotls with one mission: EAT EVERYTHING, regardless of size.

Controls: aggrolotl1.gif

Use the left mouse button to set the movement target and the arrow keys to move the camera. You can dash by pressing the right mouse button. Hold it down for a longer dash.

After each level you can choose an upgrade to increase the power of your swarm. aggrolotl2.gif

Have fun playing. I would be interested to see your highscore ;)

Ratings

Overall 141th 4⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Fun 79th 4.056⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 189th 3.759⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Theme 105th 4.222⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 331th 3.981⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Audio 262th 3.667⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Humor 365th 3.365⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Mood 549th 3.5⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Given 23🗳️ 31🗨️

Feedback

cosmic_dust
07. Oct 2024 · 16:12 UTC
I reached level 11 until all my creatures were eaten ;-) Had fun playing your game. Especially liked the dashing.
Sviborg
08. Oct 2024 · 06:55 UTC
![Screenshot_13.jpg](///raw/2f4/d1/z/67c20.jpg) The balance is great! 😄. It was great, it turned out great for a jam game! 👏
Sviborg
08. Oct 2024 · 06:55 UTC
![Screenshot_14.jpg](///raw/2f4/d1/z/67c25.jpg)
Iaroslavik
09. Oct 2024 · 06:54 UTC
Wow, so cool, good job ☺️
WDNMDLD
09. Oct 2024 · 06:56 UTC
A very fun gan with cute tiny creadturs,I love it so much
Benj1kus
09. Oct 2024 · 06:59 UTC
The pixel art is great, but the palette choice is a bit of a miss.It would be better if the creatures had a bit brighter colors.
chtimy
09. Oct 2024 · 07:00 UTC
Really nice!
I like to eat the other creatures !
Is there a possibility to eat the bigger ones, or it's a way to death?
The music is chill and you're clearly in the theme.
Bravo!
ekun
09. Oct 2024 · 07:04 UTC
Fun game, felt like a cool twist on a typical survivors/brotato like game to control multiple creatures at once. Would be interested in seeing a post jam version with additional content :)
Ricoshade
09. Oct 2024 · 07:05 UTC
Loved the game, highscore of 16150, see if anyone else can beat it ;) other than that really well done !
Tatuvasara
09. Oct 2024 · 08:27 UTC
Great game!

I think you nailed the game mechanics well! The difficulty level increase was finely balanced, the "telegraphing" the attacks made the game feel fair. Sure I lost, but it felt fair the whole time.

Really liked the art-work! One of my favorites so far!

@sviborg; can you beat this ;)

![Screenshot 2024-10-09 112401.png](///raw/2e9/03/z/68395.png)
Prolich
09. Oct 2024 · 13:47 UTC
Well-made pixel art is always a pleasure to look at, well done!
splittheatom
09. Oct 2024 · 16:19 UTC
Very enjoyable and polished and a nice take on the theme!
Pleasure to look at and the difficulty ramp up is great.
Congrats!
RaeTheWizrd
09. Oct 2024 · 16:32 UTC
This is actually pretty fun! The art is nice, and the gameplay gets more fun as you go through it. Although it does get chaotic after a while (not like that's a bad thing though). :3
pres2300
10. Oct 2024 · 03:46 UTC
This was really addictive and fun! You could really get yourself into a pickle quick if you aren't careful. I got to level 20, and things got really crazy. Nice job!
Ecaterina
11. Oct 2024 · 11:33 UTC
The game gets you hooked from the first seconds. Absolutely everything is polished—the mechanics, the visuals, I love it!
GeoT
11. Oct 2024 · 12:19 UTC
Yeah great little game, very easy to get hooked very quickly. Great job!
My4sthma
11. Oct 2024 · 12:30 UTC
The telegraphed attacks are a great idea and work really well. I would love to see this with hordes of Aggrolotls - like 100 or something!
Grizwhirl
11. Oct 2024 · 20:15 UTC
Ran into some pathing issues and the critters getting stuck on enemies. Was a ton of fun, was not quite able to get up to an angry aggrototl army :(
sourcehorse
12. Oct 2024 · 01:59 UTC
Loved this! Every part of the game came together great!
Alem26
12. Oct 2024 · 08:41 UTC
This is one of the most fun games I played this GameJam! An axolotl themed bullet hell is definitely not something I expected to see today :D
Sound effects are great, art is great, didn't encounter any bugs. Had a great experience overall!
I got to lvl 24.
LDJam user 399845
13. Oct 2024 · 17:50 UTC
Bravo! Quite an excellent game!
Transkuja
15. Oct 2024 · 15:06 UTC
Addictive game, great job :smile:
kuggenhoffen
15. Oct 2024 · 19:10 UTC
Dang, that turned out to be quite addictive game once it got going! Great job!
Yaen
19. Oct 2024 · 00:37 UTC
One of my favourites so far! I really had quite some fun growing my swarm and improving my abilities over time. Attacks were very clearly telegraphed, the movement system works well (once I realized that I could hold the mouse button down to move), and it's got some nice creature design, especially the tongue-enemy. I love that goober.

I managed to get to level 14 before there were so many creatures around that it wasn't safe to exist anywhere and they overwhelmed me. Would've liked to play for longer too but that's that.

A little less "grindy" balancing for unlocking more levels would've made it even a bit nicer in my opinion.