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Hamster Run by jonathandavidlewis

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made by jonathandavidlewis for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

Survive winter as a hamster by eating as much as you can!

Play on Itch.com to use the LEADERBOARD! Play the Windows version for improved performance and better 3D visuals!

It's our first LD and our first 3D Game, so if you are willing to take the time to write feedback, we appreciate it so much!

Updates:

  • Removed reference to serviceWorker to work in sandbox
  • Fixed issue reading leaderboard text
  • Reduced map size for stability.
  • Created a Windows build for better performance than web.
  • Removed Particles in web build to improve performance
  • Fixed text and clarity of the main instructions.
  • Fixed tutorial images.
Link https://jonathandavidlewis.itch.io/hamster-run
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/simple-game

Ratings

Overall 580th 3.519⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Fun 389th 3.574⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 923th 2.741⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Theme 842th 3.241⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 585th 3.611⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Humor 522th 3.083⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Mood 634th 3.423⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Given 28🗳️ 37🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 379026
08. Oct 2024 · 03:37 UTC
Tried both the itch page and the embedded and it seems the "Lets Eat" button to launch the game is buggy. Music loop keeps playing but the menu is unresponsive for a very long time. Guessing Shader compile but my initial comment was that it was broken.
Pachino55
08. Oct 2024 · 03:37 UTC
Cool!
Leo Fu
08. Oct 2024 · 03:38 UTC
The game is alsome!
Leo Fu
08. Oct 2024 · 03:48 UTC
The sound effect is goofy and I really like the floating particle effect in this game. The vibe feels good and relaxing, nice game!
andreew771
08. Oct 2024 · 08:00 UTC
so amazing , like it
AlxJE
08. Oct 2024 · 11:10 UTC
Your mechanism is simple but effective, and the leader board is really a good idea to encourage me replay the game for muiltiple times. The bgm and audio effects you used really helps to establish a humor tone. Great works!
🎤 jonathandavidlewis
08. Oct 2024 · 18:18 UTC
@leo115 Thanks for letting me know! Based on your feedback, I did some optimization on the web build. I believe it may still not be optimal in many cases. I also produced a Windows build and a Linux build that should perform much better. Do you want to give it a try? https://jonathandavidlewis.itch.io/hamster-run
LDJam user 379026
08. Oct 2024 · 22:14 UTC
@jonathandavidlewis Much snappier! still take a moment but it's not in an unresponsive manner and I think I doubled my score from not loosing time from stepping away while waiting!
LDJam user 373998
09. Oct 2024 · 00:39 UTC
Hey, heads up. When I was playing my camera was forcing to pan up into the sky.
I also had this problem with my Godot game and I think I managed to fix it by setting my embedded resolution to an odd number.

Users can make sure they're in full screen.
LDJam user 373998
09. Oct 2024 · 00:42 UTC
I particularly loved your screen transitions and working high scores table. Nice job.
🎤 jonathandavidlewis
09. Oct 2024 · 05:13 UTC
@leo115 Thank you so much! This is my first 3D game, so I am learning a ton! I'm going to try to improve the loading.
InitialPosition
09. Oct 2024 · 14:39 UTC
I really liked the general premise of your game and how it encourages speedrunning which is one of my favorite things to do in general. The controls felt nice, the art is good and the soundtrack is fitting, maybe a bit repetitive. I like that you had different collectibles with a risk reward system and how you placed them in the level. Finally, the leaderboard is a great addition for competitiveness and I had to try a few rounds to get a good score. Nice work :)
qwertyuiop
11. Oct 2024 · 05:34 UTC
good
Conor Wilson
11. Oct 2024 · 10:41 UTC
I simply love all the voice lines from the hamster. Adorable. Also, the leaderboard is a hell of a nice touch :)
oliver_day
11. Oct 2024 · 23:02 UTC
The controls were a little hard to use at first, and my camera kept going into the ground but fun game and a nice looking world.
zoglu
12. Oct 2024 · 13:02 UTC
Nice looking game, 3D platforming with speedrunning elements is a great mix.
hotdog
12. Oct 2024 · 13:02 UTC
Cute :)
Fork on the Table Studios
12. Oct 2024 · 18:57 UTC
My son loved it really really. It looks awesome and chill
Cookiezz
13. Oct 2024 · 00:33 UTC
Pretty awesome and super simple. Great job on the 3D game for the jam - some small performance hiccups on web but nothing too major. Leaderboards are always a great way to drive engagement, good job getting those in.
HangoverGames
13. Oct 2024 · 09:09 UTC
i was a fun experience, great idea!
SleepyStudios
13. Oct 2024 · 19:15 UTC
Congrats on your first LD and 3D game! It was a cute game and really good to see a leaderboard to encourage friendly competition.
Lussard Studio
14. Oct 2024 · 16:52 UTC
Fun platforming game ! Cool you could do this just 2 people.
That's great you put a leaderboard at then end. Made me want to retry to be in the top 10 haha
:hamster:
Alchemic
15. Oct 2024 · 04:08 UTC
Fun little speedrunning challenge! A bit shallow in terms of gameplay, but it gets the job done. The visuals are pretty nice.

Not surprised you were having performance issues with the web build, I assume due to shader compilation issues with particles. I would suggest try converting any GPU-based particles into CPU-based particles.
AncientEntity
18. Oct 2024 · 07:34 UTC
Got a score of 122 first try :)
Weine
19. Oct 2024 · 15:45 UTC
This was kinda of cute and fun. The leaderboard was a great addition that invites to more replaying. Well done!
katagatame_
20. Oct 2024 · 15:29 UTC
Fun and cute.