Roots by gemcc

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made by gemcc for Ludum Dare 57 (JAM)

Play on itch.io

From a sapling, to a tree.

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Grow your roots.

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Collect all of the nutrients.

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Grow faster. Delve deeper.

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Roy: Art

Jamie: Music & SFX

Geordie: Programming

Ratings

Overall 84th 4.083⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Fun 224th 3.694⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 106th 3.917⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Theme 61th 4.306⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 326th 3.889⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Audio 149th 3.833⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 166th 4⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 25🗳️ 12🗨️

Feedback

CamComDuck
07. Apr 2025 · 03:54 UTC
I really enjoyed your art and sounds, they're very engaging! I'm surprised we have a very similar game loop, but your take on cards for upgrades is much prettier. I had a very difficult time controlling the root with my cursor, it always felt too slow to move anywhere or too fast to get to where I wanted to go. Also just a note, once I reached the lava, the screen went fully white and crashed (I was playing your itch html version).
LDJam user 301711
07. Apr 2025 · 03:57 UTC
Wonderful, really well done. The leveling, music, and challenge are all perfect for a jam. I like the CRT effect too, very cozy.
EZduzzit
07. Apr 2025 · 04:10 UTC
The sounds and music are so nice and calming - the download wouldn't work for me on hered (the ld page) but on itch it worked! Cool game, nice job!
Rinevard
07. Apr 2025 · 04:34 UTC
Intersting game! I used to think the tree would kill itself when the root touched itself😂
SYPIAC
07. Apr 2025 · 06:21 UTC
Well put together, complete, fun, game, this one is a winner
TimeLost
07. Apr 2025 · 19:36 UTC
This is such a good game! I love the aesthetic and the gameplay is intuitive. It's clear to me that a lot of care was put into it.
Ruslana
09. Apr 2025 · 02:09 UTC
The game is really nice and quite polished with different aspects to it.
Music and sounds fit the idea well. I love camera tv post effect, or whatever gives it such feeling. Progression is nice and engaging, it's nice that previous root tracks are shown. Art nicely combines everything.
There is calmness and there is a challenge. Very nice game!
Laurynas
09. Apr 2025 · 14:58 UTC
This is amazing! I love incremental games like this! Though it ended too soon, i didn't even get all the upgrades! :cry:
Maskrosen
10. Apr 2025 · 18:22 UTC
Really unique and fun idea. The execution was great as well. I had much fun playing it. The controls felt good and the art, sound effects and music really created a good atmosphere. Great job all of you!
mao
11. Apr 2025 · 04:31 UTC
Excellent use of the theme. This evokes the feeling of those infinite-runner/incremental Flash games that used to be everywhere; I feel like I could play it for hours.
Skosnowich
11. Apr 2025 · 20:46 UTC
Very relaxing game, the audio adds much to that - except for the sound when you reach the core, I had to instamute it, because it was extremely loud in comparison to the otherwise very chill music and sound effects. :smile: Personally, I don't like these CRT-shaders, so I'd be happy if there was an option to turn that off.
TomasTanhgor
12. Apr 2025 · 00:05 UTC
Wow! Our team had a similar idea, but a little more about exploring and finding objects. It's a very cool combination of bagel mechanics and the idea of seed growth. The controls feel a little out of control at first, but with upgrades this feeling disappears!
Eugenik
14. Apr 2025 · 04:39 UTC
I love the art style
Locke8
17. Apr 2025 · 16:59 UTC
very polished for a ludum dare game, it was fun, and i can't think of any major flaws. Well done.
shores
17. Apr 2025 · 19:18 UTC
This is a really cool idea. I would like to see a post-jam version of this with some more variety in gameplay! Good job, keep it up!