Against the Rules<\/strong> \u2013 Wizard table tennis battle, anything goes<\/p>\n Alternative Physics<\/strong> \u2013 A universe where if anything stops moving, it ceases to exist. More movement = more existence<\/p>\n Ancient Ruins<\/strong> \u2013 Game starts, you take the gold statue (or whatever) and all the walls are constantly closing in on you. Escape<\/p>\n Apocalypse<\/strong> \u2013 The apocalypse occurs, unrelated to the game\u2019s story, in the very middle and you can never stop it and can never finish the game<\/p>\n Chaos<\/strong> \u2013 Every possible action you do in the game causes a chain effect of consequences, making it insanely difficult to predict\/finish<\/p>\n Colony<\/strong> \u2013 Stealth game, play as an ant ninja who must sneak into enemy colony\u2019s nest and assassinate their queen<\/p>\n Dreams<\/strong> \u2013 Dream version of a human has \u201cdreams\u201d where things are just normal, 2-phase gameplay of some sort<\/p>\n Electricity<\/strong> \u2013 Your character emits constant charge, touching conductive things transfers the power, use this to beat levels\/enemies<\/p>\n Everyone Is Dead<\/strong> \u2013 You play a Wall-E style robot, but instead of junk, your job is to clean up piles of dead bodies<\/p>\n Flammable<\/strong> \u2013 You are on fire, water lies over yonder, many things stand in your way, get there fast!<\/p>\n Going Backwards<\/strong> \u2013 Hero\u2019s journey in reverse<\/p>\n Industrial <\/strong>\u2013 The piston yard, a giant mechanical factory of pistons everywhere, don\u2019t get crushed<\/p>\n Journey <\/strong>\u2013 All you have to do is cross the rickety bridge, who knows what kind of challenges you\u2019ll face?<\/p>\n Keeping Control<\/strong> \u2013 A side view flying game, reach the most ridiculous speeds possible, hitting walls sends you spinning+bouncing, try to recover!<\/p>\n Lifecycle <\/strong>\u2013 You are a video game baddy mom, and you must raise+feed your children. Don\u2019t be seen by the heroes or they\u2019ll kill you\/your babies!<\/p>\n Lost<\/strong> \u2013 Leave your home, find an item, as soon as you get the item, the lights go out, and the path you took before is the most dangerous way back.<\/p>\n Mutation<\/strong> \u2013 Wacky roguelike with randomly generated \u201cquirks\u201d every game (eg. every 4th turn you step to the right, gold poisons you, etc.)<\/p>\n No Weapons Allowed<\/strong> \u2013 Sneak your way in unarmed, find treasure, massacre your way out with it, treasure is randomized<\/p>\n Point of No Return<\/strong> \u2013 Everything you do\/touch can only be done\/touched once, or you die<\/p>\n Rediscovery<\/strong> \u2013 A 4\u00d74 set of rooms that are occasionally\/randomly changing, but you have a set of objectives to accomplish<\/p>\n Rise and Fall<\/strong> \u2013 Build a futuristic city as fast as you can w\/ twitch gameplay, then destroy it w\/ apocalyptic powers for a high score<\/p>\n Seasons<\/strong> \u2013 You are a spice dealer collecting goods, as you gather more, you go through \u201ctransitions\u201d of exposure to the drug, causing powers\/problems<\/p>\n Surrounded<\/strong> \u2013 Super hardcore ambush survival, you have only one weak attack, and each single enemy is significantly more powerful than you. How far can you get?<\/p>\n Underworld<\/strong> \u2013 Control two characters at once, one on the upside, one on the downside. The worlds are mostly the same, but some things vary.<\/p>\n After the End of the World<\/strong> \u2013 You are the super villain, and you just won! Now what do you do with your time?<\/p>\n A Man Alone<\/strong> \u2013 Try to find a peaceful place to meditate, but everywhere you go, some people\/creatures always interrupt you!<\/p>\n Amnesia \/ Limited Memory<\/strong> \u2013 Pseudo RPG game, but your experience points are constantly draining, you have to fight to keep leveling up<\/p>\n Beneath the Surface<\/strong> \u2013 Stealth game where you can phase into walls, but if you stay in a wall too long you\u2019ll get stuck there forever!<\/p>\n Desperation<\/strong> \u2013 You\u2019re falling to your doom, hit as many things on the way down as you can to break your fall! The less bones broken, the better.<\/p>\n Dimensions<\/strong> \u2013 Everything is paper flat, but only visible from its front-side, and can be facing 4 possible directions. Switch directions to find your way.<\/p>\n Distortion<\/strong> \u2013 The entire land is shifting, all objects do something based on their distance from you or what axis you\u2019re moving on.<\/p>\n Ecosystem<\/strong> \u2013 Keep an ecosystem of mini people+plants alive for as long as possible, high scores should be able to reach days\/weeks\/months!<\/p>\n Erosion<\/strong> \u2013 Use your laser to dig through the ground and escape, but the ground is constantly growing back, and may try to fight back!<\/p>\n Experiments<\/strong> \u2013 Help the experiment subject get through the rooms as the scientist w\/ control panels that control it!<\/p>\n Forgotten Places<\/strong> \u2013 Platformer w\/ a series of levels, each with an end, but every level has a \u201csecret\u201d end. Find only the secret ends to truly win!<\/p>\n From the Inside<\/strong> \u2013 Defense game inside a monster\u2019s brain, punching enemies around. Hitting parts of his brain makes his body on the other screen dance.<\/p>\n Minimalism<\/strong> \u2013 A series of one-screen platformer levels, but you can only play by hearing, because only the first frame will ever be shown.<\/p>\n One Shot<\/strong> \u2013 Simple, short game, you VS a single very challenging and complex boss fight. Beat him.<\/p>\n One Way Out<\/strong> \u2013 Escape from the exploding core using your magnificent spaceship-flying manoeuvres through the winding passageways! Top-down style.<\/p>\n Out of Time<\/strong> \u2013 Challenging platformer, you only have 2-5 seconds to get each timer, or you die. Sometimes they are placed in tricky spots!<\/p>\n Perspective<\/strong> \u2013 You are the engineer of a space battleship, keep the ship running during shaky space battles, you never really know what\u2019s going on.<\/p>\n Potato<\/strong> \u2013 You\u2019re a butch she-warrior nicknamed Potato Face who has been cast into the coliseum, survive in the face of the laughing, taunting masses.<\/p>\n Regeneration<\/strong> \u2013 You revive if you touch the red platforms, but you can\u2019t always reach them. Die in ways that your ragdoll can land correctly on them.<\/p>\n Replication<\/strong> \u2013 You\u2019re in a machine and have to perform actions on the spot, every N-seconds, a copy is made that performs those actions in the actual level.<\/p>\n Side Effects<\/strong> \u2013 A shooting game, get though the level killing enemies. But every enemy you kill has a randomized and strange side effect in the level.<\/p>\n Space<\/strong> \u2013 You\u2019re stuck inside a tiny square room amidst total blackness, unsure how you got there. How can you even escape?<\/p>\n Stuck Together<\/strong> \u2013 Two people stuck back-to-back, one can climb, the other shoots a gun. You can turn them around, get through the level.<\/p>\n Survive<\/strong> \u2013 Naked bearded man stranded in the desert, find where the sword & shield are located before the sand colossus arrives to claim you!<\/p>\n Teamwork<\/strong> \u2013 Simple platformer or puzzle game where the player is meant to be blindfolded and instructed by a friend\u2019s voice, friend gets the headphones though!<\/p>\n Some are shitty, some are pretty good, others don\u2019t even seem to match the theme they\u2019re for. But I don\u2019t care, it was fun! Excited for this Ludum Dare, I\u2019ll be doing the 72-hour jam with an art collaborator this time, and want to make something\u00a0really<\/em> small and insanely polished!<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Which is your favorite of these? ![\":)\"](\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png\")
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