As I managed to break a lot of stuff on the last day, I chopped out a fair few animations to make the game logic easier. Particularly redoing animations from 3 angles each time. :smile:
Spacebar to drop coins and distract the dwarves!
Unfortunately we didn't have much time to stay on te platform after the jam, BUT we still really hope to play your games and get your feedback too! :heartbeat: :bird:
Believe it or not, it only took itch 13 days (less than two weeks!) to index my first game. I had already almost given up hope.
If you have a moment, please give my game a quick play on itch and leave a rating and comment. That way, I'll at least know my effort wasn't in vain :)
https://cahard-solo.itch.io/space-cleaner
We've been working hard on Goblin Goopmaxxing since the jam to turn it into a full game with a story and way more crazy shit. It's coming out on Steam right before Halloween!
Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4107470/Goblin_Goopmaxxing/
If you haven't played the game yet we would appreciate it so much if you could give us feedback so that we can make the full launch better :)
I had less time this LD than normally so I went for the "Extra" 3-week Jam this time. The resulting game is AstroHaul, where you have to find resources to upgrade your ship while defeating enemy fighters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ae0wrQVjQk
It was really useful to get time for a few rounds of play testing and tweaks. And with 3 days still left to go, I hope to do some final tweaks and polish ahead of the deadline!
Our fantastic musician Pascal has created a great synthwave track for our game “Hex to the Max”. Feel free to listen to it if you're in the mood for some synthwave. Whether you're working, chilling, gaming, or reviewing other Ludum Dare games, enjoy!
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/58/pay-or-die
Ok, I'm resorting into begging/self-plugging. :electric_plug:
It was impossible for me to build a web-version of my game. I have elaborated reasons for that in the comment-section of this quite relevant discussion about the current sad state of affairs.
Feel free to drop desktop-only games in need of ratings here and I'll see what I can do. :scales:
Special mention for Linux-builds, but windows-executables will also do. :floppy_disk:
The latter I'll try to run through through WINE. :wine_glass: :penguin:
Hey LD! Our first game fans have started to share their cats pictures!!
That's insane! Our player have sent us her cats and asked us to post them in posts as well! Can you just imagine it??
If you haven’t checked our game yet, here’s the link: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/58/things-i-keep
Come take a walk in the mountains and see what you can find. Many strange things walk these woods, and if you're quick enough and accurate enough to get the shot this could be your big break!
I'm really proud of our team for how well this one came out. We would love a bit more feedback before the end if you are interested!
Here are three games that don't have enough votes.
They can be played directly in your browser and are really fun.
Go ahead and give them your support.
A mix of Katamari Damacy and Vampire Survivor:
Rollslop
Choose the order in which to visit houses on Halloween night to maximize your candy haul without getting stuck in front of an overcrowded house:
Candy Crunch
An auction game for abandoned storage space. A little too simple, but the production and graphics are worth checking out. And the idea is really cool with the theme:
The Mysterious UNIT-Y
PS:
If there are two players, you can also try our game:
Recycling War
So go and prove your ear on our cozy game about collecting birb photos :eagle: :camera: And don't forget to check the comments and write the sequences you found to call the birds (it happens to be harder than expected, but you can make it :muscle:)
I used to participate almost in every jam, but nowadays I don't have enough time for it. However, as an exercise in game design, I like to check out themes and thinking about what game could I make.
But this time I came out with something I could finish in a weekend - Dice Collectors! It's a really simple tabletop dice game.
So I wonder if there any other physical games? I mean card, board, dice, word games - anything that doesn't require a computer to play.
Drop a link if you've made one or just stumbled accross such a game.
And have a nice upcoming result day!
Ratings are ending soon but wanted to try video editing, we may update our project if it has potential !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBo8L4oDb_Y
We're in the home stretch for ratings and still haven't hit the 20-ratings threshold, so we invite you to spend a few moments in the strange but fun world we've created with Goomba Simulator 2025 and let us know what you think!
It's the 10-years-on sequel to the team's 2015 entry for LD 33, where the theme was 'you are the monster'. The rest, as they say, is history!
Check out the game here (it even has an HTML5 version so you can play right in the browser without any downloads!):
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/58/goomba-simulator-2025
I tested these two incredible games, and they are far from the 20 votes needed to be validated in the count.
A small, well-made, and engaging Vampire Survivor-like game.
AstroHaul
A deeply moving narrative game with stunning visuals and music.
Curio
These two games can be played directly in your browser and are very accessible.
They have fewer than 10 votes, so they absolutely need to be rated because I think they deserve a good ranking. Take a few minutes to try them out—their creators will really appreciate it.
Streaming Ludum Dare games before the rating games deadline!
If you have recommendations and want feedback, you may link your game in the comments below, or mention your user name or game name on the Twitch stream so I may look your game up to play and give feedback on it. Looking forward to seeing what we all made!
Hey! I had some free time this week and decided to write and draw a little poem to promote our spooky game, Crypt Creeper. It can be played in browser and we'd love to hear your feedback. Crypt Creeper