I'm pretty used to crunching, but oh boy, this was tough. I had a chance to sleep for a few hours (literally 2 hours), but almost all 46 hours that's left were a real pickle. I really like the outcome though:

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/catchy (WebGL, Windows and YouTube walkthrough available).

Catchy is a top-down Fishing and Sailing simulator where you have to catch fishies with a hook! Imagine Raft and Sea of Thieves having a child in 2D (on a budget). Also fans of ships might like the sailing mechanics ;)

Oh, and Pudge/Stitches-like hooks are also here, and they are really fun! Catching fish is one of the main objectives, but I just like to do it for fun :)

You can try it here – https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/catchy

Created this game in 48 hours for compo. I created a video with gameplay of Catchy https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/catchy (game about sailing on a fisherman ship and catching lots of fish), so if you are too tired to play, you can just watch walkthrough :)

https://youtu.be/E922dXT4Ens

I barely had enough time to finish all main gameplay features (but I did it!), so I didn't have enough to record and implement sounds, but I hope it's ok :) Second half of a video I'm trying to find 2 rare fish kinds, but I won't say I didn't like to search for them, I still enjoy playing it even though I spent last ~3 days with that game.

Although I completed 7 "main quests", there are some hidden secrets and more upgrades to get, so if you are interested, feel free to try the game yourself (you can even do it in the Embeded WebGL build here https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/catchy).

I will now finally go to sleep and get some rest (yay!). Cyall tomorrow, gonna try a lot of cool new games for sure!

I like nicely done tutorials and all, but when you have to make a game in 48 hours, it turns out to be like this :D

I'm not so proud of using text hints baked into islands, although I don't think it was the worst solution in my situation (finished the game 30 minutes before the deadline).

You can try Catchy (Sailing and Fishing sim) here https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/catchy. I will probably add some stuff later, so honest feedback is appreciated.

Here's the concept that I made during The Compo before I started to prototype. Most of the stuff didn't fit in those 48 hours, but I'm still glad with what I made :) Here's some stuff that I planned on this mockup, but didn't implement:

• Pirates and naval battles (yarrr, you can sail calmly)
• Big ships (buying new ships could be a nice way to spend collected currency)
• Trading resources (it all came to Fish as a points with milestones for unlocking new tiers of speed for you current ship)
• Ports (I had to be used to for upgrading and trading)
• Damaging and rapairing ship using lumber/wood

I still really like how the game turned out, even with all the feature cuts. Please try the game and rate it if you have time, and if you don't feel like playing, you can just check out the gameplay video. Honest feedback is appreciated, since it's possible that I will continue to develop the game after voting. Thanks!

→ Play Catchy ←

Game page – https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/catchy

I'm pretty sure all of you had to feature cut your games as well. Feel free to share what you had to reject to complete the game in time :)

Some players had problems with finding some of the fish types, so I decided to make this guide. I think it's the best solution, since I can't change the build for now :) I hope that helps sailers and anglers in need!

The game was created in 48 hours for The Compo. You can play it here – https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/catchy (WebGL version, Windows Build and YouTube playthrough available)

→ Play Catchy ←

I thought that it might be interesting. Here's how I used Affinity Photo effects (they are pretty much like in Photoshop), masks and this reference image to draw game art for my Compo entry – Catchy (Sailing and Fishing sim).

At first I wanted to create some tiles to generate islands randomly, but then decided to just create a system, that will allow me to draw unique islands on demand. I spent quite some time, but that saved me a lot of time when I had to fill the game with content.

This system of masks, effects and textures allowed me to just draw form of islands on the mask – the rest was done by the editor.

Creating seamless background took some time as well, but this is a different story :)

If you like the game art or the main idea of the game (sailing using the wind and fishing using the hook as in Raft), feel free to try Catchy and rate it for the Compo:

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/catchy

→ Play/rate Catchy ←

Let me know if you have any questions about the art or the game, I'll try to answer them all!

Shy Sharks don't like to be nearby ships, so if they see one, they just swim away in the opposite direction.

Try the game – https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/catchy *

* Number of Shy Sharks in the game may not be the same as on the GIF

p.s. sorry for duplicate, post didn't show up for a long time (probably because of the spam filter), so I reposted it

Here's some thoughts:

• Suggesting 1 or 2 themes instead of 3 would be a nice idea since going through 2600+ themes is pretty time-consuming, and some of the themes looked like a filler.
• Some people should check spelling before submitting.
• Would be really nice and handy to have some kind of schedule to know when what happens: when the Theme Slaughter ends, when voting 1 starts, when voting 2 starts etc.

Will there be additional hour after Compo time ends?

I didn't see anything about that in the news, but maybe I missed something. We had 1 additional hours during LD 52 for preparing builds and some promo stuff, but I'm not sure this is the case today. If you have any info, please share a link or schreenshot, thanks!

About Bag Stranding:

Have you ever wondered how adventurers in RPGs manage to carry so much stuff? Now you can find out in Bag Stranding! This game is like a super-short Death Stranding in 2D with hilariously unrealistic physics and unique game mechanics.

→ Play Bag Stranding ←

Check out Bag Stranding and carry a totally reasonable number of backpacks to collect and deliver stuff.

Here's what path my Compo game went from concept to full game. Bag Stranding is like a super-short Death Stranding in 2D with hilariously unrealistic physics and unique game mechanics.

Hand-drawn concept:

Concept art with graphics close to final:

Latest concept art with ingredients, potions and NPCs:

Screenshot from the game (starting area):

Screenshot from the game (inventory system):

If you like what you see, feel free to try Bag Stranding and leave your feedback! Thanks!

→ Play Bag Stranding (Windows or Web) ←

"Hmmm, let me see what do I have in my bags... Skulls, bones, boulders, orange mushrooms... Oh, found it!"

Ever wondered how adventurers in RPGs manage to carry so much stuff? Try Bag Stranding (my Compo game, made in 48 hours)! This game is like a super-short Death Stranding in 2D with hilariously unrealistic physics and unique game mechanics.

→ Play Bag Stranding ←

The game is called STUPID LEGS – you summon customized derpy monsters to do the chores for you: check mail, do the laundry, gather apples, pay taxes, and more!

It was made in 48 hours for the Compo – I managed to do all the essential stuff in time, but there's also a post-compo version that is more polished and has some additional content and sounds in it.

I loved making this one, and it's pretty fun to play! There are 4 levels (6 in post-compo version), so it's not very long (around 5-10 minutes, I'd say).

→Try STUPID LEGS←

During the development of STUPID LEGS for the Compo I stumbled upon A LOT of physics problems, funny bugs, and weird interactions, so I captured some of them just in case :)

Multiple rigidbodies are no joke!

"Have you by any chance seen my eye here?"

When the monster part attaching mechanics are still Work-in-Progress

I managed to tame Unity physics, but it wasn't easy: a lot of features worked not as I wanted it to work, so I had to use a lot of workarounds and questionable solutions. Although I'm still glad with the result (even the Compo version).

If you wanna try short (5-10 minutes) fun and funny game about summoning custom monsters, try STUPID LEGS. There are 2 versions available: compo, (made in 48 hours) and post-compo (more polished, more content, intro and tutorial added, sounds added).

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/55/stupid-legs

In STUPID LEGS you summon customized derpy monsters to do the chores for you: check mail, do the laundry, gather apples, pay taxes, etc.

I know that it's not very convenient to download builds for every compo/jam game, so I made a playthrough video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHfVqIe7SHY

Feel free to try it yourself, it will take 5-10 minutes – https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/55/stupid-legs