Hello fellow Gamejamers,

Ludum Dare 48 was my first game jam ever and I really loved it. When I was developing nail-it I wanted to add an online highscore system so that players can compare their scores with others. Unfortunately I didn't find any service that would fit my needs so in the end I didn't implement a leaderboard. I think I wasn't the only one having this issue because most of LD48 games didn't have a leaderboard implemented. After the jam I thought to myself "I will make a highscore service, so anyone can easly implement a leaderboard in their next Ludum Dare game" :wink: . Recently I started working on it and it's finally ready.

I proudly present :drum:

:tada: The Simple Highscore Service! :tada:

It's based on REST API so probably every game engine should handle it. Personally I'm using Unity, so I prepared an example implementation and a live WebGL demo where you can test the service. If you are using other game engine and you implement this service into your game please consider sharing the implementation with others.

The service is totally free and no registation is required. You only need to generate a pair of keys needed for using the API but it takes just about 2 seconds. This service is hosted on free AWS account so I can't guarantee anything :wink:

Please do not abuse the service so everyone can use it without problems (send requests only when it's really needed - not in every game tick :wink: )

(If you consider using this service I suggest testing it before the jam starts)

For more details go to https://www.highscores.ovh - there you will find all you need to start using this service.

Finally, if you decide to use my Simple Highscore Service in your next game, please let me know.

Happy jaming! :smile:

This time I heavily underestimated complexity of my game but I'm happy I delivered something.

Finally done! Just in time. I haven't been so tired since LD49. I didn't implement all the features I wanted and the game would need some balancing but still I'm happy with the result and all the fun I had.

Hope you all had a great time!

I present you Global Eggstermination :egg:

Now I will finally get some sleep :smile:

Hi fellow jamers. I participated in Compo, and after getting some feedback I decided to polish my game a bit more. Today I added a bunch of new features and improvments. Is it ok to add additional link to my post-jam version or should I wait until "play+rate" period ends? I would like to share it as soon as possible and get feedback, but I also don't want to confuse anyone which version should be rated. What do you think guys?

BTW. If you haven't tried Global Eggstermination yet I encourge you to give it a try :)

:egg: If you haven't tried Global Eggstermination yet, please give it a try. :egg:

PS. If you like the base version, there is also a post-jam version with many improvments (including balance) and a separate leaderboard.