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A jam submission

Rogue ZombiesView game page

2024 7DRL Game
Submitted by ondras — 1 day, 17 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Overall#94.3334.333
Roguelikeness#513.6673.667

Ranked from 3 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Successful or Incomplete?

Success

Did development of the game take place during the 7DRL Challenge week?

Yes

Is your game a roguelike?

Yes

Turn-based

Yes

Roguelike Elements
random maps, random enemies, permadeath, grid+ascii display

Screenshots

Yes

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Comments

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Love the game! Super fun, probably the most fun of all the 2024 entries I've played. Setting up near the river with electric fences really lets you unload bazookas none stop. Won in Hope mode on my third try, 322 zombies killed. Would love to see a leaderboard for that mode! Great simple tutorial, impressed you were able to include that in the 7 day challenge. 

Developer

Thanks for the great feedback!

Submitted(+1)

Fun game! I was contemplating making a tower-d/base-builder/roguelike myself but decided it would be too much work lol. There is some concepts here that really work well and I think you've only begun to scratch the surface of the possibilities. Some really nice touches: for example the zombie movement (how *usually* you won't get hit when you move next to them) adds a nice risk/reward mechanism. The items feel varied and useful and I felt myself trying them all out, and utilizing the cost benefit of the weaker ones a lot. I managed to beat "hope" mode by relying mostly on electric fences and (5) shock attack. I also found if you wall up the bridge at the beginning it messes the zombies path-finding up enough to slow them down a bit. I think the genres pair very nicely together, and having a defence game where you are able to control the game clock at your own pace really adds a new layer of strategic thinking to the genre. Overall, solid entry! You've given me some great ideas if I explore this next year.

Developer

Thanks for the encouraging feedback!