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Bigmode Game Jam 2025

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A jam submission

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Zaplings is a 2d power management survival game where you fight off Zaplings on a moon base
Submitted by Shmeato — 4 hours, 33 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Theme#814.0414.667
Fun#1943.3683.889
Presentation#2803.3683.889
Originality#4782.7913.222

Ranked from 9 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game represent "Power"?
Zaplings is a power management game where you must find a balance between powering your base and fighting off Zaplings(aliens) with your turret

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Mystery Box GamesSubmitted24 days ago

Love this game, made it all the way to day 10 :) Everything felt very balanced, the music and sounds fit perfectly, and the art-style is great! Awesome job!

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Killing Humans for Zommies
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PokeNinjaGuySubmitted27 days ago(+1)

This is a really cute game. The power crank reminds me of a game jam I did once :) (it was fun then, it's still fun now haha!)

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Factory Reset
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ShmeatoDeveloper22 days ago

Appreciate that! Thank you for playing!

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JamlessSubmitted28 days ago

It was a little hard to tell where I was aiming and I had an unfortunate crash on Day 5. But it was a fun game and a cool take on the theme. Running around the base trying to keep everything powered up reminds me of Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime.

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POWERCHORD
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IndeeSubmitted29 days ago(+1)

Really fun game, it plays a lot better than I would expect a game jam game to play. I would have liked to see some sense of progression though, other than just reskinned enemies with more health, but it's not a massive problem. Overall I really like this game, good job!

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Fractured Horn
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ShmeatoDeveloper28 days ago

Thank you very much! 

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bene-labsSubmitted30 days ago(+1)

Great take on the theme and a very good and charming multi-tasking game as well

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Feline Frontier
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ShmeatoDeveloper29 days ago

Appreciate that, thank you for playing!

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VideozaxSubmitted30 days ago(+1)

The visual presentation is fantastic, I love all the little touches in the base that make it feel lived in. Very charming.

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VENI VIDI VROOM
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ShmeatoDeveloper29 days ago

That was the goal! Thank you very much!

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HeckYeahGamesSubmitted30 days ago(+1)

I really enjoy the little touches like the radio and recharge interactions. I'm apparently terrible at these kinds of games and can't aim to save my life. :D

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Bots n' Batteries
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ShmeatoDeveloper29 days ago(+1)

I wanted to add some more upgrades to make it a little easier, maybe like a laser that shows your aim but didn't have time haha, Thank you for playing!

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Blue Pin StudioSubmitted31 days ago(+1)

Awesome entry! It happens that Dome Keeper is one of my favorite games and it seems like this entry is heavily inspired by it. You managed to work the theme into the game really well, great work!

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POWER OF LOVEBALL
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ShmeatoDeveloper29 days ago

Thank you very much, and thanks for playing!

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