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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Sound | #10 | 4.026 | 4.026 |
| Fun | #73 | 3.846 | 3.846 |
| Overall | #83 | 3.821 | 3.821 |
| Mechanics | #85 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
| Theme | #188 | 3.744 | 3.744 |
| Music | #190 | 3.462 | 3.462 |
| Aesthetics | #214 | 3.744 | 3.744 |
| Story | #304 | 2.718 | 2.718 |
Ranked from 39 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How many people worked on this game in total?
2
Did you use any existing assets? If so, list them below.
m5xT font by Daniel Linssen (https://managore.itch.io/m5x7), mystery-music-collection-pack-1 by ansimuz (https://ansimuz.itch.io/mystery-music-collection-pack-1)
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The sprites and SFX are really cute, and the fact that your 7-year old created them for a game jam makes it even more fantastic. I really liked it; you should definitely keep developing more games together!
Thanks Spontini, we will! I hope he wanna do other games with me :)
I really liked it! After I figured out that I must actually press the button to allow me to set a trap, I finally died after 9 and a half minutes by my own traps :-P Well done!
GG! I have to rework the UI because many people missed the fact that this is a button :) Thanks for playing!
Just really cool and a lot of fun for such a "simple" mechanic. Really well done and a special congratulations to Louis!!
Thanks Melon! Louis is very happy with your comment :)
I lasted 2 minutes and had to give it another go.. managed to get 3 traps down next time around and was dominating lol Good Job!
A very nice game! I survived a total of six minutes.
Quite addictive gameplay that speaks to my need to build stuff.
I also loved the art. would love to see more of it. Hope you continue working on it.
Thanks Dark Soul, yes I will, I just wait for the end of the jam to get the most feedback out of this experience :)
I loved that all the sound effects are self-made. Gave the whole game something personal and many sympathy points! Cool game. Good job!
Thanks CeyKie! I have to give another try of your game if you plan to update it, post me!
Cool game, great job guys! The sound effects made me laugh, they added a very unique touch to the game and i'm sure that you had fun recording them :D
Have you experimented with a bit less of movement speed? That would help when you need precise movements to sneak through.
Cheers ;)
Thanks csf91! I think we will make other games with my son. Many players have reported that the player speed is too high, and that is true! I think I'll lower the default speed in a near future but I have to wait for the end of the rating period :) I'll lower the speed and add a push to run on shift, something like that. I also wanted to add some kind of stamina bar that consumes on build and run.
nice art , and sound effects , I found the mouse pointer a little difficult to see at times
Thanks! I made the cursor red because that's complementary color to green, but I'm open to any suggestion :)
I loved playing your game! The best part was definitely the sound effects those were unbelievable :) The trap mechanic felt very satisfying, and the art style was very charming and fit the gameplay. Great game!
Thanks Eric, we had a lot of fun making these!
This is a nicely polished game and really interesting mechanic... the sprites look great :)
Thanks Lizzard!
lol I only got 27 of them. I like how you can set off your own traps, so you have to be really careful collecting the coins. I like how you can see the trap reloading and the blood trails the zombies leave everywhere. Nice artwork too.
Good job!
That's ok for you first run! Everybody tells me that this is blood, but I did not make the trails red to avoid to be gory (I told my kid that this is dirt because they are crawling on the ground)
What a neat idea. I really like how the trap system works, but the sound effects are what take the cake! The pixel art was also spot on. Nicely done!
Thank you porkrind! I want to add more than in the future version :)
Nice mechanics. Love the pixel art too!
Thanks for submitting
Thanks Akaki!
This is such an adorable game, all the sounds effects really add to the overall charm of the game. I also really like the fact that you have to set and build the trap, it really adds to the tension of the game!
Thanks Cam, yes I like the fact that you have to build the traps. I think I'll expand this concept :)
This was really fun and the pixel art is too cute!! Great work!
Thank you seedborne!
its so wholesome that you're spending quality time with your son, keep up the good work!
Yes I think that we will participate in other jam together this was a fun experience :)
I loved the sound effects! Tell the voice actor that Olive Hill Studios and many others will be lining up to record, but I'm guessing there is already an exclusive contract in place 😆
Great work!
Haha you can ask me if you need a few sound effects for one of your game could be fun to participate if he's ok :)
I played this for faaaar longer than I should have, so you've done something pretty great with gameplay there.
I enjoyed that the mechanic was simple yet quite diverse in how it could be used, especially since your own defences can hurt you, so you can't (or at least shouldn't) build just a giant death circle or stand in the middle of a cluster of traps.
I enjoyed that you leaned into your kid making the sound effects, it gives your game a charm that wouldn't be the same if you had "realistic sounding" sfx
Good job!
Thanks a lot Mucusinator! What was your best score? I have to implement a leaderboard, I'll do this after the jam, I'll connect an API & a database :) A coworker of mine managed to kill 2160 zombies, but I have to make the game harder with more challenges over time :)
*Whew* I just finished a 1 hour 15min session with 1693 kills.
Yeah at a point it becomes less "running away from zombies" and more "don't get spiked by my own traps" XD
Congrats on your score ! I think I have to make the game a bit more difficult or a least make some gameplay variation because at some point you can stay in you trapped bunker waiting for zombie to walk on your traps. I was thinking of the fact that you have to repair traps or taht some enemies can throw something at you so that you can't just wait in your bunker...
Thanks! I tremble at the thought, but maybe some leaping zombies with a long charge up time could work? Provides a threat by jumping near the player but gives an indication a long time where they are going to jump beforehand, makes the player have to move.
Thanks for your ideas, I take it! Like if zombies have the right to avoid a single trap?
Yeah! makes em a bit more dangerous in the short term til they double layer the spike traps
The game is very fun , i like the build mechanics is very cool lol
Thank you! I think I'll expand the game based on those mechanics of micro management / kill / survive
Interesting trap and build mechanics. I enjoyed it
Thanks Doctor!