Skip to main content

Indie game storeFree gamesFun gamesHorror games
Game developmentAssetsComics
SalesBundles
Jobs
TagsGame Engines
A jam submission

Merge and SurviveView game page

Submitted by FancyHat — 2 minutes, 10 seconds before the deadline
Add to collection

Play game

Merge and Survive's itch.io page

Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Mechanics#903.6523.652
Overall#2423.4783.478
Fun#2673.3913.391
Aesthetics#3273.4783.478
Theme#6662.4782.478
Story#7351.6521.652
Music#7491.5221.522
Sound#7951.4351.435

Ranked from 23 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?
1

Did you use any existing assets? If so, list them below.
Shikashi's Fantasy Icons Pack v2

Leave a comment

Log in with itch.io to leave a comment.

Comments

Viewing comments 20 to 1 of 22 · Previous page · First page
Submitted

The unique idea of merging the items by dragging them together based on recipes is really interesting. I think you did a great job on the game!

Submitted(+1)

Really interesting concept. Mixing merging, tower defense and strategy.
At my first try, I got stuck because my workbench kept producing wood and I hadn't created a second one to produce planks.

And, by the way, its has the MOST BEAUTIFUL workbench I've ever seen ;)

Developer

Thanks, I'm glad you liked the bench :D

Submitted

This game is absolutely phenomenal! The artwork is stunning, and the mechanics are executed perfectly. It provides an immersive and thrilling experience that I thoroughly enjoyed. Incredible job!

Submitted

Love the idea, keeps me thinking while I wait for the next enemies! Great asset choice and very original idea !

Submitted

A merge game with a tower defense? What a crazy idea! It's awesome. It took me a while to understand what I had to do, but then I got the hang of it. I hope you continue with it. Congratulations on such great work in such a short time.

Submitted

Very interesting game! I haven't played a merge RTS before and found the mechanics hard to grasp at first, then compelling once I understood. I love the retro aesthetic! Sure, sound and music would have been nice, but are just extras around a core that is already solid. I hope you have a chance to flesh it out.

Submitted

After some trail and error I did figure out how to mass produce towers, but I found that the board get quite crowded after a while. I like the combination of merging and tower defence. Good work !

Submitted

Craft + god marge and survivle?! that a very intreasting take of the idea that i have never thing its possible and i truly like that!
its still look like rath, but if its can go farther, hard to imagin what its can become!


i love it!

Submitted

This is an ingenious idea! Like holy moly I never could have thought that turning a crafting/merging simulator into a tower defense game would work so well

Kinda softlocked my game though after accidentally turning my only crafting table to an excavation site XD, would also be cool if we can stack/separate items since currently seems like there's no way to do that.

Would love to see even more polish (game lacks sound effects & general oomph to the game feel) but the base for a promising future game is there! I want to see it developed further, great job!

Submitted

This is really clever! It took me quite a while to understand what I was doing (I think a brief tutorial could help). Once I understood it I was having a lot of fun with it. I think I summoned an unbeatable boss.

Submitted (2 edits)

It's an unusual game in this gamejam! I like the concept, even if I didn't understand all the mechanics (maybe a little tutorial is missing).

Submitted

Very interesting idea, and very unique for a game jam... Well done!

Submitted

This is such a cool idea! It took me a little while to completely understand what to do - I didn't realise the workbench needed free slots around it to spawn items for example, but once I got the hang of it it was great fun to play!

Submitted

The game is fun but you need to understand so much before having a correct start.

The fact you can't unstack the ressources can spell your doom.
But once you setup a factory it is quite nice but can become overwhelming as the generation never stop.

Things I would love to see:
 - unstack ressources
 - start/stop the factory
 - automate a production line (forest -> bench)

Great game

Submitted(+1)

Awesome game loop. I found this very fun to play once I got the hang of this. I think that a good intro/tutorial would help get the grasp of the game. Also I was trapped on my first playthrough because I didn't spend the resources in the correct order. I think the game can be a little more forgiving to the player by providing some additional resources in case they don't craft in the intended order.

Great entry!

Submitted(+1)

One of my favourite games of the jam, the more I played the more I learnt, it was so interesting.
Thank you.

Submitted(+1)

I like the theme and mechanics but i have a hard time combining them togehter. 

How does it work? I see the recipies but drag and drop doesnt work and clicking on A and then B neither.

Developer

Drag and drop should work. Are you dragging the recipes or elements themselves? Example is to drag 2 planks on the rock or 2 rocks on the plank. Also, any objects of same type and level can be dragged on one another 

Submitted(+1)

I love the game! Really great potential on mechanics. I think you should consider upgrade your game after the jam. Thank you for your effort!

Developer

Thanks! I will for sure.

Submitted(+1)

I think this game has a lot of potential honestly. Feedback: I got to the boss, and realised / it seems we aren't meant to beat the boss? I feel like I'm either missing something, or there isnt enough merge slots to make a tower strong enough to beat boss. Also,  I think for me, I would make the recipes just a permanent box to the side of the screen that tells you combinations - as there is the blank space for it. Can even have it populate as the player discovers recipes if you wanted. I say this because apart from telling us what we can merge, I dont know what they are for and they take up merge slots. I also found if you do the initial start wrong (very easy to do) you'll get stuck and have to restart. Other than that, I had a lot of fun, played for quite awhile, good job! highest tower I got too was 6 :)

Developer(+1)

Thanks. Yeah, it was a crunch, so balance is out of whack for sure for one thing. Regarding merge slots - it can be done by upgrading shop and resource generators, but its pretty hard even for me, so I'd definitely consider summoning the boss a win by itself. You make pretty good points, definitely will help me refine game. Thanks for the feedback and for checking out the game!

Submitted(+1)

Nice entry! I could only figure out how to make the one tower, but I definitely feel like this could grow into a full game! Getting out a prototype like this is exactly what game jams are for! Great job!

Developer

Yeah, looks like I had a bug where recipes would not load on web build. Fixed it as per jam rules and now you can see the recipes. Thanks for checking it out!

Viewing comments 20 to 1 of 22 · Previous page · First page