GMTK Game Jam 2021

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Zombies Strong Together!View game page

Horde-based Action Game

Submitted by Gawdayumeet — 1 hour, 4 minutes before the deadline

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Results

Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Fun	#1557	3.049	3.049
Originality	#1742	3.268	3.268
Overall	#2249	2.919	2.919
Presentation	#3250	2.439	2.439

Ranked from 41 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
Zombies join together to overcome overwhelming odds

Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?

Yes

We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam

Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?

No

We used pre-existing audio

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Comments

fatedgamedeveloper3 years ago (1 edit)

Sorry if this sounds rough. But I absolutely couldn't get started due to the weird camera so this was a bad experience for me. Was stuck at the beginning with humans running offscreen and me not being able to chase. I see in the comments you mention the camera had a collider - that explains the weird behaviour.

Conceptually sounded like a fun game.

GawdayumeetDeveloper3 years ago

Thank you for being honest with me. I'm sorry you had trouble with our game, and I hope I can spend more time on future projects to make sure that they are more understandable.

LymzeSubmitted3 years ago

The idea is very original, I just feel like the different abilities of the zombie types are pretty unclear

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Alchemy Disaster

GawdayumeetDeveloper3 years ago

Thank you! It's very hard to depict what something can do visually, especially when there is a time limit. Better planning with regards to what assets are needed would have been better, but I'm glad I learned that now, rather than never.

nicholas_gherbazSubmitted3 years ago

Super original idea, would love to see this game made in 3D with better graphics!

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GawdayumeetDeveloper3 years ago(+1)

Thank you! I'd love to see that too, but that is way out of my skill set at the moment. Maybe once I'm better at game dev, I'll return to that idea.

Liminal CreationsSubmitted3 years ago

@Gawdayumeet it was fun, I think you can upgrade this game to something more enjoyable in the future, good work on completing the game by the way, although I think music was a little uplifting when we are playing as zombies :p but overall nice job mate :D

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GawdayumeetDeveloper3 years ago(+1)

Thank you! I've already made some improvements to the post-jam version, and I'll see if my brother is up for helping me finish it. However, even if he doesn't, I feel like I've mostly gotten what I wanted out of this jam. Hope that it's the same with you!

iffalsepanicSubmitted3 years ago

Those zombies are having a rough time. :-)

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Cookie Cutter Challenge

GawdayumeetDeveloper3 years ago

Yes, they are. :)

LeventeSubmitted3 years ago

Wow, I really enjoyed it! Nice job!

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GawdayumeetDeveloper3 years ago

Thank you!

HambelerSubmitted3 years ago

It's lots of fun, and very original, but the presentation falls kinda short.

Neat.

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GawdayumeetDeveloper3 years ago

Thank you!

This majestic presentation is what happens when you stay up all night making assets you won't use, and then are too brain dead the next day to fix the U.I. and playtest.

Fun learning experiences all around.

HambelerSubmitted3 years ago

Yeah, the jam was lotsa fun

aVeryDrunkenFishSubmitted3 years ago

Very fun game! Loved the progression. Got a bit confused in the beginning because I didn't realize the camera was also colliding with the walls

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GawdayumeetDeveloper3 years ago (1 edit)

Thank you! Seeing how many people got tripped up by the camera, if there is one thing I would change after the jam, it would be to add a marker to show where the camera is pointing. Or maybe remove camera collision altogether.

BukungusSubmitted3 years ago

I had a fantastic time. I really like how there is part of the map blocked off by fire and it becomes possible to pass with more zombies. It also interesting to try and get around fire using these controls. So far this is my favorite game of this jam. I hope you try to make something out of this when the jam is over.

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GawdayumeetDeveloper3 years ago(+1)

Thank you very much!

I am planning to fix the U.I., make it look a bit nicer, and some other things after the jam is over, but my brother and I are a touch burnt out from the stress of the final day. I hope to meet your expectations.

BukungusSubmitted3 years ago

It beat them.

Nice entry, It felt good to have a big horde of zombies, though it did get a tiny bit hard to control once there were so many. Regardless I had a good time with it and I thought the animations were super fun to look at.

GawdayumeetDeveloper3 years ago

Thank you!

The (hidden?) option to leave some zombies behind by sending them away was meant to reduce the clutter, but yeah, having dozens of zombies is pretty fun.

NemoSubmitted3 years ago

Very fun and cute game. I was very impressed with the animations and the amount of different characters that were in the game. The controls were a bit confusing to me and sometimes the camera got stuck a bit.

Besides, I really liked it

Well done!

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GawdayumeetDeveloper3 years ago(+1)

Thank you!

Had we a bit more time, we would have made a better tutorial, but deciding what is important to work on is the challenge of a game jam!

Yandeko3 years ago

Love the idea, great fun to control a hoard and liked the progression along the way. Did have some issues with the camera, wasn't smooth or didn't move at times. Good work!

GawdayumeetDeveloper3 years ago

Thank you!

The camera does seem to be the biggest issue so far. Lessons for next time!

meckyrSubmitted3 years ago

It is a very fun game and neatly fitted with the main theme, controlling a horde is always fun in a game. What you need is, I think, an early explanation or a tutorial page to let the players know the different strengths/weaknesses for each unit type.

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GawdayumeetDeveloper3 years ago (1 edit) (+1)

Thank you!

Poor tutorialization seems to be a common pitfall with game jam games. I had originally hoped to have had multiple levels to showcase each zombie's strengths, but I spent too much time on drawing to make more than one. Maybe after the jam, we'll see if we can improve it a bit.

Mustafa_HuseynovSubmitted3 years ago

It's really nice game, it reminds me plague inc, although different genres

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GawdayumeetDeveloper3 years ago

Thank you, and thank you for reminding me that Plague Inc. is a thing!

munisaiSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Pretty fun game!

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GawdayumeetDeveloper3 years ago

Thank you!

BerniceChuaSubmitted3 years ago (1 edit)

This game is pretty fun! ^_^ And it looks like 2 of you did everything (except the music)!?!?? (I'm low-key jealous and also very happy for you that you are able to do things together as siblings!! ^-^)

I tried to keep all of my zombies "alive" LOL!!!

Reminds me of Pikmin or Overlord or Total War.

So do the different kinds of zombies ("muscular", wearing blue, wearing red) have different strengths & abilities? Like are the red ones more "fireproof"?

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GawdayumeetDeveloper3 years ago (1 edit)

Thank you very much! And to your second question, yes.

Divine Gardener StudiosSubmitted3 years ago

This game was super fun I liked being able to collect a large hoard.

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GawdayumeetDeveloper3 years ago

Thank you! I liked that too!