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A jam submission

Checkers but with zombiesView game page

It’s like checkers, but with zombies
Submitted by Clapmonster — 22 minutes, 41 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Presentation#383.2733.273
Use of the Limitation#463.4553.455
Enjoyment#493.0913.091
Overall#513.1823.182
Concept#702.9092.909

Ranked from 11 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Team members
Clapmonster

Software used
Unity, Photoshop, Logic Pro X

Use of the limitation
You are a giant checkers piece, so you move diagonally as if you were on a grid

Cookies eaten
I ate an almond joy.

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Comments

Submitted

Might be interesting to change the controls so they match the direction. For example Q - up and left, W up and right, A down and left, S down and right.

Submitted

I wish there were a few more checkers-specific moves, like chaining movements when dealing damage, and maybe enemies' placement being a bit easier to read - but after getting used to controls and finding the groove it was really enjoyable! Made it to wave 18 :)

Submitted

Pretty fun, I started playing as if it were a rhythm game and was moving with the music

Submitted

A fun game with lots of cool effects to strengthen the vibe, ngl i didnt think i would see a game that wasn't a rougelike in this jam and still be on a grid

Submitted

fun game - music was deff on point and kept my hyped throught each wave

Submitted

I love the diagonal movement, it's actually really neat and smart! Good job! And i agree some SFX could be nice to add

Submitted

Pretty awesome! Not a lot of games utilize an only-move-diagonally approach when implementing grid movement, so it felt pretty unique. The screen shakes and splat effects were also nice touches!

My one bit of feedback would be to add some more sound effects! The music is great but I wanna hear the crunch as I crush these zombies.

Great job!

Submitted

Pure joy to thump to the beat!!! *_* I can't stop ._.

If I can say something, this game needs a rhythm mechanic very badly: make the streak of timed hits heal the checkerguy, so when the board gets full the player can chain up those sweet, sweet beats!

Submitted

The second wave never came. Not sure what I was doing wrong? would like to try it again though

Developer (1 edit)

Sorry about that. If you die and retry the game, the second wave will never spawn.  The best thing you can do is refresh the browser page whenever you die. Thanks for playing!