This is my first Ludum Dare, but luckily it worked out better than I expected! It's a Sokoban-like logic game where you need to push boxes out of the way or into the water to reach the goal! :P
The game is coded in core Java, without any libraries. I used Notepad++ to code and as tools Paint.NET, MS Paint and the Tiled Mapeditor. Sorry for no sound, but I didnt want this to trouble me in my first Ludum Dare. If I'm not too lazy, I will try to add sound in my next one ;)
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Story: You are a star, and while flying around and exploring the universe, you fell down to a tiny island on a tiny world of water. Can you collect enough stardust and refill your star energy, so you can fly in space again?
Controls: Arrow Keys
-- The game has 8 levels, and a little surprise at the end! --
Very well done game. At first I was a bit miffed by the sokoban clone, but the "push blocks into water" mechanics was a nice addition to spice things up. Nice puzzles and graphics.
Music or sound were sorely missed :-) I hope you add them in a future version - a calm music will keep people longer in puzzle games.
This game was fun. The second level was quite difficult and well done. This game could have greatly been improved by a few simple things: 1. mouse control, 2. Music & Sound FX.
And I thought I'd made the levels too easy xD But well, I've played games like this so often that these levels are a piece of cake for me :) You have to try a little harder, its definitely possible without any special tricks!
*I'm posting this on all non-browser games I bring up in an attempt to encourage folks to make browser games next time around. Do not take it personally.*
When hundreds of people make non-browser games, that means that, to play all of the entries, I would need to download hundreds of games to my computer. I typically use OS X, so Windows-only entries are particularly inconvenient.
Really cute concept here! Adequate graphics to communicate the ideas present, I feel, and once the water was introduced as interacting with the blocks my interest was quite piqued. It felt to me like a bit of an intersection between Sokoban and The Adventures of Lolo!
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Music or sound were sorely missed :-) I hope you add them in a future version - a calm music will keep people longer in puzzle games.
It was a nice first LD, thanks for the game!
Thank you for this.
Thanks for the comments, btw :)
When hundreds of people make non-browser games, that means that, to play all of the entries, I would need to download hundreds of games to my computer. I typically use OS X, so Windows-only entries are particularly inconvenient.
Please consider making a browser game next time.
@Suese
I can't imagine playing Sokoban with my mouse...
A nice little puzzler!