Small Worm

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.17
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.44
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.36
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.53
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.18
Humor★★★★★★★★★★1.95
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.33
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★68%
My first Ludum Dare entry.

You are a small worm who has to eat to evolve.

There are a total of 10 stages and 9 different Upgrades you get by evolving.

Controls:

WASD or arrow keys to move

Space to confirm evolution

Try to beat the game as fast as possible and post your time!

Comments22

AyCe
AyCe27 Aug 2012, 00:31
Great game! :D
TheFridolin27 Aug 2012, 09:55
I agree with AyCe.
The movement of the snake is fantastic and you can feel the improvement by the evolution! :D
vilya
vilya27 Aug 2012, 12:54
Good work. Nice smooth animation, intuitive controls. Could use some sounds, and a bit of polish on the graphics.
surreal_whale27 Aug 2012, 12:55
A nice twist on the standard snake game, fitted quite well with the theme and I liked having a choice of how to evolve my worm.
Kuulog
Kuulog27 Aug 2012, 12:56
Congrats on finishing your first LD game! Pretty good job, fits in with the theme well!
tompudding
tompudding27 Aug 2012, 12:56
This was quite addictive, I wanted to get to the next stage to see what the next evolution would be. Great job!
Jeremias
Jeremias27 Aug 2012, 12:58
Very addictive. Strange how human motivation works :D I played it 12 minutes and 37 seconds. "Skilling" is such a nice mechanic. If you make a post-compo-version, just add sounds for eating or obstacles which hurt. Or a skilltree instead of choosing two options.

(Feel free to rate my game and give me feedback by clicking on my name)
agersant
agersant27 Aug 2012, 12:58
Nice game. The game mechanics are a bit strange because the more you play the easier it gets.
turnip27 Aug 2012, 13:02
I really liked this game! But it is a bit grindy! It would have been just as fun if it took less food to level up. I completed in 13 minutes 33 seconds - by the end I just left it running on it's own - the game could have done with a bit more challenge after a few levels maybe.

Good job!
madpew
madpew27 Aug 2012, 13:24
12:33, nice idea. Smooth gameplay, somewhat slow if you take the wrong perks in the beginning. Missing sound and music, besides to that solid game! well done.
TheFridolin27 Aug 2012, 15:55
@agersant: //The game mechanics are a bit strange because the more you play the easier it gets.

I think this shows the use of evolution pretty well, because for us humans, that are on a pretty high level of evolution, life is more easy than for a bird :D
wumpus27 Aug 2012, 18:38
It was quite therapeutic guiding that guy around. Nice use of the theme and nice implementation overall. Not exactly challenging but relaxing enough to entertain. Nice one.
Maacus27 Aug 2012, 18:53
Like the movement, and the gameplay adds nicely to the snake-concept. I think more polished graphics and some sound would make this game even better.
kyyrma27 Aug 2012, 21:43
Like some people have mentioned before, the snake movement is really fluid looking. Nice job.

Although this game is very basic, it really showcases one thing I've always believed in: allowing the player to customize his abilities always improves a game. Even something as simple as Snake!
aare
aare27 Aug 2012, 22:40
I love that it can go through the walls - for me that is a rule that diverse the mere snake clones from the good ones
cappelnord
cappelnord29 Aug 2012, 10:30
Good to see another worm game :-D Beeing able to accelerate / deaccelerate would be great. I also find it quite confusing to have "more food" appears as an evolution stage. Keep it up!
wlad31 Aug 2012, 14:33
12:29 got addicted. Simple and yet a classic. :) Graphics are improvable
AyCe
AyCe31 Aug 2012, 16:11
As you can see from the source code, "more food" was originally called "better eyes (sees more food)" ^^
sev_inf3 Sep 2012, 19:18
Nice idea of classic game imporovement, but would be better game if it will have some sort of challange. Probably, some enemy or few obstacles. Cantgratulations with a first LD experience.
Sgt Squirrelly3 Sep 2012, 19:26
Very smooth, clean game. Not sure why I didn't think of it, but snake is the classic evolution game!
zx81
zx816 Sep 2012, 10:05
Good game, the snake's movement is great!
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