Ludum Dare #26compo

Less is More?

by atraxgames

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.97

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.69

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.19

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.26

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.86

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.25

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.08

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.61

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★100%

Be very minimal: get rid of the color nonsense. Make the coloured blocks disappear from the screen.

Click on the black boxes to cancel them. But be aware: you have a limited number of clicks.

Each block has a different behavior: it's the beauty of diversity. We are sure that less is more?

--EDIT--
Added a post-compo version, with a level editor/sandbox mode

Genres: puzzle

Comments85

killerstarbunny28 Apr 2013, 23:08

Really good stuff.

stevejohnson28 Apr 2013, 23:18

(But I could proceed before then, so I guess NBD. Took me a minute to notice I could keep going.)

stevejohnson28 Apr 2013, 23:18

Very atmospheric, easy to play. On level 2, the blue blocks seemed to take forever to migrate to the holes I dug. Like 3-4 minutes of just waiting.

MisterMagnus28 Apr 2013, 23:19

Awesome.

jhrrsn28 Apr 2013, 23:34

Really good take on the Mondrian!

jpverkamp29 Apr 2013, 03:55

I loved this. Now I have to get around to finishing / submitting my own game so I can rate yours. :)

One minor nit to pick, grammatically it should probably be "Now there is no water."

FloatingGhost29 Apr 2013, 07:21

Pretty damn good.

Lidfrid29 Apr 2013, 07:30

Great style! Awesome concept, well done :)

Lizzip29 Apr 2013, 07:49

Really great. Best of the games I have played so far

HELLO2329 Apr 2013, 08:19

Fantastic ! Minimalism at it's best. I really like the game and the idea. I could not pass level 3 or 4 but a GREAT game !!

rujo29 Apr 2013, 08:37

very nice one, one of my favourites at the moment

theGiallo29 Apr 2013, 08:55

Well done pal!

ArkadyDracul29 Apr 2013, 12:48

Best entry ever!

KevinZuhn29 Apr 2013, 15:15

I liked the behaviors of the elements, and the rock, paper, scissors dynamic between them. I got stuck on 'Buuuurn!' for a while, but the solution came to me this morning! I hope that you release more levels for it later.

Ithildin29 Apr 2013, 16:33

Great idea! :)

gre29 Apr 2013, 16:34

This is terrific!
Very good work.

gameXcore29 Apr 2013, 16:35

Really smart!

dsoft2029 Apr 2013, 16:41

Nice puzzle game, it's fits the theme very well :D

martijn29 Apr 2013, 16:44

Reminds me of powder game.

DarioOliGPI29 Apr 2013, 18:51

I vote this because I believe you must win, A friend make me notice this game :)

Jools6429 Apr 2013, 19:42

Very cool idea and well executed. I really like the gameplay and the graphics are simple but still stylish.

I found experimenting and seeing how all the different materials interact with each other really interesting. That combined with good level design kept me going through the game. The music is also nice and calming.

Great job!

shawn4230 Apr 2013, 02:59

Great take on the theme. Where's the music from? It sound very familiar.

GeorgeBroussard30 Apr 2013, 03:24

Great visual style and mechanics. Very fun.

GeorgeBroussard30 Apr 2013, 03:48

Yup, finished every level. Fantastic game.

Hypnohustla30 Apr 2013, 07:02

Good job on the theme department. A bit confusing though before you realize the colors represented different elements. But thats just my dumb brain. :) Loved the relaxing atmosphere.

lotusgame30 Apr 2013, 09:21

Good idea.

saggiosoft30 Apr 2013, 11:35

Very elegant...

TrahDivad30 Apr 2013, 12:12

Very nice. Really enjoyed it!

Alphonsus30 Apr 2013, 13:46

Fun gameplay and beautiful aesthetics! One of the most polished games I've played.

Flai30 Apr 2013, 14:11

Really great game :)

tonbery30 Apr 2013, 14:24

nice fluid simulation =D

very good at sticking to the theme, you can really do something big this game! =D

aquilicoco30 Apr 2013, 14:27

Good puzzle game!

Chman30 Apr 2013, 15:38

Brilliant. The idea is very simple but works so well ! Nice work on the aesthetics too, you made big blocky pixels look nice. (the Next Level button could be more obvious, took me some time to understand why the game wasn't switching to next level after finishing the first one)

Aron30 Apr 2013, 15:44

Really good and tough game. Couldn't figure out how to solve the level "Burnin"

Qaterknan30 Apr 2013, 16:01

Great game! I really like the idea and the feel of the game. It could be a little faster though.

bobiniki30 Apr 2013, 16:44

Great job! Smart game mechanics idea.

bvanschooten30 Apr 2013, 19:54

Great game! Innovative puzzle element. Clever idea to use the Mondrian style levels.

omaromeir30 Apr 2013, 20:42

Awesome, smart, and well designed puzzler. Great job!

SuperDisk30 Apr 2013, 20:48

Weird. Level 3 seems impossible..?

naufr4g030 Apr 2013, 21:24

Great graphic style and physics! I like how materials reacts.
Levels are challenging! :)

dannycalleri30 Apr 2013, 22:52

Awesome graphics and well designed puzzles :)

AaronYip1 May 2013, 09:38

Wowzers, this game is gorgeous, and really charming. Definitely has my pick of favorite game so far. :D

Dohan1 May 2013, 13:20

Loved the physics and loved the puzzle design. Great game!

Tifu2 May 2013, 01:22

Really clever puzzles! Had to use my brain :D

Nambew2 May 2013, 02:27

The idea is great and the concept is original. The gameplay is easy to understand. I think that can make a good litte puzzle game for mobile.

CosmicAdventureSquad2 May 2013, 02:47

Nice use of the Mondrian style! The first handful of levels are more trial-and-error rather than puzzly, but I eventually figured out how the colors reacted with each other. Great job for 48 hours!

-Rosypenguin
(This is a team account)

gregdevice2 May 2013, 06:01

One of my favorites so far! Wow, addictive and well polished. Would be a nice tablet game.

Zhrack2 May 2013, 09:47

Challenging but never frustrating! Very funny!

Husky2 May 2013, 10:01

Wooho! It's so fun!
Pixl water amd puzzle lol.
It's really impressive.
Good job!

enzo2 May 2013, 11:37

Really interesting take on Mondrian! and this is maybe the first "puzzle" take on the sand physics games I've ever seen. Good job!

Alex Camilleri2 May 2013, 13:24

Great job, I really really enjoyed playing it. Very original and clever!

henrykun2 May 2013, 13:26

It's a clever game! I really like it. Nice graphics, nice sounds, well done.

Tipyx2 May 2013, 17:18

Just excellent, the music rocks me *o*

infernet892 May 2013, 21:02

Awesome entry, in particular i loved the different physics of each particles.

spriters20002 May 2013, 21:52

Very good game.

NicoSaraintaris2 May 2013, 23:10

Really good use of the theme (minimalistic art and eliminating all non-essential forms, color in this case). Nice entry. Congrats.

KEFIR3 May 2013, 09:50

Really nice concept and great realisation. But a little too much waiting :)

klianc093 May 2013, 11:02

The level which says "BUUUURRRRN" is too hard...

deepnight3 May 2013, 12:34

There are many compos based on the minimalist artistic movement... But yours is definitely the most original I played so far. Excellent compo!

Riccardo Stucchi3 May 2013, 14:55

Very cool concept!!! Simple but complex at the same time. You've completely center the theme. Well done!!!

Madball3 May 2013, 16:12

Nice level design, great mechanics. And nice mood for such a minimalistic puzzle.

qdowngames3 May 2013, 17:20

I found it intruiging how there are multiple games on here with the "black line colour blocks" theme. It's cool! Nice work, original and fun.

Sylvain.p4 May 2013, 03:48

Simple, but pretty good concept.

belickim4 May 2013, 10:33

Oh, I love cellular automata, kudos for very fun, and quite demanding game :)

Colapsydo4 May 2013, 10:49

I love the sand physics, and the various mechanics for each colors. Music is so zeldaish, I thought I was in a dungeon for the whole time I played.

Great minimalist puzzle game.

Orni4 May 2013, 17:56

I played this for a long time - nice game you made there :)

the concept is great and I really like the pixel-looking fluid dynamics. great

well done :)

frogmaster4 May 2013, 20:13

Brilliant! Fun and challenging!

ethankennerly4 May 2013, 22:25

Bravo! Experimenting with the cellular automata fascinated me. The Mondrian graphics were tasteful and enriched the experience. If you continue to develop this, the background music annoyed me a little after several minutes. At first I was not sure how to interact.

Covenant5 May 2013, 11:08

Very nice idea, visuals were excelente, puzzles were nicely done... Gratz!

Super Hamster5 May 2013, 19:22

Very good game and a very cool idea. Good job.

JustinMullin7 May 2013, 00:23

Very cool. Good difficulty curve, and very creative.

Rafael Sales11 May 2013, 00:29

Incredible game! It's a really intelligent concept, fitting perfectly to the theme. Congratulations a lot !!!

pythong12 May 2013, 09:27

the music reminds me of zelda-link to the past

EggDestroyer12 May 2013, 11:46

Some levels are a bit tedious (the 2nd one for example) and that "Buuuurn" level is somehow too hard (I'm not sure how I've done it). Apart from that, this is excellent and very well made, very satisfying, nicely fitting the theme and everything.

Xanjos12 May 2013, 15:10

Nice graphics and excellent audio. Working out the mechanics between the three colours was actually pretty fun and interesting.

Dissing12 May 2013, 17:50

Very nice art style!

kill0u13 May 2013, 11:42

Really good puzzle game :) Congratz!

lightnarcissus13 May 2013, 16:23

Simple concept but executed to a really good effect.

galman13 May 2013, 21:32

Nice game, but I think that it's more based on luck =\

Pixelulsar14 May 2013, 00:24

Interesting Game.

swizzcheez14 May 2013, 19:25

One of the best.

Spiridios16 May 2013, 22:43

Saw this and thought "not another Mondrian game!" But the puzzle mechanic is great! Would like to see some bonuses for clearing more than the minimum required, not using all your clicks, etc, but overall nice balanced, interesting puzzle.