10s Castaway

by meszka
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.54
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.54
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.23
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.83
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.22
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.51
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.12
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.18
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★59%
You're stranded on a strange island where the day lasts only 10 seconds.
The main goal is to fix your broken boat and get back home.

Made using JavaScript, HTML5 canvas and the Jaws library: http://jawsjs.com/

Edit: If you're using Chromium on Ubuntu (possibly also Debian) and don't hear any sound effects, try installing the "chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra" package.

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Comments31

matthias_zarzecki26 Aug 2013, 02:45
Nice survival-game!
zedutchgandalf
zedutchgandalf26 Aug 2013, 13:38
Nice game! Pretty hard, but that's okay :)
I just could not get the treasure chest. Never :(
And I've got no idea what the fishing rod is used for :P
mrspeaker
mrspeaker26 Aug 2013, 14:44
I made it home! Great idea for a game... I didn't get the last tool though... will have to try again tonight. It would be cool if you could create new huts, so you could explore further
meszkaauthor26 Aug 2013, 16:23
@zedutchgandalf: The fishing rod actually helps out a lot... it's used for what fishing rods are normally used for ;)
sirtetris26 Aug 2013, 23:15
Great game! Getting the treasure even was challenging. :)
flyingbear27 Aug 2013, 01:07
I had a great time through this =) It's a nicely condensed version of the island survival experience!
theholychicken27 Aug 2013, 04:16
Nice and neat! Great mood and gameplay.
Did you make the hut sleeping area bigger than the graphic? I had a few close calls with night but it allowed me to sleep. That's a very good thing to be lenient with players if it was intentional :]
Inertia
Inertia27 Aug 2013, 10:24
This was really cool. Once I figured out what the fishing rod did I was able to make progress.
pbdiode
pbdiode27 Aug 2013, 15:22
That was REALLY hard for me. Maybe I didn't figure something out to make it easier, but dang, that could be really fun! You should definitely keep at this game, it has potential!

Some background music (even just a small looping audio bit) I think might have added a little bit, but overall, excellent entry!
Diptoman
Diptoman28 Aug 2013, 05:37
I loved the concept of the game! I guess the worry-wart in me never lets me wander off thinking I'll never make it back in time! :P
I can't seem to get the treasure safely back home though!

Great job on this! The sprite of the character is so adorable!
rincewind_cz28 Aug 2013, 09:15
Nicely done! Obtained the treasure and got home in 8 days in my second play :-)
dekart30 Aug 2013, 16:23
Interesting game, pretty hard but interesting. Probably having some huts around the map would help to survive longer and have more fun!
sanojian
sanojian30 Aug 2013, 17:26
Really compact. Nothing wasted here. I like this game.
zatyka
zatyka31 Aug 2013, 01:26
I beat it. You have a nice start here. It was fun, and I liked the setup you had, but I was hoping there would be more. I can see the potential in this though... tons of ways to expand the game.
headchant
headchant31 Aug 2013, 10:32
Wow, that was hard. But a nice little fun game!
GeorgeBroussard31 Aug 2013, 19:28
I loved this! Great art style and I enjoyed the pressure of figuring things out one step at a time and having to be super safe.
stenol
stenol5 Sep 2013, 13:26
Nice game ! Cool graphics ! Miss some music but in overall, I love this game.
manuq
manuq6 Sep 2013, 19:16
Hehe, nice! I like that you can finish it with some undiscovered tools "?", makes you come back for more!
loxo10 Sep 2013, 17:05
Great idea, but really hard!
Dioiminik
Dioiminik10 Sep 2013, 19:51
A bit to hard for my taste but still quite enjoyable :)
X-0r10 Sep 2013, 21:23
Not sure why this game is believed to be that hard... The hardest part is having enough time to retrieve the treasure, everything else goes smoothly within 10 secs.
Solid survival game, congrats!
DuFF13 Sep 2013, 00:28
Fun idea but really hard.
justi
justi14 Sep 2013, 20:47
My best tesult is survied for 3 day and gained 2 items .. Too hard for me but well done graphics and nice character :) Good work.
recursor
recursor16 Sep 2013, 00:55
Cute little game. I haven't finished it yet, but I'll come back to it. Having the days be only 10 seconds long was a nice way to incorporate the theme.
Larzan
Larzan16 Sep 2013, 08:21
Great Idea, fun to play!
Zerkruemler16 Sep 2013, 15:58
Quite challenging, but fun to play. The 10second limit is a little bit short, and I don't like the always repeating eating ritual. Some more berry places would make the game more interesting to explore.
tchem
tchem16 Sep 2013, 20:23
great work!!!
ravine16 Sep 2013, 21:56
Fun game, I found it a bit hard though.

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