Droplet

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.15
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.89
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.22
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.31
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.04
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.93
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.00
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.88
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★45%
Droplet is a game where you control a thirsty water droplet who is doomed to evaporate under the harsh light of the Sandpit and must delve deeper into the earth to find somewhere dark and damp enough to survive.

Control the water droplet with the arrow keys. The longer you stay out of water the more you evaporate.
Going to a water pool replenishes your hydration bar. If the bar goes down, you have to restart the level.
Injuries cause you to lose some liquid, but you can survive if the injury is minor.

Hint: When you are a small droplet, you can use your size to your advantage.

This game was created using python with the Pygame and Tiledtmxloader libraries.
The levels were designed using Tiled.
The art was created in both graphicsgale and gimp.
The sound effects were made using bfxr.
The music was created using sunvox.
Packaged using py2exe.

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Comments17

Jicken26 Aug 2013, 02:46
The concept of this game was amazing, as well as the execution.
kevinAlbs26 Aug 2013, 03:04
Great work. I like the idea and the scattered messages.
PaidGEEK
PaidGEEK26 Aug 2013, 03:12
I like the idea of finding most optimal path so you don't die. In this case water.
ratalaika
ratalaika26 Aug 2013, 13:44
Nice work and great idea :)
timtipgames
timtipgames26 Aug 2013, 13:51
I found the collision detection with the projectiles a bit inaccurate leading to some painful deaths. Other than that I really enjoyed this game :)
Gaspard_
Gaspard_26 Aug 2013, 13:52
Some parts are just Hard, but i like it!
Xaychru04
Xaychru0426 Aug 2013, 16:45
Good game! Very frustrating at some points...
BradleySmith
BradleySmith26 Aug 2013, 23:33
Really neat take on the theme, although challenging this is quite fun. :) Nice pixel art too, rated highly. :)
doonay2127 Aug 2013, 09:57
Nice concept. I like how you used theme in there.
Clavus
Clavus28 Aug 2013, 19:51
Pretty nice game. The collision detection on those pointy projectiles seems off though. Music got a bit annoying.
bvanschooten28 Aug 2013, 20:23
You made quite an atmospheric game within 48 hours. I did not find the levels too difficult. A bit more graphical variety would further increase its sightseeing appeal, even if just different background-wall tiles for each level. The collision needs to be tighter. The music became grating after awhile.
mutilator
mutilator29 Aug 2013, 00:25
This is a fun game, with good graphics and sounds.
thegrimace29 Aug 2013, 00:31
The collision detection was a bit wonky, but otherwise it was alright.
phaed
phaed29 Aug 2013, 02:42
Super creative idea. Great level design in an LD timeframe.
Jupiter_Hadley
Jupiter_Hadley29 Aug 2013, 16:47
Cute Game! For some reason it wouldnt record in fraps though :/
Solifuge31 Aug 2013, 02:45
When I heard the name, I thought it was going to be sideview, with you as a droplet sliding along ceilings and dropping down into space below. Very neat concept and execution, and I liked your interpretation of the theme! Thanks for putting this together.
imef15 Sep 2013, 12:08
Nice game! With a bit of polishing it can be even better! :)

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