Singular

by nerial

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.81

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.63

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.84

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.12

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.09

Audio★★★★★★★★★★1.67

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.31

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.87

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★51%

IMPORTANT : even if web version is fine, it's really a game that's meant to be played on an android tablet or phone (didn't try on a phone but tablet are ok and tested).

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So here is my jam entry. It's called Singular. It's a 19 levels long game about the dangers of being lonely to face certain events. If to finish the first levels you only need to destruct things, it gets more elaborate when you have to cooperate. It's short, you should complete it in 10 to 15 minutes.

It also features a grumpy green dot, red invaders and blue viruses.

I wrote some code on friday, because saturday was not available. So technically it's a jam entry !

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If you liked the game please RT or follow me on Twitter : @nerial

Still need to decide what to do with this, so advice appreciated !

Comments35

wiz3kid16 Dec 2013, 06:34

It's perfect, just needs a couple more levels to finish the storyline. ;)

nerialauthor16 Dec 2013, 08:31

Well, actually it has a final talk that make sense, yet for some reasons it disappeared. Fixed ! thank you !

AlanZucconi16 Dec 2013, 13:24

I like the art! Simple and clean! :D You could have worked another day on it, though! :D

nerialauthor16 Dec 2013, 17:56

Certainly, but I wanted to stick to the 48 hours thing (even if, as I started a bit earlier, it's in the jam section).

VideahGams16 Dec 2013, 18:26

Says it needs a data folder.

PapaGrimbles16 Dec 2013, 18:27

Fun stuff. I like how quickly the shapes multiply when you've made a terrible mistake.

ob616016 Dec 2013, 18:27

I like it but it's storyline could've done with more work. The visuals are pretty also :)

Gazpachogames16 Dec 2013, 18:29

I really like the mechanic and the style. More levels will be awesome =)

whiteknife16 Dec 2013, 18:30

Interesting story and the mechanics are interesting, if rather trial-and-error.

nerialauthor16 Dec 2013, 18:34

I removed the Windows version, as it doesn't seem to work. Added Android though.

adnzzzzZ16 Dec 2013, 18:47

Art style is pretty cool (could have used a bit more polish on some parts though, like the walls). But this is also a pretty impressive amount of work/features. So good job!

AnnaGavaldaKedavra16 Dec 2013, 19:14

Nice job, cool mecanics

Brian Mayberry16 Dec 2013, 21:42

Awesome progression of fun and difficulty. Very solid and feels very close to a properly completed game.

Sean Noonan16 Dec 2013, 23:21

Great idea and clean visuals. I wasn't sure why the enemies would sometimes multiply though.

nerialauthor17 Dec 2013, 08:13

Ha, that's the reds ability : when a red touches another red, it is divided in two distinct parts. If you're not careful, they breed really quickly...

nerialauthor17 Dec 2013, 08:14

All right, I finally added a windows and mac version. Should work this time, even if I didn't tested the windows one. Please tell me if it doesn't work.

MrTedders17 Dec 2013, 09:02

Interesting puzzle game you got here. Those multiplying reds slowed down my computer to a crawl sometimes :P fun game tho. Challenging.

nerialauthor17 Dec 2013, 09:14

hehe :-) that's part of the game too.

NeiloGD17 Dec 2013, 10:03

Nice! Simple to pick up, very self explanatory.

strong9917 Dec 2013, 10:07

Neat!

Hypnohustla17 Dec 2013, 12:57

Great puzzle mechanic. I really hope you expand on it. :) Gets difficult really fast but I still had fun popping them balls. :) The narrative is a really nice addition. Solid job!

JaJ17 Dec 2013, 20:26

Nice original puzzle game, reminds me of pool. In reverse.

Colorvade18 Dec 2013, 01:02

Cool concept, love seeing the orbs explosively grow.

GarethIW18 Dec 2013, 20:27

Unique puzzle game, started to get tricky toward the end with the green/red swapping. Liked the story too!

Jeremias18 Dec 2013, 22:32

Funny ending :D I like the concept. Sometimes, I clicked through the text on the bottom without knowing it, so you should move the text to the screen's center or make the screen darker. Anyway, the visuals fit well for such an abstract game. If you make a post-compo version, you should add sounds - they would improve the overall feeling a lot!

soy_yuma19 Dec 2013, 22:09

Nice puzzle game. I like the simplicity of it and the difficulty. I was stuck for quite some time in the one in which you have the use the big red. It's wonderful!

SaintHeiser22 Dec 2013, 13:43

Good work!
Very interesting puzzle, thanks!

OneDee22 Dec 2013, 16:40

Brilliant idea! So simple but can quickly become very complex, well done!

vikingpotato22 Dec 2013, 16:40

One of the few different titles around this Jam! the gameplay could still use some refining, but i liked the game

sfdnetwork22 Dec 2013, 23:27

Very innovative, I like the concept.

Danman991422 Dec 2013, 23:35

Interesting and fully realized puzzle game. 5/5 for fun.

badlydrawnrod23 Dec 2013, 20:29

A cracking little puzzler. Rather good.

nerialauthor24 Dec 2013, 09:03

Thanks everyone ! Your comments are very appreciated and I think I will push the concept a bit further and release something soon.

xrm026 Dec 2013, 18:23

Lots of fun. When the second green ball appears it lags a lot.

stvr30 Dec 2013, 03:33

Clever mechanic, reminds me a bit of Hundreds. The cascading red failure is pretty neat! I also like some of the hints in the beginning regarding the storyline. Some audio would make it more "juicy" though, and some of the writing was not great.

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