SWIM HARD

by spierek
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.62
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.65
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.63
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.19
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.93
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.98
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.23
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.26
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★89%
SWIM HARD is a local multiplayer game about mashing keys to victory!

Press SWIM as fast as possible to gain speed.
Hold DIVE to be even faster, but be careful not to suffocate!

The buttons for each player are randomized when the round begins.

Find me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Spierek
My portfolio-ish site: http://spierek.net

Comments48

conormn28 Apr 2014, 04:48
Really well done. Switching up the controls like that is a really interesting idea.
mrexcessive28 Apr 2014, 04:58
Only tested solo, which kind-of misses the point so apologies for that. I like the twister-style mechanic, have recommended to my son and friends to try playing at school - they love keyboard mashing in groups ! Good job!
gikdew
gikdew28 Apr 2014, 07:24
The graphics are so good, really nice concept!
primaerfunktion28 Apr 2014, 07:25
This is really cool. I'll try this again later with some friends.
manabreak
manabreak28 Apr 2014, 07:47
A fun approach to the theme there! The switching keys is an awesome catch, I can imagine playing this with friends and frustratingly pushing others away while trying to reach the keys. :)
John Drury28 Apr 2014, 07:50
Loved the mechanics. I certainly felt like I was swimming hard.
Liens
Liens28 Apr 2014, 08:21
Nice graphics, I like the way you customised the unity web player especially.
lucienpro28 Apr 2014, 08:25
I liked the graphics, the sound and pretty much everything else, really fun but I wish their was AI to play with... Good job! buuut it's a bit loosely tied around the theme
NeiloGD
NeiloGD28 Apr 2014, 08:31
Tested solo too, but still a fun concept. Very nicely presented game good, clean and simple.
Lars Faust
Lars Faust28 Apr 2014, 08:56
B-but i have no friends to play with.

Lovely clean visuals though, and i like the key randomization. I would assume that is a good chance to break all your friends fingers.
Hypnohustla
Hypnohustla28 Apr 2014, 08:57
Really nice graphics. I really like these kind of games where you kinda don't know what to do and just start smashing buttons. Creates some really nice competitions. :D
spotco
spotco28 Apr 2014, 09:31
tfw no friends to play with ;_;

would have been 20x better with some sort of computer player

excellent graphics though, could barely tell it was a unity plugin! (If only you could reskin the unity preloader too)
allurious
allurious28 Apr 2014, 09:38
This is SO NEAT. I'm a huge fan of local co-op so it's great to see a game that does something interesting around it. Switching the controls is a great way to keep engaged and the game itself looks really clean and polished.
kbm
kbm28 Apr 2014, 11:11
wow! this was very well done, very polished! i really liked it, shame I couldn't play 1-player mode, though. great job!
zebi24
zebi2428 Apr 2014, 11:30
Really cool game! My poor keyboard tho... ;)
lorniebear28 Apr 2014, 15:54
Fun, I played this with my mum
PaperBlurt
PaperBlurt28 Apr 2014, 15:59
I myself is a swimmer, and do enjoy a casual swim.
So multiplayer game made in 48hr?
More than impressive.

Like this simplistic style too.

Fantastic work!
iJohnF28 Apr 2014, 21:23
Wow this is super polished! The music / style is awesome. Good stuff, cant wait to try this at a party
Split82
Split8228 Apr 2014, 21:32
Superb! :) Nice clean visuals. I love how you put unity player on the website.
crocantidepollo
crocantidepollo28 Apr 2014, 21:45
Excellent presentation! The changing controls were confusing at first but it's fun as a party game
pinkmonkeyhead29 Apr 2014, 03:37
I love multiplayer games on jam!!
the graphics are well polished. even details like the background matching the page background. really cool
Statman29 Apr 2014, 08:46
I love this multiplayer game, so funny with friends !
Spierek
Spierekauthor29 Apr 2014, 09:55
Thanks for the very positive feedback :)

One pro tip for winning the game (and losing friends): you can drown other players if they're not suspecting it.
copain
copain29 Apr 2014, 10:28
really nice, really good graphics, really fun...

(but, we don't have immediatly understood how "dive" works... after that, really cool...)
Cake&Code29 Apr 2014, 17:01
Not super tied to the theme, but I really like these kinds of games where you coordinate button presses. I was a bit clumsy picking up on the effect of the two buttons at first, but slowly got better! Like others said, wish there was an AI to work with since I didn't have anyone around at the moment to play with. But it was fun to pretend that my two hands were two people! :P
Linus Lindberg29 Apr 2014, 21:27
Visually stunning, and the random control thing was a nice addition to the gameplay! :)
fserb29 Apr 2014, 23:18
Really enjoyed. Good job! :)
Nic V.30 Apr 2014, 03:14
I always love local multiplayer! Pretty fun if you try to mess each other up too :)
rylgh30 Apr 2014, 08:01
flawless polish... especially liked how you made the page background the same colour so there was no clear border
Pierrec30 Apr 2014, 09:05
Nice game. The control switch makes all the fun I think. I didn't really get how Dive worked.
rezoner
rezoner30 Apr 2014, 11:34
Thank you for adding Linux version. Pretty loved the aesthetics and the music with dorkly "yeah" in the background.
nesis30 Apr 2014, 15:23
A nice game that's scoped well and pretty polished for a jam. Really fun :)
zkenshin
zkenshin30 Apr 2014, 21:09
Solid entry, good job!
Oddly Shaped Pixels
Oddly Shaped Pixels1 May 2014, 10:24
Nice little concept !! The execution is perfect, great work!
PapyGaragos
PapyGaragos1 May 2014, 11:19
I feel that people who are able to keep the scope of their games small are always the ones to deliver the best entries. Good job!
ehtd
ehtd1 May 2014, 21:26
Nice game, I still prefer a solo game
jujule3 May 2014, 21:27
Hehehe, real good fun. I just played for 10 minutes with my wife. Very fun concept and very properly inplemented.
Extremely fun. I wonder how you could port it on a tablet. That would be awesome as a 4 player games around a table.
Rodaja4 May 2014, 22:25
Really great use of local multiplayer with the randomized controls.
Bekokstover6 May 2014, 07:13
Love it! The controls are really funny. Great looking and playing game. Diving is not all that useful though.
lowcade
lowcade7 May 2014, 04:19
Two player game? It's Rare nowadays.
Nice commands, it's fun with friends (a virtual competition but real violence)
Good game!
pereubu7 May 2014, 22:11
Soooooo friggin cool concept. I was also trying to find an idea about multiple players battling on one keyboard. Strong entry :D
GarethIW
GarethIW8 May 2014, 14:47
Cool idea, nice art! Only played solo but can definitely imagine four players getting interesting... if you could even four four players around a keyboard!
Miltage
Miltage8 May 2014, 16:23
Simple, fun and well implemented. Well done!
stvr
stvr9 May 2014, 18:48
The halfway switcheroo kills it. This game is awesome.
Yword
Yword10 May 2014, 13:06
I like the graphics, simple and clean. The randomized buttons mechanic has made it becomes more challenging! Well done!
Striwx
Striwx13 May 2014, 15:26
Very cool concept !
jerombd27 May 2014, 15:32
Pretty cool neat game^^

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