Ludum Dare #30compo

Ecosystem

by hirsch

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.88

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.48

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.88

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.66

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.13

Audio★★★★★★★★★★1.69

Humor★★★★★★★★★★1.94

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.16

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★37%

4 Islands
4 Animals
Rabbits, Lions
Lemmings, Zebras

Move the islands and
keep them all alive!

HTML5 JavaScript game written in Go

==SPOILER==

Rabbits (Brown):
Food: -3 Grass a day
Fat: +2 Fat a day
Children: 1 a day; chance based on vegetation level

Lions (Yellow):
Food: Rabbits or Zebras
Fat: +2 per Meal
Children: If fat > 12

Lemmings (Orange):
Food: none
Fat: none
Children: 3 a day
Death: Suicide

Zebras (Grey):
Food: -2 Grass a day
Fat: +1 a day
Children: 1 a day; chance based on vegetation level

Islands (Green/Yellow):
Grass: +10 a day

Comments18

ratking25 Aug 2014, 09:43

Great idea! Wish it would be a bit clearer which is which

rnlf25 Aug 2014, 09:49

Pretty new idea (at least to me). I found it a bit hard to navigate the islands and distinguish the animals (besides obviously the lions).

But all in all an enjoyable game. I never survived very long though :-(

graebor25 Aug 2014, 20:02

Interesting concept. Some more developed visuals to tell the animals apart and determine what's going on would help a ton.

cstudios25 Aug 2014, 20:06

while the graphics are to minimalistic (in a bad way), the audio, the humor and the mood is non existent. The game is realy, but realy good! I like it very much! It should evaluate evolution somewhat and it would be even better.

Hamsternator25 Aug 2014, 20:09

Pretty interesting puzzle/management game. A bit weird though that losing one of the species is not a fail condition. As it is now it's pretty easy to survive if you connect everything except the lions island.

BradSmallPlanet25 Aug 2014, 23:14

I like the idea, but was tough to distinguish which animals were which.

Steve | tacospice26 Aug 2014, 13:12

Interesting idea.

The interface is kind of so-so though, and the graphics leave something to be desired.

I like the take on the theme though.

c023-dev26 Aug 2014, 16:28

Lovely colors! Good innovative idea. I love simple stuff with simple controls! Some ingame guidance (UI) and menus would have been good and maybe some ambient music. This could turn out to be a pretty nice time killer that keeps the brain active.

pighead1026 Aug 2014, 16:29

Interesting game. Could be a bit more intuitive but an enjoyable game.

gnx26 Aug 2014, 20:15

Cool and original idea, especially with the round islands. My rabbits got a bit suicidal though and just walked into the ocean :D

Accidental Rebel27 Aug 2014, 00:45

It's very simplified and I like it. Could use menus though and some indicators but the general concept is there.

Also, why are there Lemmings in this game?

Keep up the good work!

AtomicVikings27 Aug 2014, 00:54

Fun game, just needs a bit of audio and some more clarity on which species is which. nice job!

Lokiman27 Aug 2014, 02:18

Noooo my zebras nooo!? :D

Btw I did read the spoiler but still had problems distinguishing the animals...

zillix27 Aug 2014, 05:49

great use of the theme! the graphics were very clean. I wish the gameplay interactions were more clearly communicated ingame!

Marcellus27 Aug 2014, 06:47

Very nice idea, too bad there is no real goal.

Kiwiboi30 Aug 2014, 02:16

Brilliant take on the theme and nice innovation. I love minimalistic games, kind of looks like my game, but there needs to me a clearer instruction on what's what. Challening too which I like! Well done.

mrexcessive31 Aug 2014, 17:44

Hi there. Looks like an interesting starting point, got the 'animals' to cross between islands/ecosystems, but nothing much else seems to be possible. Nice clean interface. Shame no sounds. Good job!