Neon Highway

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.83
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.57
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.11
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.80
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.45
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.40
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.15
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.34
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★76%
Neon Highway is a six-way connected runner. There are 6 different lanes and you control them all at the same time. Fortunately, there are powerups that can lock a lane. If you lock all the lanes you win!

[ABOUT ME]

This is my 2nd Ludum Dare, and my 1st compo (1st Ludum Dare was a jam). I am a game developer at Clockwork Acorn.

My Twitter: @francoisvn
Company Twitter: @clockworkacorn
WWW: http://clockworkacorn.com

Comments38

PapaCheech
PapaCheech25 Aug 2014, 02:34
loved it, always wondered how a concept like this could be pulled off, and you did it real well. Kudos!
Tom 7
Tom 725 Aug 2014, 02:36
This was good! I expected a bunch of games with the 'move in all the worlds at once' mechanic, but I thought this twist was clever. The execution is nice, too, with the color and music track tie-ins. I found myself kind of randomly making progress, so maybe I thought it was too easy. Won in 72 seconds!
Weaver25 Aug 2014, 02:37
Really tough! I like the aesthetic a lot :)
remmy
remmy25 Aug 2014, 02:43
really nice and original idea, looking great and it is fun to play :)
TowelKing25 Aug 2014, 02:48
I really enjoyed the visuals of the game, great job.
dokidoki
dokidoki25 Aug 2014, 03:06
It took me a few minutes, but I beat it. Awesome! My only issue was that occasionally items appeared in impossible-to-reach places. (would have to go backwards to get)
burgerdare25 Aug 2014, 03:23
this was an awesome game. Really fun from an audio-visual standpoint, and really enjoyable with regards to the multitasking. The game completion felt a little arbitrary, but I had a fun time playing nonetheless.
Tanner25 Aug 2014, 07:29
Great game! Really like this music unlocking chalenge
nonetheless25 Aug 2014, 10:03
61 deaths but I've managed, great idea and execution, hard to stop playing :)
pythong25 Aug 2014, 10:36
great game! talk about hard o.O!
KeyMaster
KeyMaster25 Aug 2014, 12:53
Interesting concept although it didn't work for me. I found it frustratingly hard to keep track of multiple lanes and just completed one after the other. Also I thought the music didn't quite fit to the style of the game. However I thought the visuals were really cool, especially the wave diplays on the completed games.
malf25 Aug 2014, 13:28
Good game!! I have a difficult time with the controls (i was expecting left and right to be "permanent")
43iscoding
43iscoding25 Aug 2014, 13:31
This one is innovative indeed! Great gameplay.

I would probably suggest adding some more distinctive view to locked lanes. And this game also needs some dynamic music. Rhythm is crucial here.
Namide25 Aug 2014, 15:47
Very fun to play!
Jake Coxon25 Aug 2014, 17:13
Clever game and nice graphics. I find it too hard though
Laralyn25 Aug 2014, 18:14
Interesting idea! It was hard to see what was happening on all the lanes, but that was kind of the point. :-) Good work!
francoisvn
francoisvnauthor25 Aug 2014, 19:22
Thanks for all the positive feedback everyone :)
Calciumtrice25 Aug 2014, 22:51
A cool idea, implemented well. Good aesthetic, nice sound, simple but fun gameplay.

A really nice game. Well done!
Geckoo1337
Geckoo133726 Aug 2014, 06:54
Nice idea. You catch my mind and my heath with your game. Sure! I am a musician too ++
hypp
hypp26 Aug 2014, 07:06
Very fun indeed! Clever concept and nice look and feel.
Xaychru04
Xaychru0426 Aug 2014, 10:51
Nice game! I liked the idea of multiples lanes, I would see this as a rhythm game. ^^
syawqy
syawqy26 Aug 2014, 12:00
this is too hard for me XD
Mali26 Aug 2014, 13:27
Very original! Enjoyed it a lot. Wasn't super fond of the music but the innovation in it was stellar. Nice one!
creative63026 Aug 2014, 19:37
Lovely entry. Fantastic balance, it's easy to keep one or two lanes going, but so tough to unlock all 6. Great, simple but fun ideas on how the pick-ups work.

Very elegant interpretation of the theme, brilliantly executed.

You should take this idea further! Could be some really exciting possibilities if you started pushing the concept further. If you teamed up with a composer on the music, I could really see something like this being a big hit.

Great job!
jomomomo
jomomomo27 Aug 2014, 02:51
Wow, what a great game! Thanks!
01010111
0101011127 Aug 2014, 20:17
Very difficult, but I managed to win in under a minute (with 11 lives lost I think)
stvr
stvr28 Aug 2014, 00:49
Really solid! I like the concept but it was super difficult to keep track of everything.
Hyoga-3D
Hyoga-3D28 Aug 2014, 02:41
Nice visual, also the gameplay felt very good.
RetroEpic
RetroEpic28 Aug 2014, 20:17
Really awesome and challenging gameplay, and a novel concept. Well done!
RFMTeam29 Aug 2014, 11:55
Until I understood how to play I though it was too difficult
this is pretty great
InfectionTeam
InfectionTeam30 Aug 2014, 13:50
Very nice, I wish the music had a bit more oomph though! Highscores would be great if you work on this further, I could see it being quite competitive ;)
Colapsydo
Colapsydo1 Sep 2014, 08:52
I can deal with two lanes but 3+ it's so hard.
Hopefully the game is well thought, and even if you lose one lane, you can still have fun, it even become a tactical point.
I liked also how music loops were connected to lanes.
guimonpa
guimonpa2 Sep 2014, 12:17
Insanely hard, but also fun! Love the idea.
Ixeno12 Sep 2014, 02:34
fantastic game! wow! :D
thedashdude
thedashdude17 Sep 2014, 01:41
Its like my game. Except better.

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