Soulmates

by jiyambi
Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.09
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.79
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.58
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.58
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.21
Audio★★★★★★★★★★4.05
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.35
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.96
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★36%
My last game (for LD29 "Beneath the Surface") was super depressing and dark, so I've come full circle. Soulmates is about as fluffy, sticky sweet, and happy a game as you can get.

My take on the theme: connect the worlds of two people who otherwise wouldn't have met. Essentially, you are cupid and you need to make sure two future love bird's eyes meet. It's a puzzle game inspired by Spry Fox's Road Not Taken, with very simple interactions with the environment to alter the course of the characters.

Controls:
- Click on objects in the environment to perform actions (knock over crates, open flowers).
- Click the right arrow ( -->) in the upper left corner to advance the characters along their paths.

Features:
- 9 mind-bending levels! (okay they are pretty easy)
- Toothache-inducing graphics and effects
- Sound effects from my own mouth, including some rather flat vocals
- More polish than gameplay
- Attempts at inclusivity in character design (yay!)
- Love and fun

Tools used:
- Unity2D (4.6 Beta)
- Inkscape
- Audacity

If you enjoyed the game, give me (@Jiyambi) and my dev team (@BounderGames) a follow on Twitter to see more of our stuff! We're also active #IndieDevHour participants :D

Comments17

Tovip
Tovip25 Aug 2014, 09:01
Really Really enjoyed this one, the overall theme is extremely cute but so is the the sfx, music and art style.

I've been trying to leave advice on what people could do better but I honestly can't think of much other than it was hard to tell the paths apart when two people have the same hair color. good job!
TautNerve25 Aug 2014, 09:04
Very cool idea and design behind this.
I liked visuals a lot, could be a nifty mobile
game that works well with touch screens.
Rekedens25 Aug 2014, 17:51
Incredibly charming.
RodRoy126 Aug 2014, 02:28
Sooooooo cute, also love puzzles so there you go. :D
staarland
staarland26 Aug 2014, 14:57
AWWW :D So Cute! Really love the concept, fits with the theme very nicely :) Gameplay is really nice, Audio is brilliant! Would love to see it taken futher
g0wen26 Aug 2014, 19:54
Really lovely graphics and sounds. Pretty cool use of the theme too.
Otrora26 Aug 2014, 22:29
Well polished and great sound. Maybe it will benefit from an in game tutorial. This game is screaming to be on mobile.
bluemaroo327 Aug 2014, 18:52
Very cute puzzle game. Loved the graphics. Also agree it would make a great mobile game :)
0x0961h
0x0961h27 Aug 2014, 19:11
Very pretty game with great concept and visuals. I like it. :)
Kep27 Aug 2014, 19:17
One of the most innovative entries I've played. Well done!
SnoutUp
SnoutUp27 Aug 2014, 21:47
Very cute and very polished :) Such a lovely game.
mrexcessive28 Aug 2014, 19:03
Hi there. Very cutsie. Love the singing mixes and the graphical style/pathdrawing. Nice UI operation too. Good job!
PeerPlay
PeerPlay28 Aug 2014, 22:02
Yours has the same game title as mine. I loved the audio and mood of the whole game. The puzzles aren't very clever and hard, but this is a great fundament for something great. Good job!
Pinqu29 Aug 2014, 19:30
Well done, very enjoyable :)
PeteGrammarman30 Aug 2014, 18:30
Great visuals, sound, and a game design clever and original that could be expanded to be even more challenging if you wanted.
igoramendola
igoramendola4 Sep 2014, 06:17
Nice entry! It has cute graphics and a cool gameplay. Also, the music is good :D

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