Escape of the Slime Monster

by airfrog
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.04
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.04
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.17
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.74
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.57
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.17
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.67
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★39%
In this game, an intrepid janitor chases down an escaping experiment gone wrong as it breaks out of the laboratory, tiptoe-ing through slime puddles and dodging slime zombies.

You, the player, play both the role of the slime monster and the janitor who chases it. Every decision you make as the slime monster will make your job easier or harder as you traverse the same level a second time as the janitorial hero.

CONTROLS
Movement - Cursor Keys
Spacebar - Slime Attack (as the Slime)

My brother and I made this game for our first Ludum Dare. Enjoy!

TOOLS
JavaScript
Phaser
Tiled
Piskel
GIMP

Comments13

goodolvic24 Aug 2015, 23:22
Nice idea! Dealing with the aftermath of a monster's rampage is seldom given its due attention.
Wevel
Wevel25 Aug 2015, 01:10
Playing as the slime was fun, sometimes got stuck on edges. Nice how playing as the slime affects the level when you play as the janitor.
Vacso25 Aug 2015, 01:28
Cool concept
jirrev
jirrev25 Aug 2015, 01:34
I got stuck quiet a lot of times, also, the fact that scientists can see you through the walls is a bit of a bummer, seeing the fact how I'm the monster and they got x-ray eyes XD.
Overall not too shabby for 3 days of work but it's a bit on the low side for me.
LandoSystems
LandoSystems25 Aug 2015, 02:03
Great game, Got a bit of a theseus and the minotaur vibe from it. I did get some bug where as the janitor I was sometimes able to walk though walls.

I have a special place in my heart for puzzle type games, so Great game!
Jakob37
Jakob3725 Aug 2015, 16:22
Nice graphics and enjoyable game mechanics! Very hard!
psychonull26 Aug 2015, 00:10
Nice game but very hard to play. I got caught many times :(
dollarone26 Aug 2015, 09:26
Cool two-character concept, although I initially didn't get what the deal was with the janitor as I didn't use the slime attack :) Some levels were pretty hard! Good work
justinooncx27 Aug 2015, 10:05
WHAT A TWIST.

Annoying that the movement gets stuck a lot, but otherwise pretty alright!
Vladirien
Vladirien29 Aug 2015, 16:36
The character switching is a nice mechanic but the game is a bit too hard as the enemies are able to see through walls :p
Slashee the Cow
Slashee the Cow31 Aug 2015, 01:36
Seems a bit hard when you get to the janitor stage, since you can't defend yourself from the turned scientists (which you need to turn to actually get to that stage since they're in the way).

Definitely good for a first entry though. One of the more original ideas I've seen.
Larzan
Larzan31 Aug 2015, 13:40
Nice idea, liked the intro screen, but VERY difficult, the janitors could see me through walls (u should check Phaser examples: tilemap raycast) and i could not finish the first level, got stuck at the edges quite often (you could shrink the players body).
mubox
mubox1 Sep 2015, 14:03
Very good idea. :D
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