Ludum Dare #34compo

Bitrun

by devark

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.48

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.55

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.61

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.64

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.06

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.10

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.80

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.05

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★100%

Bitrun is a simple but addictive endless runner that'll test your gaming skills and dexterity!

- RUN as far as you can!

- DASH from lane to lane!

- COLLECT Bitgold!

- POWERUP with the four powerups!

- ACHIEVE highscores!

CONTROLS:

Keyboard (recommended for PC users)

- <Up> and <Down> to move through lanes

OR

Mouse:

- <Left Click> upper or lower half of screen to move through lanes

- <F> Toggle fullscreen

Made in GM:S with sounds created through Chiptone.

UPDATES (please read, the main issues in the compo version are fixed in the post-compo!)

Update 1 (17/12/15):

Bitrun has been updated! New features include:

– Gameplay balances due to feedback: the game now speeds up slower and has a lower maximum speed

– Local highscores and bitgold are saved

– Bitrun now successfully runs on iOS! (if you have the Game Maker: Studio iPhone export, you can play it on your devices, else just wait until I *hopefully* release it on the Appstore)

– More pattern variation

– Added the snail skin

– Added the Bitshop with it’s first item: the 500m booster!

– Minor graphical updates

– MORE SCREENSHAKE!

– Fixed a graphical glitch where some surfaces wouldn’t refresh upon switching to fullscreen

Genres: action

Comments47

oxysoft14 Dec 2015, 03:42

very efficient and cute pixel art. the game suddenly gets a lot harder past a certain point

Kortuga14 Dec 2015, 04:30

OOOOOoooOoo, those sounds were nice and bass-y...

brandloose14 Dec 2015, 04:33

Really like the art, this seemed like a something I would download with my friends like piano tiles. Great game!

Modoc7314 Dec 2015, 04:33

Awesome work with the art, animation and effects. Game seemed to speed up too fast. But excellent job.

Jordan14 Dec 2015, 05:37

Cute pixel art. I love "rage" type games like this, good job!

trueboolean14 Dec 2015, 05:37

Very addictive! Definitely consider porting this to IOS if you get the chance!

mackthehobbit14 Dec 2015, 05:52

Love the art, and it's pretty fun! There might be post-LD potential if you wanted to port it to a mobile platform (think about it: online high scores, skins buyable with bitgold, IAP for coins...).

NirabazGAMES14 Dec 2015, 23:56

PIXELS its amazing)

Lukbebalduke15 Dec 2015, 00:01

Yeah, very smooth gameplay and cool sound effects, everything was really polished. Nice entry!

refreshgames15 Dec 2015, 00:02

A simple, but fun game, executed well with power ups, lovely sound effects. I'd have liked my high score to be saved but, yeah, it's a nice lil game :)

sP0CkEr216 Dec 2015, 03:53

really good game - simple and fun - great work

Elit3dGaming16 Dec 2015, 12:25

As it gets faster it becomes extremely hard on the PC however, this would be a really nice mobile game. I love the simplicity of it and I really enjoy the graphics and sounds. Nice game :)

Tackwin16 Dec 2015, 12:30

Great game, nice pixel art and sound. It get harder really quick =)

rzuf16 Dec 2015, 12:39

Cute! But the difficulty curve is steeeep! Nice pixel art and sound effects but it badly needs some frantic chiptune music. :D

Jupiter_Hadley16 Dec 2015, 13:27

Very cute, well made game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you’d like to check it out :) https://youtu.be/rvwkTXA2Y10

fluidvolt17 Dec 2015, 00:38

Stripped-down fun! Kept trying to go farther each time, though I never made it into the 300s. The magnet powerup's my fav, slinging coins towards me. The art really stands out -- love those sleek and chunky pixels :). With the addition of some funky music you'd really seal the deal. Good work.

careless17 Dec 2015, 01:59

Simple but fun, love the pixel art and nice sounds to go with it.

Some nice powerups, the magnet is very cool.

Great entry

MountainRanger17 Dec 2015, 07:06

Really cool but starts to slow in my opinion

Imagos Softworks17 Dec 2015, 07:41

Overall very fun, and a thoughtful use of two buttons! I'd have likes more audio, but the gameplay more than made up for it!

MAGNET POWERUP FTW!

behzad_robot17 Dec 2015, 08:22

very gooood !

Leon Möhring17 Dec 2015, 08:27

nice game, was good fun!

bwatanabe17 Dec 2015, 08:30

Nice and elegantly simple.

shadow6417 Dec 2015, 08:32

Very simple. Very fun. It fits the theme and it gets the job done. What more can you ask for? It's definitely an addictive game that kept me coming back multiple times to try to improve. I love the idea of the shield and the controls were very tight which was great. Cool that you ported it to iOS. That seems like a great platform. Congrats on finishing and thanks for sharing!

AndreasL17 Dec 2015, 08:34

Pretty nice!
Cute graphics!
Some thoughts: An indicator showing you your personal best would've motivated me to try harder.
It was also annoying how I had to press the up/down button each time I wanted to move. You should've been able to hold the button to keep moving through the lanes.
It was also annoying how I couldn't use the home/restart button on a keyboard.

Good job!

CremaGames17 Dec 2015, 08:43

Very nice! You should make a mobile version

thebrickanator17 Dec 2015, 08:48

really polished and smooth. awesome work :D

Luxorix17 Dec 2015, 09:03

Good!

sgolden17 Dec 2015, 09:11

The sounds are very satisfying. The design is simple, but very enjoyable. Looking forward to post-compo updates.

Bogden17 Dec 2015, 09:29

Hmmm, the Windows link seems to be leading to the post-compo version for me. Bug? Neat game though!

Trasevol_Dog17 Dec 2015, 09:51

Nice entry! Cool art style but I wish there was more of it :3 I'm happy you're working more on it!

Astro Cat17 Dec 2015, 10:02

Excellent!

pjimmy17 Dec 2015, 10:40

cute game, lovely visuals, simple but entertaining, well done :)

martim0017 Dec 2015, 11:50

Nice game! Could be ported to mobile.

felixreeve17 Dec 2015, 12:19

Enjoyed watching your updates and the game seems like a great fit for phones!

ohmaigawd17 Dec 2015, 12:41

Cool, you get a kinda addicted after a while.

SecondDimension17 Dec 2015, 12:46

Nice pixel graphics and sounds, it felt like a complete game. I was terrible at it though!

Astro Cat17 Dec 2015, 13:21

Nice pugs!

Baransu17 Dec 2015, 14:20

Amazing pixel art :)

dx0ne17 Dec 2015, 14:22

Simple and nice but obstacle placement could be more freaking forgiving!@

sputnik17 Dec 2015, 16:06

Simple and effective game. Well done!

IAmSpencer18 Dec 2015, 06:06

game ramps up in difficulty pretty fast, and sometimes I feel like the arrow keys aren't being registered, but I did still have fun playing!

cute art, simple idea, fun concept, nice job! :)

VitasaMode18 Dec 2015, 09:43

Nice complete game. I did discover a glitch of the dog duplicating itself when I hit replay.

Devarkauthor18 Dec 2015, 10:20

Thank you all so much for the feedback! Pretty much all of the issues you guys have pointed out have been addressed in the post-compo version. Please do check it out! I'm currently working on adding more features to the game so watch out for more updates to come!

nunesbarbosa19 Dec 2015, 03:11

Missed the theme there.. was it growth or two btn?
What are the B's for and why should I risk collecting it?

Regardless of my bragging the game is really fun and should be awesome on mobile. Looking forward to see this come!