Ludum Dare 34 Devlogs

Time logs and post-mortems written by the authors of Ludum Dare 34 games

Post-mortemsLD3414 Jan 201610 min read

Grow Your Love Postmortem

It’s postmortem time!

Post-mortemsLD347 Jan 20163 min read

Stricken Chicken results and post-mortem

Stricken Chicken was my second Ludum dare and my two partners first. We did pretty well and we managed to make something which, despite all the bugs, is original and…

For Stricken Chicken·by picking-a-username-is-hard

Post-mortemsLD346 Jan 20163 min read

Sector 9 Post Mortem

Hi all!

For Sector 9·by alvaromartin

Post-mortemsLD346 Jan 20162 min read

(Tail Power) – Results & Post Mortem

Hi all,

For Tail Power·by maartene

Post-mortemsLD346 Jan 20161 min read

Dizzy Dazzle – postmortem

What time is it? It’s postmortem time! Last LD I set myself the goal of focusing on more complex mechanics and level design, that might wait for LD35 :’D

For Dizzy Dazzle·by tselmek

Post-mortemsLD345 Jan 20161 min read

Giant Frog postmortem

This game was a total disaster. It wasn’t fun, had bad graphics, confusing controls, and a bug making the first level more difficult than intended(but still perfectly…

For Giant Frog·by pl0xz0rz

DevlogsLD344 Jan 20165 min read

Tamamystery behind the scenes

(First of all, I was originally concerned about not having enough votes when I started this post, but I’m all good now. That said, you should still play my game because…

For Tamamystery·by jezzamon

Post-mortemsLD344 Jan 20161 min read

Brobots Postmortem

So, there’s still a small time for voing, so that’s probably my last chance to post my game’s postmortem. That was my second Ludum Dare, and as last time, I’m so…

For Brobots·by brainstorm

Post-mortemsLD344 Jan 20162 min read

Sam and Mas Two Button Attack Game – LD34 – Postmortem

This was our first Ludum Dare competition entry.

For Sam and Mas Two Button Attack Game - MULTIPLAYER ONLY, two people required to play·by richardboegli

Post-mortemsLD344 Jan 20164 min read

Revolver Post-Mortem

For Revolver·by scriptorum

Post-mortemsLD344 Jan 20161 min read

Flower Power Post Mortem

Don’t have much time but decided to write this little post mortem.

For Flower Power·by rillep

Post-mortemsLD344 Jan 20163 min read

A Post-Mortem kind of post? :P

For Spindulum·by yuigoto

Post-mortemsLD344 Jan 20162 min read

NGHGM Postmortem

It is the last day judging already, and we haven’t posted a postmortem yet. Let’s fix this =)

For NGHGM·by stals

Post-mortemsLD344 Jan 20161 min read

LD34 Theme Retrospective

This is my 7th Ludum Dare, and I know it’s basically tradition for all of us to complain about themes once they are chosen. However, out of the previous 6 times I’ve…

For Morse GRO·by gafblizzard

Post-mortemsLD344 Jan 20167 min read

Sushi Roll: Design Postmortem

LD34 was a blast for our team. We’re extremely grateful for the ratings, comments, and feedback that people have given our game so far! Now that we’re down to the final…

For Sushi Roll·by adsilcott

DevlogsLD344 Jan 20164 min read

Plutonium FREE: Making of first LD – Design/Dev

Hi there, folks! So… we’d like to tell you how was our first experience developing a game in 72h for LD34 with Unreal Engine 4.

For Plutonium FREE·by gokottastudio

Post-mortemsLD344 Jan 20162 min read

The Cube of Zanigriv (LD 34) Postmortem

I told myself I’d be more involved after submitting this time, but I let the Holidays get the better of me. I guess I still have a little bit of time to get a postmortem…

For The Cube of Zanigriv·by anarbitrarymustache

Post-mortemsLD344 Jan 20161 min read

Row Row Row Your Goat: Artwork Post Mortem

Last hours of LD 34 ratings, played a lot of really fun, interesting games this time around. Now time to brain-dump my artwork experience for our jam game, Row Row Row Your Goat!

For Row Row Row Your Goat·by a-flat-miner-studios

Post-mortemsLD344 Jan 20165 min read

(Not So) Soulless Capitalist Robots – 72h Jam Post Mortem

<– It’s like the Prisoner’s Dilemma, in space. Probably. Soulless Capitalist Robots! –>

For Soulless Capitalist Robots·by mach60kas

Post-mortemsLD343 Jan 20165 min read

A Shot In The Dark Post-Mordem

Game Description

For A Shot in the Dark·by thecatspajamas

Post-mortemsLD343 Jan 20163 min read

A brief Post Mortem for Captain NinjaBeard

As soon as the two button theme was announced, I knew that I wanted to make a game where you used a sword and a gun. The sword would be used to gain forward movement as…

For Captain Ninjabeard·by ghostbomb

Post-mortemsLD343 Jan 20164 min read

Nightlight – Postmortem

This is my first time entering the Jam instead of the Compo, and I did it with Tifu, a friend of mine that usually enters LD by himself as well. Together, we made our…

For Nightlight·by agentparsec

Post-mortemsLD343 Jan 20161 min read

Cultivate Post-Mortem (and Favorites!)

Hello there! With just over a day remaining in the voting period, it seemed like a great time to finally write up a post-mortem for my experience this time around. I’ve…

For Cultivate·by kmakai

Post-mortemsLD343 Jan 20161 min read

Overgrown.Underfed

Happy new year everyone!

For OVERGROWN . UNDERFED·by almax

Post-mortemsLD343 Jan 20161 min read

Star Warrior Postmortem

For Star Warrior·by spolsh

Post-mortemsLD342 Jan 20166 min read

Enliven Postmortem

For Enliven·by patacorow

Post-mortemsLD342 Jan 20162 min read

HeXor – Postmortem

First of all, if you haven’t tried the game, take a look at it!

For HeXor·by sosolol261

Post-mortemsLD341 Jan 20163 min read

Initial Conditions – Postmortem

Milky Helps People is my Ludum Dare 33 entry. It is the story of Milky, a sentient milk carton who loves being helpful, and realises that the bigger he is, the more…

For Initial Conditions·by reheated

Post-mortemsLD3431 Dec 20151 min read

We used to be Neighbours Post Mortem

These are some post-mortem thoughts on my game We used to Be Neighbours – a game about growing walls. This time I wanted to create something that would maybe make people…

For We used to be Neighbours·by axoona

Post-mortemsLD3429 Dec 20151 min read

Jet Team: Lazy Post-Mortem

This was my first LD (and 4th GameJam, actually), I made a game named Jet Team in two days of pretty lazy coding/drawing/e.t.c. Basically, themes of LD were not very…

For JetTeam·by firellon

Post-mortemsLD3429 Dec 20154 min read

SUPER SCIENCE CORP Post Mortem

Hey everyone! Have you been enjoying all these sweet LD games? We sure have! 😀

For SUPER SCIENCE CORP·by hotboxgames

Post-mortemsLD3428 Dec 20152 min read

Novascape – A Gameboy ROM in 48 hours.

Yeah, Ludum Dare was great fun this time around, and 2 weeks later I’m still rating the odd game that pops up so why not write about my experiences writing a themed…

For Novascape·by refreshgames

Post-mortemsLD3428 Dec 20151 min read

ReachTheTop: Post Mortem

Hi reader/gamer/everyone.

For ReachTheTop·by coldman

Post-mortemsLD3428 Dec 20155 min read

Tile Risers Postmortem

Fifteen minutes after the theme announcement, my friend Ben Homan walks through my front door. Not really my front door, I’m just a subletter. But this is a first.…

For Tile Risers·by et1337

Post-mortemsLD3427 Dec 20151 min read

Jolly Jail Jumper – Post Mortem – EXTRA LEVELS!!1!

For [JJJ] - Jolly Jail Jumper·by awesomealliterationalliance

Post-mortemsLD3426 Dec 20153 min read

Grow Trees… Or Something – Post Mortem

So this is something I didn’t expect to happen, around two weeks ago was Ludum Dare, where we all had only 48 hours (or 72 for jams) to develop a game, however because I…

For Grow Trees...or something·by gamepopper

Post-mortemsLD3425 Dec 20155 min read

Fun with post mortems!

It’s been more than a week now since LD34 finished, and finally I have some free time to write the post mortem for my compo entry, “Fun with magnets!”

For Fun with magnets!·by ithildin

Post-mortemsLD3424 Dec 20151 min read

Last Chance To Green – Post Mortem.

Almost every Ludum Dare we’re spending the first day arguing about the game idea… And this time was not an exception. First idea was about little toy growing in the…

For Last Chance To Green·by finlal

Post-mortemsLD3424 Dec 20152 min read

There’s No Going Back – Post Mortem

So this is the first time I’ve done a proper post-mortem. If you’ve not played my game yet, play it here.

For There's No Going Back·by xand

Post-mortemsLD3424 Dec 20152 min read

The Tournament – Post Mortem

With the Christmas break starting, we finally got the time to write proper post-mortem and finish the post-LD version with improved graphics for our LD34 game “The…

For The Tournament·by aare

Post-mortemsLD3424 Dec 20152 min read

Earth Invader Post-Mortem

Time for another post-mortem! If you haven’t yet, you can play Earth Invader here!

For Earth Invader·by nihilaleph

Post-mortemsLD3424 Dec 20156 min read

Bad Doggie – Post Ludum

Yeah, “post ludum”, and no “post mortem”. My game isn’t dead :v

For Bad Doggie·by muel

Post-mortemsLD3423 Dec 20151 min read

Learning to Dance – PostMortem

For Learning to Dance·by wetdesertrock

Post-mortemsLD3423 Dec 20154 min read

Eskort Mission Post Mortem

Introductions:

For Eskort mission·by stitchesmagoo

Post-mortemsLD3422 Dec 20151 min read

Garbage Can you escape? – Post Mortem

”Garbage Can you escape?” is the game I entered together with Daniel, a friend of mine this Ludum Dare. It’s about a nefarious garbage-stealing villain that tries to…

For Garbage Can you escape?·by weloxux