Nebular Worm

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.12
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.12
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.88
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.68
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.88
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.30
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.26
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.67
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★100%
Grow your nebular worm by eating asteroids using only two controls: the left and right arrow buttons.

I uploaded an alternate version of the windows executable (Nebularworm_stripped) - this is for those with lower spec pcs. I'd suggest trying the non-stripped one first though :)

Updates:

Added a non-installer Windows version - essentially same but with 2 bug fixes.

Comments30

Tasteslikefuture14 Dec 2015, 08:38
Super cool idea, almost like a snake/asteroids hybrid. Definitely one of a kind. Awesome effort!
yumaikas14 Dec 2015, 08:41
Best 360 degree snake controls I've seen so far this LD. Great game, biggest way to make it better would be a soundtrack.
manabreak
manabreak14 Dec 2015, 09:13
Like yumaikas said, the controls were really something you don't see that often in these kind of games. Nice work!
Tensoplast0114 Dec 2015, 09:32
Cool idea, and cool mecanics. Nothing else to add :)
Andrew Deem14 Dec 2015, 10:41
I like the combination of snake and asteroids. It fits super well within our theme combo this LD. Only thing I would want added in would be some sweet tunes. Sound design is nice though. Good work!
zulman
zulman14 Dec 2015, 10:53
Very smooth animations, base mechanic is well known and still cool. Unfortunately sounds are very loud and unexpected
_benhumphries14 Dec 2015, 10:56
Great idea! The snake controls were fluid (and the first thing I noticed about the game). That made playing a lot more fun on its own. I liked the graphics, the concept, and the gameplay. To be honest I didn't like the sound, but the it doesn't take away from the fun. This really feels like a completed game! Kudos!
Jstank14 Dec 2015, 11:56
2 buttons and growing. That goes with the theme. The game is easy but gets more challenging as you play. I love it this game is surely a front runner for best game! Very well done! Bravo!
Andarilhoz
Andarilhoz14 Dec 2015, 12:54
Creepy worm mounth, but really fun to play, remmind me from my childhood playing on old celphones
Jakylgamer14 Dec 2015, 13:16
haha nice! asteroids meets snake. interesting idea!
MAnimal
MAnimal14 Dec 2015, 14:33
the snake has very nice dynamic move, very fun to play, i like the collors
timeshapers
timeshapers14 Dec 2015, 21:08
A bit too easy, but nice variant of snake.
nunesbarbosa
nunesbarbosa14 Dec 2015, 22:56
Windows don't let me open the .exe for malware protection. :(
jcwelgemoedauthor15 Dec 2015, 06:25
@nunesbarbosa I got same for other's games when I rated them as well. Windows does this for some .exe(s) not sure why.
AthenaOfDelphi15 Dec 2015, 11:15
Nice cross between two classic games, and as others have said the controls were pretty darn good. Shame I just got greedy and kept eating my tail :) Excellent job.
pjimmy
pjimmy15 Dec 2015, 13:09
cute and fun game, well done
Nega Drive15 Dec 2015, 14:29
Pretty cute idea. Controls are nice and fluid. Good job!
Piode
Piode15 Dec 2015, 18:18
Very nicely done, great fun and looks very nice too! Excellent submission!
EvanEGibbs
EvanEGibbs15 Dec 2015, 18:35
Good job! I liked that it was like worm but with levels. I think the stage felt a little big. That meant that it took a really long time to be able to get all of the things in order to beat the level, and that it was a little harder to bump into yourself. I thought thegame controlled very well though. :)
rd127p7715 Dec 2015, 22:35
Good Job. The controls are fabulous.
Bumblepie16 Dec 2015, 06:56
I really liked the variety introduced into the gameplay from the enemies. They really made the game more enjoyable. I also enjoyed the rainbow visuals on the snake, and the controls were tight. I remember seeing a game (made by Nocturne I think for one of the GameMaker Community jams) in which you had to constrict larger objects to eat them, and I think that could be applied here to destroy the larger asteroids. Or cut through them or something, it just looks odd to eat a giant asteroid! Background music would be a great addition. I think with a little more polish, this could be a really great game.
Farelle16 Dec 2015, 11:05
hehe that christmas slide ;D
I got until level 4 with a score over 10k XD not sure how many levels it has, but it was definitely fun and it's concept is easy to understand. I accidentially even found out that you can destroy the UFOs flying through the screen :) very nice gimmick ^^ In overall I think some spacy music in the background, even something simple would have made a big difference to the overall feeling of the game, but it also does well standing on it's own, because the sounds are very fitting :)
schizoid2k
schizoid2k16 Dec 2015, 19:15
Nice job. Great version of classic snake game!
Cliff Lee(CL)17 Dec 2015, 05:28
Great concept and game design!
Cross the boundary is cool way to continue.
iantttianttt
iantttianttt17 Dec 2015, 05:51
Snake Hurray!!!!
I love whan i die,snake become a cloud of smoke~
so fun~
Atridas
Atridas18 Dec 2015, 21:42
Nice twist on good old snacke. The fact that all objects where going at the same speed as the worm made the game somewhat hard, but I don't know if this was intentional.
WizByte_Games22 Dec 2015, 21:45
This may be the best snake game that I have ever played. I think this would be fun if there was multiplayer.

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