Space Beards

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.25
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.25
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.65
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.05
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.60
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.90
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★36%
Only YOU can shave the galaxy!

(Flash version playable above, Mac and Windows versions downloadable below. If you experience any bugs, please let me know which version you are playing.)

Comments16

Gjarble
Gjarbleauthor18 Dec 2015, 17:14
@The Merge Conflicts: Thanks! Do you have any suggestions for how I might improve the controls to make them easier to use?
Imagos Softworks27 Dec 2015, 02:14
Hilarious. Flying in space as a politician blowing up various beards and hair styles is absolutely awesome!
mike.cullingham27 Dec 2015, 04:48
Very amusing. Really liked the mechanic for making you stay close to the thing that can kill you. Nice job.
UrbanHelsing
UrbanHelsing27 Dec 2015, 20:28
Fun, but the ship is difficult to control. Sometimes it locks in thrust mode
Gjarble
Gjarbleauthor27 Dec 2015, 21:08
@UrbanHelsing: Oh! I was not aware of that bug. I wonder if that's the problem that The Merge Conflicts was having, too? I can't get it to lock in thrust mode- it there some situation in which it consistently locks up for you?
synthetic-entropy
synthetic-entropy27 Dec 2015, 21:43
I laughed, I cried... I got eaten by a beard. Good times.
Dayko28 Dec 2015, 21:25
Haha that was epic, i loved the setting and realization was very good. The grey skin and moving eyes add a nice touch to the creepy atmosphere :D

The fact that you can't fly through the head itself makes the controls quite hard but as i went to the end i suppose that it was not too difficult !
_benhumphries2 Jan 2016, 01:23
Cool concept, but the gameplay itself is kind of dull. The movement is hard to control, but I like how the eyes follow you around and I like how you thought of the shaping idea with the outline.
KilledByAPixel
KilledByAPixel2 Jan 2016, 03:25
Funny idea but execution needs work. Controls don't seem to fit the game at all. The green bar at the bottom is confusing. I am stuck on the second level for the second time after resetting and still don't know how to progress.
Aurel Bílý
Aurel Bílý3 Jan 2016, 11:01
Very fun. I guess this is what being a barber feels like! I liked the beard growing effects, too. Kind of scary when you got really close. And there's a lot of polish to be done, but I guess you know that :)
The Merge Conflicts4 Jan 2016, 04:09
@Gjarble: The main problem for me is just how "slippery" the ship is. It seems like whenever I move in one direction then try to stop or turn, I keep going in that direction with a ton of force for a long time. I would just decrease how much the ship continues to move in it's current direction after the input is ceased or changed to a new direction. Hope that made sense :P If you ever change this, let me know, I'd love to try it again after adjustments.
johntherobot4 Jan 2016, 18:26
Fun! Gameplay is a little tricky, but I love the art and the concept!
DecayConstant
DecayConstant4 Jan 2016, 18:29
Ha! Never thought I'd play a game about growing/shaving a beard via spaceship. Nicely done! :D
Gjarble
Gjarbleauthor4 Jan 2016, 22:58
@The Merge Conflicts: Yes, that's an excellent description. Thank you!

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