Plankton

by monklet80

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.05

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.05

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.14

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.68

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.26

Audio★★★★★★★★★★1.87

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.32

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.95

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★45%

Plankton is a meditative game about life in the ocean, 1 billion BCE.

Shift your shape to match the different species, catch food and find others of your kind to mate.

I'm new to game making, and this is my first time entering a jam. Some of the graphic design is by Ryan Johnson, the rest is by me. It's been really fun working on this, thanks everyone.

Comments12

Lagoe19 Apr 2016, 10:51

Really nice game! i like the grapichs.
It reminds me the start of Spore.

kariamoss19 Apr 2016, 17:40

I can't play your game, it says that I have to find another version for my PC :/

kestrelgames19 Apr 2016, 17:52

Nice atmosphere! I think this would be great taken further post-compo. It's pretty soothing to play.

Fierceshadow19 Apr 2016, 17:54

Very neat execution of the theme!

Monklet80author19 Apr 2016, 18:07

Thanks guys. :D I'm hoping to take it further, yeah.

Sorry about that Karia. I am working on getting a web-player up, but it's not straightforward. Maybe next LD. :/

keyboardmonkey21 Apr 2016, 17:20

This is a fun little game. The way the current draws the organisms adds a nice feel, and the pixel art looks pretty amazing.

Congrats on submitting your first entry!

Wisedawn21 Apr 2016, 18:04

Neat little game! A good first time entry!

Dreschler21 Apr 2016, 18:28

Nice! I enjoyed the graphincs, congratulations

Muciojad21 Apr 2016, 18:47

Holy shit, I first time in life played plankton simulator :D Really original idea! But I wish that there aren't any music ;/ But it's still cool! :D

James Coote22 Apr 2016, 18:12

I really like the premise, though the nerd in me says multi-cellular life only started really evolving like that during the Cambrian explosion, which was only ~540mil years ago (not 1bil years ago).

I like as well the way each species has different controls and properties, yet you're still all washed around by the general current in slightly anarchic fashion.

Freank25 Apr 2016, 08:02

Hi, nice game ! We're realizing a video with several games of the Ludum Dare #35.
Can you add your game on indiexpo.net ? (it's free)
So we can include also your game in the video ;)
p.s. write #LDJAM in the game's description

Szabin2 May 2016, 12:56

Nice concept and graphics!