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Ludum Dare #37jam

Bedtime Fright

by misteak
Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.23
Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.09
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.77
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.71
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.23
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.94
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.45
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.94
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★52%
You are a kid whose greatest fear is being in dark places.

Only one thing stops you from leaving all of the lights on at the same time: your dad.

In order to be allowed to sleep, you must face your fears and leave only one light on - the one in your bedroom, of course. Just be mindful of the path you take around the house, or you may end up in big trouble...

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the team:

marcelo-pelli - code
misteak - art + animation
mayfury - art + level design
rubens-stephan - sound

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took us some time to come up with something that we liked within the theme, but we think it was worth it. it was an absolute blast working on this project. I hope it shows :)

for now we just have a web build, and it has been tested (and works) on chrome and safari. we're not sure about firefox.

good luck to you all, and have fun!

Comments30

nataha13 Dec 2016, 14:19
I really like it! Funny, need to think, good sounds.
VersatileBox
VersatileBox13 Dec 2016, 16:43
I liked the concept! It's pretty fun and amazingly polished.
LimeniusTeam
LimeniusTeam13 Dec 2016, 16:46
My favorite so far! Lovely graphics and atmosphere, very polished, excellent puzzles.
SleepyStudios
SleepyStudios13 Dec 2016, 16:49
Cute game - really simple yet effective mechanic and really polished!
Uliana Galich13 Dec 2016, 16:56
Retro style...mine style :)
Liked the project
xclementx
xclementx13 Dec 2016, 16:57
Really beautiful game ! Pretty addictive too. Well done.
Guennor13 Dec 2016, 18:28
Best game so far. Every aspect of the game is really well done. To finish a game that has multiple levels requiring level design on each one is a really tough task, and you guys managed to do it. The only thing that I thought didn't make sense was that you could "die" on the room where your dad is. I know it would make the level design a little more complex, but to make more sense, that should be a safe room.

But overall this is a great game!
SidewalkSleeper
SidewalkSleeper13 Dec 2016, 19:45
I was truly blown away! Every aspect of this game works so well. Level design is just top notch.
ninjascript14 Dec 2016, 02:56
Fantastic artwork, lots of interesting puzzles, and a wonderfully creative theme. This is great, and your team should be proud :)
FinGamer
FinGamer14 Dec 2016, 16:15
Really addicting. Very nice game idea!
HotByteDog15 Dec 2016, 01:14
Nice and easy. Perfect retro style.
Scary sweet music.
Where did they get all the lights and have no furniture?
I go to bed now and leave the lights on :-(
misteakauthor15 Dec 2016, 01:38
Hey everyone, thank you for your kind feedback! We are really happy and humbled by your response so far :')

@Guennor that's a good point. We hadn't thought about the Dad too much when we added him to the levels, he was a kind of last minute feature to mark the "end" room in each level. It would be cool to rethink the levels with Dad protection in mind :D

@HotByteDog hahaha, they were out of money for furniture after buying so many lamps! But really, we ran out of time for furnishing every level. We'll definitely release a post-jam version with cuter and more decorated levels.
torcado
torcado15 Dec 2016, 01:47
really nice pixel art. the music is good too. its pretty long though, i got kinda tired of it after level 15. they're good puzzles though!
Cerberus15 Dec 2016, 05:49
i loved everything about this game, the concept, the graphics the sound, and loved the animations of the kid and the monster. total awesome work!
vcyborg15 Dec 2016, 09:50
Really cool! Simple mechanics that work well, love the art and the feel of the game. I don't know how many levels you guys designed, I'm in level 20 now, that's some fast level design! Dad can't protect you, he's a monster too (twist!)
DesignerNap
DesignerNap15 Dec 2016, 16:19
Full marks on graphics and audio, go together really well! Very impressed and some great puzzle design.
Nixxor
Nixxor15 Dec 2016, 16:19
Beautiful work. Very Enjoyable. Lots of rooms tho! not a single one ;)
misteakauthor15 Dec 2016, 16:41
@Nixxor yeah, the game itself doesn't take place in a single room. we felt that making 'one room' the objective of the game would allow us to explore the most interesting/different idea we had.

our other ideas for the jam were cleaning a room, a single-room dungeon and a game where you have to make a room grow as much as possible.
GuiGs15 Dec 2016, 20:36
It's fantastic! For me, the most incredible game until now, a simple idea, but much fun and defiant! Good Job!
Pestel Crew15 Dec 2016, 21:01
Gosh how many times I did this in my apartment when I was 7 years old! This is just brilliant!
harusame
harusame15 Dec 2016, 21:06
Oh ! I love arts, sounds and music :)

Great puzzle game, good job !
HappySaila15 Dec 2016, 21:17
very innovative. Well done
TNelson15 Dec 2016, 23:06
Really well crafted. I found myself playing to 10 rounds.
Moeilijk15 Dec 2016, 23:39
Great game, not much more to say about it.
Siegfried Croes
Siegfried Croes18 Dec 2016, 16:49
Simple but really cool puzzle game! Very nicely polished too. Congrats!
Ellian
Ellian3 Jan 2017, 00:15
It feels wrong that the ghost can catch you in a lit room, but otherwise, wow! Super solid entry. The puzzles are well design, it plays great, the music is good and graphics are fantastic! All the congrats, this was great.

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