Ludum Dare #37compo

BreakOut

by neonian

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.50

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.44

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.00

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.82

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.83

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.38

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.88

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.18

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★33%

You play as a prisoner that is trying to dig his way to freedom. Every so often you have to return to your room, so the officers don't notice you escaping.

The game is played in the browser. I coded in javascript, made art in Paint.net and created music in Soundation.

Comments14

DrSnuggles11 Dec 2016, 20:09

Nice one. I like it. Well done

DiscoFish12 Dec 2016, 14:51

Really cool game!

wrexialmt12 Dec 2016, 14:51

Cool, well done. Love the twist of the guards coming back to check on you once in a while in a "digging" game. My only complaint is that the music sounds like a xmass song... xD

tybantarnusa12 Dec 2016, 14:54

Pretty fun. One thing, it's sometimes too far to go back to your room.

erikiene12 Dec 2016, 15:08

The game didn't really announce that a timed bar appears when you need to come back, so my heartbeat sped up as I ran back thinking holy crap I'm not gonna make it a couple of times before I even saw the bar appear for the first time.

Great submission!

erikiene12 Dec 2016, 15:09

Oh and yeah, the soundtrack is christmassy :D

avalkyrie12 Dec 2016, 15:13

Reminds me of an old 90's era shareware game. Nice.

TrampolineTales12 Dec 2016, 16:58

Nice little game, my only complaint is that the messages from notes disappear too quickly after moving. I frequently found myself not knowing what a a note said.

drludos12 Dec 2016, 23:44

Nice entry, I really love the concept! The gameplay is nice, and the going back and forth to your cell was very fitting to the theme! Good job!

LozzaDawg13 Dec 2016, 12:16

a nice game, but the general pace of the game is a bit slow, Fricken loved the soundtrack though.

Ramon.Robben13 Dec 2016, 12:55

Fun game I escaped within 5 minutes and it wasn't too hard. Maybe add a hard / medium mode where they check more often or it takes longer to dig out.

Yami no tenshi13 Dec 2016, 13:11

Interesting game, but I would have like more powerups like for example different types of pickaxes for blocks with different types of hardness so that the game feels less like a go back and forward game. :)

Fiote/Phanx13 Dec 2016, 14:27

This is the first one I actually completed haha. Loved the music and the gameplay is simple enough to keep you interested. Good job! We also did our jam with javascript, if you want to check out ;)