Ludum Dare #39compo

In Orange Light

by mwcz

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.37

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.05

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.53

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.33

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.63

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.00

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.57

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.78

In Orange Light is a scenic survival game. In a lonely, rickety cabin at the top of a mountain, you must survive Winter. A space heater, powered by a diesel generator, is your only source of heat. Stay *warm*, stay *fed* and you will live see the Spring.

:arrow_right: Play In Orange Light (Web/HTML5)

Tools

- Game engine: [Phaser.js][phaser]
- Coding: [vim][vim]
- Image creation: [Inkscape][inkscape]
- Post processing: [GIMP][gimp]
- Audio creation: [beepbox][beepbox]

Tips

If you're having trouble surviving until Spring, take a few tries to learn how the resources affect each other. When you hover over the fuel tank, the cupboard, etc, it will highlight the resources affected. For example, hovering over the fuel tank will highlight FUEL and GENERATOR, because it affects both.

- Source: https://github.com/mwcz/in-orange-light
- Beepbox sounds: generator
generator empty
heater
heater off
hunger
generator off
refuel
nom

[beepbox]: http://beepbox.co
[phaser]: http://phaser.io/
[vim]: http://www.vim.org/
[inkscape]: https://inkscape.org/en/
[gimp]: https://www.gimp.org/

Tags: #atmospheric, #nature

Genres: survival

Tools: BeepBox, GIMP, Inkscape

Comments13

smbe1931 Jul 2017, 16:18

I found it quite hard to survive as you had to check so many things. As soon as I didn't freeze within the first few seconds I starved to death... But I guess it would be boring if if it were easier. Nice game.

Aterlamia31 Jul 2017, 17:23

Frozen to death, starved to death :) complex game in one screen but interesting to play a bit of atmospheric music would have given a kick to the game.

PixelFormedStudios31 Jul 2017, 17:24

Really cool how it feels like a strategic text based game but with graphics to accompany it. Some of the bars confused me a little at first, but I still managed to get fully into the game. Good job!

N4tticus31 Jul 2017, 17:25

Couldn't beat the game, super difficult! The art was pretty good and I really liked the setting and thought put into the game. So much micromanagement in such a small game :)

MajamiLTU31 Jul 2017, 17:27

Nice game! Didin't see one like this in the sumbissions before. I really liked the variety of things you needed to keep track of. Although it's hard, I liked it.

gagapete31 Jul 2017, 19:45

I didn't make it through winter but from what I've seen it's a nice, difficult game. The thing that confused my brain the most is that for every bar higher is better except for hunger. May satturation could've been an easier to understand option.

TolMera31 Jul 2017, 20:27

Pretty cool, I really like the idea!

marekkpie31 Jul 2017, 20:28

Super difficult! Loved playing it on stream!

KabalaTrance31 Jul 2017, 21:38

Good: I love the vibe in this one! Textual description is great way to immerse myself into the game. Also art style is very good
Bad: Game is kinda confusing to play, random even. Progress bars drops suddenly without warning. There is no clear connection between doing actions and progress bars. Also some animations would be great for beter understanding of the game. for example: what happens when I click on fuel tank? How I know that generator is running? When I pick food, nothing happens...
If you polish all those things, and with great mood and narrative, I think you could make great game.

Anyway great job!

willvasco1 Aug 2017, 02:31

Cool concept, this is a harsh world we live in XD

jin471 Aug 2017, 17:31

It is a very hard game but The mood is definitely here and the strategy behind it is really well made. Nice sound effect too. Good job!

mwczauthor2 Aug 2017, 19:27

Thanks everyone for all the comments so far! So much good feedback, and I agree with all of it. This was a totally new style of game for me and I learned a lot in the process. Can't wait to play more games!