Caribou Simulator

Check the files! My PC said that archive is damaged

That's odd, I just downloaded both the executable and the source files and both of them worked fine here. Did you try downloading it again? (You need to extract the files from the win-rar folder before executing the game)

Adorable graphics, and a really well done game. Not sure my emotions can handle the losses to the wolves :*(

Same problem here. Using 7zip (that I usually use to open winRar files)

I compressed the files again using ZIP this time and reuploaded them. It seems to be working now. @sovogirl @kromeboy

Now it works. Nice Game. I have complected it with 20+ caribù, but i didn't quite get how to use the falling threes to avoid the wolves.

Great job!

Working now!
Really like it. Graphics are nice.
Falling trees are really tricky I couldn't get a wolf)

@kromeboy @sovogirl thank you! Yeah I didn't make it very clear but the falling trees don't damage the wolves just slows them down

I really liked the game! It's very charming. The music is a really really nice touch and sounds pretty awesome! At first I though I had to flipkick the blue guys, but they turned out to be my buddies (and health). It's actually a pretty challenging game, but I managed to let the caribous out into the wild (aren't they cute?!). The only really challenging part were the trucks, because you have to learn the patterns and there isn't a checkpoint in the middle of the two roads. Good job on this entry!

Nicely done! I like the graphics and collecting the cubs is fun. The wolves are a bit overpowered though!

It's hard for me to wrap my head around this being created in only 48 hours. How long have you been developing games? Did you use any prior made assets for this game?

Great job. A lot of games on here have either an innovative concept or fun gameplay. This has both, plus great atmosphere. This could definitely turn into an awesome game if you decide to work on it some more.

Thanks a lot @belowparallel-ian ! I've been making games for over 15 years now (as a hobby). Started with game maker and moved on to Unity now. I don't make games professionally but I do quite a bit of programming. This was my first Ludum Dare but I've participated in Global Game Jam every year for 5 years now, plus some indie games me and a couple of friends have developed in our free time. All assets, programming, music, level design I did for this game were created during the 48h of the event. I made a blog post about it if you want to read more: https://gustshark.wordpress.com/2017/12/04/caribou-simulator-my-first-ludum-dare/#more-621

Really nice! It remembers me the "sheep" game I used to play when I was a kid. Nice music, cool graphics (I really LOVE the way the caribou moves, like randomly jumping). Controls feel a little weird, especially when you walk in diagonals, but I haven't tested with a gamepad. Maybe with gamepad feels better.

Really cool game, one of the best I have played this Ludum Dare by far :) Good job!

Thank you so much @belea :blush:

Love the gameplay, graphics, and audio. What are you using for that flute sample? Sounds really good!

Thanks @darthnumbers! I used only free instrument samples for Music Maker Jam. The flutes are from the Movie Score package.

The music was amazing, definitely created a unique atmosphere. The gameplay itself was fun too, but the wolves sections was kind of annoying. I couldn't figure out how to get away from a wolf without losing at least 1 caribou.

Anyways, I had fun with it. Great job! Definitely one of my favorites from this compo so far. I could definitely see this turning into a fun little mobile game if you keep working on it.

Really cool, simple idea and executed very well! Couldn't get past the wolves, kept getting mauled :-(

A good idea well executed, I really like the different obstacles like the roadroller that destroys trees and kill the wolves is well thought!

This is cute and charming! Also, nice use of theme! My main gripe would be the controls (yeah, I know it said controller recommended, but I'm gonna say it anyway) - it took me a lot to get used to direction key = immediate direction switching for the character. It feels like it would've been much better to have the simpler "up to move straight and left/right to rotate" as the control scheme!
But overall, good stuff!

the music really leave a deep impression on me,charming,solemn and stirring beauty,proceed in an orderly way and step by step,just like the wonderful flow of the gameplays. develop,move,lost and protect.
really awesome game!

@interface Is that like a pun? You know, because your profile picture is darth maul? :P

Such a simple idea, and yet it was so enjoyable! The perfect LD combination

cool idea enjoyed all the elements

As a Canadian I wholly approve of this game. Also it's pretty fun, good job :)

Thank you everyone for your compliments and feedback!

Very nice graphics and some cool mechanics involved! You can build quite a puzzle with even simple wolves, falling trees and some death harvesters from hell. Feels a little bit strange when you die after some amount of your caribou dies, but I guess it's better than keep playing only to arrive to a gate with not enough followers and none to collect on the map too.

Great idea, graeat graphics, great music. This game is truly amazing ;). Crossing roads was really intense.

Really nice game, I loved the graphics ;)

Really nice, the music really carries you through this forest of death, damned wolves ! :D

I had such a hard time fighting those wolves :D killing them all with that machine was easy but getting them all to stay in front of it was not as easy :D

Great graphics, music and gameplay! :) Loved it!

Awesome cute little game, music is nice too. Those roads were hard to cross but I got it eventually!

Great graphics and concept. I love the use of the "harvester" to clean up the way. I don't think that the music fits with the game.

Thanks for the feedback @ale, @interface, @tony, @diptoman, @gao-ming, @kix334, @thomas-higgins, @brenden, @mortus, @jeysym, @maoap, @reality-blind, @x-budsterized-x, @sundancekid, @nickzangus!

Saw this on twitter during the jam time. Love the style and fits really well with the theme. Great game :D

Hey! There's a lot I loved in this game. Special points for the graphics and game design. I'd say the way you introduced new challenges was perfect, i.e. when you let us know what wolves would look like even before we could face them. I loved the fact that there's an ending too, many jam games don't have this.

Managed to lead them to the wild. Wolves were the hardest part. I really cared for those dead caribou..

haha, i liked your jam sub with the Dwarf, so i tried your others games. This one is good :) loved the music!

Thanks @mowztouch, I'm glad you liked it!