Tax Dodgers

by reax

co-authored: @kungkras, @natwomb

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.98

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.87

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.34

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.91

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.44

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.27

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.76

:scroll: Story

Ronald Pump is trying to evade taxes, INSIDE the IRS office building! Collect as much money as you can and dodge the Tax collectors!

*Theme: The more you collect, the faster you run, thus, game gets harder.*

:movie_camera: Video

:mouse_three_button: Controls

* Left and Right, (or A and D) to control the character.
* One tap, makes one step!

:briefcase: Team Members

Programming and Art by @natwomb, @kungkras, @reax
Sound is borrowed from external sources, and we take no credits for it.

:warning: Compatibility

* WebGL HTML5, might be laggy depending on PC, if so, try Windows version.
* Windows x64 (Downloadable zip)

Bug fixes / changes

* December 11: Fixed UI buttons bugs, optimized GFX settings. Uploaded gameplay video.
* December 12: Made alternative continuous keyboard input, based on feedback! Added lines in the ground, to show where the player can walk.

Tags: #arcade, #funny

Genres: action

Comments21

yodoG12 Dec 2017, 00:32

Took me a while to get used to the one tap one step mechanic, but finally figured it out. could be an option to have a continuous movement instead of individual steps. Also shoutout to the wilhelm scream.

Vasco Rodrigues12 Dec 2017, 01:16

A simple and well made game. The controls are good to me, they're easy to get used to. Maybe it could have a bit more variety, but I really don't have any idea on how you would do that :p
Couldn't understand where the theme was.
Keep up the good work! :)

IllaBom12 Dec 2017, 01:21

Nice little game you have here, very well done!

Come check out my game if you like!
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/virus-detected

rEaXauthor12 Dec 2017, 01:26

@vasco-rodrigues Thanks for your comment.

The theme is that you run faster the more money you collect, and it makes the game harder. Mr Pump gets so obsessed that he wants more and more, thus running faster. ;)

rEaXauthor12 Dec 2017, 01:57

@yodog I would like to try your game but I can't find it on your profile. The "Games" tab is missing.

Thorneto12 Dec 2017, 03:30

I want to rate audio for the use of the wilhelm scream but I guess I'll have to put those points into mood. Nice looking game, character design made me chuckle.

doomshmuck12 Dec 2017, 03:59

I liked the art you did, looks pretty good. The game was also pretty funny! I would have liked to have been able to hold down the move key instead of tapping (as others have said).

JOZGames12 Dec 2017, 05:30

A arte é razoável, mas tive problemas com lentidão quando eu joguei.

O gameplay funciona, mas não é nada inovador e fica repetitivo rapidamente.

Talvez se você colocasse mais variedade de obstáculos e inimigos ou até power ups ficasse mais interessante de ser jogado.

Uma dica que eu tenho para te dar é colocar o botão de reiniciar no teclado já que o jogo é controlado no teclado para o jogador não ter que ficar alterando entre o teclado e o mouse toda vez que morrer.

Enfim, o jogo não é ruim, mas tem muito a melhorar ainda.

rEaXauthor12 Dec 2017, 05:32

@doomshmuck and @yodog, We have changed the controlls according to your feedback, thank you!

(The player can now either tap, or hold down a key to move, but the character will only stop in his lane.)

felixsoum12 Dec 2017, 05:59

Simple and neat infinite runner game. Good job on the art and programming. I had no issues playing this game and it was fun. Gotta collect them :dollar:!

Chartman12 Dec 2017, 07:34

I enjoyed the sense of humor put into this game. The Wilhelm scream was definitely unexpected. Great music and artwork. The controls felt natural to me. Good job on this game!

artmajcher12 Dec 2017, 08:36

Simple but enjoyable game. I like the graphics and art style

Pixelome12 Dec 2017, 10:00

Looks good, didn't have any problems with the controls :)

Phaix12 Dec 2017, 10:37

Nice Game, it just often happens that the police just changed when i was close to them, that i wan't able to get away from them. I don't know if later the game gets faster, but it would normally be great to increase the speed and police amount, but also have them move more "stable".

Ballin12 Dec 2017, 11:43

Bonus points for Wilhelm scream :D controls could be a bit more fluid, but overall a nice game

pcmaster12 Dec 2017, 11:55

IRS caught me!!! :) Congratz on putting this together, it's pretty playable!

jk500012 Dec 2017, 12:34

This is simple and fun. I would have liked a bit more to do, but overall a well made game. Well done.

Flaterectomy12 Dec 2017, 14:55

Simple little game that required no explanation on how-to-play and immediately made sense. I found it hard to stay engaged after a couple of tries, some type of basic upgrade system would have helped in that regard.

The art is pretty solid, and I didn't need to read that the protagonist is named Ronald Pump to see who he was meant to look like. :smile: There's some room for improvement in the protagonist's walking animation, it felt a little floaty.

Nice job!

yodoG12 Dec 2017, 17:48

@reax Awesome! being able to hold down the move arrows makes a big difference for me. Weird that you couldn't see my game. check it out here: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/tony-hawks-hatchback-stunt-simulator-ghost-protocol

CaylebLucas16 Dec 2017, 09:18

Gave you 5 across the board because we made very similar games :)

sgadrat16 Dec 2017, 18:03

Interestingly I find the game becoming easier as you progress, being speedy avoids that tax-men change direction while on screen. It makes for a super-rewarding gameplay: first runs you have a though time collecting ~5 wealth, the you get it and collect ~30 easilly. Also I love how this game about money renames the US president to "Pump" which is an actual word in finance :) All in all, good game and great job!

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