You find yourself in an abanded warehouse that is slowly filling up with more and more boxes. Also, there are zombies walking around and the only way to kill them is by SQUASHING them.
Welcome to... SQUASH KILL!
Controls Move: arrow keys OR WASD Restart: R key Fullscreen: F key
"It's pretty simple game but I quite like it, I like squishing zombies" ~ Jupiter Hadley
It's a fun idea and it's actually pretty fun to play! The crushing is brutal but satisfying as hell. The controls need some work, I'm not very convinced by the "turn on your own axis" movement system but I got into it after a while. With some polish this could be a pretty fun little game.
This game is pretty good. I think the game would be better with some sound at least and the controls are not that great, but overall it's very fun. I also really like that after some amount of time the boxes and the red zombies corner you and you really start "running out of space" to work with.
Great work. Would have been nice if there was a how to play screen in game, as I was a bit confused how to kill the zombies at first. Sound effect would have been nice too. Other than that, I had a lot of fun! :D
Really nice implementation of the theme and very well made! Had a lot of fun with this, and especially loved the visual effect when squashing zombies. I did encounter one bug - when a box you're pushing turns into a zombie, the game crashes. Apart from that, no other problems.
Would love to play this with some sound effects added - I think they'd enhance things greatly.
Clever idea! I included it in my compilation video series of the Ludum Dare 42 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://youtu.be/wNBCLkIQclA
Nice take on the theme! I would have loved a few more animations when you move around and some sound effects, but I understand 48h can be a bit short for all this ^^
8 kills for 158 points. I'd say the character is a bit slow too, but other than that, it's good :)
Interesting game. Took me a minute to figure out that you kill the zombies by pushing a box into them. Given the name of the game and that the boxes were falling, I thought I had to lead them under a falling box to kill them.
The splatters are a nice touch.
I did encounter an error, I believe it's the same one that @conorod experienced above as well. When pushing a box that then turns into a zombie, it throws the error. Here is the error information that is shown if it's helpful at all.
``` ___________________________________________ ############################################################################################ FATAL ERROR in action number 1 of Step Event0
for object obj_player:
Unable to find any instance for object index '106367' at gml_Object_obj_player_Step_0 ############################################################################################ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- stack frame is gml_Object_obj_player_Step_0 (line -1) ```
@smithy Hey smithy. Just a quick heads up. If you read the rules it states that you're allowed to fix any bugs or adjust any unexpected behaviour in your game even during voting. You just aren't allowed to add any new features to your game.
Cool game, simple and very addictive. It's that kind of game you lose and think "I can do better", then procede to try again at least five times. Got me engajed enough to remain alive, managing crates for almost 11 minutes! @_@ Congratulations for your game :) Screenshot to prove it:!
This is indeed a really simple game, that somehow keeps me engaged anyways - it feels satisfying. I really like the art, I just wish there were some sounds or music, that would have been awesome. Good job on this entry!
Fun game! Simple and well executed. Squishing zombies is a blast and you made good use of the theme. I would like if the player rotated faster but the current speed adds to the challenge. Good submission!
Right of the batch I have to say this: The boxes cant have a circle shadow! So that is something can be improved. Enemy movement is a bit slow compared to the drop speed of boxes, Idk if thats intentional or arbitrary, if it was arbitrary, I suggesting making them more in sync in speed, creating an overall pace for the game. Otherwise I like the programmer art, the death particle looks very juicy too, good job putting it all together in a short amount of time!
Love the blood effect when the zombies get squashed. Definitely needs audio, a good meaty squish to go along with that. Also, would be cool to be able to pull the boxes. You'd still run out of space but would have more leeway arranging/using them. Here's a video of my play: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/297350503
I liked the blood permanence. I think there ought to be a way to control zombie killing. From what I understood, the boxes would fall on zombies and it would be pure luck whether they would be killed or otherwise. Generally I didn't feel much in control of the game.
@mike-inprinciple You missed a crucial mechanic. You can push boxes and squash zombies that way. (It is my fault I should have included a small tutorial) Most people figured it out
Minimalistic but quite fun. I wish it wasn't mute. Music has an important role in setting the mood. Or at least sound effects! In my opinion, the game should feel better on mobile devices!
Cool entry! I think the movement and player rotation could be a little speedier/ more responsive, and it isn't super intuitive how to kill zombies at first (at the beginning I thought I was supposed to box them in or something) but no huge complaints, really fun game. I especially like the effect for when the boxes fall down into place.
Nice game, Love how everything is balanced! Good luck, Don't forget to take a look at ours if you don't mind and see what it's like when we just focused on graphics in this game jam! Game Link: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/42/spacelab-42a
Nice work! I thought the idea was very creative, and the animation of the boxes and text was a nice touch. I would have liked a bit of sound, but it's no biggy. Well done!
Cool idea. My initial concern was the stickiness of the movement, its kind of at a point between grid based and free movement. It's an interesting idea though, good entry!
Nice work !