Blank (Demo)

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.93
Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.00
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.62
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.51
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.07
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.15
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.59
Here's our first Ludum Dare game ever! It was fun to see how much you can accomplish in 2 days :smiley_cat:

It's a short puzzle platformer in which you start with a blank canvas which goes along with the theme "Start with nothing". Choose the platforms which will lead you to the end of the level. There's the challenge of finding the right path as well as using your platforming skills to pass it.

Game Jolt: https://gamejolt.com/games/blank-demo/443447

Controls:
Left click on platforms to spawn / despawn them.
WSAD or arrow keys to walk and jump.

If enough people are interested, we'll make it into a full game! :smile_cat:


Comments49

geist_191
geist_1918 Oct 2019, 13:14
This game is very beautiful and fun to play! Gotta say I love the way you can build your own level with risks & rewards. One thing I was missing is a way to lock your current layout. Otherwise great job!
CatilianGames
CatilianGamesauthor8 Oct 2019, 13:23
@geist-191 Thank you very much! A way to lock your current layout was exactly what we thought was missing too after playtesting, thanks for good feedback!
JustusPan
JustusPan8 Oct 2019, 13:27
You Won! Cute and neat art & audio, the overall feel of this game is pretty good.
Aret24
Aret248 Oct 2019, 13:35
Game is cool!!! The last level was easy if you know how to complete it :D Graphics are Cute, and I'd like to see this game on steam :D
Monish Vyas
Monish Vyas8 Oct 2019, 13:42
Great job, art is beautiful music is fitting aesthetics are nice. Loved it.
GabrielGameDev
GabrielGameDev8 Oct 2019, 14:09
Very cool concept. The game is well polished as well. The challenges are good and so are their progress. I enjoyed it a lot!
moechen
moechen8 Oct 2019, 14:23
I like the artstyle and music! the rabit is cute. I love the idea that I can choose the platform by myself. Enjoy it!
CatilianGames
CatilianGamesauthor8 Oct 2019, 14:45
@aret24 Thanks! After all the play testing, I can't tell if all of them are too easy now that I know exactly how to complete them :laughing: Also, if enough people want to see it on Steam we'll make many more levels with new obstacles and power ups that make platforming much more fun! :)
namnam
namnam8 Oct 2019, 14:58
lovely art, simple but well executed concept that fit the them, liked the music too :). God Job team !
Assaf8 Oct 2019, 15:01
The art is great and the controls feel good too! Had a good time playing, nice job
zaraton8 Oct 2019, 17:57
Najboja igica ikad,iga sam do ponoc pa je mater dosla vikati da ujutro radim,da što izvodim do ove kasne ure na laputopu..i onda sam se zainatija,zaprkosija i odigra još par gejmeva i onda onaj jebeni laser što puca mi srušija zečinu pa nisam ima više volje,pao sam u depresiju ,počea lokati apaurine ,proda laptop,proda miksetu i tako ali gejm je najs najs
Xotsu8 Oct 2019, 21:16
Great game, especially liked the simplistic art, kinda wish we did that for our project now :joy: :thumbsup: Keep up the great work!
CatilianGames
CatilianGamesauthor8 Oct 2019, 21:32
@xotsu Thank you so much! I checked out your game and must say it's amazing you drew all that in such a short time :smile:
rhoffsch8 Oct 2019, 21:42
Right at the first level i knew this game would be amazing. Simple but fabulous artstyle and music, the level design is very good. Very nice game!

I wish a could jump with space bar too!
Pedro Rosa8 Oct 2019, 22:46
Overall I liked a lot the game. it is simples but fun. The core mechanic of making the platforms is interesting but it could be more clear to the player if a platform was going to activate a laser or no. The sound is good and I like the simple art style. The level design was good and the various stages present a good learning curve.
Luk3
Luk39 Oct 2019, 00:29
Loved the game and the graphics! The music is so charming! A great experience.
Danilo Freire
Danilo Freire9 Oct 2019, 13:23
One of the greatest i play so far! Simple and fun, also the art is awesome! Congrats for the theme, you've gave me a good time enjoying this game!
Jonno
Jonno9 Oct 2019, 20:19
Great little concept. The art style reminded me of World of Goo. Would like to see how this progresses.
Honey Pony
Honey Pony9 Oct 2019, 20:32
Fantastic game. Great graphics, great music (reminds me of Marble Blast Ultra).

There's only one thing I didn't like: the platforming was kind of awkward. Your jump seems almost too triangular..? I think probably the main problem is your horizontal velocity is pretty low compared to your jump height. It also can help to have a variable jump height although I don't think that would have helped much in this game.
Maytch
Maytch9 Oct 2019, 22:02
Great game, I think there's a little delay on jumping and an unexpected shortness of it that could be improved on but I could see this being a full game.
Marcin J
Marcin J9 Oct 2019, 22:04
I played along with Elysia's stream. Beautiful simple graphics and sound. Feedback on placing platforms gives it a niced polished feel.
I suggest not reseting platforms when player dies, only when they want (with like R key or a button on screen). Re-placing the tiles can start to feel tedious after a few minutes.
CatilianGames
CatilianGamesauthor9 Oct 2019, 22:07
@marcin-j That is some quality feedback, thank you :smiley:. Thanks for leaving a review, means a lot!
SethPaxton9 Oct 2019, 22:09
Interesting idea, I think the platforming controls were a bit too punishing to really feel enjoyable but the art is fun and crisp. Nice work, hope you're able to continue it (:
gamesplusjames
gamesplusjames9 Oct 2019, 22:29
Very cool idea! Simple and lots of fun, which is what the best games always are! I really liked how it looked too! Nice work!
CatilianGames
CatilianGamesauthor9 Oct 2019, 22:55
@gamesplusjames It means a lot coming from you, since your Unity RPG tutorials from back in 2015 are what got me into gamedev in the first place :smiley:. Thank you for the kind words!
GuitarBro
GuitarBro9 Oct 2019, 23:48
Those graphics are crisp! Nice and minimal, but charming nonetheless. Not really sure why I'm doing this (what's my _motivation_? :stuck_out_tongue:) but the gameplay itself was pretty fun, even if a bit short. The gradual introduction of mechanics was pretty satisfying and fair, though I would have likes to see at least one "culmination" of all the parts as a final level or something. Just seemed to end with no fanfare. But overall, I thought this game was pretty nice!
coffeedrinkers10 Oct 2019, 00:22
Great game! Loved everything about it - art/sound/gameplay. Really polished experience and satisfying to play. PLEASE... MORE LEVELS! :D
Euler Moises
Euler Moises10 Oct 2019, 01:04
I loved it! The art is simple and the animations very well done. The music is just right and SFX finishes off the audio part with style. Challenging and delicious puzzles. Surely there is a hidden treasure in this game.

Congratulations!

This is our game if you want to try:
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/soundscapes
velvetlobster
velvetlobster10 Oct 2019, 01:30
Interesting idea to develop a platformer around, a polished game and solid platformer ... actually not sure I call it a platformer ... perhaps a new thing? Sure has a lot of potential for lots of levels which is precious
jk5000
jk500010 Oct 2019, 07:10
A fun and very very well made little puzzle/platform game. Both the music and graphics is really good. Overall a good jam game.
dmanzano10110 Oct 2019, 13:50
Great entry! Controls were a little to snappy but didnt made the platforms impossible. Liked your puzzle design. Good Job!
HumphreysMedia
HumphreysMedia10 Oct 2019, 14:15
I watched your game being played on Elysia's stream yesterday, I was nerddowelltwitch! Just want to say again, your game is absolutely adorable! Music and art is brilliant and the overall game is such an innovative idea, great job you two! Can't wait to see what else you guys will make in the future! If you guys have Twitter, I would love to follow you two!
CatilianGames
CatilianGamesauthor10 Oct 2019, 15:26
@humphreysmedia We're catiliangames on Twitter. We are more active on Instagram tho, so you may want to follow us there, the account name is also catiliangames. Thank you so much, it really helps our motivation when we read kind comments like this :smiley:
Artyom Volkov
Artyom Volkov10 Oct 2019, 16:00
I like your idea and how many good levels you've managed to build, however, I don't like character movement, it feels sluggish in comparison to jump speed. If you polish it, the game will become much better.
CatilianGames
CatilianGamesauthor10 Oct 2019, 17:58
@artyom-volkov that may be a good idea for an easy mode or something like that, but the reason the movement is the way it is is because we only have 1 screen lenght to build a level, so we had to make some compromises with the movement so you don't just pass the level in 2 jumps. Anyways, thank you for the feedback, I'm not sure if we're gonna change it, but you gave me an idea for a sensible easy mode, so thank you :smiley:
CJGladback
CJGladback11 Oct 2019, 17:20
This is the cutest. I don't play platformers without getting frustrated and this one was worth downloading 7zip on this computer to access. You timed the obstacles well; the sounds are adorable. Literally the only improvement in the functions you have (though obviously you could add on) is it would be nice for people who straight up walk off the first platform to their deaths (not me, of course not) to have it only rewind to a blank slate if you want to try another configuration.
CatilianGames
CatilianGamesauthor11 Oct 2019, 23:02
@cjgladback Many people suggested the same thing, so we will implement that in the future :smiley:. Thank you for good feedback!
Insomniac Anvil13 Oct 2019, 18:10
Such a short and simple game, I absolutely love it!

If you want, I made a video of me playing!
Virimine26 Oct 2019, 16:40
It's such a beautiful game! Great art style and music! I agree with what's said before me about adding something so that you don't have to die instantly if you made a mistake or have to remake the platforms if you die accidentally. I also think it's very interesting how you implemented the theme of the jam in the game and would love to see more of it! Very unique!
CatilianGames
CatilianGamesauthor30 Oct 2019, 17:17
@elysiagriffin We recorded the whole stream :smile:. It was amazing, and the feedback was sooooo useful, we really learned a lot from watching you play, so thanks a lot!
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