Grow Together

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.13
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.61
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.08
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.53
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.27
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.94
A multiplayer HTML5 game about growing & sharing to survive together!

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You can right click after you're done to save & share your vinyl!

https://twitter.com/johnjoemcbob

http://johnjoemcbob.com/

Note: I have no idea how if will handle more than 8 players at once!

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Comments40

pedromgdo20 Apr 2020, 09:23
Can't seem to load the site, let me know when you fix it and i'll try again.
tomdeal
tomdeal20 Apr 2020, 09:37
Interesting Game. I did not quite understand how it works, but it looks really cool. The sound could be a bit less noisy. Otherwise nice entry :-)
JonahSenzel20 Apr 2020, 09:43
also didn't quite understand it but had fun playing with the pleasant branching mechanic
Fenerax
Fenerax20 Apr 2020, 09:45
Similar to others I didn't quite get how the mechanics worked. However the growing system was fun to play around with anyway!
lacunahag20 Apr 2020, 09:45
This is super rad! I love the multiplayer. Websockets is pretty ambitious for a game jam and this works nicely. Great work!
Barelos20 Apr 2020, 09:46
Very beautiful game, I did not quite understand what the goal is after you first reach the water but the shapes that the plant makes as it grows are beautiful. Mt only problem with the game was the sound. If you have multiple branches die at the same time the sound is very unpleasant. Besides that the controls are a little figity but I just imagine the amount of time it took you to implement the growth behavior and making it so that you can expend the plant from any point and I don't see any time left for polishing the controls. Great entry.
pke1029
pke102920 Apr 2020, 09:51
Not quite sure what interactions between players does but still very impressive.
johnjoemcbobauthor20 Apr 2020, 10:08
@pedromgdo Weird! It seems to work for the others? I've not had any issues with it this morning..
johnjoemcbobauthor20 Apr 2020, 10:08
@barelos Thanks a lot! Sounds were thrown in with 20 minutes to spare so fair enough ;) Appreciate the feedback!
Thooom20 Apr 2020, 11:24
This was an original idea. Missing some kind of button or start option when you actually grow together. It just kind of stops and then I have to reload the page. I couldn't completely understand the link between the sounds and the roots, but it felt like it was vinyl related somehow. Maybe we should be able to grow "other sounds" or something too.
Simukas20 Apr 2020, 11:34
No idea how the mechanics work, but I love it. Looks organic, surprising, puzzling, like a very stubborn painting tool or something :)
johnjoemcbobauthor20 Apr 2020, 12:16
@thooom I ran out of time towards the end so had to rush in this "ending", I want to keep working on it as the original idea was to have it generate a vinyl cover based on your roots & play some music. Thanks for the feedback!
Feferuco20 Apr 2020, 13:17
interesting mechanic, I think it could use a more expansive environment though. That's an idea I'd like to see in a game, where you're a single giant organism creeping around somewhere
BloodpulpGames
BloodpulpGames20 Apr 2020, 13:59
original idea,but i have no idea whats going on :(
Tom Kun
Tom Kun20 Apr 2020, 16:09
Cool! Very unique idea and I like it!
MikDionio20 Apr 2020, 16:14
The game looks nice, but I'm not really sure what the goal is.
Geryon Games
Geryon Games20 Apr 2020, 17:42
Very nice looking game and an interesting concept. I'm a little confused as too what is going on though.
Baturinsky
Baturinsky20 Apr 2020, 18:17
I'm too confused about mechanics. But looks good.
EntityNull20 Apr 2020, 18:20
Lovely little project (also your VR garden game looks cool!). This makes me want a mode where you can export images of the branchy structures you create.
f4kethis20 Apr 2020, 18:24
I couldn't figure out exactly what was making some roots die - like it looked like they were in the water, but then they just started going black and falling off.

I enjoyed just growing roots, though. The shapes that the root systems form combined with the blue dot of water in the center and vibrant green creates a beautiful gestalt. It's like a modern art album cover.
kidanger20 Apr 2020, 18:27
Very original! Unfortunately I was alone when I played, but I will try again later!
johnjoemcbobauthor20 Apr 2020, 18:29
@entitynull You can right click the game at the end and save the image out! :) Thanks a lot!
SarahWont20 Apr 2020, 18:33
Love the idea of survive by connecting with others (especially strangers). I think this allows for you to create something beautiful with others, which you don't often get a chance to do in games. I unfortunately, didn't fully understand the mechanic. It felt like every time I connected a root to another, it would start dying.
Alexey Kuzovkov20 Apr 2020, 21:29
I'm not sure how this works and what I'm doing, but this is extremely satisfying and addictive.
Fizzget20 Apr 2020, 22:23
this seems to be a great analogy for my ability to look after plants. great simulation! 😂
Kr4sh3
Kr4sh321 Apr 2020, 00:42
Really interesting concept! I love it!
TomekS21 Apr 2020, 06:55
Nicely implemented mechanic and on point with the theme. Solid entry .
Owl_Skip21 Apr 2020, 07:14
Awesome game, really good.
gimblll
gimblll21 Apr 2020, 07:17
I'm not sure I understood anything, but my frankenplant says hello. It told me to tell you it's enjoying it's newly given life and will sure live life to its full.
Noa Calice
Noa Calice21 Apr 2020, 07:24
A strange and cool experiment :))!
koemeterion21 Apr 2020, 07:31
Interesting idea. Like the other here, I'm not quite sure what I'm doing, but its addictive in its own way. And it looks cool!
demontoon
demontoon21 Apr 2020, 08:58
I like the concept ! May be less the executions but the minimalism is appreciated :)
Good job !
Bonyok7721 Apr 2020, 09:35
this is a pretty wild game...
Kemsou
Kemsou21 Apr 2020, 13:38
It's hard to understand how the mechanic works, and after a while you get stuck wondering if you should have done something differently.
But I think it's the most interesting part of the game ! experimenting with this awesome mechanic and create something new everytime. Good job, looks challenging to program :thumbsup:
Sinamon
Sinamon21 Apr 2020, 13:54
Interesting idea.
echoesandstars22 Apr 2020, 18:42
I played this game! I liked it! You are good with colours!
Dziek24 Apr 2020, 13:43
Oh MY! This game is very nice! I made a pretty plant and then a friend made a pretty plant and it was good. Well done.
Stefan Jovanovic
Stefan Jovanovic24 Apr 2020, 15:19
Really interesting take on the theme. Nice concept. Keep up the good work!
Inka McAtee
Inka McAtee28 Apr 2020, 09:38
I am in love with this innovative idea
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