Keep me alive #iamthevirus

by romaric
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.87
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.61
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.00
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.98
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.07
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.98
You are the virus, while the doctors are working on a vaccine and people are wearing masks, you have to survive and kill as many people as possible.

This is our first Ludum Dare, not a lot of time to work on it but we are happy to have something in the end ! :)

(Audio by Bastien A., game by me ;) )

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Comments16

SoupornoGhosh20 Apr 2020, 20:00
Addictive game. Reminded me of plague inc. There was an issue with the Text being covered by the game. I can see myself playing this for hours.
SoupornoGhosh20 Apr 2020, 20:00
Addictive game. Reminded me of plague inc. There was an issue with the Text being covered by the game. I can see myself playing this for hours.
Epsulon
Epsulon21 Apr 2020, 16:12
Such a clean work by graphics and game mechanic, reminds me hyper casual mobile games, Well done)
Littlemiky21 Apr 2020, 16:21
It's nice, efficient and it's a good idea with the thematic. Good job !
Ugghmaster21 Apr 2020, 16:33
The game looks and sounds good. i only have one thing to complain about.
During your tutorial i got the impression that the game was turn-based and that every time i clicked a doctor or a immune person would spawn.
But instead these spawns seem random after some time and the strategy game turns into a click-fest to spread before the population has to many special attributes in it. I am just wondering, whether that is intentional or not.
Despite that it is still a nice game.
~Ugghmaster from @WeAreDev
Romaricauthor21 Apr 2020, 17:23
@ugghmaster you are right, the game is turn based but I added some random events (after 5 to 10 seconds of inactivity), I wanted to force the player to act I think. I don't know if it was a good idea but it's too late to change, thanks for your feedback :)
@littlemiky @epsulon @soupornoghosh thanks you all !
GammaFlight
GammaFlight21 Apr 2020, 21:01
The concept is excellent, and the graphics are really well done. The only complaint I have is: the rules are explained, but not their significance. The first time I played, I couldn't figure out the importance of Doctor tiles until it was too late and the map disappeared before my eyes. Overall, I still had lots of fun with it.
Isiah Brighton21 Apr 2020, 22:58
I love the simplicity and the depth of it. This game is seriously fun.
Infinite
Infinite22 Apr 2020, 22:55
Very clean minimalist art style, i loved the gamedesign and the relationship to the current crysis. very well done!
Literal Games
Literal Games22 Apr 2020, 23:11
interesting idea and well tutorialised! I can see the design decisions behind the turn-based vs realtime aspects and I think they work really well. The theme was well implemented and gives a real (if small) insight into the current crysis, even if it's a little strange seeing it from the virus' perspective. It all ties together well, really good job!
Literal Games
Literal Games22 Apr 2020, 23:11
Also, fantastic audio! It's tricky to avoid annoying music in a game like this but you nailed it
Rafee23 Apr 2020, 12:55
Great fun game! The music is really good. My head was moving along the groove as I was playing! Also, I should appreciate the gameplay mechanics. Such a dark interpretation of the theme yet it feels fine to kill the doctor who is making the vaccine. Thumbs up! Best of luck.
jelch23 Apr 2020, 18:52
At first I was fighting the virus... and then I remembered the theme haha.
Fun game with neat mechanic and good music!
KC_Shiftyyy
KC_Shiftyyy1 May 2020, 18:01
dope game. it was fun and it fits the theme perfectly. great job 👍🏿
pierallard5 May 2020, 10:46
I really like this game. Retry, retry and retry to have a good high score!
The ambiance with the music is really cool, the game is polished, and interesting to play. Very nice entry!
CaptainProton42
CaptainProton426 May 2020, 21:57
Really, really nice! Seems like a really relaxing little game. Graphics and sound design are really satisfying!
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