Life Of Sparky

by piranha
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.39
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.38
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.13
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.85
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.21
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.20
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.50
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.00

Description


Follow Sparky the fearless flame on his brave journey back to his beloved mother.

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> Keep the spark alive!

How To Play

- Move Sparky around wiht arrow keys, WASD or gamepad
- Set trees and bushes on fire by going near them
- Setting trees/bushes on fire will increase your fire life
- There is a constant drain on your fire life
- When the fire life reached 0 you killed Sparky and lose the game

Goal

The goal of the game is to reach the volcano!

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Comments27

Uppitydonkey5720 Apr 2020, 20:47
this game is awesome! this game has turned me into a pyromaniac.
Chocolat-Endive
Chocolat-Endive20 Apr 2020, 21:07
The music and sound FX are really fun, and the game works well. It's quite hard but I liked it. There's one thing I really didn't understood at first: I didn't understand that I was supposed to cross the river. I did'nt think Sparky could survive that, but sparky a tough fire!
PastelGames
PastelGames20 Apr 2020, 21:08
very cute very lovely 10/10
Piranhaauthor20 Apr 2020, 21:15
This game is instant stressful! You did a good job with the theme! Very innovative!
wischi20 Apr 2020, 21:16
It took me a few attempts (even on easy mode) but I figured it out eventually ^^
The graphics look really good and I really enjoyed the background music.

The story with intro and outro animations is a nice touch too.
Good job.
Ioan Pop20 Apr 2020, 21:16
I loved the music, and I thought the story/game play was hilarious! I thought the fire died a little too fast, but that's just a me thing
siegMAYer20 Apr 2020, 21:50
Loved this game, very cute and funny, cool idea/concept and pretty challenging!
Krebzor
Krebzor20 Apr 2020, 22:15
As a pyromaniac, I approve this game xD the non easy version is difficult tho! xD
Wikers20 Apr 2020, 22:47
nice game, nice combination of 2d and 3d
Good job
vertry20 Apr 2020, 23:15
I found this game nice to play. I just have good feeling after playing this.

sad that the game freezes when I run it on my website
ThePelranthean
ThePelranthean20 Apr 2020, 23:41
A good balance between challenging and pure fun. It's hard to understate the joy of burning everything in sight, especially to light-hearted music. This game satisfies the inner pyromaniac in all of us.

It would have been fun to have a boost mechanic of some form to rapidly spend energy to leap across obstacles or to spread fire all over an area. But the core mechanic of moving and burning was sufficiently satisfying to make a good game.

Thanks for sharing it!
marccspro
marccspro21 Apr 2020, 01:05
Great idea ! It's very fun to play !
The intro is just awesome well done !
The movement is a bit strange sometimes but it didn't keep me from playing haha
Great job !
Robert Li21 Apr 2020, 02:15
Super cute, love the intro lol. wish the fire had a bit more animation, like when setting trees on fire or crossing the water.
jk5000
jk500021 Apr 2020, 08:36
This is a fun little game. I love the game art style, and the intro was really good. The games music is okay, but I am not totally sure it fits the game idea. Overall a fun little jam game. Well done.
Sami21 Apr 2020, 15:48
Nice simple game, with a clear concept. Good fun but could do with some more animations.
vulgaris21 Apr 2020, 16:21
nice intro and easy to grasp mechanic, loved the chaotic energy of burning it all!! also, sparky is cute as hell.
srknvrnbskrt21 Apr 2020, 18:57
Sympathetic character, cute music :)
GandalfDerWaise22 Apr 2020, 07:50
Great you all like it :) And thanks for all the feedback!
As often said before, the game is quite difficult in normal mode, but that's on purpose. We wanted to have a little stress factor ;)
Duke
Duke22 Apr 2020, 10:18
I am positively surprised :) loved how much effort you put in your game. You got a backstory in form of a visual novel, musical score and cute/creepy soundeffects for your spark. The gamplay premise is simple but effective, even though I find the standard version too difficult. There's almost no room for error and will ultimately lead to frustration.

All in all a nice change of pace. Keep it up!
Leeloo22 Apr 2020, 18:34
hehe, really nice fire game, it is very cute and it is fun to set everything on fire. Nice entry
1257th or nothing
1257th or nothing22 Apr 2020, 22:58
Whaou
Really nice intro and beautiful graphics.
Gameplay is simple, but it is very easy to understand and to play
Aditon23 Apr 2020, 00:13
This is a clever idea, I could see it being really fun with some polish. Thanks for posting
NathanT24 Apr 2020, 19:55
Intro art was amazing! Really enjoyed being incentivized to explore the world by the central game mechanic. And what huge maps! I was surprised I could cross the river. Could possibly be more obvious that it was doing damage, but I was able to figure it out. Great job all around. Keep jammin'!
BenG25 Apr 2020, 17:47
Really easy to figure out how to play. Sparky was adorable. Nice and relaxing considering that you're setting fire to the world! Well done. Thank-you!
27 Apr 2020, 08:33
Very cool game, a bit too hard. The trees and stuff looks very 2D

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