Run! Skeliboi

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.18
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.19
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.34
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.27
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.44
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.23
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.31
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.15
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Run! Skeliboi is a game about keeping yourself alive, even after death. The first release from the team Neato Burrito, for the LD46 game jam! We hope you enjoy.
In this game you take on the role of a revived skeleton!

However, now you have to run, run from the police who isn't to happy
about your impromptu resurrection.

Be chased through different environments as you jump over every obstacle from tombstones to grandmas! So run Skeliboi and keep yourself alive!​

CREDITS:

Programming: @Piturnah

Art: @CyclonicHeart51 & @Piturnah

Music & Sound: @Piturnah

Idea of it being a skeleton (and unused assets): @SenStrawberry

This was my first time working in a team, and @SenStrawberry & @CyclonicHeart51 's first time making a game at all. As such, we had some issues! For example, we spent the whole first day on a dead idea, the second day we spent wayyyyy too long planning, and on the third day @SenStrawberry mysteriously disappeared (we assume this was through no fault of his own, since his strict parents do randomly prohibit him from using his PC). As a result of being down our only non-pixel artist, we had to scrap half of the entire concept (including the main way it fit with the theme). What you will play is the result of our improvisation with this poor luck and poor planning, but we are just very glad to have published anything at all. Hope you enjoy! :)

Note: not playing in fullscreen is recommended for better FOV.

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Comments30

WooshDUde
WooshDUde21 Apr 2020, 02:57
losing momentum after hitting something was basically the end, since there was little to no way to recover afterwards. graphics and sound fx were great though
Soulcube21 Apr 2020, 02:57
Nice little entry! Very convenient that it can run in browser - I now have my desktop replacement for minion run 😉
Pixipit21 Apr 2020, 02:59
Very fun. The police officer is nice touch:).
somethang12321 Apr 2020, 03:20
A very chill game that could become very addicting with a few new features. Love it!
Catalystl
Catalystl21 Apr 2020, 03:32
This game was pretty good :D giving the player time to recover after making a mistake was a good design choice. My high-score was 40.
3LSTMsInATrenchcoat21 Apr 2020, 09:19
I find that when you're moving slowly it's very difficult to clear double obstacles, so success feels dependent on the rng, but once you get up to speed the gameplay becomes a lot more enjoyable.
Miklo21 Apr 2020, 14:14
look at that skeleton go. fun little game.
tuulosss21 Apr 2020, 16:26
fun and simple game! good job
blobo
blobo21 Apr 2020, 17:16
Skeleboi nooooo. It reminds of me of the dinosaur game on google chrome when you lose internet. I enjoyed it. nice work.
Tomyomy21 Apr 2020, 17:20
Simple game, can get quite repetitive but still fun. The audio was also simple but still of decent quality. The gameplay was honestly addictive though, I was playing it for longer than anticipated, aha! Good job!
Piturnah
Piturnahauthor21 Apr 2020, 17:24
@blobo that was the inspiration actually!
LairinLair21 Apr 2020, 17:32
Simple yet pretty fun! Skeliboi is charismatic. The oportunity that you give the player after making a mistake is gold. I liked the music, just thought it could be a bit longer. Good job!
Piturnah
Piturnahauthor21 Apr 2020, 18:25
@lairinlair thanks for your feedback! I did the music in a rush, I agree that it is too short and repetitive!
erebus22 Apr 2020, 10:07
Cute little endless runner! Thanks for bringing it by the stream!
lt-farfetchd22 Apr 2020, 10:58
68 was my high score. Had quite a bit of fun playing it! Very simple, but feels quite polished. Would have loved a death sound effect, and the game feels like it's a little bit unfair at times - in particular when you hit an obstacle which is then immediately followed by a double obstacle. :stuck_out_tongue:
Other than that, the only issue I had was that the suburban street background kinda hurt my eyes when I got to full speed. Hahaha

Overall a very cute little infinite runner. Nice work!
MacDoom
MacDoom22 Apr 2020, 19:17
Nice game, Simple game but it gets to the point. Hard to recover from the first hit.
InflamedGums24 Apr 2020, 12:49
Very fun game, and pretty addictive! Good job pulling it off even with the administrative problems you were facing! I agree with the others that due to the slower run speed, the first section is a little bit harder.
Anyways, my highscore is 109. Fun fact: at some point you're getting so fast that you start to outrun the level generator XD
NathanT25 Apr 2020, 22:52
Fun runner. Loved the characters and the environment art. The siren cracked me up. Nice jam!
Jonathan Lorenz
Jonathan Lorenz28 Apr 2020, 05:01
A simple but efficient infinite runner. Congratulations to you guys on making your first game in team!
Junber
Junber7 May 2020, 19:15
While to mechanics and graphics of this are very simply, I still had a lot of fun with it. Wanting to see new environments kept me replaying (I got to 82 points in the end). I found the hitboxes of obstacles a bit confusing; I appreciate the game being lenient with you when you hit the back part of obstacles but that also makes it rather hard to judge where I should ideally land. But as I said before, I still enjoyed my time with this game a lot and the hitboxes were really only a minor issue. Great job!
hiro.e
hiro.e9 May 2020, 07:29
Amazing art! Nice game guys!
Piturnah
Piturnahauthor15 May 2020, 15:50
@junber thanks for your feedback! I agree, the hitboxes are bad. We didn't leave enough time for playtesting, a big regret. However, we are working on a post-jam version of the game which will actually be released on the Google Play store, as we think this game suits mobile way better than PC!

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