The Dream

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.54
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.52
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.21
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.50
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.50
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.96
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.48
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.38
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Eat. Work. Sleep. Eat. Work. Dream.
Keep your dreams alive.
_Break-out_ of the cycle.

Help your player grow; and push them to reach for the stars with this physics-based, paddle-typed game.

[[WARNING - Contains blood]]

(Web version doesn't have particles, so no blood!)

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Comments18

CooperJKnapp
CooperJKnapp20 Apr 2020, 18:10
As someone who went into game design because they had surpassed the height limit of their childhood dream of becoming an astronaut, this hit deep and was definitely relatable. Love the game and keep up the good work. I'm gonna go cry now
jk5000
jk500020 Apr 2020, 18:22
A super weird, but also pretty funny little game.
Clayton Does Things20 Apr 2020, 20:08
A modern masterpiece. Could use music, but I have no idea what it would be.
ZerohBeat20 Apr 2020, 20:28
That was really fun and amazing scary in a way. Really liked how at the character grows, he jumps higher. Thanks for making it!
Lestat
Lestat20 Apr 2020, 21:52
Good game. It fits the theme. Good job!
Chocolat-Endive
Chocolat-Endive20 Apr 2020, 21:59
The itch.io link for the html5 version seems to be broken!
willjardine
willjardine21 Apr 2020, 04:19
I tried the HTML5 version and got 404'd. :(
THJSmith
THJSmithauthor21 Apr 2020, 12:31
Aaaaah. I didn't click publish. Sorry, this should now be resolved.
CrispyPear
CrispyPear21 Apr 2020, 13:04
Nice game! I'm so confused!
Gallahron21 Apr 2020, 13:54
Fit the theme very well, best game I've ever played. Well done!
Guille21 Apr 2020, 15:12
Great game! Very fun! It was very easy to understand what to do, and it stuck to the Ludum Dare theme very well!
Harry Alissavakis
Harry Alissavakis21 Apr 2020, 16:25
Fun little game, and way deeper than I expected. Nice job!
Jimanzium21 Apr 2020, 22:02
Nice game. I liked the player art the most and the way the player grew up as you were playing was really neat. The restart button seemed a little buggy on the ending screen (web version). I had to press it a few times before it actually restarted the game.
Ryfi
Ryfi21 Apr 2020, 22:23
Nice game. Got old kinda quickly, could use some interesting events or power-ups, maybe a menu and a story too if you keep working on it. I enjoyed making it to the end though and the sound effects and art were good.
Foursay
Foursay21 Apr 2020, 22:23
Yet my dream is to become an astronaut lol
very cute game and I really enjoy playing it! a suggestion is that the triganle UI that indicate the position of board could be larger. Too tiny to see for now.
My dream is having hamburgers before being an astronaut XD
Good job!
tigerfinch21 Apr 2020, 22:28
Like the sound effects. Nice idea and well executed. The rag doll is pretty funny :)
NEKORUMA
NEKORUMA21 Apr 2020, 22:30
good game!! is very funny!!
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