Ludum Dare #47compo

Vortex Loop

by thecze

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.94

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.94

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.00

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.39

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.75

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.69

Controls:

Click the window to focus the game if you can't start it
SPACE or MouseLeft for everything
Don't forget to use your coins to activate boost!

Jump from loop to loop and try to get as high as possible. You can collect coins to use your booster, but you will need a few coins until you can gain some velocity, but then they can save you from defeat!

##### Known bugs:
- game occasionally crashes on gameover
- game might slow down after gameover, if you are experiencing problems reload the game, but it should still run smooth on any modern pc!
vortex2.jpg

##### Tools used:
- libgdx
- Photoshop
- Garageband

Tags: #ld47

Genres: action

Tools: Adobe Photoshop, GarageBand, libGDX

Comments16

sriram0705 Oct 2020, 04:12

It doesn't go past the title screen even if I press esc

PronomicalArtist5 Oct 2020, 14:52

Wish there was something to tell me how high I was, if that´s the point of the game. I also noticed some frames dropping, I dunno what this is caused by.
I like the mechanics otherwise.

Samuli5 Oct 2020, 15:00

Works ok for me. Good little game. Takes some practice to get the feel for the jumps.

TheCzeauthor5 Oct 2020, 15:19

@sriram070 just click the window to focus the game

jharler5 Oct 2020, 17:57

This is a difficult game! Not because of anything you did wrong, but because I suck at timing my releases. This has the "just one more try" addiction factor to it. The mechanic is simple and fits the theme well. Simple graphics and audio, but they fit the game well. Overall, nicely done.

BorisFromMurmansk5 Oct 2020, 18:22

Addictive gameplay, but lack of background music

Chris Fagan6 Oct 2020, 06:39

This is a tough game - which is good! I found myself wanting to do just one more so many times. Really cool use of theme, and nice minimal graphics. Great job!

bereg7 Oct 2020, 13:08

The idea is actually quite good. The game plays a little bit slow and clunky in my taste. If it was a bit faster, there would be more fun with bouncing and so on. I can totally see it as an addictive mobile game.

JHax9 Oct 2020, 23:00

Really liked the physics of slingshotting the little arrow.

Would be nice to have somewhere to see how high up you've got.

Pincushion10 Oct 2020, 23:16

Cool game. The flying and orbits feel good. It's nice and challenging too. I would have liked some type of goal or score.

TheCzeauthor13 Oct 2020, 11:26

@bereg I totally agree about it feeling slow and clunky, I'm actually thinking about redoing the game and polish it for a mobile release

kingofsquirrel20 Oct 2020, 15:38

Great game overall, but I would have really liked a restart button because sometimes you know you're gonna lose and then have to wait, but I am sure you'd have done it if you had enough time

gamescodedogs20 Oct 2020, 16:30

Really liked the physics of arrow. Nice work :)

philipprapp9520 Oct 2020, 17:49

Sweet little game, though it lacks a bit in Graphics. Really loved the control and physics of the arrow. Go on and it will be a really great mobile game :D