Ludum Dare #49compo

Ice cube in a melting pot

by bentekiller

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.93

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.46

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.36

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.93

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.14

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.73

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.88

You are an ice cube in a volcano and you need to get the hell out of there

Controls:
wasd or xbox controller, for leap use Q or Right trigger

The game can be quite hard, but there is not to far to the top, luckily there are health pickups to aid you, but beware of running out of time because the lava is rising steadily

Comments18

Zarkonnen4 Oct 2021, 09:52

Loading the web version stalls at about 90% for me.

Bentekillerauthor4 Oct 2021, 13:45

Fixed the web player, now it works. A lot of trouble and the solution being one tiny selection box :)

AppoxGames4 Oct 2021, 14:52

Took me some time to get hold of the Q next to projectile mechanic, but when i got that in place the game got much more interesting. I enjoyed it, well done!

d0944 Oct 2021, 15:14

I like the idea and implementation of melting mechanics. It's a bit unpleasant to move, but congratulations on finishing the compo!

jharler4 Oct 2021, 15:23

This is a pretty hard game. Great take on the theme though. I really like the glow of the lava.

m114 Oct 2021, 15:40

A very original take on the theme!

madjackmcmad5 Oct 2021, 15:44

Very well put together. Not the biggest fan of frustration and sliding so it was entirely my cup of tea, but it was well done, and the freeze-mode to jump extra far was a great touch. Controlled well with the gamepad too.

runrajrun5 Oct 2021, 15:56

A really interesting play - nice job!

Tory5 Oct 2021, 18:54

The gameplay is simple but interesting, respect - two days is a very short time for such a game

Juanlu6 Oct 2021, 09:28

Nice game! The "Q" mechanic is a little hard to control. Maybe it needs an indicator of some kind to know when it can be activated. Otherwise it was fun, even though I couldn't reach the surface.

cogcomp6 Oct 2021, 18:34

Wow that was incredibly hard. I couldn't get the hang of how to jump to certain platform and just randomly threw my ice cube at object that sometimes made it jump further up. Worked ok for a while. Nice platform game and I like how the melting affects the game play. Well done!

Raysi6 Oct 2021, 18:34

Hard to control...

freeworld6 Oct 2021, 18:36

Very enjoyable, I like the playful atmosphere you created with the fun, simple character, the music and the overall style! The Q mechanic was a little hard to control and understand when you could trigger it, but it still worked. Overall a fun entry which fits the theme!

I made it to the top yay :P

Hobzone6 Oct 2021, 18:42

The game is pretty hard even from the start but it is nicely done. I just didn't like the audio of the death, a little too loud.

Aggrathon6 Oct 2021, 19:40

The jumping controls felt a bit inconsistent, sometimes the jump was higher than expected and sometimes you could cling to walls. Also the Q seemed hard to time right.

Schuster6 Oct 2021, 23:39

nice game, jumping could be a bit tough, but good overall