Rickety Ranch

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.72

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.83

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.76

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.75

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.38

Humor★★★★★★★★★★4.62

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.94

An unstable horse is determined to un-stable the stable. Help him destroy everything.

Controls: `WASD` or arrow keys.
I really wish I could have added sound and a rockin' banjo/fiddle track, but this was my first jam and I didn't plan terribly well.

Powered by Love2D. Web build should™ work just like the desktop builds. OSX build has not been tested.
Levels made with Tiled, assets made with Aseprite.

Changelog:
```
- Fixed end cutscene crash
- Fixed occasional crash when hitting hazards/enemies
- Decreased player radius slightly to prevent getting stuck
- Fixed super-stomp-jumping (sorry to those that liked it)
- Lowered stomp angle (forgot to lower it when I made the player hitbox circular)
```
If a download isn't working, try again in 2 minutes. I'm probably uploading a new patch.

Tools: Aseprite, LÖVE

Comments31

Zapturk5 Oct 2021, 03:25

I really like the art!

squigglez5 Oct 2021, 03:28

nice game! i really like the cutscenes, very funny

teenythanos5 Oct 2021, 03:31

This had me legitimately laughing out loud. The horse getting punted it a strong start, but the post-pig cut scene had me rolling. SO good, what a great interpretation of the theme! The only thing I felt was missing was some rad banjo behind this bonkers horse.

Gurt5 Oct 2021, 03:34

Loved the cutscenes. The hitboxes were really unfair though and didnt make it very fun. I finished the game to see all the cutscenes though!

Nyles5 Oct 2021, 03:47

The art is pretty funny.

LDJam user 2309635 Oct 2021, 04:36

Very funny! 100% on theme!

GreenXenithauthor5 Oct 2021, 05:13

@teenythanos Man, some banjo/fiddle action was part of the plan in the beginning, but time was not on my side :)
@gurt Ouch, looks like I forgot to lower the stomp angle when I made the player hitbox circular. Should be more fair now :/

Lone_Wolf5 Oct 2021, 05:23

Great work! I had a blast horsing around, a really really big blast, and two small ones.

~~@gurt said the hitboxes were unfair. I didn't notice it after playing for a bit. I can see what they meant though.~~ Ope, never mind

10/10 on the cutscenes btw

congusbongus5 Oct 2021, 12:54

I love love love this! The comics are gold, such an evil horse. It's a shame there's no audio because it would have made this perfect.

uberscientist5 Oct 2021, 15:42

I really enjoyed playing this one, the horse and I are kindred souls

Dante20015 Oct 2021, 22:42

All 5s dude. You could release this on Steam by just adding the audio and some FX. Has lot of heart!

krypticbit6 Oct 2021, 18:58

Very nice! I especially like the graphics, they're very continuous (especially considering the time limit). The game was challenging but fun. The hitboxes do seem a little oversensitive to me, and the horse slowly sides off of the platform if it's on the very edge (intentional?) but neither of these seriously detract from the game.

runrajrun6 Oct 2021, 22:54

Dude haha the story was amazing and the animations... just wow! Great work! :D

hammerfrenzy7 Oct 2021, 01:00

Cutscenes were great. As some said the collision detection was a bit mean at times, but it was doable after some practice. Loving all the farm related games.

Hampster7 Oct 2021, 01:04

I agree with a previous comment that the hitboxes seemed a little sensitive, but overall good job!

hwaet7 Oct 2021, 01:06

The animations are great! I really like your intro level design as well. It does a nice job of setting up the obstacles. Not sure if I missed something, but why are the birds dangerous (plot wise)?

Tobold H7 Oct 2021, 01:07

I loved playing this game; it was very funny and surprisingly difficult. The only thing I found mildly frustrating was interpreting whether I could interact with certain objects or they were part of the background. The art in the gameplay and cutscenes especially was awesome.

LDJam user 2653607 Oct 2021, 01:13

Aha, this game rules! I agree that there's room to improve the hitboxes and that even some simple audio would really help the game pop. But the animations are hilarious and I love the overall style.

shared7 Oct 2021, 01:13

Fun game with lovable graphics, enjoyed the cutscenes a lot. Good job

ashtheevil7 Oct 2021, 06:25

Nice looking platformer with some fair challenge, I like it. And cutscenes rock! Had a bit of a hard time with hazards, cause they wasn't stick well out of the environment and I never knew what hits me next.

David Brož7 Oct 2021, 19:06

10/10 would nuke again

nardandas8 Oct 2021, 00:57

The game was super funny! I found the graphics charming, even though they weren't like, the best. The difficulty curve seemed a bit off. The final level was way beyond the others. Also, the spikes could hide in other elements.

Cookie_CHR8 Oct 2021, 15:44

Nice game! I found it hard sometimes to guess wether I could jump on something or not (ex. the tractor), but the game itself was pretty easy so this little difficulty doesn't bother me

rubenwardy9 Oct 2021, 16:10

I loved the cutscenes, full marks for humour!

Denzil Gomes9 Oct 2021, 17:08

This game has so much character, I was always looking forward to the end level cutscenes as they were hilarious. I thought perhaps the sound bugged out on the web build so I tried the windows version too. I understand having time constraints and working on your own probably stopped you from adding sound but that would've added quite a bit to this. Regardless I had fun with this. Good job

Weine9 Oct 2021, 18:40

Incredible cinematics, story and characters! Probably the funniest game I've played this LDjam.
Gameplay itself was a bit simplistic, but the story is what carries this game!

Lakrits9 Oct 2021, 19:32

Can't be understated how important the cutscenes are for this game. :) Audio would have taken it to the neighxt level.

Tsunscreen9 Oct 2021, 22:18

Managed to make it to the end. The art rocks, and the humor is on point!

Gryhyphen10 Oct 2021, 01:13

This game is great! I loved the humor and art! Some of the hitboxes were a bit janky, and the horse was a bit skiddy, but it wasn't overly frustrating. Would love to see more games in this style from you :D

kr4ft3r10 Oct 2021, 13:53

Bonus for adding those beautifully drawn cutscenes. The game is a bit punishing with level reset on first mistake, but it wasn't unreasonably hard to get to the end. I'd say the game contains a subtle morale of the story that those rejected from their rightful place in society may start blowing things up.

ColeSlaughter11 Oct 2021, 00:18

Thanks for submitting your game to stream!

This one was downright hilarious. I love the absolutely ridiculous buff animals and their little cutscenes. Very nice job overall!

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