the adventures of catboy in blobtopia

by izaak

co-authored: @mike-burns, @werecmdr

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.17

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.07

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.40

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.62

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.69

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.79

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.24

the adventures of catboy in blobtopia

you (catboy) must stabilize the blobs of blobtopia by turning them from red to green, and collect coins to of stability to progress from level to level!

lovingly handcrafted in c++ using raw opengl calls and a locally sourced, artisanal, free range game engine.

features include:
- probably no memory leaks but ASAN will never tell ;)
- gameplay
- enemies
- the coin of stability, a coin that makes you win the level
- a cat. with a gun
- mouse AND keyboard input
- not being broken in at least one windows machine
- and, introducing texture support (hold your applause please)

features includen’t:
- a working audio library

Tags: #neko

Genres: interactive fiction

Comments19

JoeRenglish4 Oct 2021, 05:14

My dream of becoming a catboy is finally fulfilled. I do wish I could see how much health I have left though. Still, nice!

Mike Burns4 Oct 2021, 05:18

@joerenglish UI is also on the "includen't" list. Thanks for playing!

The Lame Brain4 Oct 2021, 05:38

I beat it twice! I noticed a picture of Jeff Goldblum in your assets folder, but I am not seeing a secret.

The game is fast, but could use some more feedback. It also might be more fun if the blobs weren't SO accurate, but the speed you move makes up for that somewhat.

I like the almost floaty movement, and I think you got the balance of open space and tight corridors just right. It felt short, which I count as a good thing. To be honest you don't have a lot of variety going on here, so I think it was smart to keep it short.

Cheers!

-LB

Mike Burns4 Oct 2021, 05:45

@the-lame-brain Jeff! (He's hiding in all the pits.)

Zarkonnen4 Oct 2021, 06:22

Note I had to install the libopengl0 package on my Linux Mint machine to get it to work.

MalusKhan4 Oct 2021, 11:30

I beat the game ! At the end I prefer to rush the coin of stability instead of stabilize the blob with the gun. Maybe some UI information with the player's life will be usefull ! Good job :)

guine4 Oct 2021, 11:51

GG! Its a very funny game. Nice job!

LDJam user 2635164 Oct 2021, 11:51

At first I didn't, but then I did. Cute and funny. Wish there was a health indicator.

LDJam user 2024084 Oct 2021, 15:35

Honestly this one is not even bad, I actually had fun playing it and it's quite impressive that it uses raw opengl despite the time limit

LDJam user 2612084 Oct 2021, 22:34

It is a fun game!
As a feedback I want to point up that I was able to rush to the end without fighting. I don't know if it was the idea. Good work!

Pennycook4 Oct 2021, 22:48

"includen't" :laughing:

It feels like there should be a way to get to the Coin of Stability in the last level, but I couldn't figure it out.

cukeds6 Oct 2021, 04:04

funny, very graphically intensive and a very surrounding experience on my ears. Loved it. Would play again sometime in the future

MarkVeligod7 Oct 2021, 07:30

It's a lot of fun. Good job!

CozyGamePals7 Oct 2021, 17:59

haha, this made me laugh. I'm super impressed you all made a game from low level openGL calls! You really made a game from scratch!

chesiq9 Oct 2021, 16:54

A game in a game jam using opengl calls.. Damn.. I feel very cheesy now for using unity. Fun game tho! I've enjoyed playing it.

rufson10 Oct 2021, 03:34

Hey, wow, I dit it! respect for C++ & raw opengl calls. I love cats and catboy smile!

nanolotl10 Oct 2021, 06:58

I find the character sprite very amusing for some reason. Nice job

Zephi_Sero10 Oct 2021, 15:13

Finally, a relatable main character in a video game. I usually just rushed around the map instead of attacking the blobs.

mistercheezymoon11 Oct 2021, 19:39

Wow, instant 5 stars for comedy, got a great laugh out of me and put me in a good mood.

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