The Bugger

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.38
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.38
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.38
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.38
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.88
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.62
Good morning, good afternoon or good evening!

We are happy to announce our first Game Jam project: The Bugger! Our team is composed by Daniele Simas(SM), Caio Mota, Roberto Junio e Natan Santos(Devs) e Luis Coimbra(Artist). In our game you play as a programmer who created a fatal error by accident on his game. Now, out of options, he is forced to get into the system and fight against the bugs. Using the Bit Gun, the player must get the enemy's binary code right in order to eliminate the bug in his program.

Instructions:
- WASD/Arrow Keys: Player Movement
- Mouse: Camera Movement/Aim
- Left Mouse Button: Shoot Zeros
- Right Mouse Button: Shoot Ones
- ESC or P: Pause the game

The player has only one life, if hit he will die and shaw come back to the first level. The player can colect a shield that will protect him from a single damage until the end of the level. In the game, there are glitches which may slow down the player or even kill him if touched.

We hope you enjoy the game 🙂

Comments4

blobo5 Oct 2021, 18:52
Oh man this game is punishing. Making the player reset the game entirely due to the slightest mistake is very harsh. I was also a bit lacking in terms of direction. I started by going to the second floor and killing all the enemies there, but I think I was stuck? I wasn't sure where to go.

I like the artwork, but you should absolutely make the shield stand out from the rest of the environment. At first glance, it just appears like any other decorative object. Key items that are important to the survival of the player need to be able to quickly draw their attention.

The music is incredibly repetitive. I usually aim for 3 minute long loops, as in this case, a five second long loop really gets irritating after a long enough time. The sound effects were well made though!

Overall, this game is alright. It could use some quality of life changes to make it easier on the player, such as clearer directions, less punishing deaths, or longer music loops, but I still had a fun time walking around shooting bits at enemies! Nice game.
Luis Coimbra
Luis Coimbra5 Oct 2021, 19:36
Thank you for your comment, @100th-coin. We'll sure improve our game a lot from now on and your comments really helped us notice what is lacking in The Bugger
TheGamerASD
TheGamerASD5 Oct 2021, 23:17
Nice game, it's challenging but fun.
Kit Gorn
Kit Gorn5 Oct 2021, 23:38
I liked the game. It is interesting to study the map. Interesting weapon concept. It's fun to fight.

The colliders are made inconveniently. I cling to all the glitches. And if you get close to the wall, they can shoot through the wall.
Enemy bullets are too small, hard to keep track of.
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