Ludum Dare #49compo

Unstable Balance

by simonkmall

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.31

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.15

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.92

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.95

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.73

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.13

Humor★★★★★★★★★★1.80

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.67

What to do

Try to position the balls perfectly to overcome the instability.

> "Challenge your visual judgement and your sense of proportion in this small balancing game!"

How to play

Drag the balls into position with the mouse, then press the "Release" button when you feel confident.

Try to get the maximum win streak you can!

How was it made?

In quite a bit less than 48h. I tried to polish a simple mechanics instead of overcomplicating things. Let me know in the comments what you think - did I succeed?

Made with

:heartpulse: Godot 3.3 (https://godotengine.org/) - can't wait for 4.0!

:musical_note: FL Studio (https://www.image-line.com/)

:boom: Chiptone (https://sfbgames.itch.io/chiptone)

:hot_pepper: Inkscape (https://inkscape.org/de/)

:love_letter: Potta One Font by Font Zone 108 (https://fonts.google.com/)

:strawberry: Lospec Palette "Last Autumn" by AteBits (https://lospec.com/palette-list/the-last-autumn)

Genres: simulation

Tools: ChipTone, FL Studio, Godot, Inkscape

Comments19

GuinyTime3 Oct 2021, 09:21

nice！

Delightfullymad4 Oct 2021, 05:52

Fun and simple puzzle game, great job!

Dominic Graziano5 Oct 2021, 18:05

simple concept, plays well, music was a bit loud but otherwise solidly done :)

Seracrooce5 Oct 2021, 18:07

Very cute, simple, and clever puzzle game. Fits the theme perfectly and executed well. Great gameplay loop.

Biku5 Oct 2021, 18:08

Nice game. Simple and nice :)

GustavB5 Oct 2021, 18:08

Clean and simple idea, I like it. I expected the movement to be closer to a common drag n drop. So it took me a couple of failed attempts to get the hang of it. Thank you for the game :)

LDJam user 2369355 Oct 2021, 18:09

Well, it's pretty much exactly what it says on the box. The music comes in a bit strong after a failure, maybe smooth it out or just have it keep playing when you lose, and just have some other sound play over it. Minor gripe.

Souptik Datta5 Oct 2021, 18:11

Wow..Simple lever physics game. It was pretty fun to play. Good work!

mrBell2705 Oct 2021, 18:13

Simple but entertaining. Nice colour choise, and varoety of music is refreshing. Try adding fading for music next time to make it awesome:)
Good luck!

Sli5 Oct 2021, 18:14

Simple, but very well executed. I liked the mood and look of it. Physics are on point. Overall can't spot any flaws

TotteriLudum5 Oct 2021, 18:21

Pretty fun to play around with! This feels like it could be used as an educational program somehow, hmm...

Tomate_Salat5 Oct 2021, 18:21

Nice and simple game. I like that it feels very fair. If it runs out of balance then it felt like I did something wrong and not that the game would be too strict. But I miss some replay-value. You could increase that by adding a simple highscore. E.g. by just displaying the highest score one got during a session.

mikouaji5 Oct 2021, 18:21

Great, simple and addicting! Really like this kind of puzzle games I can see it doing well on mobile :D

basedonaclick5 Oct 2021, 18:22

The idea is good! It's interesting to check my visual analizing skills. The cracking while the music plays is really annoying(

Arttu Halonen5 Oct 2021, 18:26

I really liked this game! It does one thing but it does it so well! The only small suggestion I have is maybe show the sliders on top of (or through) the balls, so it's easier to see the range of side-to-side movement you have available even as the size of the balls changes. The level of polish was really nice, and the pace of the game felt just right. Nicely done!

Mejzlosh5 Oct 2021, 18:27

nothing to object to :) had fun playing it. Can imagine it on mobile too

tomer_cool5 Oct 2021, 18:43

Cool simple concept, nice

Tryus305 Oct 2021, 19:19

The music choice is top notch!

Player 27 Oct 2021, 20:43

A nice little game! The background music is brilliant and really adds to the feel of the game. I like how the balancing board is also physics based and can also bounce up off the centre. The only thing I disliked was that the larger balls hit the board slightly sooner than the smaller ones making it feel a little unfair that the heavier one always gets to affect the board first. But overall, a nice take on the theme!