Magma Melt

by boon
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.64
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.33
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.69
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.24
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.60
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.29
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.61
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.57

Something's brewing...


Kaboom!


​How long can you hold out?



Object:

Use your tools to protect the towns folk from the magma for as long as possible! The more houses remaining, the more faith you get over time.

Controls:

Gameplay
- Tap "F" for more speed.

Camera

- Right click and drag to look around.
- Scroll to zoom in/out.

Tools

Left click to use, keyboard 1, 2, 3 to select tool.
1. Wall - build a wall to hold back the magma (cost: 1)
2. Shovel - dig a pit to funnel the magma (cost: 5)
3. Ice - freeze a small area of magma (cost: 10)
Genres: action
Tools: Unity

Comments14

Jonathan Ray Pollard5 Apr 2022, 04:52
Really good for a Compo entry! Stop the lava from burning down all of your houses. Never could figure out what button 3 was used for, and my general inclination was to try to push the "tool" icons which would cause me to waste moves.
UnitedFailures
UnitedFailures5 Apr 2022, 04:55
Yeah, I'm not sure what `3` is for either. A comment in the desc or in game would be useful. Otherwise, great game!
adamk33n3r
adamk33n3r5 Apr 2022, 04:58
Fun little game, nice work :)
oneowerse
oneowerse5 Apr 2022, 05:01
The game has an excellent plot, and an excellent algorithm, probably Perlin Noise and with many math functions. in general, the game is super but it doesn't hurt to add a little humor
Briibot
Briibot5 Apr 2022, 05:03
I didn't realize at first that I was trying to protect the lil houses, but the mood and music of the game was enjoyable enough that I didn't really mind! I would slap down a few walls to funnel the magma around, then chill and listen to the soundtrack! I love the vibes and the smooth aesthetic. ◊
Rose
Rose5 Apr 2022, 05:32
This is a very creative entry and lots of fun to play! It's interesting to experiment with techniques and discovering details, like the fact that a wall's height depends on tile you start it on. I'm going to keep playing to try to beat my score!
Boon
Boonauthor5 Apr 2022, 06:12
@jonathan-ray-pollard @unitedfailures I added some info to the game, thanks for calling that out! "3" is ice for freezing the lava, it's rarely as good as a wall but it does have its place in certain circumstances. I would have loved to have had more time to balance it but too much ice can make the game run on infinitely so I had to scale it back.

@oneowerse that's right! Lots of overlapping and scaled Perlin Noise for the level generation. I started with just a bunch of random trig and noise but then I stumbled across Perlin Noise and was very happy for finding it. It really saved my bacon in my first ever 3D game!
Lenny Rudeberg
Lenny Rudeberg5 Apr 2022, 06:49
That was good fun, I like the voxel design and layout.
Oliver Richmeier5 Apr 2022, 08:11
very nice work. fun to experiment with, and the sound design really sets the mood
FloatingVertex5 Apr 2022, 16:13
Neat visuals, made me think of creeper world somehow. My high-score for World 3- 4:06 by building a wall around the town and waiting
Glayson
Glayson5 Apr 2022, 21:38
It's really nice to find games with so polished interface and controls like this one! Great job!

The chorus music was great too! If you keep working on this project, i can see a good game comming up soon!
Phillip Scott
Phillip Scott5 Apr 2022, 22:27
liked the look and the camera felt good! Great job on submitting
Boon
Boonauthor6 Apr 2022, 04:41
@oliver-richmeier thanks! I figured the theme of the game was already dark enough so I tried to lighten the mood (though I'm not sure I managed to strike quite the right chord in the limited time...)!

@floatingvertex I can't deny, I love creeper world, a very happy comparison. Nice work, that's the highest score I've seen! :)
etchell10 Apr 2022, 07:56
Nice one!

Love the style. I would love for some longer levels and perhaps some 'super' abilities!

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