On Thin Ice

The game doesn't load in HTML, and I'm not at home to download it. Can you reply here when it's available?

Very silly with the cows. And a unique idea.

@very-bad-bunny-studio sorry about that. For some reason GC doesn't want to serve my Wasm file on itch at the moment.
You can alternatively play it on GH pages here: https://niklasei.github.io/on_thin_ice/

Okay...why cows?!

A great idea, and an original way of thinking about the topic, without being so tragic. The movement worked perfectly to create a sense of urgency within the game, and the art was really cute.

Congratulations!

@very-bad-bunny-studio Thanks for playing! Well, I wanted heavy animals to crack the ice. Thought cows would be funny.

I had it without animals at first, but that was way too boring. I had to add another element to the game.

Aww this is fun! A nice blend of skill and rng! The graphics are rustic but communicate well!

I enjoyed it. Awesome job.

I found the costant attempt to find new routes very satisfying, nice concept! Althugh, the HUD covered the avatar in some points and that wasn't much good.

In conclusion: GG!

Good use of the theme and simple controls -- though the game isn't necessarily easy! I love the arbitrary use of cows. And, of course, appreciate the programmer art. Nice work!

> For some weird reason, you are joined by a bunch of cows.
Immediate high marks for humour.

I lasted 50.63 seconds, which seems reasonably good (the screen was pretty full of tracks by that point).

I really like the idea of a snake game not on a square grid. The controls were simple and well-judged (reasonably forgiving). I could imagine extending it into something that feels even more fluid and like skating. Could add a real element of skill by allowing you to vary speed, make tighter turns, and perhaps even attempt to jump over tracks.

Nice and simple, with graphics and sounds to match, good job.

Good work! Creative use of mechanics and theme. Also fun to play, you had me replaying it until I got to the minute mark :) Here's my personal record.

TRON bikes with cows!! I had a lot more fun with this than I was expecting, nice entry! The sound effects really sounded like ice and fit the game well.

Next time I would look to add some music. You could probably go for really frantic and silly music for this one, or a really calming ambient background track.

I agree that some music would be nice. I don't fully understand why the cows are needed.

@rubixnoob13 thank you for the feedback.

If you are alone on the ice, every run is the same (and pretty boring). Then the only task is to run in circles as closely next to each other as possible.

With the cows there is a bit of randomness. They can force you to change your plans during a run.

Interesting take on the snake game format!

Graphics were simple, but worked. Sound effects were nice.

I need to know who was in charge of the cows!