Sleep Keeper

co-authored: @doridie, @robin-schmitz
Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.10
Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.14
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.83
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.48
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.27
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.83
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.55
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.04
You play as mystical, magical chameleon, trying to protect your buddy from a fate worse than death: waking up!

Comments24

Nash
Nash4 Apr 2022, 18:33
Very solid and surprisingly fun game! First I though it was only ok but then I got my first upgrade and the whole game opened up in a different way. Upgrades are super fun and it was always exiting to try to get to the next upgrade. I wanted to try out different upgrades to see how they would interact with each other.

The only negative feedback I have is that the game seems way too easy. I was never even close to dying and it feels like the game did not become any harder (or if it did it was very slow).

But overall, really solid game and this has potential to be a cool time killer game (maybe for mobile?).
GrossGiirl
GrossGiirl5 Apr 2022, 01:21
The game is very striking, and very fun. I did notice that all I had to do was choose one spot that all the bugs aimed for and click there over and over. I feel like if they were to land at different angles on the face, it'd be more challenging. I'm not completely sure how the theme links to the chameleon eating bugs beyond what's written, game wise I feel like it's a little arbitrary. To be fair, this looks like it was a ton of work for a 3 day jam, and it looks beautiful, feels good, and is fun to play. Despite my complaints I definitely recommend it, and I could find myself playing it again.
st.n
st.n5 Apr 2022, 07:39
Like it!
lomstfer
lomstfer5 Apr 2022, 07:46
Very cool game! The art is amazing and it was very fun to play!
Haastregt
Haastregt5 Apr 2022, 07:49
Very solid game! It is really fun to stack all the upgrades and wipe out a swarm of flies. The set-up is quite hilarious and I love the soundtrack and sound effect. Definitely fun to play!

I do agree with the other comments that at some point you basically become invincible as long as you press into a certain direction. Maybe it could be helpful to put the chameleon in the middle of the screen and have flies come from all directions, or to introduce a mechanic that distinguishes between the actual fly that you hit and the additional flies you get with the upgrades, so that it is still rewarding to try and get specific flies.

Great job!
Craig L6 Apr 2022, 00:38
Very pretty and fun. The music and art created a solid mood, and most importantly the gameplay was fun, especially as I got to choose upgrades.
Tanner Shelton7 Apr 2022, 01:34
I really liked this. Upgrades were really fun. I wish there were more points the bugs flew too, after a while, I could just click in one spot over and over again. I really liked the art and the sounds.
ardorugus
ardorugus7 Apr 2022, 04:20
I think I've got the strategy! But then it becomes quite chaotic. Very moody game, counting (swallowing) numerous insects. The effects could be more, like bloated (clearing the screen) or else. Anyway, this is one very exciting and totally playable clicker defense. Thanks for sharing!
Viittaa
Viittaa7 Apr 2022, 21:12
Nice game, played it several times, chose different language options. Cool mosquito capture sounds and cute drawing, everything is super!
Elena-S9 Apr 2022, 15:46
Very nice game)) I love the graphic. There's funny mechanic, too. I wish it would be more challenging, though. Anyway, good job :thumbsup:
Charred Axolotl
Charred Axolotl9 Apr 2022, 19:07
Was shocked at how much fun I had with this. Upgrades get super satisfying very quickly.
Snowirbis
Snowirbis9 Apr 2022, 19:27
Really cool game I love the menu interaction !
T C
T C10 Apr 2022, 00:22
Just reiterating what others have said. Super clean game, everything works really well. Abilities chained together in interesting ways and were interesting picks. Well done!
Gandelianna
Gandelianna10 Apr 2022, 19:32
Very relaxing game, I have a lot of fun with it!
SwordMage
SwordMage10 Apr 2022, 20:00
I really enjoyed this. The gameplay is quite satisfying and looks good. everything seems quite smooth and polished for a jam entry except level ups which I often just clicked randomly on accident and a bug with teh difficulty when restarting (I think). ´Great stuff!
robin_schmitz
robin_schmitz10 Apr 2022, 20:12
@swordmage Thank you so much for your comment. You're absolutely right with the upgrade selection which are easy to be clicked by accident and indeed, the difficulty isn't being reset on restart. Great observation skills :)
Daniel Dewaswala12 Apr 2022, 12:36
I love this entry so much, Very satisfying, Great looking, Chameleon
Mensio
Mensio12 Apr 2022, 18:17
Very fun and creative! It reminded me a bit of Pyoro, although the mood is much more relaxed. With more content I could definitely picture myself playing it while listening to some podcast or videos in the background
Kitkii12 Apr 2022, 23:13
Very fun game, with lovely art style. I liked how you start the game by eating the start button, very creative. the game continued for me a lot longer than I thought I would last, I think adding maybe an extra variety of insects to eat this could be improved on but even in its current state its definitely seems well refined enough to be considered a full game.
SwordMage
SwordMage21 Apr 2022, 21:07
Im just revisiting the games I found most memorable. this is one of them. I too can easily see this being turned into a full game
robin_schmitz
robin_schmitz21 Apr 2022, 21:47
@swordmage Man, thank you so much. This has been so motivating to read. Truly, thank you!

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