When Penguins Fly

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.18
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.12
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.60
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.69
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.16
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.78
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.98
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.14
Can penguins fly? Well, they can't fly, but they can glide!
Help the penguin glide as far as possible! Avoid clouds and fly on wind currents!

Controls: Left Mouse Button to boost up!

Credits:
+ Art: Akijpg
+ Programming/Music&Sounds: Randoraz

Comments42

moasip4 Apr 2022, 22:19
Simple and fun game. The art style is great. The music is a little repetitive.
Mateu
Mateu4 Apr 2022, 22:22
This was kinda fun. It was interesting to glide around and try to stay up. Fits the theme very well. I wish there was more variety and mobility in your movement. If you made me feel like I was going super fast and "catching the currents" that would be awesome.
SolanumTeam
SolanumTeamauthor4 Apr 2022, 22:24
@moasip Thank you for the feedback! I decided to make the song as a short loop, since it's a short game, but I understand it can be repetitive. I'll be more careful in the future! Thank you for playing ^^
SolanumTeam
SolanumTeamauthor4 Apr 2022, 22:26
@mateu Thank you for the feedback! I'll keep this idea in mind! Thank you for playing ^^
Raphaeltan
Raphaeltan6 Apr 2022, 11:23
the music is pretty funny i don't know why
captainexpo6 Apr 2022, 11:23
Cool game! I would love to see some more ways of moving though.
alks
alks6 Apr 2022, 11:24
I like the simple concept and gameplay! Really easy to get into! Art is very cute! (I like penguins)
rmrvar6 Apr 2022, 11:40
Good job on the game. I like the art and the music.
Noiyy
Noiyy6 Apr 2022, 11:52
Fun little idea, I got to 1km :smile: Sometimes I had a feeling that there weren't any wind currents and got quite low. The loop music could probably be longer, because it sounds really repetitive.
SolanumTeam
SolanumTeamauthor6 Apr 2022, 12:20
@alks Thank you for playing! I'm glad you enjoyed it ^^
SolanumTeam
SolanumTeamauthor6 Apr 2022, 12:25
@noiyy Thank you for the feedback! I'll keep it in mind for future works! Nice job getting to 1km ^^
PureImprov
PureImprov6 Apr 2022, 18:11
Lovely artwork, simple physics and fantastically windy!
DevZhrssh
DevZhrssh7 Apr 2022, 09:32
Simple and fun game! I like it!
Fredrik Rosell7 Apr 2022, 11:47
Like it - looks great! It would have been nice if the boost was a bit smoother. Overall, great game!
Bloham
Bloham7 Apr 2022, 12:20
Congratulations to your game!
Some quick tipps for the next time, if you let the pinguin look slightly down or up, depending on his speed you get a nice effect of him flying higher as well as falling. Also some more types of clouds that do different thinks would be nice :)
But well done, keep on developing!
korfi7 Apr 2022, 18:42
Fun and simple! I like games where you try to get as far as possible, I managed to reach 1449 meters!
TomatoOmelet
TomatoOmelet8 Apr 2022, 02:02
Simple but cute game. The sky background image is too small though, when I am at altitude 500ish I am able to see the grey background outside of the sky image lol. Good job.
SolanumTeam
SolanumTeamauthor8 Apr 2022, 09:15
@bloham Thank you for playing! I'll keep these tips in mind for sure ^^
SolanumTeam
SolanumTeamauthor9 Apr 2022, 07:51
@korfi Thank you for playing! Great job getting to 1449 meters! Really awesome ^^
MartensCedric
MartensCedric17 Apr 2022, 15:46
Cool game! Although I feel like it's a bit too close to the flash game Learn to Fly.
fueelin17 Apr 2022, 16:13
Cute game! I didn't get anywhere near other folks' high scores, those are pretty impressive! But I think I gave the lil penguin a nice glide anyway :) Good work!
saintchristopher777
saintchristopher77717 Apr 2022, 16:33
Nice - simple little game! Made 886km. If you ever expand it, more variation on clouds and currents (maybe powerups or something) would be good. Plus some more varied music/audio. Great work though!
Robonaut121
Robonaut12118 Apr 2022, 09:58
Nice, simple endless runner! Once I figured out that cirrus clouds boost you, I managed to 1225 meters.

I can't can too much feedback that hasn't already been said, but endless runners get a little boring without some variation. One way to do this is to simply speed the player up over time, but slow the player back to base speed on contact with a cumulus cloud, so the speed feels like a satisfying combo system or something.

Also, pressing LMB doesn't really feel like gliding - maybe a gradual upward movement rather than an instant one?

Otherwise, good job!
Fionnabhair
Fionnabhair19 Apr 2022, 01:10
Very cute concept, and the gameplay was really straightforward. The art looked great, and I thought the music was fitting.
SolanumTeam
SolanumTeamauthor19 Apr 2022, 12:51
@martenscedric Thank you for playing! I actually don't know this game! I got inspiration from the KND game Flight of the Hamsters ^^
SolanumTeam
SolanumTeamauthor19 Apr 2022, 12:54
@saintchristopher777 Thank you for the feedback! I decided to keep it simple this time because I didn't have much time to work on the game, but I'll keep your suggestions in mind for the next time ^^
SolanumTeam
SolanumTeamauthor19 Apr 2022, 12:55
Thank you for playing and for the feedback! Impressive score! I'll definitely keep your suggestions in mind for the next time! Thank you again ^^
mmason
mmason20 Apr 2022, 12:24
This reminds me of the flash games you used to see all the time where you're trying to get the character as far as possible. This game looked great and has a good base, some things that would really add to it are a slightly less repetitive soundtrack, more things in the sky so you can see movement (leaves, wind lines, background clouds, etc..). An upgrade system would take it a step further but not explicitly necessary.
SolanumTeam
SolanumTeamauthor20 Apr 2022, 12:35
@mmason Thank you for the feedback! I'll keep these suggestions in mind ^^
Ehon
Ehon21 Apr 2022, 16:50
Really cool nostalgia trip for me! You really captured the ol' good flash games mood perfectly. I liked the simple music and "retro" (in some way) art. Really cool entry! As some people mentioned, if you want to improve it after jam some upgrade systems or items in the sky could add a good variety. Good job!
SolanumTeam
SolanumTeamauthor22 Apr 2022, 10:48
@ehon Thank you so much for playing! I'm glad the game gave you the flash game mood! It was the intention ^^
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