PipeNightmare
Pipe Nightmare - Play now on Itch.io
*Can you fix the pipes in time?**EVERY 10 SECONDS, a new crack appears in the wall, with a new pipe to connect to the drain!*
*ACTUALLY its longer than 10 seconds to make it playable xD BUT ITS FINE OKAY*
*Anyone who leaves a comment with some feedback will 100% get some ratings back from our team!*
Left click: *pick up a piece*
Left click: *place a piece*
Right click: *rotate a piece*
WE LOST POWER DUE TO A HURRICANE THIS WEEKEND, SO WE DIDN'T GET TO DO AS MUCH AS WE WANTED <3 We got started on the jam around 3pm Saturday!
Credits :3 [Good work team!]
*sarah/rainbeeeeee: programming
frozenfire: game design and motivational speaker
underlig: art*
We decided to try and replicate the fun of *Pipe Dream* but add in the hecticness of the theme, and thus we created *Pipe Nightmare*, enjoy!
#### I wanted to have rounds and have it start easier, and gradually get more difficult, but THIS GAME IS HARD and thats okay. It's quick to retry ;) [*there might be an update to add rounds :3*]
*We have a few bugs, however, they are all features now!*
#### UPDATE #1:
##### A hurricane actually hit us the weekend before the game jam, and we were without power up until the submission day. LUCKILY, we were able to get a generator on saturday afternoon and plug in a laptop to work from, so thats how this game was made! Normally I would have my full computer setup, but the jam still went fairly well, except that when it ended we were so utterly exhausted we forgot to play the game a bit to balance the numbers. Because of all that we made the game way too hard without meaning to. I've finally been able to update the build to be a little more playable and forgiving. The round starts with two pipes and you have more time to build before water and new pipes appear :3 The gameplay and everything else is exactly the same, only now its actually more playable!
The original version that we submitted Monday night is available as a windows download still on the itch page!
#### UPDATE #2:
THANKS SO MUCH FOR PLAYING OUR GAME EVERYONE, I APPRECIATE ALL THE FEEDBACK SO MUCH <3
Audio Credits [we didn't make any of it]
"Floating Cities" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Impact Sounds by Kenney
https://kenney.nl/assets/impact-sounds
"Well Done" Copyright 2013 by Iwan Gabovitch <qubodup.net> multi-licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode>; and/or GPLv3+ <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>;
Game Over - Bad chest SFX by Oiboo
https://opengameart.org/content/game-over-bad-chest-sfx
Comments42
Jag4 Oct 2022, 02:15
This is a fantastic game! I love the art the music and the game design! My only issue is that the leaks keep happening too often and I cant patch them up in time. The theme was definitely forcing your hand, but if you made another version with a longer time between cracks this would be a true gem! Really enjoy piecing together pipes
Sarah4 Oct 2022, 02:20
@flyingkaida You can try it now!! :3 I'm so glad I was able to participate after all!!
@jag I actually really wanted to implement rounds where it started off MUCH easier and worked up to new pipes every 10 seconds, but I ran out of time to get that working, so I just made it really hard to start xD I think tomorrow I'll make an updated version to add more gradual difficulty to make it more fun to actually play! Thanks for trying it!
@jag I actually really wanted to implement rounds where it started off MUCH easier and worked up to new pipes every 10 seconds, but I ran out of time to get that working, so I just made it really hard to start xD I think tomorrow I'll make an updated version to add more gradual difficulty to make it more fun to actually play! Thanks for trying it!
Sam The Man4 Oct 2022, 02:39
Especially given your circumstances, this game is really well done! Plays smooth and looks nice. The leaks are definitely stressful and difficult to patch in time, but otherwise solid game, good job!
arkinrev4 Oct 2022, 02:47
A game jam during a hurricane is sort of hard mode. Sometimes those pipe pieces are frustratingly wrong in a good way. Nice entry!
Human Writes Code4 Oct 2022, 07:03
Love the idea. The sound, art style and general mechanics were great! The only problem I had is that it is brutally hard (or I'm just awful at games, which is brutally confronting for me!) The UI could have done with some improvement but aside from that, this is a great entry. Good job!
MrMaico4 Oct 2022, 13:32
Game jam during a hurricane? I hope you all are safe! Really enjoyed the game. The art gave me some eerie feeling and I liked the sound. With only a trackpad right now, it's quite difficult to finish the level.
TriangleTriangle4 Oct 2022, 13:37
Good work! The game looks great, the art and music are really nice. As you and others said, it's a bit too difficult to be satisfying. So it is with jam games! It's hard to make everything AND balance the gameplay in a weekend :). Good job completing something despite your circumstances
sterco_raro4 Oct 2022, 13:39
I realized just now that we did almost the same game XD except that yours is way better (and way less broken) than ours. A really good entry! A bit hard for me too but maybe I should just play more
Angrybeard4 Oct 2022, 13:40
very fun concept. i also have to say that it is brutaly hard except one time where i got very lucky and finished it in like 5 seconds :D
Steamdr4gon4 Oct 2022, 13:42
A nice looking game and the sound design fits well. The game itself is very fun but very hectic. Overall nice entry, good job
LDJam user 3032334 Oct 2022, 13:45
This is super fun but SO difficult! I just wish I had more time to complete my master plans. Definitely a game with a lot of potential for fun
ThatzNiko4 Oct 2022, 14:07
The game is really funny!
JHax4 Oct 2022, 14:14
You weren't kidding when you said it was hard XD
Definitely a tricky one, but still very fun! A really cool take on pipe games in a way that uses the theme well.
Nice one!
Definitely a tricky one, but still very fun! A really cool take on pipe games in a way that uses the theme well.
Nice one!
LDJam user 2998794 Oct 2022, 14:18
Super difficult to get more than one or two pipes done and it all depends quite a bit on RNGJesus, but the game is otherwise well done and the sound effects and music while not created by you at least fit the mood and game very well. The graphics are good too.
I do wish there were some less difficult levels and more sense of progression as opposed to being forced to just franticly trying to lay pipe as soon as the game starts :)
I do wish there were some less difficult levels and more sense of progression as opposed to being forced to just franticly trying to lay pipe as soon as the game starts :)
Christopher Hedge4 Oct 2022, 14:46
This game's got promise! I love making pipelines and connecting water lines up, there is something satisfying in it. 10/10 on visuals and layout!
The only issue I have is difficulty. The new leak every 10 seconds, in conjunction with the speed of the water and the time it takes to lose the game once there is a leak, makes it impossible to keep up using random pipe options. The game would last a lot longer if certain pipe shapes were more available. I cannot place pipe fast enough to advance more than 30 seconds. Besides that I think this is a really solid game! Great Job
The only issue I have is difficulty. The new leak every 10 seconds, in conjunction with the speed of the water and the time it takes to lose the game once there is a leak, makes it impossible to keep up using random pipe options. The game would last a lot longer if certain pipe shapes were more available. I cannot place pipe fast enough to advance more than 30 seconds. Besides that I think this is a really solid game! Great Job
Faust_Mi4 Oct 2022, 14:54
10 wet paws out of 10. Cool mechanics of filling with water and using the theme. Great job!
TheEkinnox4 Oct 2022, 15:19
I love the art and it's so fun but boy is it hard! It's clearly a game I could play for hours though, good job!
MrAlcoro4 Oct 2022, 16:13
Really hard indeed! But pretty fun to try and stop the leaks as well as you can while you panic.
Eugenik4 Oct 2022, 20:20
Ok, this is impressive! Great job!.
LDJam user 2983644 Oct 2022, 20:53
Hi @sarah I really appreciate your effort to still attending the game jam even during the hurricane. I like the overall idea of this game! The random leaking of pipes is hard lol. One thing I noticed is that it is hard to find out when would be game over. I think it would be great to add an indicator to show that. Nice game!
VPhyre4 Oct 2022, 21:59
Game with a very interesting concept! It's cool the challenge of racing against time to assemble the pipes, and prevent the water from falling on the floor. Although I believe I wasn't able to get very far in the game hahaha.
The graphics are simple and beautiful, and the gameplay is cool. Good job!
The graphics are simple and beautiful, and the gameplay is cool. Good job!
Dae_udain4 Oct 2022, 22:40
I actually really liked this one! Had some trouble at first, but on my third game the drain spawned 2 blocks away from my starting pipe, and I placed two corner pieces and instantly won. I replayed it a bunch after, and it's got some interesting depth. About the only thing I wish it had was hotkeys so I can quickly select the 4 pipes without having to scroll my mouse to the side. I otherwise wouldn't change a whole lot, it's pretty fun as is. Great job!
cobrajs4 Oct 2022, 22:56
Looks great and the mechanics are great, but it's definitely not balanced properly! Everything descends into chaos once the second pipe pops up. I also didn't see anything notifying how I was doing, like I know my pipes were all leaking, but how much leaking is too much leaking haha! Nice work overall though!
vidarn5 Oct 2022, 13:46
Fun, well made, good looking but _very_ difficult, hehe :laughing:
I love these kinds of pipe games, and I really enjoyed this one, even though I had trouble getting anywhere. I think the graphics and music are great and complement each other really well. As other have said, with a more gradual difficulty curve this would be fantastic.
I love these kinds of pipe games, and I really enjoyed this one, even though I had trouble getting anywhere. I think the graphics and music are great and complement each other really well. As other have said, with a more gradual difficulty curve this would be fantastic.
Asue5 Oct 2022, 15:00
I like the concept of the game! The atmosphere is a bit oppressive with the scary music but it fits well with the title of the game :laughing:
ActuallyTheMoon5 Oct 2022, 23:41
Feels very difficult to actually survive for long in the game, but maybe i'm just bad at it xD Compelling mechanics though. Cool game and concept.
Rafale256 Oct 2022, 00:24
Very good !! But the difficulty is greatly impacted by the randomness which makes it sometimes very easy and other time hardly doable. Good job !
Chase of Bass6 Oct 2022, 06:46
The music fits the title really well -so does the difficulty curve! xD Really fun tho -love pipe dreams and can't believe you guys did this during a hurricane! :o Glad you're all okay and managed to get to jam a cool game too! Awesome work!
etrealjunior6 Oct 2022, 14:57
Congratulations, I loved your game, these puzzles just remind me how slow I am lol, it was very compatible with the theme of the jam, the team presented an excellent work, thank you for the honor of being able to know more of your work, if possible give me feedback on my game I will be very happy, it helps me to improve my work, a big hug to all.
mdotedot6 Oct 2022, 15:05
clever game. Unforatunaely the grabbing doesn't work a lot. But I like the idea!!! Graphics are nice!
Euler Moises6 Oct 2022, 18:03
I remembered this game on old PCs. I played a lot!
But this one is really hard! Administer two leaks at the same time only Super Mario.
Congratulations on the work!
But this one is really hard! Administer two leaks at the same time only Super Mario.
Congratulations on the work!
LDJam user 2736267 Oct 2022, 15:39
Great game! Super hard, but super fun! And omg the graphics were so smooth! It's hard to believe you lost 2/3s of the days with how polished it is! Great job!
Sarah9 Oct 2022, 17:10
THANKS SO MUCH FOR PLAYING OUR GAME AND LEAVING AMAZING FEEDBACK, sorry it took me so long to get back to you all
Sarah9 Oct 2022, 17:22
(IM GONNA SAY THIS PART AGAIN FOR EVERYONE WHO DIDN'T GET @'D the first time)
THANKS SO MUCH FOR PLAYING OUR GAME AND LEAVING AMAZING FEEDBACK, sorry it took me so long to get back to you all
THANKS SO MUCH FOR PLAYING OUR GAME AND LEAVING AMAZING FEEDBACK, sorry it took me so long to get back to you all
Sarah9 Oct 2022, 17:24
(IM GONNA SAY THIS PART AGAIN FOR EVERYONE WHO DIDN'T GET @'D the first time OR THE SECOND TIME)
THANKS SO MUCH FOR PLAYING OUR GAME AND LEAVING AMAZING FEEDBACK, sorry it took me so long to get back to you all
THANKS SO MUCH FOR PLAYING OUR GAME AND LEAVING AMAZING FEEDBACK, sorry it took me so long to get back to you all
Sarah9 Oct 2022, 17:27
ALSO, A HUGE SHOUTOUT TO OUR ARTIST: @underlig THANKS FOR MAKING BEAUTIFUL ART FOR OUR GAME (:
And another HUGE SHOUTOUT TO @frozenfire92 for helping me debug and make food while the power was out. Also for letting me use the only laptop that had power (:
GREAT JOB TEAM
And another HUGE SHOUTOUT TO @frozenfire92 for helping me debug and make food while the power was out. Also for letting me use the only laptop that had power (:
GREAT JOB TEAM
TheSmellofOxygen21 Oct 2022, 02:00
Very difficult! The junction pipes were definitely worse than the single pipes and often crowded out my other options. I liked the visuals, sounds, and water flow. Everything felt clicky and responsive. I would have played longer, especially if the junction pipes were weighted to show up less frequently.
Stephen Kyranakis21 Oct 2022, 03:28
I like the frantic take on the classic pipe-junction puzzle. Difficulty-wise, I definitely felt at the mercy of RNG; sometimes it was very easy and other times it seemed impossible to win. Nice work with the visuals and atmosphere!
Aggrathon21 Oct 2022, 07:25
Nice puzzle game. I only wish it was a bit longer, so that you really had to deal with multiple input pipes (now it felt mostly like a race to connect the two initial ones).
UnidayStudio21 Oct 2022, 13:49
Great entry! I liked the game and the pixxel art graphics! Well done!
Sarah22 Oct 2022, 13:42
@thesmellofoxygen I had thought about weighting the pieces but I didn't think of it until too late sadly. But I agree that it would have made it a bit more playable :)
@stephen-kyranakis That was another thing that was never intended to be that way, my plan all along was to randomize the drain but have it be based on the starting pipe positions. But I kinda forgot about that until the end and then it was just too late haha
@aggrathon My real game idea was to have levels and each one get progresssively more difficult but I ran into some bugs resetting things and so in the last 20 minutes of the jam, I just turned it into a single level and although it wasn't what I wanted, I'm still happy with how it turned out :)
@unidaystudio Our artist did an amazing job! I don't normally have an artist, so I'm still amazed haha
Thanks for playing!!
@stephen-kyranakis That was another thing that was never intended to be that way, my plan all along was to randomize the drain but have it be based on the starting pipe positions. But I kinda forgot about that until the end and then it was just too late haha
@aggrathon My real game idea was to have levels and each one get progresssively more difficult but I ran into some bugs resetting things and so in the last 20 minutes of the jam, I just turned it into a single level and although it wasn't what I wanted, I'm still happy with how it turned out :)
@unidaystudio Our artist did an amazing job! I don't normally have an artist, so I'm still amazed haha
Thanks for playing!!
I look forward to playing your game, I'm so glad you were able to make it after all!!!