FloraShift

by togo-sepultraut

co-authored: @lucasgamedesigner

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.82

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.59

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.79

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.06

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.15

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.38

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.08

Shift tiles around to keep plants happy with their neighbors so they can grow to completion!

florashift_WIN_latest.zip is the game prepackaged for windows
florashift_LINUX_latest.zip is the game with the love2d appimage
florashift_LOVE_latest.zip is the .love file to be executed on other platforms (you'll need love2d)

game also available on itch.io! https://togo.itch.io/florashift

Team credit

- Lucas - Pixel art / game design itch.io
- Togo - Programming / game design itch.io

Tools

- Aseprite
- Love2D

Post jam edits

- added Linux download (same build)
- added team and tools info
- added itchio link

Tags: #casual, #lãve, #pixel art

Genres: puzzle

Tools: Aseprite, LÖVE

Comments27

Lukas Boersma9 Jan 2023, 20:04

Nice little game, looks quite polished! Very nice pixel art

Diego Teran9 Jan 2023, 22:11

Pixel art and gameplay feels polished!

Pengu1239 Jan 2023, 22:42

Very polished and well though out game! I really like the puzzle aspect, reminds me of traditionnal paper games like sudoku. The sprites work well in such a grid based game ^^

I have one question though. Does the game make sure that each state of the board can be moved without a forced fail?

Congrats on the game!

togo sepultrautauthor9 Jan 2023, 22:52

@pengu123 it does not. there might be times where there is no way to avoid a plant being downgraded or withering, you just have to pick the lesser evil in those scenarios 😛

JoshH10 Jan 2023, 00:39

Really enjoy the puzzle concept and the graphics. Your game reminds me of some mobile games that I have played. I salute you for building this all in Love! I used that for the last two game jams and switched to Godot for this one.

Fromage10 Jan 2023, 01:19

This is a real cool puzzler! Could use a bit of an intro, though I think I figured it out eventually!

Kenguin10 Jan 2023, 03:41

Nice art and smooth gameplay was pretty fun. Instructions were pretty concise but it might be better to explain what to do as well as have an end game screen. Overall very cute game :).

Jovanden10 Jan 2023, 03:50

Cute art and nice simple gameplay. Could use some audio but still great. Nice work!

xCarl10 Jan 2023, 04:07

The puzzle concept is super good. Also all the pixel art is superb!

const_arch10 Jan 2023, 06:10

Wow, I really enjoyed the gameplay on this one. Figuring out how to manipulate the garden layout had just enough player agency to it to keep it interesting but not bogged down. Nicely done!

LinuxKid2110 Jan 2023, 07:07

Only real complaint is that I played once without understanding that bringing a plant to maturity gives more shifts. Some kind of feedback would have been nice.

But the puzzle itself was great, polished and enjoyable.

BlorengeRhymes10 Jan 2023, 09:19

dear the creators of florashift,

i really like this pluzzle game you created. the only critique i may have is that i didnt immediately understand where the new plants and tiles would spawn. my greatest score was of 73. good work :)

i remain,

blorengerhymes

BlorengeRhymes10 Jan 2023, 09:19

dear the creators of florashift,

i do not know why but it seems my comment posted twice. i have edited this one to acknowledge this. i do not know how to delete it.

apologies,

blorengerhymes

ScarpeX10 Jan 2023, 13:32

Good puzzle and nice graphic! Like the cactus.

matimat10 Jan 2023, 16:21

I like puzzle game, thanks for your works

StevenColling10 Jan 2023, 18:10

Really polished and streamlined puzzle game, well done! :)

Belonzik10 Jan 2023, 19:24

If this were turned into a mobile game I'd be playing it all the time. Such a neat simple puzzle game that scratches the itch of wanting to get a high score each time you play. No real complaints about it, it's just a well designed game with pretty art.

TweekStudios10 Jan 2023, 22:41

Amazing sprite work, and the overall presentation of the game is really polished!
The background and tutorial text looks incredible!

Keenao11 Jan 2023, 00:18

This was really really really really entertaining! Loved it.

Ale11 Jan 2023, 00:23

It's an interesting puzzle, but I didn't get it at first. You should consider adding an explanation towards the top, but other than that nice work! The game was well made, and the artwork was nice. You should definitely try turning this into a mobile game and see where that goes!

elFlashor11 Jan 2023, 10:44

Simple but effective, polished and cute art style. I liked it.
Congrats on the jam :)

Cody171212 Jan 2023, 11:40

The pixel art is realy pretty. I would love to play this on my phone on the go. Its a very polished experience!

nullval13 Jan 2023, 10:12

really charming and fiendishly clever, I would like more explanations for the different effects and maybe a growing "board" but it's really good what's there. Great job! :)

GreenRadiation13 Jan 2023, 14:46

Wow, the game looks and is implemented just fine. I love how good the minimalistic graphics look in this concept. Great job!

tsuyurikuraudo24 Jan 2023, 14:34

Pretty fun puzzle game, I tried to beat 92 score. Hoping for more!

Duncan 326 Jan 2023, 03:08

the interactions between plants make it interesting to plan how you're going to move things. i have no idea how, but my brain somehow blocked out the entire right half that shows interactions, and seeing it now, that's a really nice way of explaining the interactions without using words.

Flauschzelle26 Jan 2023, 21:24

Nice to see another LÖVE game, and a puzzle!
The pixel art graphics are cute, and I like how you used the classic tile shifting mechanic and combined it with the rules about neighboring plants.

I usually prefer puzzles with pre-defined levels and a clear win condition, but on the other hand, this feels kind of meditative and there's not that specific point where it's no longer playable because you know all the solutions...

My high score so far is 97, maybe I can still beat it...

(edit: now I got up 149, yay!)

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