Scoopy the Spoon Thief

co-authored: @avathehuman, @willby
Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.10
Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.17
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.23
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.38
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.17
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.84
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.53
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.95
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Infiltrate restaurants in search of spoons as the evasive spoon thief Scoopy. Stealthily sneak past security so you can add to your collection the most highly valued spoons in the world!

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:video_game: Play the game on itch.io! :video_game:

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:joystick: Controls

WASD or arrow keys to move.
R to restart level.

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:clipboard: Credits

Ava (@AvaTheMammal)
- Art
- Level Design (Manteles)

Luna (@miraculousMelon)
- Programming
- SFX & Music
- Art
- Level Design (Marty's Diner)

Willby (@Willby)
- Art
- Graphic Design
- Level Design Lead (NomNom Buffet & Manteles)

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Genres: action
Tools: Unity

Comments21

ModdingMachine
ModdingMachine10 Jan 2023, 02:37
Honestly, I absolutly loved your game. Even though it does not fit this steryotypical feel of an arcade style game, it feels like something you could really polish and turn into a complete game, with a campaign and maybe a fun little selling mechanic (something I hope to implement further in my own game). I really liked your game, all the mechanics felt very polished and unique, I have no idea how you pulled off that camera spot effect, was it raycasting? Good Luck with your results!
animatrix149010 Jan 2023, 04:08
This was a cool game! I love stealth games, and this functioned better than some games I've paid money for :P I did get a little stuck on walls occasionally, but never while I was doing anything important so it wasn't that bad. Very well done, and I liked the atmosphere, art, and music of each area. Good job!
huozhedexiaoc
huozhedexiaoc10 Jan 2023, 04:14
This is a nearly completely game. The atmosphere of the game is perfect. When the alarm rings, I also become nervous and wanna run out. hope more levels and character skills.
miraculousMelon
miraculousMelonauthor10 Jan 2023, 06:57
@moddingmachine thanks for playing! We iterated on the camera lighting effect a lot as we couldn't work out how to make it exactly the way we envisioned. The system that we landed on uses a janky mess of lights and shadow casters from the Unity URP, but because it's a jam game, as long as it works, it works! The actual player detection is a separate system, using a linecast between the camera and the player to detect if there are any obstacles blocking the view :)
pndaa
pndaa10 Jan 2023, 08:38
Got all of them ! Good job on the game it was really fun. I could play that for hours if there were more levels.
rockford
rockford10 Jan 2023, 10:10
That is fun! The sound adds a lot to the stress! Nice achievement for your team.
Tony Redmer
Tony Redmer10 Jan 2023, 19:26
Such a good entry! Loved the polish on the music, the lighting effect was awesome :)
Loig10 Jan 2023, 19:27
Wow, very nice. Good game design, good level design. Loved the graphics and the music. Congratulations for making such a game!
amkingTRP10 Jan 2023, 19:33
Not 100% convinced of adherence to the theme, but no matter; this was highly enjoyable. I'm a sucker for a good stealth game and I thought this was brilliant.

I'd love to see more of this; this could be extended into a general heist game with patrolling guards, etc rather than just security cameras.
LDJam user 276593
LDJam user 27659310 Jan 2023, 19:55
Excellent work. I'm a sucker for anything 2D and stealthy. Reminds me a little of MSX Metal Gear.

Really like the level designs, loads of good fakeout routes and really well put together.

Forcing the player to remember the route they took in order to escape on time was a nice touch.

Brilliant art and animation, really atmospheric.
nataku9211 Jan 2023, 10:01
Fun! I liked the different levels, and the quirky humor!
TRUEchips
TRUEchips11 Jan 2023, 16:30
IS THIS A BLAHAJ??!!!??!?!?!?!!

THE TRANS GODS HAVE AWOKEN.

oh, and good game, great job, I really enjoy games like these.
miraculousMelon
miraculousMelonauthor11 Jan 2023, 23:40
@truechips yes!!! How could we possibly not include Blahaj in the game? They helped us make it after all hehe
Dorzhieva Yana14 Jan 2023, 09:40
That was difficult to got all of them. Love the minecraft painting and blahaj. Nice game!
Butterflan
Butterflan14 Jan 2023, 19:26
Tiny game but so many polishes. Really, the pixel art is really cool, the music is good too ! And the level design is well thinked. Really, good job !
deadjolly15 Jan 2023, 02:12
Nailed the polish on everything. Thematically the concept is a stretch, but the actual game is well built, start-to-finish. The 2D lighting effects really helped sell the stealth gameplay. Great job.
Retrisma
Retrisma18 Jan 2023, 00:07
Really really great mood with the audio and especially the graphics! The gameplay was quite fun too, honestly the only real stretch for me was the theme. I had a lot of fun with this one, great job!
digital bacon
digital bacon19 Jan 2023, 09:11
Great game. Retro graphics were great, though there were a few times when items (tables, chairs) blended into the floor and I got caught up trying to go around them. Music was great in building the tension, and I always jumped when I triggered the alarm. Very well done!
yopox
yopox19 Jan 2023, 13:23
I loved playing through the 3 levels. The level design is clever and allows shorter return paths! Congrats :)
mr_lazy
mr_lazy24 Jan 2023, 02:24
thats awesome!! ilike the level design and art...they are good and understandable ..the game mechanism gives a good realism...need more levels!!..great work!!!

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