Porch Protectors

by macs

co-authored: @lvl99chicken, @merc37

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.95

Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.09

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.64

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.12

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.00

Humor★★★★★★★★★★4.34

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.96

Do you have what it takes to be a Porch Protector? Play on Itch.io

You've started a new job, joining the ranks of the illustrious Porch Pirate Defense Force. Your task is vital: Porch Pirates are running rampant stealing deliveries in this neighborhood and it's up to you to stop them. Well-armed with the standard issue Net-a-Tron 3000, the only problem is the pirates look just like everyone else, and accidentally catching civilians is sure to reflect negatively on you. And there may be another issue as well; The deliveries you are protecting may not be what they seem...

A project from Bowl Monkey Labs.
Created by Dan Colom, Gabriel Hardwick, and Max Lepkowski.

Credits:

Intermission Room Music: Loading Screen Loop by Brandon Morris

Main Game Music: "blast off!" by syncopika

Tags: #3d, #crime, #doom, #hand-drawn, #non violent, #pirates

Genres: shooter

Tools: GIMP, Unity

Comments25

ChanceA2 May 2023, 13:17

The gameplay was really fun! I enjoyed the dialogue as well. Solid entry.

Lvl99Chicken2 May 2023, 21:51

@chancea Thanks so much, glad to hear it!

E-polygon3 May 2023, 00:54

Very cool take on the theme, didn't expect to see something like this. Also loved the art style, feel like it could be a bit more interesting gameplay wise, maybe have more then 1 van thieves can go to or something, very good overall!

frosty3 May 2023, 00:56

Bravo! I loved the character design and the overall gameplay. It was maybe a little easy, knowing that they all went for the same spot and you could camp out, but it still took some skill to find the culprits.

The ending was really and impressive and funny.

Awesome job!

prachi3 May 2023, 01:08

Really satisfying and engaging to play. Great job!

lacklustrr3 May 2023, 01:12

@Lvl99Chicken love the music and the visuals as well as the idea of the game! really light hearted and the sound and visuals both really fit well together. the gameplay is fun and the concept is really great!

LDJam user 3526523 May 2023, 01:24

Great game. I especially like the character designs. The dialog menu ended up being a little finicky with my inputs, and I didn't really feel like I had much control advancing thru dialog. Besides that, do you have any more regular gum?

LDJam user 2778763 May 2023, 01:51

Really fun game! A cute and humorous story with an intuitive and engaging minigame included. I don't really have any complaints about the game except maybe having the player have dialogue options that influence the outcome of the story (maybe there was something that I just missed, in which case making whatever it was more prevalent would be beneficial). All in all, great submission!

MrBamboo3 May 2023, 03:07

The art is so creepy haha ! But nice concept to try to find people that steal packages.

Stevie2573 May 2023, 04:29

I love the hand-drawn graphics. Great game!

Hakro3 May 2023, 10:20

It's a fun little experience, I liked the game play and the cute graphics.
Quite challenging as well !
Nice entry

DSK3 May 2023, 12:50

it's fun to catch the Porch Pirate,nice game my dude

paulhocker3 May 2023, 20:14

what a silly but super fun game. it was troublesome to figure out who was a pirate? great work.

Jona Scheidig3 May 2023, 20:32

Love the soundtrack and the art, very well done ^^

Cheaptoads4 May 2023, 04:21

great style- super impressive how the beginning drew me into a whole world very quickly and simply. the game play is real fun, but i honestly had a little trouble tracking who was who. the characters are top notch though, regardless of who they are.

Jampla Games4 May 2023, 06:04

Dig the 2d art in 3d, really fun style. Fun times netting! I really had to be careful not to net the friendlies. But I did a run where I just net everyone and I think I won. Funny ending, so true, lol...One note was for me the NPC dialog in the opening room left too fast so I couldn't finish reading it.

Johnny Turbo4 May 2023, 06:06

Well done team - was not expecting a cool sub-plot for this game haha. I love the style of the characters and they seem to fit well in the simple world you've built. Was fun to play, though I was able to get by without using the gum mechanic much. Congratulations on finishing the game and submitting!

alisher_fazilov4 May 2023, 06:08

You made a very fun game in such a short time! I enjoyed it)

LDJam user 2456464 May 2023, 06:17

What can I say, I love shooting silly critters

Rjdrag4 May 2023, 16:40

Well done. I like that anyone could be a thief. I ended up posting up by the truck and just defending that spot. I was a little confused with the rocket blasting off into space. Pretty fun, well executed idea, congrats.

barce5 May 2023, 20:04

the graphics are amazing! Also, the gameplay felt really good and the shooting was very responsive. Congrats on this entry!

GraphicEdit6 May 2023, 08:43

Nice submission. Had fun playing it, You did a great work

CaptainDreamcast6 May 2023, 12:01

Borzooooooooos!

Loved the story of the game, I always made sure to talk to everyone and get the special energy gum. The art style was cute and energetic, I loved the looks of it all. Felt superb to play too, the porch pirates being captured and flown away by the drone felt very enjoyable. And it got very intense near the end when you had multiple flashing warning signs and have to pick out all the pirates between the crowd before it is too late.
Amazing job, well done!