Rhino Express

by mahjoub
Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.55
Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.45
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.10
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.36
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.47
Audio★★★★★★★★★★4.24
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Made in 48 hours by Seb_gamedev for Ludum Dare 53 (Compo mode)

Description

Lost in a far far savanna, a Rhino is in charge of delivering packages to people. You will give him some help in this task... under the red sun

Controls


- Movements with Arrows keys / WADS
- Selection with Mouse
- R: Restart
- Escape: Quit Level

Tools

- ​Unity
- Aseprite
- FL Studio
- Bfxr
- Visual Studio
- Sourcetree

Comments64

BayouSoftware
BayouSoftware1 May 2023, 07:00
This is an insanely imressive entry! I kept expecting it to end but you kept adding new mechanics! Well done!
theArtifacts
theArtifacts1 May 2023, 15:58
Nice game! The mechanics were taught well. The graphics were cohesive and meshed well with the audio. A post jam version with more challenging levels could be a fun mobile / web game :) Cheers!
Brandon Campbell
Brandon Campbell1 May 2023, 16:01
This is so well done. Best game I've seen so far. The graphics, sounds, mechanics, design, progression... it's all good and so polished.
CodeRaurus
CodeRaurus1 May 2023, 16:30
This is a great entry. Loving the intro and constant introduction of new rules and challenges. The music is very catchy.

Great work!
silkworm_sweatshop
silkworm_sweatshop1 May 2023, 16:34
Really great and polished puzzler! Rhino mechanics made sense and there was just enough content. If I had to say anything, returning to the overworld map between each level and breaking up the gameplay might be unnecessary. It's nice and impressive that it's there though, I'd just make the return to it optional. Nice!
LDJam user 364744
LDJam user 3647442 May 2023, 06:28
blew me away! what a wonderfully paced & creative puzzler with great art. congrats!
AndideBob
AndideBob2 May 2023, 06:36
Such a neat game! The way you introduce mechanics is brilliantly done! The cute graphics and nice audioscape turn this into a neat whole package! Very well done!
ZeAntwan
ZeAntwan2 May 2023, 10:46
That is a lot of content for a game jam! Really nice game with some fun sokoban mechanics. I really like how you slowly add ingredients to the mix, it definitely feels like a nice demo for a longer game. Nicely done!
miraculousMelon
miraculousMelon2 May 2023, 11:11
This is incredible! Extremely polished, great gameplay, with a perfect pacing in terms of difficulty and introducing new ideas. Really my only suggestions are a way to select levels without using a mouse (because the actual game is controlled entirely by keyboard) or alternatively just take me to the next level automatically. Also maybe only pick up one item when you want to place it on the track, rather than the whole stack and one returns to the bottom. Just a minor readability thing which was a little confusing for me. Otherwise an excellent game. 17 levels is very impressive!
LDJam user 73887
LDJam user 738872 May 2023, 12:13
Great game and super impressive for 48 hours, hats off! The graphics are superb and cute, the mechanics are self-explanatory. Well done!
ListlessOnion2 May 2023, 12:23
Amazing!
The amount of mechanics and the way they are introduced over time is simply top notch.
RIBOUT Horace
RIBOUT Horace2 May 2023, 12:47
Insanely good! Cute pixel art, a really cool introduction scene, visual good and the twist on the gameplay where you add element is really impactful! And is so polish too! Congrats !
Bauke Regnerus
Bauke Regnerus2 May 2023, 12:51
Love the color palette and the minimal pixel art. Puzzles are clever too, with a good learning curve. Would love to have more puzzles, but it's a compo game after all. Very polished!
osh.studio
osh.studio2 May 2023, 14:01
Such a clean game for a 48hr entry, player tutorial levels are super intuitive and easy to understand, loved the challenge of the learning curve, felt very polished. I could see this with 100 levels on the app store. Great entry!
mow2 May 2023, 14:23
It's sooooo cool !
Nice mechanic, super puzzles, so many levels. I'd love to have this on my phone, it could keep me busy during long trips :)
Well done
Andreadbx
Andreadbx2 May 2023, 15:06
This game is insane. As i said on stream, its really impressive the level of polish and engaging fun you got in 48h alone! Kudos!
pedrohpf2 May 2023, 15:23
Nice game, the puzzles are interesting, reminds me of those pokemon levels where you needed to go forwards in ice and reach certain destinations. Perfect for a delivery type game. Well done!
Ruud Cremers
Ruud Cremers2 May 2023, 15:36
Great effort! Good pacing, I wish there were more levels. But very impressive for 1 person in 48 hrs.
Meta-link
Meta-link2 May 2023, 15:40
Impressive entry. The game is fun, smart, beautiful, with a lot of contents and even screens for the story !
Good job !
zbugba2 May 2023, 16:00
Really lovely game, nice and gentle introduction to each puzzle mechanic. All served in a neat esthetics. If I had to pick anything to change it would be to jump to a next level immediately or at least make the "meta-map" navigable using keyboard so I don't have to use mouse at all which kind of gets me out of the flow.

Otherwise, well done!
ZenBreaker
ZenBreaker2 May 2023, 16:19
Love this, definitely one of the better games. After the first tutorial I was like, oh that's it? So much potential and then another island appeared with new mechanics. All in all a really wholesome game. Would love to see more levels.
Euler Moises
Euler Moises2 May 2023, 16:30
I liked very much! This could easily become a steam game. The idea is very good and original. You've fitted a well-known puzzle with a very interesting mechanic and story. Everything is very beautiful (very strong colors) and the sound is great! Congratulations on the job! :D
BadPiggy
BadPiggy2 May 2023, 18:09
Amazing presentation on this. Looks,sounds and also feels very very good. I do wish there was an undo button or atleast a command to undo placing an object. Also if I really had to nitpick, I'd say that the main music loop was a little too limited and got noticably annoying after a while. But honestly, this is a cool little puzzle game overall
DarchanKaen
DarchanKaen2 May 2023, 18:17
Awesome game!
Clever puzzle and nice artwork.
And yeah, i like rhinos. =)
LDJam user 43351
LDJam user 433512 May 2023, 18:25
Nice and clean puzzle game! You introduce each concept super well! I really enjoyed this, well done!
Jiri Hysek
Jiri Hysek2 May 2023, 19:54
Very nice puzzle game, I like the minimalistic art style and cute graphics! It wasn't very hard but it was fun! Audio fits pretty well, good job!
LDJam user 316658
LDJam user 3166582 May 2023, 22:58
love how each level introduces new concepts! go rhino delivery!!
Loveschach3 May 2023, 04:42
Game is awesome, extremely impressive for a compo! Love the SMB3 vibes from the world map.
protowlf
protowlf3 May 2023, 04:46
This is an absolutely killer compo entry, fantastic job! Graphics, audio, mood, feels like a totally complete game!

I love the old game Lego Alpha Team, and this game reminded me of that, but with the twist of getting to control the character. I don't know if that was on purpose, but this was a really nice innovation on that old game, which made me very happy :)

Also, wow, blown away by how many new mechanics were introduced!
Rincs
Rincs3 May 2023, 05:42
I love this game, very fun! Will keep an eye, if you decide to make more levels!!
Mololo
Mololo3 May 2023, 18:31
Wow such a great game, I love it. Its one of the best games I have played so far. The art is amazing and I love how you introduced all the mechanics. Great job.
Rawb3 May 2023, 21:36
Awesome game. So many well thought out levels and a really clever progression in the mechanics. Super impressive to do all this in 48 hours
Cinterre
Cinterre4 May 2023, 01:05
The amount of polish on this is crazy for 48 hours. This is better than a lot of flash games. Beyond impressed.
jitspoe
jitspoe4 May 2023, 01:05
Really polished entry, especially for compo! I kept thinking it was done, and new mechanics showed up! Really good tutorializing. Pretty simple puzzles, but could be a good start to a larger game if you continued it.
BodhiAgora4 May 2023, 01:15
Really awesome level design. Felt intuitive as you progressed without being super punishing. Great balance of challenge and fun.
Bokonon
Bokonon4 May 2023, 01:16
Great game. Great art, lots of polish and and I loved the subtle ramp up of new mechanics. I feel like the game really shines in levels 16/17 where everything comes together. I'd love you to keep iterating on these puzzles and explore the whole puzzle space because this was a joy to play!
Roolow
Roolow4 May 2023, 01:29
Excellent game! I've played puzzles similar to this that I liked, but you had some twists I never would've though of! These kinds of games are my favorite, but I'd be giving you all fives even if it wasn't because you can't deny how solid it is!
matthewrf
matthewrf4 May 2023, 02:41
Fantastic! I was mostly impressed by how many levels you managed to include in such a short timeframe. There were adequate tutorial levels to teach mechanics very well, plus a healthy amount of "actual" levels that got pretty tricky. I love how cohesive and complete this one feels.

The only nitpick I'd have would be the lack of an undo button, but that's hardly a complaint when the game is this polished for only 48 hours of work. Well done.
DaivyIsHere
DaivyIsHere4 May 2023, 08:41
Really impressive compo entry. It would be amazing if there's more difficult puzzles. Right now it's too easy imo. Great job!
OldDog
OldDog4 May 2023, 13:46
all five stars !!!,,I like this game so much, this is my top 5 game in this game jam,game art great,game logic great,
special water stop function and distane can destrop stuff functtion are very great design,I spent a lot time on this one ,and quite enjoly ,,nice job!
feyd-rautha4 May 2023, 17:13
So good, so many little details that make it great! Best game I've played so far!
Raoph
Raoph4 May 2023, 23:19
Awesome game ! I usually don't really like puzzle games in jams, but this one was really well done !
SMdG
SMdG5 May 2023, 14:38
Really polished game. Liked the game feel of it. Would have loved it more if the difficulty progressed a little more each level. But nevertheless still had fun playing it.
Matt Green
Matt Green5 May 2023, 20:18
Easily one of the best games I've played this LD. The graphics were tight, the gameplay was clear, the levels were well designed. And I got just as much game as I wanted (some people make like 100 levels and I get bored, ya know).

Not much to suggest. I really liked it!
jclardy5 May 2023, 20:47
Wow, 5 stars all around. Presentation was great, story was great, music was fitting, art style was very nice, level design was great. Could be an awesome mobile game with some more mechanics and a lot more levels thrown in.
firellon
firellon5 May 2023, 22:28
Very elegant puzzle!
pndaa
pndaa6 May 2023, 05:42
Wonderfull game, everything is good. You made some well designed puzzles. Thanks seb !
StrangerYann
StrangerYann6 May 2023, 12:00
very cool gamer! --- I managed to reach the end as well --- deffo there's the building blocks for another 50 levels in there :-P --- I managed to reach ther end though so that's satisfing --- everything's well thought-out --- there's a level that glitched on me --> ni problem --> just press R! --- the crafacter's cool, the fact there's both displacement and elements placement is fresh --- yeah it's one of your famous puzzle games as always ;-) --- well done :grinning: :sparkles:
seshoumara6 May 2023, 21:23
The number of puzzles and mechanic variety is great given the jam's time restraint. I solved all. Audio is great too. In 2-3 puzzles towards the end it was hard to judge if character will fall off the map or not, but otherwise this is a cool game!
LDJam user 3526527 May 2023, 01:19
Very fun, the pacing and introduction of new mechanics was done well, and the difficulty curb felt just right.
Conduit
Conduit7 May 2023, 02:33
Absolutely amazing combo with loads of character and thoughtful game design! Would love to see something come of this! Outstanding job!
Roroto Sic
Roroto Sic7 May 2023, 14:02
Great puzzle game, i love the art and mood of it ! Interesting game idea ! Great level design (More would be even better haha) !
PoshDan
PoshDan7 May 2023, 21:07
I played this on stream. I could tell there was a lot of experience behind the design and the various aspects of this game. The progression of mechanics were ramped up at a very nice pace, the aesthetics were clean and effective, it all flowed really well. I would love to see this turn into a full game one day!
Francis8 May 2023, 03:12
This is crazy! You have a complete, polished game with really fun mechanics... and in just 48 hours?! Incredible!
I like how each 'world' introduces a new puzzle element. The puzzle design was well done to ease the players in the mechanics, and present a few interesting choices. It wasn't too hard, but it also took a bit of thinking :)
niz8 May 2023, 03:21
I was floored when I saw this one being played!

Absolutely amazing in every sense. Graphics are beautiful, there's some details in the animation, music is good, effects really pair what's seen on screen. There is even a short intro that's well done.

The progression of difficulty/mechanics was pretty well done. If I had to nit pick something it would be that there was no puzzle that was super challenging and that the restart transition could be shorter. But that's about it.

Impressive to create such an entry in 48h.
Kerdelos
Kerdelos10 May 2023, 21:24
One of the most impressive entry so far !
Liked everything about it !
If I had to nitpick a little bit, I'd say that it would have been nice to play entirely with the keyboard (using the mouse for the UI can get tedious) (or at least for the menus) and that having an option to chain movement or to cut animation would have been nice (I played the game twice so the animations were a bit long the second time when I already knew the solution). But really that's nitpicking, great job !
CataclysmicKnight
CataclysmicKnight12 May 2023, 23:39
Wow, this was an epic entry, especially for a compo entry! I totally expected the game to end after the first set of levels and was all set to say how easy it was, and then... there was so much more! And there were a lot of cool additions throughout that led to lots of cool thinking/planning/feeling super smart 🧠

Well done!
Master Age16 May 2023, 11:36
Love this game, good twist on the infinite move puzzle games with place-able blocks. Good music, graphics and controls. Then I realised this was a compo entry... OMG!
LDJam user 127637
LDJam user 127637author16 May 2023, 23:45
Thank you everyone for your comments and feedbacks! It is so much appreciated! :pray:
zundou
zundou17 May 2023, 12:07
I thought it was a careful design that allowed me to get used to the rules gradually as they were added. Despite the simple rules, the additional rules that take advantage of them were brilliant! The sound and graphics were good, but in particular, I thought the interactive music that indicates the start of movement was wonderful :)
crneumre19 May 2023, 12:47
Wow this is a really polished game! I liked the art, the mechanics and the atmosphere, everything just fits in this game, solid design.
Well done on this entry, super impressive for a compo!

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