Ludum Dare #53compo

Alien Elevator

by nhcarter123

Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.08

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.96

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.06

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.17

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.08

Audio★★★★★★★★★★4.04

Humor★★★★★★★★★★4.07

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.88

Elevate your free-time, without alienating fun

There is a web build if you would like one: https://itch.io/embed-upload/7836301?color=333333

Controls:

* W/UP - move up
* S/DOWN - move down
* A/LEFT - hold to open left door
* D/RIGHT - hold to open right door
#### ESC - open pause menu - arrow keys to go through alien behaviors again!

Gameplay

Send aliens to their correct floors, and try to keep them happy along the way.
* Aliens generally like falling.
* Drop them off in the playground to give them some happiness over time
* All aliens have important places to be so don't let them wait around too long!

Real gamers play on the skyscraper map but I understand if you're not up for the challenge.

Remember: Blormas hate Glorbles.

Tags: #singleplayer

Genres: action

Comments22

ludev1 May 2023, 03:27

Hahaha that was great! Love the idea, sound effects, music, it was all great! I wasn't totally sure what all the aliens' preferences were because the initial guide goes away quickly, or maybe I pressed to skip it accidentally. The aliens each having different preferences was a really neat idea and it seemed like there was a lot of variation there! Nice!

Bad_B4DGuy1 May 2023, 03:54

Nice game!It's a great experience to get busy moving elevator to deliver funny aliens.But the like and dislike of all aliens should be put somewhere while in game, to keep player guided.And the aliens which are offscreen often make the game hard and full of uncertainty.

Boboch D Brew2 May 2023, 04:26

Super cool ! Veryyy smooth and fun, I like the mini metro vibe for their intended destination, i'm playing with an azerty keyboard so bit harder but was a super cool experience, also sometimes it's hard to decide where to land, the graphics are amazing too !

cheesepencil2 May 2023, 04:44

Please upload a web build!

StormSword2 May 2023, 14:44

Took me a while to figure it out but it's really cool

Kirbloid3 May 2023, 02:23

Great job with combining the theme, art, sounds, and tying them all together with some fun gameplay! The additional rules added to the stress in a good way without being overwhelming. The controls were very smooth while playing and the theme jumped out with the gameplay.

Untitled Studios3 May 2023, 02:29

Actually really really fun! Figuring out the relationships between the aliens and their individual preferences felt kind of arbitrary and arcane at first, but quickly it became very fun to remember and understand. Moving the elevator was smooth and opening doors felt mostly responsive and satisfying (sometimes, though, it seemed unintuitive when an alien would come in vs leave, especially on the playground floor.)

My final score!

milano233 May 2023, 03:40

Nice game. I had to fail a few times to get it but it was more fun when i understood where each group needed to go. The sound and visual were well done. The controls were easy to use and they worked, LOL. Overall i enjoyed the game. Thanks.

LDJam user 3426403 May 2023, 04:36

Fun & unique little puzzler - I didn't quite figure out the use case for that top floor but I had fun nonetheless, great job!

Langotriel3 May 2023, 05:06

I think I did pretty well! Lots of happy aliens!

This could almost be a subplot of a rick and morty episode :P An elevator constantly going up and down to make aliens happy!

I liked it! Also sweet to see Love2D being used :D

MaxiGianetti3 May 2023, 05:07

took me some time to figure it out but when i did i really enjoyed it, really fun!

AsmadiGames3 May 2023, 05:14

Hehee, that's fun stuff. The little sound effects are great, and it's a satisfying little puzzle remembering who can get along and such. Good work! The sprites are cute too.

Rincs3 May 2023, 05:55

Remember everyone: Blormas hate Glorbles.
xD somehow I kept forgetting.

alisher_fazilov3 May 2023, 06:37

Great game in such a short time

BodhiAgora4 May 2023, 00:49

Great take on the theme, love the dynamics between the aliens. Those gorbles tho. you gotta keep an eye on em.

Blo4 May 2023, 01:30

Its really fun!! i like the sounds effects a lot when they all garble haha

DaivyIsHere4 May 2023, 09:17

Blormas, hate, glorbles

Smeezers, love, falling

Oggles, hate, me

cobrajs5 May 2023, 10:56

Really cool idea! Very satisfying to have a bunch of the smeezers on the elevator and then drop really fast haha. Sound effects and music were good as well, and the graphics mostly work (I really like how the aliens look, but the use of texture for the rooms doesn't work as well with the clean lines and textures of the aliens). Overall great job!

nhcarter123author5 May 2023, 21:02

@cobrajs very fair feedback on the textured hallways. One of those things where looking back on the end result I wish I could change it haha. But definitely an art lesson I can take with me into future jams.

Wendel Scardua6 May 2023, 15:09

I liked how chaotic it becomes when suddenly there are too many aliens. Can't think of anything to criticize here - if I were to say I miss something, the only thing that comes to mind is a tracking of high scores.

Conduit7 May 2023, 22:06

Really cool concept! Loved the graphics and gameplay mechanics. It really felt like a cool spin on SimTower! Great compo!

nhcarter123author8 May 2023, 14:37

Sorry folks, the developer still knows best.