Boo! Bark!

great game! it is so polished!!!

Lovely graphics!!! like the sound effect!! real nice implementation of the Theme!!!
Good Job

Amazingly cute and well polished! Very fun and impressive for a compo!

This game is fun! Really cute game with a very interesting mechanic. It works well on so many levels: it's a way to attack, but at the same time it can be used to drag the human away from danger. Enemies are nicely made, I especially like the spiral movements of cats. Graphics are clean and those mouth made SFX are amazing.

If I had to nitpick, maybe the take on the theme is a bit light. I mean the limited space is more a gimmick here that doesn't have too much to do with the main mechanic.

Amazing game, congrats on your first Compo!

A very very good creation, not easy to take one hand but it's so cute and the sound effects and sound are perfect to go with it

This is a very fun and humorous game, I enjoy, well done!

Very cool little game!! The mechanic is really interesting, though I personally think it might work better with mouse controls instead of keyboard? The different types of enemies feel pretty simple but do make the game challenging. Visuals are really cute, and mouth-made sound effects are obviously hilarious and really well made too! Well done!!

When I attacked for the first time my dog barked on the couch next to me. Adorable/spooky graphics and love the mechanics. My first jam I made a similar game called "Super Corgie Drifter". I'm excited to take a look at your code and compare it to mine. Great submission!

The graphics really fit to the 'small cute game' vibe and the game delivered that as well in gameplay! (it was still challenging though :D )

Such a cute concept ! Good boy / 20

It's an interesting take on the theme as it's not what comes to my mind when thinking about limited space. I liked that cozy vibe and even the ghosts were cute. The first bark sound made me jump from my chair because it's obviously made by voice and I found that hilarious. I managed to reach wave 9 but those damn wizards got me. The game is difficult but not too quickly, letting you time to train before throwing everything at you.

Great job!

Bark bark! (Nice game!)

Bark woof, woof. (Played it 3 times, got to wave 8)

Wooof woof! (Fresh idea and a super-polished experience, nice job!)

Awoooo (Awoooo)

Hilarious sound effects and super cute.

Very cool! I played 4 or 5 rounds and made it to wave 5. I would love an option to turn off screen shake. That would let me play a couple more rounds without getting dizzy. Great sound effects, and I like the cozy spooky vibe. Maybe barking should not push the ghost towards the human. I ended up just swinging around like a maniac, that felt like the meta here 😄

Lol I love the cat ghost sound effect. Awesome job!

this is so cute! even the ghosts - i don't want to bark them away because they're so adorable. the controls are really fun with you rubber banding your dog at the ghosts.

Amazing! jeez that is a speedy doggy

so cute and fun!!! great sense of physics + loved this take on the theme :) i also really liked the title haha

the sound effects are amazing :D it's a really cute and fun game

I love the elastic gameplay :D
Really fun and the graphics are really good quality

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Simple but awesome. I love how everything is cute, also and the gameplay work great.
Good job!

Simple, efficient, works great. The art is lovely and the use of the theme (the leash) is neat.

I feel silly, this is one of the first games I rated, but forgot to comment on it! This is an excellent compo game and one of my favorites this round.

Had a lot of fun, the Voice SFX really add a lot of humour to the game, a really pleasant experience !

I was a really fun game. I love the polish you did !

Super cute game! Really loved the artsyle and the music fit very well together. The gameplay was also super unique and original! Very additive and fun to play! Amazing job! :)

very cute game! Fun and great art and sound!

Adorable and I love the dog sounds 😆 well done

Bark ! woooooooo ! AH ! wooooo
(this was my constructive feedback )
Very fun and cute, loved it

I really love the kitty ghosts!

WOOF

Interesting game. I like the art and sounds
Great submission

Really good ! Great job.

Saw it on a stream, finnaly got to play it

Loved it so much!

Controls are simple, the dash mechanic have a very good implecation of "gettin my human from a danger" to "dash into a danger to save my human". Art are simplistic and cute, overall a very plesant experience. Got to 8th level :D

Really nice game love the "wouf" sound effect 😆
Feel very polished ! Maybe the leashed could be activate the dash at a shorter distance but overall GG 😄

A solid 5 for the realism of walking the dog :). Also the game lore deserves a comic book series

Great art and fun take on the theme - well done!

WOUF. Amazing game, very polished. Nice interpretation of the theme with the leash system and smooth controls even with the keyboard. Impressive work for a 48h solo entry.

This game was amazing, had so much fun scaring off ghosts and dragging my owner around! Love the graphics too very cute

Great little game. Very cute (especially sounds!). Gameplay is fun, I like the tension between where you want to shoot vs how you have to pull your guy to the other side first, makes for quite interesting gameplay. It needs a score at the end, points for combos etc? For some added replay value :)

That dog sure looks angry...

I love how cute this game is! The gameplay is unique and interesting as heck. The only negative for me is that it's a little bit difficult.

Fun gameplay! I wish the basic bark was a bit better, seemed like it wasn't super useful and using the leash was much better. I really enjoyed this one for the cute visuals and snappy gameplay:)

Very cute little game. I made it to wave 9. The cat ghosts are too overpowered late game. But overall, loved the action and the art style. Awesome!

Very cool idea, I did find the controls pretty difficult though. losing tension on the leash when the dog got to the fence was frustrating. There was also almost no reason to use the regular bark, it didn't push them back enough to give you time to get away from the walls and then get tension on the leash

So cute! Pretty graphics all worked really well together. Plus this is a compo entry! Impressive.

Reminds me of a Google Doodle game in the best possible way! Had a lot of fun with this one, especially love the sound effects (using your own voice adds a lot of charm lmao)

It's a nice game for sure. Love the art style and the humor. There is a minor flaw: It's very unforgiving. I think a reason is, that barking is very weak and there is no synergy with the main attack. If you get cornered, you're toast. Also the screen-shake is a bit too harsch for my taste. But I still enjoyed my time and made it to level 9. Good job for a compo entry.

Really nice! I think the lack of lineart works great. I also appreciate that you can use the starting screen to practice your moves beforehand and are shown the basic tutorial each time (since I needed a while to understand how to use the leash). I understand there's little time for this in the compo, but I think one thing that would add to the fun could be to give the background some personality as well (decorating the fence/changing the color of the grass to something more fun etc.)

Cute and fun

Really love the leach mechanic! Also awesome graphics and sound design! Ghost cats are stellar! Meeeeeewhewhew

I had so much FUN!!!! Thank you!

I love the visuals of this game and the original idea of the gameplay. The connection to the theme, is quite small, but that doesn't matter that much. Love the polished look of the game and simple controls. The levels from 6 and on start to get really challenging quickly!

Good job!

What a clever mechanic! I love when games combine mechanics in super clever ways and how you dodge and attack with the same movement system is a perfect example. Plus its super satisfying to slingshot! I also love how the "health" is just your owners fear level. Really great submission 😄

@dhavavamba @catasha27 @dodidouda @stmate03 @bumble @vhalenn @npckc @lucaszoom @mrsamafu @rezistor @taldius @genroa @azokal @ladyleafy @steve7411 @haydads @fivecyclops @boyar @mickey-sanchez @shmi @amberfall92 @sun0837 @2thegamechanger @kate-arty @pen-island-games Thanks, it means a lot 💖 It's my first compo, so I was a bit wary comparing this game to the ones I made in jams before. I'm really glad you liked it!

@yorsh @notinatal Thanks a lot! When designing, I made the leash as the "limited space", not the arena, but I get it that it might not be intuitive!

@tasakasama @owlycode @nicholaspfo @doinksoft @neon-kuroasa @phillip-scott @crow-seeds Thanks! It was my first time doing audio for a game, I'm glad I decided to record my voice!

@trasevol-dog Thank you! A friend of mine also told me that mouse controls might make the game better, and I felt a bit stupid cause I did not even think about it. I might try it for a mobile version in the future!

@alec Haha I love that. I played Super Corgy Drifter, I loved it! It feels so hectic 🐕

@nozomu57 @camilleb WAF 🗣️

@kanagg Thanks! I agree, the screen shake is not well balanced, and I often forget to put options to disable it. Thanks for the feedback!

@cheesepencil Thanks a lot and thanks for taking the time to come back and leave a comment 💕

@jesse-j-jones Thanks a lot and thanks for playing it on stream!

@rincs This drawing is so precious 💌 Thanks again for playing it on stream! (also omg your game is so good)

@mealky Merci beaucoup ! Yes je suis d'accord, j'ai réduit après les playtests mais c'est encore un peu long et on peut facilement se prendre les murs. Ce sera peut être corrigé dans une version post jam !

@portalis Thanks for confirming, I was not sure since I don't have a dog 🤔

@shidygames Merci beaucoup ! Content que mes super SFX faits à la voix t'aient plu 🗣️

@kasmilus Thanks for the feedback! I agree, I could have done a better job for the ending / scoring. I might add this in a post jam version!

@kairuma Thanks! I agree, I tried to tune down the difficulty a bit before the end but I'll have to remember that it always feel way easier than it really is when you try your own game!

@nick-baggett @zubspace Thanks for the feedback! I totally get what you mean, I even hesitated to just remove the spacebar bark since I had troubles balancing it. Maybe I'll do better in a post jam version!

@bauke-regnerus Thanks! There are 10 waves in the game and the last ones are stupidly difficult, so getting to wave 9 is impressive!

@braeden Thanks for the feedback! I totally agree, I made some adjustments during the jam following playtests but the game is still frustrating on the aspects you mention. I might try to do better on a post jam version!

@konfekt Thanks a lot for the feedback! I agree and will keep it in mind for future games ✨

@doot Oh wait that makes way more sense, how can I be this dumb?!

What a wonderful entry this was. The concept is similar to my own game but still a completely different experience. I love the concept of the elastic leash for the attack. The art and music were both fantastic. The wave mechanic is something I wanted to add but ran out of time for, and it really helped to introduce the different enemy types in a way that was not overwhelming. Great job.

Purée ! Magnifique petit jeu, bien joué à toi !!
Les graphismes sont top, le gameplay aussi !
Encore Bravo :)

Your game nails it in a few key areas. The dog theme is delightful, the graphics are clear and visually appealing, the humor with funny ghosts adds to the fun. However, it could use some improvement in terms of clarity regarding gameplay instructions. I didnt get it - how you can attack(

Haha really cool game, design & SFX. I think I found a way to resist more easily by spamming left/right and getting pretty invincible 🤣 Nice entry!