Bottle Royale

by nales

Bottle Royale

In this game, you are an insect stuck in a bottle with other insects. Everyone can dash to the bottle and making it crush other insects.

Controls

* Arrow keys to move.
* `X` to dash. The more you charge your dash before releasing it, the further you go.

About the development

I used PixiJS.

This is my first time doing the Ludum Dare. This is also the first time I publish a game. (And this was also my first time using PixiJS. Not the best idea to discover a library while doing a competition.)

I really enjoy making this small game and I think I will continue to work on it to make a real video game. In the meanwhile, I will be already happy if you have fun with this version for at least 10 seconds!

Tools: PixiJS

Comments15

LDJam user 3724252 Oct 2023, 01:05

That's a neat concept. I had a minute or two where I didn't fully grasp the gameplay. I think I was tapping X instead of holding it. After that, I made it a while into the game. I think one thing that might improve the gameplay is if there was some way of knowing that one of the NPC bugs was about to charge. I tended to find myself pre-emptively charging to squash other bugs before they could charge, I think if there was some telegraphing of other bugs' moves it would add another option of avoiding the jar after the charge.

Nalesauthor2 Oct 2023, 14:01

@rcxa, thank you for playing my game and your feedback! I wanted to implement a UI and audio clues to know the charge of the dash but I did not manage to implement that on time. For the other bugs charging, same thing: I would like to have an animation when they are about to dash and a visual clue to where they will dash.

And yeah, the game is still full of bugs (no puns intended).

LDJam user 2345672 Oct 2023, 19:43

Very interesting concept. Very quick to learn but difficult to master. Congratulations on your first LudumDare :thumbsup:

TheFoppian2 Oct 2023, 20:20

Nice concept, not something that I would have thought of. I think there's an issue with the hitboxes, or else I was just not understanding something. A bit of text on the home screen to say how to start the game would have been nice, though I did end up figuring it out. Nice job on your first Ludum Dare!

CrispyPear2 Oct 2023, 21:24

Nicely done! Liked the spritework, and the concept was great! Would advise allowing WASD on browser games aswell, as arrowkeys made my browser scroll up and down. Hope you enjoyed ludum dare! For now that you've started, you can never leave!!! Muhahahahaha!

croze3 Oct 2023, 03:13

Funny and unique little game! Definitely did not have enough space, kept killin myself lol

Devon Chan3 Oct 2023, 03:27

Fun concept!! Had fun playing it!!

BigAl3 Oct 2023, 03:35

Fun concept for sure, congrats on your first LD. Some audio would go a long way for game feel imo

0xrainbow3 Oct 2023, 04:09

Very interesting game! those bugs are speedy.
I managed to survive the longest by just charging up to the wall and afk, other bugs couldnt really get to me :)

AncientEntity3 Oct 2023, 05:27

Neat concept but couldn't get passed the first like 2-3 moves too hard :( But still really fun. Keep up the good work! Congratulations!

Worido3 Oct 2023, 08:19

Interesting Concept and pretty fun. Could definitely use some indicators for when other bugs are about to charge, but not having Time for stuff like that is in the Nature of a Game Jam after all. Congrats on your first LudumDare Entry.

NIrlandec4 Oct 2023, 15:03

As everyone I love the concept , I think you could work more around it. You clearly having bright ideas , just need more epx. to make them perfect

Berk Utku Karadeniz4 Oct 2023, 16:12

wow ok this is fun but hard to play...

Toasteto4 Oct 2023, 17:07

Such a simple and fun game! Great Job!

tomrijnbeek4 Oct 2023, 17:50

That game has a learning curve, wow! Still, love the concept. Simple yet elegant, perfectly fitting within the theme.