Magical Veggies

by zanagi

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.98

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.94

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.49

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.03

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.80

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.52

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.80

You are an apprentice witch. Today your task is to harvest mana by throwing magical veggies into a specialized cauldron.

Sounds easy, no?

When same vegetables collide they combine into a larger vegetable! Just... remember that the amount of space in the cauldron is limited. If you're not careful where you throw them the veggies will overflow from the cauldron in no time!

The game has 2 modes:
- Challenge Mode: Levels are cleared once you reach a specified score/veggie threshold (can be seen on the side). Intended as a tutorial that introduces different mechanics and level layouts one-by-one.
- Endless Mode: Keep playing until the veggies overflow! All mechanics and layouts unlocked from the start. Go for the highest score possible! :rocket:

Programming, Art & Design by zanagi

Created in 72 hours for Ludum Dare 54 (Theme: Limited Space)

Music by el-corleo @ opengameart.org (Town Music)

(This game was heavily inspired by the Watermelon Game (スイカゲーム) that recently went viral in Japan. For this Jam, I tried adding some original gimmicks, such as new levels and "Spells" for interacting with the veggies.)

Tags: #cozy, #cute, #relaxing, #singleplayer, #sprites

Genres: puzzle

Tools: Unity

Comments36

Robert Li2 Oct 2023, 06:02

Addicting game!! It reminds me of 2048! where all the bigger vegies roll to either sides of the cauldron (the bigger numbers in 2048 would usually end up on the sides). The mechanics is simple yet addicting! Good Job!

Taeghen2 Oct 2023, 17:39

Really like it, it's hard to move the vegies in the corner, maybe the cauldron shape can be improve. But overall it's a good idea and a good gane

Juliana Hansen2 Oct 2023, 19:44

Very enjoyable and addictive game!

Casey B2 Oct 2023, 20:56

That was a very fun game! Good execution all around!

notdepressedeveloper2 Oct 2023, 21:16

I played until the end and it's a very captivating game. Sounds are also impressive. Congrats

RobbzenOne2 Oct 2023, 21:17

Was a lot of fun. Unfortunately, I narrowly didn't manage to beat the last level :D

MajoMirez2 Oct 2023, 23:04

A 2048 game but with physics, a very cool idea! Also, the art is cute

sabasa2 Oct 2023, 23:59

Very fun game and very cute. I love the story and characters that give purpose to the gameplay. Great job

Magalix3 Oct 2023, 15:24

cute and fun, good execution. I like the overall design !

Don Fouts3 Oct 2023, 16:17

Cool skin of the Watermelon Game. This fits with the theme well. Overall nice work.

Noah Whittington3 Oct 2023, 16:24

well balanced fun game, enjoyed a lot!

sebi3 Oct 2023, 17:34

really cool gameplay, a little annoying bounciness makes it not get boring and snappy interaction is great

treenut3 Oct 2023, 17:34

The artwork is really cute and makes it more fun.

hacknick3 Oct 2023, 17:35

Cute art!

LDJam user 03 Oct 2023, 17:37

Art looks great!

Vanessa Scharff3 Oct 2023, 17:51

Really enjoied this game!

VerttiXPertti3 Oct 2023, 18:00

So addictive! I spent way too long trying to get the cabbage

owca3 Oct 2023, 20:12

Really fun game and very addicting. I couldn't stop playing :) Nice graphics and audio.

Igor Fam3 Oct 2023, 21:16

Really nice and appealing game! Couldn't stop playing until I completed challenge mode

hinesite4 Oct 2023, 13:04

Nice! That was fun, and a great take on the theme. I got 432 on easy with the small cauldron. It was a bit frustrating seeing two veggies 1 pixel from each other.

PowerOfSin4 Oct 2023, 13:22

Very fun and hard to put down :D

Didn't hear of the mellon game but I can now see the influence. I like the witchy take on it. Couldn't reach the pumpkin yet, but I should probably move on to some other games for now.

The merging sound gets a bit too loud when a lot of merges happen at once. Plays all nice and well otherwise.

cheesepencil4 Oct 2023, 19:29

Gosh the little veggie's faces are definitely my favorite part!!

crylica5 Oct 2023, 05:51

Fun game but I feel like the gameplay isn't strong enough - most levels I can get through by just spamming fruits. I like that the veggies grow into different fruits, but its hard to remember which one comes next. Maybe a colour gradient/rainbow could help, like the smallest one is red and it goes all along the colour wheel (orange, yellow, green, etc all the way to purple)? Good job though, it's a really fun game.

p_zzz5 Oct 2023, 18:43

I really enjoy playing it. Cute veggies!

Rinta5 Oct 2023, 18:52

I respect you for mentioning that it's based on an existing game. Still well done for implementing it from scratch.
I have to admit, I did not need any of the spells to complete - I think it would work better if levels were significantly harder so that you actually need to use them, but you get more spells to use (2 pops per level won't make a difference, at this point it's just a flavour).

Ladylpcr6 Oct 2023, 05:15

Cute and addicting !

someoneman6 Oct 2023, 13:25

I'm literally addicted to this game. Whenever I think of doing anything, I feel this game pulling me towards it, tempting me to play it instead of doing anything else. This game is so fun it's ruining my life. 5/5.

NekuSoul6 Oct 2023, 18:13

Surprising amount of content and detail for a jam entry. Well done.

kanity6 Oct 2023, 23:36

Gosh, these veggies are too cute! >v

mahalis8 Oct 2023, 17:00

Wow, I meant to get a bunch of games rated this morning and instead all I’ve done is play this. It’s so compelling! The mechanics work great and the faces are absolutely adorable. Terrific work.

Andikki9 Oct 2023, 15:27

Finished the game, it was very nice. Impressive that you made such a wholesome game alone in such a limited time. You even have story and characters, which are not strictly necessary, but add a cute touch. Great job!

Notinatal9 Oct 2023, 17:39

The game is very polished and I really like this concept, where you innovated the 2048 a bit there. It definitely fits the theme very well and I enjoyed playing all the levels on my stream so much.

P.S.: There is a small bug where when you collide with two same-type veggies at once, it upgrades by two. But it doesn't happen a lot.

RenD9 Oct 2023, 19:26

Cool take on the Tetris formula. I like how the physics will help trigger some crazy chain reactions, it was fun to see it happening! Nice job!

LDJam user 013 Oct 2023, 07:03

Easy to understand! I am amazed at how polished the game is. So many features.

Natano14 Oct 2023, 00:25

Okay, I spent a long time on this lol. When they showed this theme I was sure that many tetris-style games would emerge, but this game, it takes the whole tetris idea and rebuilds it in a unique way, I loved it. And it's very addictive hahe. I really liked the art, the music and the variety that the game presents, congratulations.