Ship of Theseus

by teafish
co-authored: @ar0n1ck, @bot-hopps, @vvdesu
Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.34
Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.27
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.14
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.35
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.50
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.76
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.11
Ship of Theseus is a drifting game. Collecting drifting planks will give you enough space to build your boat.

By hammering on the boat's left or right side, you can control its direction. If you don't eat carrots, you'll go hungry. Avoid the obstacles and enemies that you come across (you can also try hammering them).

Turret: Attacks enemies and obstacles ahead.

Carrot Machine: Periodically grows a carrot; Remember to hammer and harvest!

Marine Power: Enhances the ship's agility.

Credit: music from dova-s [What_do_you_play]

Comments24

CrispyPear
CrispyPear2 Oct 2023, 21:54
Could you upload the game as a zip file? Many won't bother to install a 7z unzipper when games are this plentiful (me included) but i'd love to try the game
bot hopps2 Oct 2023, 22:01
for zip version, please visit the itch link!
LDJam user 3723502 Oct 2023, 22:06
Art style is great, love the Ship of Theseus theme!
Sean Wang2 Oct 2023, 22:21
I really like this game, cute style, clunky in a good way, fun atmosphere!
Xeniarta
Xeniarta2 Oct 2023, 22:32
I guess it's the problem on my side - it requiers from me Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime, and DirectX Runtime, but I have them. Sadly I can't play and rate, but visuals and gameplay on gifs promises to be interesting)
Ray-Flower2 Oct 2023, 22:36
Pretty fun and quite hard! I wish I could have hammered forward to move faster. Great game
Teist2 Oct 2023, 22:51
Loving it! Couldn't pass the 2nd shop but that's a skill issue
ar0n1ck3 Oct 2023, 04:23
Hi! UE requires certain runtime libraries to run. We've included the library installer in our itch.io link (UE4PrereqSetup_x64.exe). Give it a try and hopefully that resolves the issue!
bot hopps3 Oct 2023, 04:40
UE prerequisit installer has been included in the zip
vvdesu3 Oct 2023, 06:33
Ends Here, haha
digital bacon
digital bacon3 Oct 2023, 10:38
Very polished game. Cute graphics, catchy music and solid gameplay. Excellent work!
Abdul Zakkar
Abdul Zakkar3 Oct 2023, 18:01
This is so cool and smart and polished! Makes me wonder how many unique levels you could make, I can imagine this being much more elaborate! Would be really cool to see if you make it into a full game.
Zeit
Zeit3 Oct 2023, 18:06
Crazy artwork man! Pretty fun, I love it!
srn cq3 Oct 2023, 18:55
This was extremely fun. The art-style is very charming, and the bopping your ship around with the hammer mechanic was clever. The question of how the player wants to grow the ship adds an interesting layer of strategy. It could do with movement instructions, though. It took me a few tries to figure out you had to use WASD to move around on the ship (I'd tried arrow keys and then spent a couple times trying to figure out if there was a different button to hit the left side).
Owly3 Oct 2023, 19:31
This turned out to be a real game! It was very interesting to me. I probably did 5 stations. There was a sense of challenge in the game. It wasn't easy, but it wasn't impossible either. I liked the graphics, the music and the fun. I love it!
Rhoka
Rhoka4 Oct 2023, 04:57
Really fun and really addicting! Wanted to get to the end, but after many tries got to about 650 and called it. Loved the gameplay of trying to attach pieces in the right way to give yourself enough space but also keep it maneuverable. I found the controls a bit irritating though. The hammering to go left and right felt a bit inconsistent to get to work and sometimes just wouldn't work at all when I tried to side sweep into a piece to attach to the side of my ship. The animations on the character are cute but I think the bouncyness animation and the slowness of the walk speed led to it feeling like I was trying to walk through mud to get anywhere on the ship and led to a lot a quick succession mistakes when more octopus things started hopping on. Hit box on the shop also felt a bit wide and I lost a whole side of my ship along with a couple turrets when I wasn't colliding with anything visually. But a bit more polish on things like that and I would absolutely love to keep playing this if there was more to it! Really great job. Art looks FANTASTIC as well.
XueFeng4 Oct 2023, 10:03
I absolutely adore this independent game with its cute artwork! As a passionate enthusiast of construction games, I must say this game has captured my heart. The attention to detail in designing and building various structures is truly remarkable. The gameplay mechanics are intuitive, allowing for a seamless and immersive experience. The developers have clearly poured their heart and soul into crafting this gem, resulting in a game that is not only visually charming but also incredibly addictive. I find myself constantly engrossed, lost in the joy of constructing my own virtual world. This game is an absolute delight and a must-play for any fellow construction game aficionado!
kazuyuki4 Oct 2023, 10:42
cool art,also programmer
JormaRysky
JormaRysky5 Oct 2023, 15:49
Good idea, good execution with only little bit of jank in it. It is very polished package, even quit button is tied to it's theme of sailing.

I think raft controls could be improved a little. Maybe add dead zone in center or something, I sometimes hammered wrong way when I was not close enough to edge.

All in all, one of the better games of jam
mofox11 Oct 2023, 02:23
非常喜欢这个游戏!
fabula_rasa11 Oct 2023, 19:19
Super cute! I just wanna hug that bunny!
The game is simple and very fun. The setting is amazing and interesting, and the core mechanics work well. The game incentivizes you to try and try and try again, as you want to build a bigger, better raft and east all the carrots.

The whole experience feels well-polished and crafted. Great work!
DSK
DSK12 Oct 2023, 04:04
Amazing!!!The game excels in all aspects,and the gameplay experience is also impress me a lot:)

从B站视频发现的,特来捧场hhhhh,太强了!!!

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