Toys wars

co-authored: @ieida, @mraueley
Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.98
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.96
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.32
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.61
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.61
Audio★★★★★★★★★★1.90
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.02
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.86

Features

🧸 Command toy soldiers and mythical toy dragons in this turn-based tactics game, created for Ludum Dare 54 Jam.

🔥 Battle for survival in a continuously shrinking world.

🪙 Gather plastic, devise strategies, and lead your miniature army to victory!

🌍 Epic battles on dynamic landscapes with friends in local multiplayer await.

Before you play

- Avoid the edges because they're the first to disappear at the end of each round
- Gather plastic to get more troops
- The one who controls the most land or the last one survivor wins 🏆​​

Credits

- Code: @flashlight13
- Art: @mraueley
- Design: @ieida

Comments22

EvoGenGames2 Oct 2023, 19:19
I love the fact that the world shrinks. Works well with the theme and creates a bit of a battle royal vibe.

Well done!
jellycopter
jellycopter2 Oct 2023, 20:53
Very cool game, I do feel a better explanation would've helped (accidentally built on the edge before the round finished). Otherwise, very fun turn based battler. Good stuff!
biospheremusic3 Oct 2023, 04:03
I enjoy turn based strategy games a lot and this scratched the itch.
penguindustin3 Oct 2023, 06:02
Theming was interesting. It was a little hard to tell which unit I was controlling, change the outlines to a slightly more contrasted color might have been helpful.
Digol
Digol4 Oct 2023, 07:09
I love the idea how i user the theme. I love strategic games and this one îs pretty good
Agnira
Agnira4 Oct 2023, 07:17
A little confusing at first but the game seems to have no bugs and works well so good job.
Watoo45
Watoo454 Oct 2023, 07:20
It was fun and we really felt the limited space. The first game was weird as we didn't know the existence of factories.
Hiding.Dev4 Oct 2023, 07:25
Enjoyed playing this. Good take on the theme. Sound effects during placing structures and button clicks will make game look more polished.
kinolebedev4 Oct 2023, 07:27
much better then Sudoku when you're pooping)
Flashlight13
Flashlight13author4 Oct 2023, 21:30
Thanks every one who played the game! I highly appreciate all the feedback you've been giving me :slight_smile:
Agent_Peterson4 Oct 2023, 22:20
Really nice concept! I really wish there was audio I think that really would have put your game over the top. It would have been nice if theres little tool tips and maybe strategy tips in the game. great job!
Bredera
Bredera6 Oct 2023, 18:51
Awesome concept for a game. Was a bit confusing in the beginning. But I got the hang of it pretty fast. Loved the art style of the game. the world shrinking is also a really cool mechanic. Awesome job :smile:
teaskyd7 Oct 2023, 02:42
Like a chess for contemporary time, very interesting, I think there are lots of possibility to this game!
LDJam user 235915
LDJam user 2359157 Oct 2023, 08:30
Wonderful game, and lots of options for further development!)
Paul Maaswinkel7 Oct 2023, 09:35
Cool concept and graphics! I didn't really understand how to deal damage or collect plastic, so that could maybe be explained a little better. And also a single player option playing against the computer would be nice! Some visual cursor affordance could help understand what actions can be performed. The shrinking map makes it interesting!
pepnou7 Oct 2023, 09:42
Nice game, concept is fun & the art is nice. it's a bit weird that all player dont get the same ressources at the start, & music is lacking (just add royaly free music, it's not the compo).

Nice game overall.
Dining Philosopher
Dining Philosopher7 Oct 2023, 09:47
Nice style with the isometric view and good pixel art. I don't have anyone here to play the game with, but I can imagine it's also strategically quite challenging. Some sounds and music would have been nice of course.

On itch.io the game is very large for me on 100% btw, I could initially not see the "end turn" button or the build options, and also not scroll while the game has focus. I can make it smaller just by Ctrl-minus before the game has focus, but ideally you would have a fullscreen-button to automatically fit it.

Also very nice that have support for different numbers of players!
Flashlight13
Flashlight13author7 Oct 2023, 12:20
Hey guys! Thanks every one for the feedback! :slight_smile:

Ha, there is an unfinished bot, which can only build stuff that was disabled for the sake of finishing the game :smile:

Everyone gets different amount of resources to account for the advantageous position you can when starting earlier

Native resolution is Full HD which is a bit too large when not in fullscreen, that's true
Zaphire9 Oct 2023, 14:04
Was confused at first but was cool once I got the hang of it
WouterK12
WouterK1210 Oct 2023, 18:31
Really cool graphics! I still don't really understand how to actually let the troops fight like in the screenshots. Maybe add a small description of the controls, could be helpful! :)
Missing audio, but apart from that it looks really polished. Well done!
digital bacon
digital bacon17 Oct 2023, 09:53
Interesting game. Wasn't overly clear on how to capture new territory or move/fight troops. Nice graphics. Good work.
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