The Commute

by hotpaw
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.03
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.76
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.97
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.92
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.47
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.13
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.18
​The commute! Find your seat and avoid any of the wierd creatures on this train! But sometimes obstacles may be in the way, in form of a cat or maybe a trunk!

Top down view controlls:
WASD

Side View WASD

sideview you have to avoid stepping on the wrong thing, put your foot on the green area.

If the direct embed doesnt work, the itch link does! ENJOY

Comments15

mmayans
mmayans1 Oct 2023, 04:25
looks like you accidentally published w/o any links
Sandra C2 Oct 2023, 20:38
Me on the spårvagn on my way to work in the morning. Good job guys!
Onsson
Onsson2 Oct 2023, 20:45
Good looking game, well done with the illustrations.
Did not manage to get past the cat, but cool concept.
Great job, and a nice entry.
MrMaico3 Oct 2023, 10:18
Interesting take on the theme and very unique at that. I did run into a few smaller issues and one bigger one.

Bigger issue was a crash. Report attached. Played on Itch.io

I could not control the side scrolling. I'd just fall over. I wanted to train the side scrolling but on my second playthrough I just had the top down view for like 15 - 20 cars in a row.

Good sound effects and nice graphics. Unique take. Good entry!

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LazySeal4 Oct 2023, 07:58
Interesting runner concept. I was a little bit confused the first time my character started to lean left but managed to survive somehow :smirk:
ditam4 Oct 2023, 14:15
Haha, unexpected QWOP! It is very hard to step over that cat, I had to concede there. Very fun concept though!

If I can have one complaint: if the train takes a sharp right turn, things onboard should slide to the left, not the right, and vice versa :-p
Taldius
Taldius4 Oct 2023, 14:25
Simple concept but it work well.
Actually our team had a similar idea at the beginning.
Great job!
zhg_zzz4 Oct 2023, 16:04
I like the art of the game, and the game is interesting. But I need to practice more in the slide mode.
n.feofentov
n.feofentov4 Oct 2023, 17:24
Nice game! Graphics is great and the whole setting looks interesting. I was a bit frustrated by turns, cause when it's said "Sharp Tunr Left" I am expecting that I'll be pushed in opposite direction i.e. to the right.
Good luck!
smiley405
smiley4057 Oct 2023, 20:55
loved playing it. liked the game concept. With just a few clean up touches and addition of few animations and stages, this game has a potential in the mobile game market. Keep up the good work.
EOShadows
EOShadows8 Oct 2023, 03:08
Nice game! Loved the graphics, especially when it came to the side view. The monsters and the train kind of reminded me a bit of Spirited Away, which I thought was a cool idea for the theme/mood of the game. Also found the mechanics for the side view pretty neat. I made the mistake of not checking the game instructions and for a while thought the side view was just a game over screen or something, but once I figured out what was actually happening I did pretty ok. Overall very nice game, well done!
Hotpaw
Hotpawauthor8 Oct 2023, 17:54
@eoshadows it was totally inspired by spirited away! Nice that you noticed
ruddgasm8 Oct 2023, 19:22
Cute game, I really liked all of the weird characters and the sounds that they were making. I managed to figure out how to step over the cat and briefcase most of the time but I never saw the end, assuming there is one. If there is an end state that you want players to see, I would suggest making it a bit more forgiving (especially for a jam) and make it to where you don't start over at the beginning with one mistake. Overall I liked the art and atmosphere.

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