Demon Keys

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.48
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.35
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.62
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.96
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.08
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.88
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.63
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.50

Command demons, master your keyboard! You have 60 seconds to summon as many demons as possible.



Gameplay


--> Use Arrow Keys in order to do the sequence.

Post-Mortem

I did this game in only one day for the Ludum Dare #55 (theme : Summoning). I spent the other day going in bad directions and did two prototypes before this one. I lost a lot of time doing it though it was interesting. It’s a shame because I had lot of ideas to improve the feel of this one (more sequences, more animations, more demons, more juice) but it’s what it is.

Credits

Julien Lussiez : Design, Programming, Art, Music

Justine Lussiez : The funny voices.
Genres: action
Tools: Godot

Comments21

0x0961h
0x0961h15 Apr 2024, 23:19
Oh, the art is adorable and those little "hello"s (or at least that's how I heard their little noises :laughing:) are chef's kisses. Simple, yet very well made entry!
goodwincek
goodwincek15 Apr 2024, 23:26
This was great! Good job on getting back on track and finishing a game after a few false starts — I definitely relate to that from other jams. Recovering and backtracking from wrong directions is a skill in and of itself tbh, so you leveled up in that department for sure.

Love the funny demon illustrations and a solid, simple well executed concept. For what it is, it's very nicely polished and complete! I love the wiggle effect you added. Only thing I wish is that it kept my score on screen after the game ended so I could share a screenshot. The sounds were nice, funny, and the music had a nice beat that almost made me wish this was a rhythm game.

Great work I had fun playing for a minute. :)
RPGWanderer
RPGWanderer16 Apr 2024, 08:04
It could so much be a rhythm game !

The music is great and the art is amazingly cute ! I loved the demon's voice :)

That's pretty impressive for something you made in just a day !

The demon would be nice as a plushie or on a t-shirt :D
saintchristopher777
saintchristopher77716 Apr 2024, 14:03
Love the catchy little ditty playing in the background! Great work, for the limited time. I 100% relate to the "series of false starts," lol.
LDJam user 384191
LDJam user 38419116 Apr 2024, 16:02
Lovely short game! While the gameplay is very simple, the whole game is very polished and feels complete. I especially love the little bit of animation on the demon, which adds a lot of dynamism. Now I kinda want to try playing it on a dancepad...
sirJupitron
sirJupitron16 Apr 2024, 16:05
Hi! what a cool game, please send me stickers of the demon! I need it on my computer!
silkworm_sweatshop
silkworm_sweatshop16 Apr 2024, 21:31
Not bad for a day! While simple, what's there feels polished. The music was so jamming that I subconsciously kept wanting to press the buttons to the beat without it being a rythm game :smile:. the little drawings and voices were great as well.
tater-hater
tater-hater17 Apr 2024, 04:21
Heh, I only got 16 on my first try.. I liked the simple and straightforward gameplay loop augmented with good sound design, a very good UI and altogether, this felt very polished. I would like to see my score at the end displayed, but that's a small thing.
allclair17 Apr 2024, 06:19
That's pretty good for just one day. Really loved the cut art style for the demons. The game kinda got me addicted to play it multiple times
Sozey
Sozey17 Apr 2024, 09:31
Very impressive in just one day of work, and congratulations for being persistent and getting back on your feet! Lovely art too.
JRevel17 Apr 2024, 09:55
Ultra simple game but the execution is flawless ! I like the art style, the demon looks so happy ;)
YANGSANG
YANGSANG17 Apr 2024, 09:56
Great art! The demons are adorable. :heart_eyes:
MoebiusMeow
MoebiusMeow17 Apr 2024, 10:02
Wow that's a really polished little game. You've made the cutest demon I've seen in this event, which is literally full of demons. XD

The music as well as the sound goes really well with the art style. Impressive!
Eveee_Cx17 Apr 2024, 10:16
A game consisting of only quicktime events :DD Love it so much :D Love how the bean keeps smiling so cutely after each summon
FramboiseDodue
FramboiseDodue17 Apr 2024, 13:47
I love the artstyle and the concept ! That demon was adorable ! I just have to say that the red on your itch.io page might have made me blind for a few seconds though haha
Donamougou17 Apr 2024, 17:24
Simple but extremely polished. The atmosphere created from just a few notes and the cute demon sounds is brilliant. As you mentioned, it's a shame that you could only spend a day on it, cause I feel that with a twist in the gameplay, it could have been truly perfect !
Very nice entry, well done !
ugly_robot
ugly_robot17 Apr 2024, 19:23
So cute and so fun! Fantastic job with the art and audio, so much charm! Also seconding @rpgwanderer
amarokczukay
amarokczukay17 Apr 2024, 23:07
omg those sprites are so lovely :heart:

the game was actually more difficult than i thought, i was only able to get like 15 demons in a minute, but i found you can still summon them and increase your score after the minute has passed haha
LDJam user 243929
LDJam user 24392921 Apr 2024, 03:05
of course it's super simple but for just one day it's very cool - ultra cute graphics and sounds, catchy tune, the ceritified addicting helldivers minigame gameplay - it's got it all :sunglasses::thumbsup:
PieRo_PBeS_studio
PieRo_PBeS_studio24 Apr 2024, 14:39
it's a charming little game where it's a real pleasure to summon demons who seem to be really nice. In any case, the whole thing is super clean and it makes you want to see more.
LDJam user 160
LDJam user 16029 Apr 2024, 16:56
Little and fun one with good artworks! The mechanic is simple with nothing new, but it is really polished. Great entry.

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