Necrotyper

by soffu

co-authored: @n3k0k33p3r, @tea-patriarch, @ev3ee, @ryzhovalex

Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.07

Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.02

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.94

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.46

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.18

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.60

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.20

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.90

How to play

* Defend your tower from the humans.
* Print spells from the Necronomicon to summon creatures.
* Unlock enchantments and use them with creatures to strengthen them.
* Note! Ensure your keyboard layout is set to English.

Enchantments

To use an enchantment, write it and then a creature name that will receive the enchantment. For example
> exossatus bellator

You can also use multiple enchantments and use the same multiple times
> exossatus exossatus ignis bellator

To buy a random enchantment, press Enter.

3rd party assets

* dpcomic font
* https://kronbits.itch.io/freesfx

Tags: #8-bit, #audio, #retro, #sound, #sound effects

Comments38

RaimondoSenpai16 Apr 2024, 00:31

nice idea, entertaining.

LocksmithArmy16 Apr 2024, 00:41

This is super polished, I like it :)

LetsSnack16 Apr 2024, 08:00

Hella nice game! Gives typing of the dead a whole different meaning. Love that you can enhance your summon spells with additional words. The blend of 2d and 3d is also very sick. 10/10 would typo again

TheCze16 Apr 2024, 08:00

Really great game. Loved the idea of combining enchantments and summons.

BaggerSmurf16 Apr 2024, 08:01

Great graphics, creative idea. Never quite figured out how the enchantments worked, though.

WMute16 Apr 2024, 08:05

I broke my fingers to type the last name!

catnap16 Apr 2024, 08:06

didnt expect my bad typing skills to be that deadly (good game mechanic idea, liked it a lot :D)

bittripbrit16 Apr 2024, 08:08

Incredibly polished game, really fun and responsive. Love the pixel art expecially. I've never forgotten how to touch type as much as I did while playing this.

ShinigamiKishi16 Apr 2024, 08:09

Very nice idea! Great design!

StanTheSoupKing16 Apr 2024, 08:22

Great idea, had fun playing this one! Loved the stress of typing out a long spell with many enchantments and then mistyping at the last moment haha. The only thing I would suggest is increasing the difficulty of the later waves.

Alexascher16 Apr 2024, 08:26

Cool game! I figured out the word combination on my own without reading the hint, though not right away. It's really cool that the units change visually based on the modifiers.

I can't stop watching as my
velox velox velox velox exossatus exossatus exossatus exossatus saevit saevit saevit saevit ignis ignis ignis ignis sagittarius
kills all the waves)

hitnrun7616 Apr 2024, 09:36

Very cool game !

Momotiktik16 Apr 2024, 11:54

This is super fun! I liked both graphics and atmosphere of the game, and I liked the idea of channeling spells by typing them out :) I would wish this would be a more challenging or had difficulty levels, but it's still fun as is!

soffuauthor16 Apr 2024, 17:05

We increased difficulty in the mid game. Not much, but the game should become bit challenging)

Andreas Roschal16 Apr 2024, 21:33

Really like the typing idea with prefixes to buff your units. Very clever!
Had a lot of fun playing this game. Very nice job!

Kirass16 Apr 2024, 23:09

You are really great! The game turned out great!

The_Sphess16 Apr 2024, 23:10

Unique idea with great potential! The mix of 3D backgrounds and sprites fits together well, and the gameplay is super polished. With more enhancements and a wave system, it could be a full game!

Talon2416 Apr 2024, 23:29

Cool concept and fun application of the theme, music and SFX are fantastic, some of those words really make you trip over when making a long spell 😄 The combining of enchantments is a great idea! Love how well they stack, even with themselves, maybe there should be a ceiling or diminishing returns, but i'm having fun with my exossatus exossatus exossatus exossatus exossatus exossatus exossatus exossatus exossatus exossatus exossatus exossatus exossatus exossatus exossatus bellator 😄

mitur17 Apr 2024, 00:18

Loved every letter of it ❤

Ani18 Apr 2024, 15:07

This is really good. The panic of typing is pretty fun, even though I'm terrible at it! Stacking enchantments is a great feature too, adding some risk/reward to the typing.

xHadie18 Apr 2024, 17:37

The music reminds me a bit of the undertaker entrace theme haha!
Had a blast playing it. It would have been nice to know what the actual purpose of the enchantements are.
But for a jam entry it looks extremely polished, I am really impressed by that!

Found the stress factor of typing (and mistyping hehe) really also really fun! Fun entry!

Aaron Hart18 Apr 2024, 19:10

This is awesome! I love the use of 2.5D - both the characters and scene look great! And the gameplay is fun and fits the theme very well. I have never been so aware of how many typo's I made :D

Tricky_Fat_Cat18 Apr 2024, 19:24

I like the game idea, it's quite easy to play and sound effects are a bit too.

Capreola19 Apr 2024, 19:44

I quite enjoyed the idea. Typing spells give the player more to do, and you have to think fast. I think it has potential and can be explored for more interesting mechanics. Good job!

zablas19 Apr 2024, 22:09

Very interesting concept. I hope to see more summon enchants and maybe a campaign? ;)

anaastaska19 Apr 2024, 22:12

I really enjoyed gameplay, it’s funny and easy to understand , idea of the game is great and you really did a great job!

jordantanner20 Apr 2024, 00:05

I thought I was good at typing. I really thought so. They always told me I was. Even in keyboarding class, I did well. But now... I just.... I just don't know anymore.

This is a super fun concept and is extremely well executed. Art and 2.5D perspective are super cool, and the game play is playfully stressful and fun. I'm glad I noticed the above comment about stacking enchantments bc that is definitely interesting. Overall amazing entry and fantastic work you guys!

congusbongus20 Apr 2024, 00:10

I guess having 100 sagittarius is also a way to break the game? It was fun, reminds me of those old defend the castle flash games

FreshD20 Apr 2024, 06:23

The game is very cool. I think I improved my typing precision quite a bit ^^ The pixelart sprites in a 3D-World look fantastic. Great job!

Kenguin20 Apr 2024, 12:51

Love the idea! Very well done

Bearacus20 Apr 2024, 18:36

Super polished and super fun. The typing/summoning is punch and responsive and the clear audio queue that You've made a mistake helps so that your eyes dont have to dart to and from the screen. Love the 3d environment mixed with the 2d pixel sprite units. Great entry!

jqnox20 Apr 2024, 18:47

It's lots of fun, I like the type to cast, reminds me of a roblox game I played way back. I understood Enchantments after 10 minutes (didn't really focus on them, rather focused on creating a big army). That being said the game is very easy to play, which is not really my style of game, but hey good job making it! 4/5 from me.

Yanato20 Apr 2024, 19:00

Wow. Good job! Maybe you need to make the road a little wider and add some spellcasts. I've seen other projects with typing text, but this is the best for sure! The feeling of summoning the undead is best conveyed here))))

NBumgardner22 Apr 2024, 03:00

Good use of modular design for an upgrade system.

SweetWizzle26 Apr 2024, 18:20

I've always loved typing games, so this was a fun twist for me, and it helps make the summoning theme more present. Would have enjoyed a steadier difficulty curve, but I'm well aware how hard that is to pin down during a jam! The level of polish is great, you've done a wonderful job.

thyoi28 Apr 2024, 04:53

This was really fun, especially when I realized I could combo enchant to get super archers!

Nuanda791 May 2024, 17:16

I've seen a lot of tower defense games in this jam, but this one is very original and one of the most fun ones I've tried. Well done!

freamdev1 May 2024, 18:33

Very enjoyable and well done entry.

Took me a while why I can't type exossafus, I understand the choice of the font but for me it made it hard to read the words correctly. Enjoyed the idea of putting the enchants on the mobs, I wish some of the words got randomized after casting, eventually the game just turned into a ignis bellator spam.

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