Piggy Harvest

by sami822
co-authored: @dancingimp
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.83
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.81
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.52
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.07
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.74
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.72
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.89
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.81
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When your neighbor disrespected your property there is only one proper response - Oincronomicon! Summon your pigs and let them destroy neighbour corn field!

This is reverse tower defense. Help piglets find a way to pass the scariest creatures of this backyard to the sweet sweet corn!
Change arrow directions to show piglets the path.

Controls:
Mouse.
1, 2, 3 to change summon points fast.

Authors:
sami822 - code, music
DancingImp - art
ic_4703- oinks!

Comments24

K4su16 Apr 2024, 02:43
Enjoyed playing this! For sure love the art-style and audio in this one :)
braktheman
braktheman16 Apr 2024, 19:24
Yesss! I thought this was a lot of fun. Loved the pig names and seeing what they looked like as they upgrade. As a concept, it was a lot more engaging than most tower defense games to me.

A few of the levels could maybe be balanced a little better, but I had no problem reaching the end (mostly) intact.

Great job to the team! Keep up the good work!
muhyrla
muhyrla16 Apr 2024, 19:24
i have enjoyed it! arts, and mechanics from tower defence games are great, thanks! good luck!
Fenix131113
Fenix13111316 Apr 2024, 19:25
Very funny and creativity game. Love it. So cute piggies
Shlolo16 Apr 2024, 19:25
Super fun game! Love all the different piggies. I think the sound design is especially good in this one. Well done!
rensun
rensun16 Apr 2024, 19:29
So cute pigs i like it :3 🐷 , but in 3rd level didnt work, wrote: "restart" where i have 6/3 pigs finished :c
TokArts
TokArts16 Apr 2024, 19:29
took a bit to understand what was going on, but once I got it, it became fun!

Without a tutorial, you could add more details on how to play the game in the description.
Kitira
Kitira16 Apr 2024, 19:30
Fun game! I like the idea of a reverse tower defense game. The graphics are super cute and the music and sound effects fit great! Very cute game.
Leiv Erik16 Apr 2024, 19:32
Nice game!

I like that mechanic in a game! maybe you could have just let the pigs come and i would have to adjust the arrows on the fly!

Great job, i enjoyed it a lot!
zubspace
zubspace16 Apr 2024, 19:37
Love those cute pigs! It's great that you can upgrade your pig army and each upgrade gives them a unique personality. The music is a bit repetitive, but the sound effects are nice. Gameplay-wise it's not that hard, because there usually is a clear path which is best. But overall you did a great job!
p-man16 Apr 2024, 19:39
Overall, I enjoyed the format and story!
Regarding the theme, the game seams to have a very thin connection to "summoning" -- beyond just "calling" the term summoning should have some feeling of "secrecy" and "duty" I think.

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level 1:
I read that 1,2,3 keys were supposed to do something but not sure what.

Took me a long time to realize I could click on the arrow to change direction! Might just be me! But maybe.. why not add a sparkle effect or something to draw attention to the arrow as a clickable feature?

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upgrade screen:
The pig names are fun!
The upgrade rank sound effect is funny!

I don't love the font -- I find it difficult to read... the M's look like H's... Hake Fast? oh.. Make Fast! And the N's kind of look like W's at quick glance.

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level 2: what's the second pentagram for?
Why is there a pig hiding in the bushes?

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level 3: oh! the 1,2,3 keys change the selected pentagram spawn zone thing!
Yxure16 Apr 2024, 20:36
the concept of a puzzle game where you can upgrade your pieces after each level is really cool. good job!
Squidly
Squidly17 Apr 2024, 07:39
I love the idea. The UI can be a bit confusing but overall I really enjoyed the aesthetic and the polish.

What kinda asshole farmer throws things at pigs anyways.
DrgCandle
DrgCandle18 Apr 2024, 15:54
Why did it take me so long to discover a gem of a game like yours? There must be a glitch in the LD's recommendation algorithm! :D Seriously, I'm a huge fan of pixel art, and the way you've polished the art expression is just too good to resist. On top of that, your gameplay is also highly enjoyable, with a great balance of strategy and randomness. It's hard to imagine how you came up with this idea and managed to develop it to such a mature stage. If I were to attempt it, I'd probably be bald by now from all the hair-pulling.
Joer18 Apr 2024, 17:31
Pretty dope. Cool style.
sver
sver18 Apr 2024, 21:05
Nice spin on the tower defense genre, and so damn cute (the pigs, the dogs... snake-ducks are scary as hell :) !)
Baluj19 Apr 2024, 00:31
It's an interesting concept, I liked seeing how the pigs changed with each improvement. Good job!
Pusheeneiro
Pusheeneiro19 Apr 2024, 10:50
Great art and concept for the game
JOrbits
JOrbits19 Apr 2024, 17:46
Really cool idea. It's like a reverse tower defense game. And the costumes on the pigs are great!
Tudvari
Tudvari19 Apr 2024, 18:38
Yaay, I managed to reach the pig party! Nice game! Though I would have killed for a tooltip system to display my pigs' stats during a level, also to show me exactly what stat does what. :) Very nice entry, see you next time!
Gonzo13
Gonzo1321 Apr 2024, 16:20
Really cool game! Interesting puzzles! Pigs party at the end is awesome!
Rowdy3
Rowdy325 Apr 2024, 00:49
This has been my favourite LD55 game so far! Absolutely adorable pixel piggies!
SweetWizzle
SweetWizzle26 Apr 2024, 20:36
Oh gosh I adored this one. Very pleasant game; not too stressful, but requires a fair bit of thought if you want to minimize casualties. All of the piggies are excellent. If there is a way to see what new enemy units do before sending your pigs to the slaughter, I completely missed it, but it would be nice quality-of-life upgrade.

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