Scummoner

by boba
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.49
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.49
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.32
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.79
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.74
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.40
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.84
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.39

Scummoner is a sandbox game where you summon things to ruin lives.


UPDATE v1.1.0: Added ingame controls. Added Newgrounds medals. Buffed cloud summon. Many other bugfixes, improvements, and additions.


CONTROLS:

WASD / Arrow Keys - Move / Navigate menus
Shift - Run
Left Click - Summon
Number Keys / Scroll Wheel - Select summon
Z / Enter - Confirm
P - Pause
F / Escape - Enter / Exit fullscreen

Comments32

Xahon15 Apr 2024, 16:29
Reply, please, when the build is available
Creech_Magoo15 Apr 2024, 19:05
Still working on it, I think we accidentally published the page before we finished the game, almost done though!
boba
bobaauthor16 Apr 2024, 01:09
Build is available!
BenjaminW16 Apr 2024, 01:14
Personally I give it a 1 for mood. Don't feel like we need games were you go around ruining people's lives. The audio is good. Other stuff is pretty decent. Gameplay is exactly what you expect it to be and easy to figure out, which is good. There's also a tutorial which is a nice feature as some submissions lack one.
MorePixels
MorePixels16 Apr 2024, 01:19
Game is fun! I loved the rock and crushing people! the rock looked so happy :)
shtjg16 Apr 2024, 01:21
benjamin dont worry they deserve it
Bry16 Apr 2024, 01:29
Reminds me of old Rampage games where you're just there to cause chaos. Some nice effects and funny moment. More exploration and laughs than gameplay but it is still an enjoyable sandbox experience. Very solid Jam entry!
muriel16 Apr 2024, 12:31
Hell yeah! Great job team, the "fart" sound for the rain made my day :)

Solid job team :)
ZEN
ZEN16 Apr 2024, 20:40
Random person: "Ughh my head..."
Me: Proceeds to drop comically large rock onto their head

I love this submission so much :)) Great art, audio and very humorous. Well done
Kirass16 Apr 2024, 21:42
Interesting game! I like it!
Jake G
Jake G17 Apr 2024, 00:37
Really cute art, unique concept, and I love the idea of a sandbox. Lives ruined 61, deaths caused 85, devil's advocacy -24. Was I not supposed to cause deaths? :grimacing: I like how the rock gets frosting when it drops on the cake :laughing:
boba
bobaauthor17 Apr 2024, 00:51
DA score is just there for fun! It can go up or down depending on what you can do. We wanted to have more specific factors but currently it's just lives ruined minus deaths caused.
Caveman54
Caveman5417 Apr 2024, 03:16
Each summoned ability is animated well and has a solid effect. Well done!
Francesca Bianchi17 Apr 2024, 09:14
Very fun and unique, I loooved the graphics haha.
I caught fire at some point, might have to play it again to understand why
MathieuSpooky17 Apr 2024, 13:09
The game is nice, it's a bit bloody with the stone!
marleeeeeey
marleeeeeey17 Apr 2024, 13:17
Really like combination of pleasant music and very bad thing that summoner do in this city :) Also liked citizen reaction when big rock smashed someone car.
AndyP17 Apr 2024, 13:35
this game was just mindless fun. i appreciate someone building a sandbox in the time constraints of the jam. great work!
Meru
Meru17 Apr 2024, 15:31
Nice music, I feel bad playing this, though. It has fun Gameplay but I feel awful ;-;
Respect that you put this together during a jam! If you like pranks, this Game is very funny. :)
FFenril
FFenril17 Apr 2024, 16:18
I had fun setting people on fire and dying when I realized I, for the third time, had set myself on fire too!

Impressive to have built a sandbox in such a short time!

I had a bit of trouble choosing a spell was a bit hard (my scrollwheel just went super fast through the options for some reason), but still it was fun! :)
Yuu17 Apr 2024, 23:28
Interesting sandbox game and very cool visuals! I liked the fun little interactions with the water. Good job.
mongoose-5918 Apr 2024, 02:50
its a neat idea, but as it is, it get old pretty fast

it looks like its ripe to be expanded on, and the graphics are very charming

also "scumonner" is a really good name
Nishikku
Nishikku18 Apr 2024, 11:14
First thing I did was...killing myself xD Okay, this is a fun idea on a game! GJ :thumbsup:
Life_Lich
Life_Lich19 Apr 2024, 00:45
The audio is really good it brings a lot of juice to the game, enhancing the overall experience significantly. Great entry
Talif Moor
Talif Moor19 Apr 2024, 21:35
I accidentally caught myself on fire and died. Then on my next attempt, I thought I had cleverly found a secret room by using a rock on a manhole cover, only to drown in the sewers.
Was pretty fun!
LDJam user 245646
LDJam user 24564619 Apr 2024, 22:56
Had a lot of fun for the few minutes I played! I liked all the audio details such as the music effect when you die and the various screams haha (the rock is incredible). I also liked how the spells interacted with the environment, that was a cool touch as well.

Took me a while to realize you spawn spells with the mouse button, didn't say in the controls :(

Loved the pun though, that's really clever lol
boba
bobaauthor20 Apr 2024, 03:28
Sorry!! Totally missed that haha
Trevor Lentz23 Apr 2024, 21:45
I was totally grooving to the music while destroying lives. The tonal difference of the music to the subject matter was just the best. :) I wish I didn't have to fullscreen to use the scroll wheel effectively, but that's the limitations of web builds.
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