The Ghost of Leo

by kabloosh

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.75

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.89

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.91

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.75

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.34

Audio★★★★★★★★★★4.18

Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.46

A boy has lost his dog, Leo. The boy meets a ghost and is building something special to help move on from his friend's passing.

CONTROLS:

Move - WASD

Harvest/interact - Left mouse click

NOTES:

I have updated the Windows and WebGL versions after submission. There were bugs that caused the programs to crash or not work, and there may still be a few bugs. But at this moment, it should be running.

I wish I could've done a little more with this game, but I've done what I can in 72 hours. Feel free to leave feedback or report any bugs.

Tags: #pixel art

Genres: role playing

Comments18

yellow16 Apr 2024, 04:39

A touching story. I love this simple pixel art style! Great game!

twist16 Apr 2024, 05:10

Short and straightforward, but you've totally nailed the tone from the really well done pixel art to the music and narrative. Super cohesive and really unique take on the theme. Fantastic work, especially for a solo developer. I, like many pet owners, can relate deeply to the feelings you've expressed so well through this game, so I thank you for offering that sort of catharsis when few jam games would dare to try.

Aivaxela19 Apr 2024, 02:11

I didn't expect to get a case of the feels during this jam :') Very beautiful story and I always love a good 2-color palette. All the clicking to get the resources was a bit excessive, but otherwise very great job on this!

Aivaxela19 Apr 2024, 02:11

Patrick Pang19 Apr 2024, 02:21

The few words have conveyed enough emotions, and the pictures accompanying the words are just right. It feels like reading a warm children's picture book, or reading Leo's owner's diary. I love this game.

moonlightbomber19 Apr 2024, 02:27

This is especially heartwarming, especially to those who have lost their pets. And even those who have lost an actual loved one can feel this game's sincere feelings.

velvetlobster19 Apr 2024, 03:00

this is definitely one of the best concerning mood, I love the black and white color pallete and the music.

I need to see more of this tomorrow, but for now I can say I love the atmosphere and I am crazy to know where this leads me

Tetracold19 Apr 2024, 03:10

As someone who had lost some pets, this really spoke to me. you did a fantastic job conveying the message even through this simple story game. beautiful and heartwarming

An amazing entry, hope you get more ratings so you have a chance to win

OgelGames19 Apr 2024, 03:23

This was nice, a mix of an emotional story and some nice pixel art. If I could change one thing, it would be to reduce the clicking on the resources, even make them one-click. I would have also like to do more exploring to find the resources, walking around feels better than clicking repeatedly.

LDJam user 38281919 Apr 2024, 03:49

Even though I'm not a huge fan of visual novels, I must say that you made a courageous attempt in this competition by bringing a very touching story to everyone. Your narrative was filled with genuine emotion, yet it was expressed with a restrained touch. It's like using all your strength to gently caress a daisy; it's quite challenging. The overall experience of playing the game is very comforting. You did great, my friend.

Rudra Nil Basu19 Apr 2024, 05:11

Really good entry! One thing that confused me was the shovel in the room kept re-appearing everytime I picked up, left the room and came back in the room, not sure if this was a bug? Great game overall!

UngarBlapp19 Apr 2024, 05:26

A really nice style, Great Work!

Emiliabea21 Apr 2024, 03:13

Beautiful visual and auditory experience :^)

LDJam user 37103021 Apr 2024, 10:27

This was an amazing experience.. Thank you for it!

KrummSakura21 Apr 2024, 11:13

Such a bittersweet narrative game on mourning and closure. Definitely goes to my personal top 3 in LD55. I don’t why but the guardian of the cemetery, despite being a dog, made me remember my precious late cat.

LDJam user 14738622 Apr 2024, 12:01

This is such a cute game...!!! If there was only thing I could change, I wish that the interact button wasn't the mouse button! If the mouse cursor doesn't affect what you're clicking, interact could've been bound to Space, Z, J, or any other key, just to make it a lot easier to press (On laptop w/o a mouse, it's a little difficult to click repeatedly)
Overall solid submission, cute cutscenes!

Smidgens26 Apr 2024, 12:20

Short and simple, nice job! Things like the pickup animation when you're harvesting resources was a really nice touch. I love the use of minimal graphics.

Amerigo Gazaway26 Apr 2024, 23:12

A truly heartfelt entry, especially as a dog owner/lover. Love the Undertale vibes too, art style, music and story is incredibly well executed. Agree with others that clicking was a bit annoying, but other than that this is one of my favs!

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