A Moving Service

by irene02
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.53
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.29
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.64
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.15
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.83
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.39
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.70
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.58

Join the tiniest crew running a moving service, where size doesn't matter, but balance does!


*Note: Fixed bug that changed input sensitivity for some players, making it more difficult.*

Controls:


Arrow Keys(left/right) to move

Q + E to balance

P to pause

Rules:


1. Don't scratch the furniture on the ground!
2. Don't get drowned by a raindrop :)

Credits:

Irina Stambuleac - Game Programmer/Game Designer/2D Artist

Bogatu Angelica - UI Designer

Marius Stepa - Sound Designer (music)

Victoria Rusu - Project Manager/Game Designer

Comments65

LelulaGames
LelulaGames7 Oct 2024, 20:46
Really hard to get that balance. I guess if you like rage games this is perfect.
Cobear25
Cobear257 Oct 2024, 20:46
I love it! I got to 10 or something, but I'm not sure. Might be good to include the score on the "you lose" screen. Anyway, it's very cute and funny, and challenging at first. I'd love to see more pieces of furniture and some sound effects. But overall great job!
AlezJL
AlezJL7 Oct 2024, 20:47
This tiny moving crew game is a delightful and fun challenge! Balancing furniture while moving it adds a great twist, and the simple controls make it easy to jump right in.
eerongal
eerongal7 Oct 2024, 20:57
This game is tough! After about 10-15 tries i couldn't get anything to the door. That said, i really like the idea, and the graphics are great. Nice work!
Kaiynest7 Oct 2024, 21:00
I really liked the art style and music its also a really fun concept, I've noticed that the balancing doesn't work in the web version not sure if its just my browser though but works 100% after downloaded
Irene02author7 Oct 2024, 21:15
@lelulagames Our "testers" gave us very different feedback on the difficulty level, so it was quite a gamble :smile: Thank you for the feedback!

@cobear25 Thank you so much! :hugging: The score on the losing screen is definitely a good idea, will definitely implement it in the future

@alezjl Thank you so much for playing ^^

@eerongal Haha, thank you for playing anyways xD The difficulty was a bit of a gamble, glad u like it though!

@kaiynest Thank you for downloading it! I've encountered this same problem with another person, seemed to be a browser issue :(
Gao Ming
Gao Ming8 Oct 2024, 07:25
It's very fun to play. Good job!
Daniela8 Oct 2024, 07:58
Tare pricolina!
CrozzY
CrozzY8 Oct 2024, 08:44
Very cool game, I liked the style of the game and the mechanics itself, only it is really difficult to maintain balance)))
Pierre-Marie8 Oct 2024, 09:05
Nice Game! I really like the style

A little more feedback on the scale, like a circle that gets smaller as you get closer to the sound, or a sound when you get the drop, would have been cool :D
Irene02author8 Oct 2024, 09:20
@crozzy Thank you so much! I am definitely thinking about adding difficulty levels since this seems to be a common concern :smile:
Irene02author8 Oct 2024, 09:23
@pierre-marie Appreciate the feedback a lot! Will definitely be implementing more cues in future updates :D
GrUt6078 Oct 2024, 13:00
Quite a beautiful and interesting game. But the controls are a bit complicated. Maybe I'm just not used to it yet. I wish you good luck in creating games
Irene02author8 Oct 2024, 13:07
@grut607 Thank you so much! The controls indeed take some getting used to :D

For now the secret is gently tapping the balance keys, rather than pressing them, but at a later date I will fix the difficulty issue :smile:
little-crow-heart
little-crow-heart8 Oct 2024, 15:07
The artstyle is really pretty and I love the idea! Also had some difficulties balancing but somehow figured it out ^^
velvetlobster
velvetlobster8 Oct 2024, 15:25
This game is really fun and quite cute, but also a bit challenging. It took me a while to successfully carry my first object. 😊
Rodgems
Rodgems8 Oct 2024, 16:04
Took me ages to get my first one, but rewarding when I finally did :muscle: With some physics tweaks it could be a great QWOP/Getting Over It styled rage game.
ccollider
ccollider8 Oct 2024, 16:06
What is this, a moving service FOR ANTS?!? Cool game, great execution - took me a hot minute to wrap my brain around the balancing!
Irene02author8 Oct 2024, 16:42
@ccollider Yes sir! Thank you so much, hope u enjoyed :smile:
recursor
recursor8 Oct 2024, 16:53
Yep its a tough game that requires some skill and practice to get the furniture balanced enough to make it into the house. Its a nice take on the theme and the graphics are great as well. I had fun with it and agree that it would be nice to have my score displayed on the game over screen.
Irene02author8 Oct 2024, 16:55
@recursor Thank you so much for playing! Appreciate the detailed feedback
DropMania
DropMania8 Oct 2024, 17:21
Really fun little game! It's pretty challenging but in a good way. Nice job!
codeserk8 Oct 2024, 17:24
very cool idea! I managed to move 2, I think I'll try to move more a bit later haha
I think I learnt how to balance, but the 2nd mechanic (rain) is now killing me :D

good job :)
Irene02author8 Oct 2024, 17:26
@codeserk Thank you for playing, hope you enjoy ;)
rynti8 Oct 2024, 17:27
Fun idea & great execution! Enjoyed playing it, just some suggestions that I think would've made it feel more polished:
- Show a bit of a drop shadow when something is about to hit the ground. Make it more obvious at what point it would touch the floor.
- Show a dropshadow of the water droplets on the floor that gets bigger the further down the droplet goes. Makes it more obvious that you're not supposed to stand under it (I didn't understand you could drown in the beginning and felt like it was a bug that I failed)
- Since all the controls are keyboard-only, I would've loved to be able to press [SPACE] or something to retry instead of having to use my mouse :)

But this is high-level criticism, it's already a pretty nice achievement what you accomplished in such a short time :)
Irene02author8 Oct 2024, 17:29
@rynti Thank you so much, appreciate the feedback a lot! It will be put to good use once the game jam is over :D
Kirass8 Oct 2024, 17:39
I really liked this game! It's awesome!
Iustinian8 Oct 2024, 18:19
Really great game! quite a challenge ngl :))))))
Vipaka8 Oct 2024, 18:22
What a cute idea! The music was adorable. Good job!
Irene02author8 Oct 2024, 18:24
@vipaka Thank you so much! Our sound designer will be extremely pleased to hear that :smile:
Oxropy8 Oct 2024, 19:39
Great tiny game, love the graphics
ArcadeEleven
ArcadeEleven8 Oct 2024, 20:30
Nice game idea, well done !
I got fired a lot ! :D
Hammerer
Hammerer8 Oct 2024, 22:40
After 50 attempts, I managed to carry the table. It's too hardcore! Try next time so that the player can bring 50 items in one attempt, but so that he is interested. (if anything, I'm just an observer in this LD))

And the graphics are awesome :3
kazetheroth
kazetheroth9 Oct 2024, 00:52
Loving the concept! Needing a bit of try harding!
Visually it's really cute and the music is catch!
George K9 Oct 2024, 04:42
Super cute and great concept. My high score is 1 :laughing: . Considering how big the ants are, I think it's realistic that they could carry that furniture.
LDJam user 395656
LDJam user 3956569 Oct 2024, 08:03
Pretty neat! definitely try the Itch.io page if you're having trouble. I wish there was a key to restart, instead of having to click the button.
Irene02author9 Oct 2024, 09:54
@hammerer Thank you for the feedback! We will definitely try to do better next time, this first entry is proving to be quite a learning experience :smile:

@kazetheroth @george-k @coke Thank you so much!

@jungledorf Really glad the itch.io page helped, thank you for letting me know! And yes, noted!
Tori
Tori9 Oct 2024, 10:02
Love the idea ! the game work well, it's pretty polish for a jam, great work
djidanebe9 Oct 2024, 11:05
Game is beautifull, music is paradoxically energetic and soothing in the same time, and controle are easy to understand.
Even if the game is difficult, it all makes you want to play again. I think we can therefore call it a success.
I decided to play till I, at least, succed to put one think in the house. And finaly, I made a score of "2". It's not a lot, but I'm still proud of it x)
Irene02author9 Oct 2024, 11:39
@djidanebe Thank you so much for playing! Really appreciate the kind words :hugging:
Emilie Bleuciel9 Oct 2024, 12:07
Really cute game! A little hard to get the balance, but love the theme and ant
robin_schmitz
robin_schmitz9 Oct 2024, 17:45
This looks so cool! I'm just unable to control the heavy objects with those tiny ant arms. Seeing the sad ant whenever another table dropped on the floor made me feel so guilty. Well done :D
ShadowMitia
ShadowMitia9 Oct 2024, 18:56
This game is cool but it is HARD to balance things xD
Wesel
Wesel13 Oct 2024, 01:01
The game is pretty fun, but is a bit challenging at first for me to try to balance the furniture. I kept on getting fired 😅 as I got used to the controls, but really cool concept on the theme and pretty nice overall.
Roroto Sic
Roroto Sic13 Oct 2024, 17:17
This is harder than dark soul haha Cute music and visual ! chalenging gameplay !
Here is my best score after a large number of attempts:
enderswype14 Oct 2024, 16:32
GOD DAMN IT it's so so so much harder than it looks x)))

You could've implemented space bar to restart
gm3l14 Oct 2024, 21:21
I have one big remark: those eyes when you get fired, NOOOOoooOOOOOoooo :sweat_smile: It makes me never wanna stop. You need to remove it to make it less addictive :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
Very fun to play, easy to pick up, difficult to master. Well done.

PS: what gym coach does the ant go? I'd love to build some muscles too. :smiley:
Irene02author16 Oct 2024, 12:58
@gm3l Thank you so much! Appreciate your kind words :hugging:
vidarn
vidarn21 Oct 2024, 08:55
The presentation was very nice. I like the colors in the environment and the variety in furniture.
The music fit well and was nice and relaxing.

I think the difficulty is well tweaked.
I found it very difficult when I first played the game a few days ago, but now that I came back to it I found it much more manageable.
It's probably a matter of me being more focused when playing now, and having a bit more practice.

It's a fun and cute little game, well done!
Irene02author21 Oct 2024, 18:14
@vidarn Thank u so much for the kind words :hugging: Really appreciate your comment!
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