Cardboard Kitty

Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.04
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.71
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.89
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.91
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.75
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.83
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.07
Cardboard Kitty is a simple and playful adventure platformer game made by myself and my daughter Alyx (She’s 8).
Embark on a cute adventure in a world of cardboard and authentic drawn characters.

Cardboard Kitty was created in Unreal Engine 5.6 (UE5-Main) and makes extensive use of the new MegaLights feature set along with Lumen, Nanite etc.

Alyx Drew all the sprites and designed the quests, I did all the 3D art & logic.

Other Programs used: Houdini, Audacity.

Requires a GPU that supports Shader Model 6

Controls:

Move - A, D

Jump - Space

Interact - E

Menu - M


I opted out of the Audio category as the background music I grabbed from here: https://freesound.org/people/nomiqbomi/sounds/579523/

All other sounds though were recorded by us this weekend.

Comments24

mrspeaker
mrspeaker7 Oct 2024, 06:33
I'm blown away! It starts, and I'm all... "ha, little cut out cardboard animations, very cute" then suddenly it's incredible moving platforms and beautiful lighting and talking spiders. What an experience!
LDJam user 43351
LDJam user 433517 Oct 2024, 07:23
This is one of the coolest looking games I've seen in a long time. How did you manage to make it so hyperrealistic but also stylized!? Very cool game, I think this has a good chance of getting #1 on graphics!
Sviborg
Sviborg7 Oct 2024, 07:41
It looks unusual and cozy
DropMania
DropMania7 Oct 2024, 07:42
Wow! This is probably the most beatiful Jam Game I've ever played :D I know its unreal engine but the models and the lighting makes this look sooo good. The Gameplay itself is a simple Platformer but very well executed. Great Job to you and your daughter!
Shamedoor
Shamedoor7 Oct 2024, 07:54
Awesome art direction and great sound design :)
LDJam user 280509
LDJam user 2805097 Oct 2024, 12:32
OMG 1.3 GB!

Great idea of making a cardboard theater! A shocking experience to see this in an LD jam.
PlusOneRabbit
PlusOneRabbit7 Oct 2024, 19:16
Lovely little game! I adore the "miniature" look of everything, great use of lighting to create scenic variety in a world made entirely out of cardboard
LDJam user 233659
LDJam user 2336597 Oct 2024, 21:38
I love this, it's adorable and wholesome! :heart:

The cardboard world with the characters drawn on them is super charming and the lighting is gorgeous!
Marilou8 Oct 2024, 14:53
stop motion aesthetic is just the best idea, i'm in love!
Jonathan Fischer8 Oct 2024, 18:34
This is such a great idea! The use of cardboard with drawings--I love it!
gudkova_ds8 Oct 2024, 18:40
НЕВЕРОЯТНО КРУТО! но не хватило субтитров во время диалогов с нпс(( тяжело воспринимаю текст на слух((
ещё был то ли баг, то ли так задумано. но после ухода от кота и собаки в самом начале - не видно куда идёт главный персонаж, парочку раз умерла из-за этого( после разговора с пришельцем - камера встала в статичное обычное положение. также не хватило возможности выйти в меню и отредачить звуки.

НО ГРАФИКА И ЗАДУМКА НЕРЕАЛЬНО КРУТЫЕ!! Я ОЧЕНЬ ВОСХИЩЕНА!! 10/10
LegacyLight8 Oct 2024, 18:57
Really nice art and game design. sadly i wasn't able to enjoy it to full extend beacause for me at least it was rather laggy. But all in all a cool game
designernap
designernap8 Oct 2024, 20:41
Excellent work here. Love the style and art approach! really stands out. Very nice.
Hilary Fischer9 Oct 2024, 06:57
I loved this game!
It was so cute & so well made.
The cardboard setting, hand drawn pictures and death sounds were definitely my favorite.
Also, I'm not very good at platformers so saving my spot was a nice touch!
Great job!
silkworm_sweatshop
silkworm_sweatshop9 Oct 2024, 15:49
Super cute from the drawings to the cardboard world! Almost feels like it was actually made by real cardboard.
Ecaterina10 Oct 2024, 07:18
I'm thrilled! You are an absolute genius! Applause for the art and level design, and for the unique idea of a cardboard world. I have to show this to my fellow participants. It was my first experience in jam, and I never expected to see such unique projects here. Your game has won my heart! Brilliant work!
LDJam user 11093
LDJam user 1109312 Oct 2024, 07:33
Nice and cute, it's cool to see a father and his daughter collaborating for a Ludum Dare entry.
I don't know Unreal Engine and I would like know more about the process to create all the the cardboard decor. Is it prefab or have you created it from photos ?
Keep up the good work to you two ❤️❤️❤️
DylanBrowne
DylanBrowneauthor12 Oct 2024, 08:16
@patbgames thanks!
The cardboard meshes are all procedural created in Houdini, I spat out a bunch of variations for each shape from there.

Cheers!
stmate03
stmate0312 Oct 2024, 18:13
Awesome entry! The visuals are unusual but I love it! (my pc... less so :sweat_smile:) I had some trouble navigating but I got there in the end! was a lovely platforming experience!
Pimping12 Oct 2024, 19:06
Great art i like it, also game is matching with theme so 10/10
LDJam user 221561
LDJam user 22156113 Oct 2024, 02:17
Creating a cardboard world with your kid? (tick)
Digitally, in a jam? (tick)
Backlit with handdrawn art? This deserves a lot of attention - well done indeed! :)
Creeper Nade
Creeper Nade18 Oct 2024, 13:45
absolutely love the graphic. Not sure if the game has an ending, though the cardboard world still looks amazing!
LDJam user 40032920 Oct 2024, 13:14
Nice controls and beautiful graphics. I had fun! Well done!
RAPTURE20 Oct 2024, 13:44
I collected three webs and after closing the spider quest the camera broke and my kitten got stuck in the right part of the screen. the third sphere could not find, but I was able to jump out of the map into the darkness under the music beautifully. this game very successfully combines simplicity and fascination of all aspects. thank you!

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