Eater Scrutiny

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.52
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.39
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.76
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.04
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.80
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.37
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.57
You are an ant eater, but that does not mean that you will eat any plain ant. Apply your Eater Scrutiny for selecting the best Tiny Creatures!

My highscore is 247, what's yours?

Made in ~5 hours between other weekend plans.

Dirt image by freepik, Anteater image by Noah's Ark Zoo Farm.

Comments18

AdamG7 Oct 2024, 02:30
I managed to get a score of 276 on my playthrough. A very simple concept, but it was very fun. The round where you had to find ants which curved in the correct direction was rough, but very rewarding.
D.d7 Oct 2024, 05:38
Nice Concept, Fun Execution. I got 117 on my Playthrough. I rarely see the magnifying things since all the things are moving at quite a speed (even the slow ones) so by the time I take a look, the thing already left the scope. but it's nice mechanics. maybe you can add some stationary invisible ones that can only be seen using the magnifying glass. Overall, I had a blast catching these critters :boom: :grin: :thumbsup:
Arscene7 Oct 2024, 15:56
I did not blink for two entire playthrough. Spot on with the theme :)

Even more impressive did the game in such a small amount of time. Congrats.
Nova DC7 Oct 2024, 21:31
This would make a killer Mario Party or WarioWare style minigame!
franklyn017 Oct 2024, 21:32
Fun idea! I'm impressed that you could come up with a game that hooks me in 5 hours :D
sirblazealot
sirblazealot7 Oct 2024, 21:35
This game was really cool! I loved how much variety there was with the ant movement
A Priori8 Oct 2024, 02:33
Simple concept, but I did find it really fun and engaging! I feel that the speed difference in the first round was a little too subtle and I almost felt like it would be easier to just click randomly.
Guiik8 Oct 2024, 17:57
Awesome for a game made in 5 hours ! Too bad we can't use the magnifying glass because the ants are too fast ^^
Tad I Guess
Tad I Guess8 Oct 2024, 22:50
Fun gameplay idea and great take on the theme! I think some sound would've added a lot.
SdCorpse11 Oct 2024, 23:54
the tongue a little bit stands out from realistic style of anteater and magnifying glass)
LDJam user 26579612 Oct 2024, 13:55
I love scrutinizing ants!!

Really liked how much breadth you got out of an otherwise simple mechanic with the different behaviors in each level.

A real gem for anteater fans everywhere!
Harmadillo12 Oct 2024, 17:17
Fun game, especially for just 5 hours work. My high score was only 91.
LDJam user 355692
LDJam user 35569212 Oct 2024, 17:25
Impressive for 5 hours of work. I've only managed to get ~90 points on my first play through, as at first I was looking at the magnifying glass for no reason, losing precious termites.
Yaen
Yaen17 Oct 2024, 21:41
The most fun and most innovative game I've played in this jam so far! I really enjoyed picking out the patterns of the ant movements and the comments of the picky anteater were also quite funny. Sad that there's no sound, would've loved some slurpy licking sound when I gobble up the little insects. And some approving / disapproving sounds of the anteater would also have been really funny.

Very creative idea with all the different movement patterns. Ended up with 119 points :)
silkworm_sweatshop
silkworm_sweatshop18 Oct 2024, 15:11
Great idea! Nice that it kept switching up the rules after a bit to keep things interesting.

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