Ludum Dare #56compo

Hang On!

by braulio-jg

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.30

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.17

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.25

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.10

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.52

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.29

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.30

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.55

Some people are letting you live in their window, so you are helping them mantain mosquitoes out!

Controls

W / Up Arrow -> Go up

S / Down Arrow -> Go down

Space / E / LMB -> Throw your web!

Changelog

[11/04/24 - 2:39AM UTC+1] Version 1.1 Release!

- Fixed
- Record counter.
- Added
- Controls indications in the left side of the window.
- New music track for the menus.
- Sound effects when throwing web and walking.
- Upgraded
- Better mosquito despawn management.
- Night sky now has stars.
- Sun and Moon now have a better alignment.
- Background has been properly reworked so it's prettier, and white edges have been removed.

Tags: #2d, #arcade, #hand-drawn

Tools: Godot

Comments13

OddballDave7 Oct 2024, 10:30

Simple to understand, easy controls, fun to play. Spiderbro gets my vote. I mean the only minor critique is that the web effect could have been a bit slicker, but it doesn't detract from the game in any way. Good stuff :8ball:

multiplexor7 Oct 2024, 10:43

Neat game! I'd pay for spiders this efficient at catching moskitoes :D

Music also felt very fitting! I did find it a bit hard to aim the nets tho!

Keep up the good work!

Sviborg7 Oct 2024, 15:02

🕷️ Great game! Simple controls and clear mechanics make it very exciting! 🕸️ The music perfectly complements the atmosphere, and catching flies turned out to be more fun than I expected! 🎶 A little difficult to aim the nets, but this adds to the challenge. Overall, super job! 💪👏

badbons7 Oct 2024, 15:47

That music, perfect

milq7 Oct 2024, 17:47

Very fun game! Honestly, I love the effect of how the spider launches its web. The mechanics are very well done and the game is addictive. I would have liked to see how the fly takes a bite to me or how it gets trapped in the spider’s web - I'd love that visual effect. Even so, the game has been a lot of fun for me, and for a Compo format, it's awesome. Great game!

Braulio_JGauthor7 Oct 2024, 22:24

@oddballdave, @multiplexor, @sviborg, @badbons, @milq Thanks to you all! This time I tried with a simpler idea, and didn't put in it such an effort as other times, but I'm already concerned of polishing it and adding more music, in addition to repairing the record counter, that is not working after exporting to web.

knarf8 Oct 2024, 10:06

Nice idea and use of theme for a short game :)
Scored 33 so far ! Also liked the idea of seing night fall come along with difficulty increasing ^^
Good job!

Zamizmi8 Oct 2024, 17:25

Great little game and really liked the annoying-mosquito-soundtrack! I wonder if the nets could dissolve in time? I accidentally shot the first one in bad place and felt like I lost it for quite some time...

Great compo!

Adrien Tremblay10 Oct 2024, 02:03

Great art and animations!!

Sutt0011 Oct 2024, 20:51

Neat game. As afraid as I am of spiders, they get a bad rep. And playing as one to keep a home pest free is a charming concept.
The art is cute but the music got a little annoying after a while. The game could also use some kind of feedback when the mosquitoes get past your defenses.