Ludum Dare #56compo

Let's eat Grandma.

by yoav-kagan

Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.13

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.98

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.99

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.65

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.70

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.84

Humor★★★★★★★★★★4.48

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.96

A fun game about the importance of commas!

In this quirky game, you control a cute tiny comma creature and fling it to the correct spot in a sentence.

Will your punctuation save Grandma, or turn her into a tasty snack?

Gameplay

With 7 levels to challenge your grammar skills, aim for the perfect sentence and discover just how much a single comma can change the meaning! Every level puts your punctuation precision to the test.

Play in browser!

Controls

- Mouse: Aim and fling the comma.
- R: Retry the level.

Disclaimer

For users with non-16:9 aspect ratios (such as Mac), I recommend playing in the web version without full-screen mode to ensure the game functions correctly.

Tools Used

- Unity 2022.3
- Visual Studio
- DOTween
- GarageBand
- Audacity

Tags: #casual, #cute, #funny, #minimalist, #mouse only, #short, #word game

Genres: puzzle

Tools: Audacity, DOTween, GarageBand, Unity

Comments39

Kateryna6 Oct 2024, 21:43

Really cute and funny! Last level is a very nice touch :)

noa_dv6 Oct 2024, 22:14

The level of polish on this game is incredible, especially for a solo project completed in just 48 hours! The sound effects are excellent, the gameplay is smooth and intuitive, and the design, while minimalistic, is stunningly beautiful. Amazing work!

Thoastbot6 Oct 2024, 22:36

I love the idea, made a simple game mechanic way more interessting by adding a nice touch and waaaaaay too cute sounds, well done!

rynti6 Oct 2024, 23:05

Funny idea and great execution. I was really surprised by the title & the resolution from the description (that it's about the importance of commas). Also the sound design is doing a good job, with not too intrusive but rhythmic music and the sounds that the comma makes when thrown :)

Overall, good job!

mmph7 Oct 2024, 12:00

Fun and cute!

Sviborg7 Oct 2024, 12:53

Very funny and cute game! 🎮✨
I liked the original idea and its excellent execution. Simple mechanics become much more interesting thanks to cute sounds and stylish design. 🎶🎨 I was especially impressed by how well everything was done in 48 hours! Excellent work, the game left only positive emotions! 👍😊

prora7 Oct 2024, 13:01

The sound are cute! And the idea is so good. Adding a "," to change weird words. It's so funny!

Nazariglez7 Oct 2024, 13:22

Hey, very interesting concept, it's really polished and I can see this game translated to many languages using typical phrases from each language or country. Gj!

CrociDB7 Oct 2024, 14:48

That's a fantastic example of how to make a simple idea into a really nice and interesting jam entry. Game jams is not just about making new mechanics, it's about making a nice short experience, and you achieved it with great success. Good job on it! I absolutely love it!

Seth L7 Oct 2024, 16:48

I love everything about this! The idea is so fun and humorous, and the execution is perfect. Even though the last level didn't make perfect thematic sense with the rest of the game, it was a fun tongue in cheek way to end it.
Great job!

N-lan7 Oct 2024, 18:49

This made me so happy! I was really invested in the game and enjoyed playing it a lot!

jacobwinters7 Oct 2024, 20:24

The apostrophe level. The semicolon level. *The music/SFX sliders in the menu -* `Music [---,---]` *- the handles are commas.*

Malenia8 Oct 2024, 00:14

I love the weeeee! the final level is truly perfection; and this is a good way to teach grammar to people, I would give a game like this to a class of first graders if it had more levels. my only suggestion is to make the invisible walls visible so i dont smack the boi

okshirl8 Oct 2024, 04:02

This is such a fun idea, love the little sounds and voices coming from our little guy. I think it'd be great to be able to see the last parabola you fired at so you can make small adjustments :)

look_for_happiness8 Oct 2024, 09:50

Interesting mini game! I love the funny audio and admire your great imagination!

Jack D. Taylor8 Oct 2024, 12:40

Great game, finally someone cares about commas! :D

Love the visual style, sounds and overall concept

JohnCoffee8 Oct 2024, 13:04

That is a great game, the theme is felt throughout the whole. I liked the programming reference at the end. It fits together really well as a small rounded out package.

MrAntoineSt8 Oct 2024, 13:09

omg i love it ! Already one of my favorite Jam games of this Ludum Dare !
Simple and funny, good job !

CrozzY8 Oct 2024, 17:24

An interesting idea of the game, I liked it and it was quite interesting to play. Fun)))

LDJam user 3524908 Oct 2024, 17:34

This is a lovely little game, the different yells were really cute, and the jokes are on point (or on comma). There was a nice difficulty curve to the aiming, especially once you had to start aiming between lines.

Also, I see someone has an opinion on the Oxford comma ;)

Kirass8 Oct 2024, 17:44

I really liked this game! It's awesome!

RachelfTech8 Oct 2024, 18:18

I enjoyed this! Very polished feeling experience. Funnily I was actually considering a similar idea in the brainstorming phase :smile:. Great work!

ArcadeEleven8 Oct 2024, 21:10

Nice idea, and very minimalistic style. Well done !

vidarn9 Oct 2024, 18:39

Loved this! Such a great idea, and very well implemented! I'm impressed with how funny and varied each of the lines were. Great stuff!

TheSand10 Oct 2024, 19:41

What a great consept, you should really continue with this and make it a complete game! Such great polish form art, settings page and music/sounds. You did an amazing job with this one! Love the last level with the programing word!

J0ye11 Oct 2024, 19:06

I'm jealous of games like this. Everything is just right here. The idea, the sound, the graphics and the humor. The concept is simple, but with the different levels it offers just enough variety to be challenging and motivating. Perfect.

Sockenpuppe11 Oct 2024, 20:11

I love this so much! Who would have ever thought that a comma could be cute? Well, it is! Very much so, especially in combination with the sounds it makes.

Humor was on point! The phrases you used really showcased what can happen to their meaning if there's a comma missing. What was that saying again? Commas can save lives haha :)

fabula_rasa14 Oct 2024, 00:12

Superb, just superb. Finally, a game for the language nerd in me :books:
I adore this concept, the theme interpretation is truly unique and the implementation rocks as well. Everything is well-polished, even Georgia font is very fitting. Pure perfection. Thank you for this gem.

CaptAndrey16 Oct 2024, 22:27

simple and good! "unusial" last level was great) i also like funny comma sound design, im sure it was a lot of fun recording it

Manamat19 Oct 2024, 03:05

Had so much fun playing this game! Love the apostrophe being the tiny little creature and the last level was a nice touch! The title made me curious to play this game haha

Baturinsky19 Oct 2024, 16:02

Sounds are great, graphics is neat, but more variety in gameplay would be nice.

Madbarron19 Oct 2024, 22:17

Great entry! Nice and simple. Entertaining, surprising, funny, and it looks great! Congrats :)

invader20 Oct 2024, 12:33

This is a great example of how commas can save lives! Really enjoyed this cute and fun game.

PhilStrahl21 Oct 2024, 01:42

What a great and original take on the theme! Loved also the charming "Wheeeee!" sound effects! Thanks for submitting!

For your records, here’s my archived stream 😊 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkg-HvNRZgU

Emsea22 Oct 2024, 05:05

This game is wonderfully clever. Minorly envious I didn't think of it myself. Compliments to the chef👌

dp3rucha22 Oct 2024, 09:48

Lovely game and imaginative idea. GJ!

Empyreans23 Oct 2024, 18:54

Amazing, minimalistic game and in terms of scope to the jam, I think this is an exceptionally brilliant idea!

I love a well cooked game developer! :smirk:

~XpMonster

gonutz10 Oct 2025, 05:30

Man, this game is awesome! I know I am late to the show, but after playing your LD58 game on stream this just caught my attention and it did not disappoint! :-D

This is so funny, very very nice! The end is just perfect.

Yoav Kaganauthor10 Oct 2025, 15:33

@gonutz Wow! Thanks for checking it out :)

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