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Ludum Dare #56jam

Hamster Run

by jonathandavidlewis
co-authored: @sparks7007007
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.52
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.57
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.74
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.24
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.61
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.08
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.42
Survive winter as a hamster by eating as much as you can!

Play on Itch.com to use the LEADERBOARD!
Play the Windows version for improved performance and better 3D visuals!

It's our first LD and our first 3D Game, so if you are willing to take the time to write feedback, we appreciate it so much!

Updates:

- Removed reference to serviceWorker to work in sandbox
- Fixed issue reading leaderboard text
- Reduced map size for stability.
- Created a Windows build for better performance than web.
- Removed Particles in web build to improve performance
- Fixed text and clarity of the main instructions.
- Fixed tutorial images.
Genres: platformer
Tools: Godot

Comments26

LDJam user 379026
LDJam user 3790268 Oct 2024, 03:37
Tried both the itch page and the embedded and it seems the "Lets Eat" button to launch the game is buggy. Music loop keeps playing but the menu is unresponsive for a very long time. Guessing Shader compile but my initial comment was that it was broken.
Leo Fu8 Oct 2024, 03:38
The game is alsome!
Leo Fu8 Oct 2024, 03:48
The sound effect is goofy and I really like the floating particle effect in this game. The vibe feels good and relaxing, nice game!
AlxJE
AlxJE8 Oct 2024, 11:10
Your mechanism is simple but effective, and the leader board is really a good idea to encourage me replay the game for muiltiple times. The bgm and audio effects you used really helps to establish a humor tone. Great works!
jonathandavidlewisauthor8 Oct 2024, 18:18
@leo115 Thanks for letting me know! Based on your feedback, I did some optimization on the web build. I believe it may still not be optimal in many cases. I also produced a Windows build and a Linux build that should perform much better. Do you want to give it a try? https://jonathandavidlewis.itch.io/hamster-run
LDJam user 379026
LDJam user 3790268 Oct 2024, 22:14
@jonathandavidlewis Much snappier! still take a moment but it's not in an unresponsive manner and I think I doubled my score from not loosing time from stepping away while waiting!
LDJam user 373998
LDJam user 3739989 Oct 2024, 00:39
Hey, heads up. When I was playing my camera was forcing to pan up into the sky.
I also had this problem with my Godot game and I think I managed to fix it by setting my embedded resolution to an odd number.

Users can make sure they're in full screen.
LDJam user 373998
LDJam user 3739989 Oct 2024, 00:42
I particularly loved your screen transitions and working high scores table. Nice job.
jonathandavidlewisauthor9 Oct 2024, 05:13
@leo115 Thank you so much! This is my first 3D game, so I am learning a ton! I'm going to try to improve the loading.
InitialPosition
InitialPosition9 Oct 2024, 14:39
I really liked the general premise of your game and how it encourages speedrunning which is one of my favorite things to do in general. The controls felt nice, the art is good and the soundtrack is fitting, maybe a bit repetitive. I like that you had different collectibles with a risk reward system and how you placed them in the level. Finally, the leaderboard is a great addition for competitiveness and I had to try a few rounds to get a good score. Nice work :)
Conor Wilson
Conor Wilson11 Oct 2024, 10:41
I simply love all the voice lines from the hamster. Adorable. Also, the leaderboard is a hell of a nice touch :)
oliver_day
oliver_day11 Oct 2024, 23:02
The controls were a little hard to use at first, and my camera kept going into the ground but fun game and a nice looking world.
zoglu12 Oct 2024, 13:02
Nice looking game, 3D platforming with speedrunning elements is a great mix.
hotdog12 Oct 2024, 13:02
Cute :)
Cookiezz
Cookiezz13 Oct 2024, 00:33
Pretty awesome and super simple. Great job on the 3D game for the jam - some small performance hiccups on web but nothing too major. Leaderboards are always a great way to drive engagement, good job getting those in.
HangoverGames
HangoverGames13 Oct 2024, 09:09
i was a fun experience, great idea!
SleepyStudios
SleepyStudios13 Oct 2024, 19:15
Congrats on your first LD and 3D game! It was a cute game and really good to see a leaderboard to encourage friendly competition.
Lussard Studio
Lussard Studio14 Oct 2024, 16:52
Fun platforming game ! Cool you could do this just 2 people.
That's great you put a leaderboard at then end. Made me want to retry to be in the top 10 haha

:hamster:
Alchemic
Alchemic15 Oct 2024, 04:08
Fun little speedrunning challenge! A bit shallow in terms of gameplay, but it gets the job done. The visuals are pretty nice.

Not surprised you were having performance issues with the web build, I assume due to shader compilation issues with particles. I would suggest try converting any GPU-based particles into CPU-based particles.
Weine19 Oct 2024, 15:45
This was kinda of cute and fun. The leaderboard was a great addition that invites to more replaying. Well done!
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