Tiny Lights

by neandi

co-authored: @trsthstrs

Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.05

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.71

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.56

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.95

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.66

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.37

Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.17

Oh Look! Fireflies!

A short game about catching and releasing Fireflies as your source of light, while trying to fix a power outage in an almost dark house. Enjoy!

Controls

+ Hold LMB near Fireflies to catch, Release LMB to set them free
+ A & D to Move,
+ SPACEBAR to Jump
+ CTRL to crouch and
+ ESC for Menu.

Team

+ Coding by Neandi :computer:

+ Graphics by TouristHistories :pencil2:

Made with Unreal Engine 5, Krita, Audacity & Photoshop.
Sounds: Public Domain SFX & Music from Pixabay (opting out)

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Changelog :tools:

v1
Fixed an Issue with vsyncoption not showing in Menu
Fixed an Issue that caused Crashes in Windowed Mode
Please let us know if you still happen to have Crashes. Thank You!

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Notes from us

Touri: _Next time i'll use vectorgraphics and keep my folders organized pinkypromise to myself!_
Neandi: _Had lighting problems near the end and had to make a deal with the devil: Lumen. Sorry 🙇_

Fourth time participating, still struggling with time management. But as always we're very proud we made it in time.
Please do not catch fireflies IRL to put them into a Jar!

Thank you very much for leaving feedback, playing & your rating! :bug:

Tags: #2d, #animals, #casual, #cozy, #fireflies

Genres: adventure

Tools: Adobe Photoshop, Audacity, Krita, Unreal Engine

Comments20

AlxJE8 Oct 2024, 06:16

Excellent art works and mechanism!

ThisIsSpy8 Oct 2024, 10:05

The game looks awesome and the firefly catching mechanic is unique (at least I haven't seen anything like it). I like this!

Gaudy8 Oct 2024, 10:06

very good art and light

Patomkin8 Oct 2024, 10:11

What a great little game! It crashed on me twice, but third time was the charm and I was able to complete it. The main character is just sooo happy and easy-going! Fantastic art, cute fireflies, good level design. Loved it!

Hugo kieffer8 Oct 2024, 10:12

love the ambiance overall and great mechanic that feat perfectly with the theme, I love it! good job!

MeHigh8 Oct 2024, 10:16

Loved the art style and the mood!!!

ChakChaker8 Oct 2024, 10:27

this is an amazing game! I liked the lighting in the game and the 3D effect

VIRI8 Oct 2024, 10:27

I liked the game!! I was surprised by the graphics, very cute and beautiful. The music is cool, the character is too

Boodle8 Oct 2024, 10:37

Absolutely beautiful graphics and environment with some clever level design and appropriately calm sound design!
Unfortunately the game crashed for me when I unlocked the cabinet, so I wasn't able to see the end of the game. Still great work, and makes me curious to see how else people can use more powerful engines like UE5 in a jam setting.

TRSTHSTRS8 Oct 2024, 10:38

@patomkin Thank you for playing despite the crashes! we're currently tying to fix the issue and we'll upload a (hopefully) stable build asap.

and @ all the others who commented: Thank you for your kind words!

InOnesGraveDed8 Oct 2024, 10:38

I enjoyed it! And catched them all through the game crashed around three times (but it's okay, I played on linux :D)

Reeeid8 Oct 2024, 10:55

great graphic style,but i stuck in first floor and didnt know how to unlock :

TRSTHSTRS8 Oct 2024, 11:57

@reeeid Oh no, im sorry! There's a key on the balcony to unlock the cabinet. Just walk left when you are in the attic. Thank you for trying tho :)

FrozenDude8 Oct 2024, 22:28

I love the graphics. The look of the game made exploring the house so much fun. The IRL firefly safety reminder is also highly appreciated. Well done.

Ponytrator9 Oct 2024, 11:07

Realy like effects and art style!

LDJam user 37326910 Oct 2024, 08:32

Really liked the atmosphere from the very first seconds of the game. Looking forward to a stable build of the game!

PlusOneRabbit12 Oct 2024, 14:06

Absolutely love this art style! It really made everything feel cozy instead of spooky while exploring a dark house, which is no easy feat. I didn't realize the chandeliers had collision and got stuck for a little bit until I saw the comments here. The firefly mechanic was cool, but it didn't seem to impact gameplay much and I ended up just holding my left mouse button for most of the game.

LDJam user 25903712 Oct 2024, 16:31

If it weren't for the two of you I may have lost my way. To look back to last LDjam's discord call we did and realize I have lived a fulfilling life is incredibly profound. Thank you so fucking much for helping me realize that bringing up everyone, telling them what they did /right/, is all I need to be satisfied with life.