Junk Driver

by sirplop
co-authored: @sweetiebelle
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.78
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.72
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.67
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.08
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.79
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.66
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.97
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.72
A little rover collecting scraps in a mostly abandoned world.

Move with AD/Arrows, control arm with mouse. Grab with left click, rotate with right click.

The Team:
- Sirplop: Programming, Design
- Sweetiebelle: Art - her first time working with Unity!
Tags: #2d, #no ai
Genres: action
Tools: Unity

Comments25

LDJam user 268934
LDJam user 2689346 Oct 2025, 21:43
Nice game! Your arm mechanics are cool liked the responsiveness.
The art is cool good parallax.
Wind blowing it feels deserted I like this vibe a lot.
Like that your arm is in the start menu l( would be cool if you have the 2 buttons lying there then had to pick them up to play or quit ) just an idea 💡:)
nextnoon6 Oct 2025, 22:43
Great job on the sound effects. Enemies in the beginning were easy enough to just drive past, but other than that, a fun game!
Accardo
Accardo6 Oct 2025, 23:02
Really cool arm mechanics, and the motions are smooth. Good work :thumbsup:
mackelio
mackelio6 Oct 2025, 23:07
nice little game! i really liked the mechanic :D and the mood once you are outside was really cool! great job on that!
Ira Baciu
Ira Baciu7 Oct 2025, 01:00
Reminds me of Repo a little bit. It's funny
timhugh
timhugh7 Oct 2025, 02:54
Very cool! Love this take on the theme, and the arm mechanic is really neat
Jcourt7 Oct 2025, 04:56
As others have said, the arm is great. I do feel like it would have been nice to be able to repair yourself using some of the scrap you're accumulated, in addition to getting shields
Moonblast
Moonblast7 Oct 2025, 05:33
The controls feel great, and the atmosphere is spot-on. Keep it up!
mc shopot7 Oct 2025, 10:54
Cool SFX! The idea’s original and I enjoyed it, though the game felt a bit hardcore. But then again, maybe I’m just a goofball and didn’t grasp the right way to play. Thanks for the gaming experience!
My4sthma7 Oct 2025, 11:37
The arm is a neat mechanic. Would be cool to see more interesting systems or progression to have meaningful ways of using it.
Ry0
Ry07 Oct 2025, 13:59
It's an amazing game, although I've already seen similar concepts on this jam, your implementation is still the best of them! Convenient and fun, it's a pity that it's short.
Schu
Schu7 Oct 2025, 15:05
Nicely done! Felt quite pleasant to play. I definitely would've wanted a way to repair yourself with scrap. It also felt a little frustrating to pick up an enemy and then damage yourself because you tried to put them in with your scrap. I guess it makes sense you need to get rid of them differently but visually they look like scrap. Maybe if they looked explosive or spiky it'd be more clear.
Borbag Uskada7 Oct 2025, 16:39
Simple and fun, great implementation, nice job
I agree with Schu, I've damage myself trying to load enemies on the rover thinking it would count as scrap. A visual look in this sense would help
Faust_Mi
Faust_Mi7 Oct 2025, 20:00
Cool idea with the claw button selection in the menu!

Good gameplay idea on the topic! The only downside is the robot blurring when moving very quickly, which is unpleasant for the eyes.

You guys are awesome! Thanks for the gaming experience!
nassshie7 Oct 2025, 20:46
i loved it
cool idea!
runningopenloop
runningopenloop8 Oct 2025, 08:09
I enjoyed this world. Good atmosphere. I think it would have been fun to have some different bad guys and power-ups.
Yuxin
Yuxin9 Oct 2025, 07:07
Cool idea! a little truck picking up trash in the cold wind. Really like the atmosphere. The controls are simple and the instructions are clear. User friendly XD. There seems to be a small bug though, the screen occasionally shakes when placing items onto the truck.
Planetary
Planetary9 Oct 2025, 18:40
Nice game, and you have a really cool idea! Graphics are awesome, and the audio part fills the vibe needed for this game. Game mechanics are simple, as well as the controls. Great job!
Smerdyaisaurus10 Oct 2025, 16:15
love the grab mechanic, also very cool artstyle, but there is no fullscreen which is sad but overall very cool game
Kalbshack
Kalbshack10 Oct 2025, 21:19
Great idea, crane movement needs a little bit of training, but after that it's smooth sailing. Also like the dusty sandstorm vibe.
LDJam user 179298
LDJam user 17929811 Oct 2025, 12:11
Actually there's a lot of strategy in the game and I really like it, something to spend your money on like upgrades would be great. Still the game is lots of fun!
tuh
tuh11 Oct 2025, 21:25
Cool idea. I assume it's your first project on Ludum Dare and it look great.
X2SHADOW
X2SHADOW12 Oct 2025, 14:21
I liked it, it's a shame I realized too late that you can throw objects at enemies :)
deadjolly22 Oct 2025, 01:16
The robot arm was really interactive and cool, but I kept damaged myself every time I tried to click on the bag on top of the rover, which kind of defeated the purpose of grabbing things in the first place. Maybe disable damage once you grab an object? The art is clean and well done. Love the colors, particles and especially the parallax scrolling. If the main mechanic wasn't frustrating, this game would be pretty dang fun. Overall nice entry, especially if it's someone's first LD game jam!
ConCaerus23 Oct 2025, 17:25
The arm mechanic was really interesting! The loop of grabbing scrap and placing it into the body was very fun!

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