Ludum Dare #58compo
MoruMatrix
MoruMatrix
A psychadelic style collect'em'up inspired by the works of Llamasoft.----------------------------------------------------------
Instructions
Morubotto, the robotic guinea pig has entered
an alien Matrix
on a machine to collect a bunch
of objects for Carl the collector.
Collect at least as many objects as requested to complete
a level and do it before the time runs out.
Avoid the following:
Snails - Slow Morubotto down to a crawl.
Spaceships - Steal collected objects from Morubotto.
Arrows - Forces Morubotto to go back a bit.
Collect special bonuses:
Clocks - Gives Morubotto more time.
A Pint of beer - Gives Morubotto the ability to move freely
in any direction for a short time
Morubutto also has a limited supply of self producted methane
that can be used to incease his speed.
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Gameplay
Pick up your XBox360 compatible controller or use the WASD/arrow-keys
to move the wireframe white guinea pig in the middle of the screen.
Different levels have different strategies.
Some require memorization, others require moving fast or reacting fast,
and some even require you to slow down a bit 😄
The game is more intense and more fun when played full screen,
so I recommend trying that versions first.
ESC exits the game.
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Notes:
I probably had about 30 hours to make this game from scratch.
So there's obviously a lot of stuff that needs polishing.
This might have been one of the most fun games to make,
given that the mechanics weren't too hard and the graphics
are really fun to generate and look at.
It would've like to have delved deeper into letting the
player interact with the music more though..
The 3D stuff is 2d sprites being splattered all over the place.
No actual GPU 3D support was harmed (well other than the 2D blitting I guess) 😆
Made in C++ with:
Raylib, Visual Studio 2022, Ableton Live 11 Lite ,Gimp, Milkshape3D & TiledComments27
drikdrok7 Oct 2025, 04:35
Probably the coolest looking entry I've seen so far! Good job on that. I'll say maybe the text popups are a little too aggressive / big as they can take up quite a lot of the screen at any moment. Level 1 was also very unforgiving and confusing with everything going on haha, took me many attempts to clear. Overall, very cool game!
d-demetori7 Oct 2025, 19:13
Looks cool, but not enough time to collect all 200 cubes in the first level, i tried many times, and for some reason its hard, could be more beginner friendly
D3kryption7 Oct 2025, 19:46
Llamasoft, thats a name I've not heard in years haha This game is pretty epic! I love how accessible it is with devices. Great job doing all of this in the short amount of time! :D The music was awesome haha
Baluj7 Oct 2025, 19:46
I found it enjoyable. I wish there was a web version.
Pincushion7 Oct 2025, 20:47
The most arcade-y game that I've played in a long time. The vibe is incredible. The music is great and the vocoder stuff when you move adds so much.
For some reason, I can't get past the first level, despite getting more than 200 yellow fuzzies. I tried both binaries.
For some reason, I can't get past the first level, despite getting more than 200 yellow fuzzies. I tried both binaries.
kayrum7 Oct 2025, 21:11
Wonderfull visuals. A volume slider would have been awesome. Great job!
oeueGHa7 Oct 2025, 21:35
Ended all lvls, art is fantastic, love strong dynamics of the game!
gamesplusjames8 Oct 2025, 00:56
Really cool idea and very intense. Loved the artstyle! Great job!
JohnStarich8 Oct 2025, 04:46
Super appreciate the warning up front about flashing lights. I think I would've enjoyed it more if I could reduce the flashing just a little bit. It hurt after a little while 😃
Love the frenetic vibes. I'm not able to get past level 1 but I can see the strategy and how the mechanics should line up to make it to the next level. I'll chalk this up to my own skill issue haha.
Love the frenetic vibes. I'm not able to get past level 1 but I can see the strategy and how the mechanics should line up to make it to the next level. I'll chalk this up to my own skill issue haha.
torte4788 Oct 2025, 17:13
Well, this game definitely stands out from all the others! The visuals are actually very stylish, and the music adds to the atmosphere. Even though I couldn't play it for long, I still enjoyed it
island-jam-2-group-38 Oct 2025, 21:27
Not sure why but on Linux I get more than 200 objects on level 1 and it restarts instead of taking to level 2 . Anyways, I am a bit sensitive to "flashy" games so I wouldn't be able to play it long anyways 😅 . Loved the mood though!
Eugenik9 Oct 2025, 00:53
great atmosphere and the audio sets the tone well
ryusui9 Oct 2025, 04:34
This feels like a game that could use some kind of a tutorial. Visually and aurally it's incredible, but also that first level is ridiculously unforgiving, unless there's something important about the gameplay that I'm missing (the best I managed in the first level was only about 175/200 objects). If you run into a red arrow by accident, or end up on the wrong side of a column of them, that's basically the run right there, and I never saw either the clocks or the beer mentioned in the description (I mean, it's possible I did, but there is so much happening on-screen visually it's hard to figure out what things are except by running into them).
Infernaton9 Oct 2025, 14:03
I've finished it with a score of 183 506 pts (don't know what taht represents tho), the first level was sure the most difficult one without the context of the game. I doesn't understand why at first, but then i realised the twist to finished it. Great game overall with an interresting visual !
Georg Rottensteiner9 Oct 2025, 17:41
Damn pretty! I don't get the objective though. It says I need 200 for the first level, the display had 206 when it started to fade and I still had to play level 1?
But really impressive music and visuals!
But really impressive music and visuals!
6Knowledge9 Oct 2025, 18:40
Gotta give props for not using a game engine, there maybe only a few of you guys but all of you clearly know what you are doing.
Patatje9 Oct 2025, 19:42
Glad i played this in windowed mode hahahha. Cool visuals though. couldn't get through the first level sadly :(
cogcomp9 Oct 2025, 20:13
@endurion @6knowledge @island-jam-2-group-3 @pincushion Yeah. I think I might've made the first level too difficult. It really is a millisecond deal.. It might look like you're fine and then nope.. it was actually slightly too late 😆 I'll have too make it a lot easier.
cogcomp9 Oct 2025, 20:14
@infernaton Well done! I think you might have the best score! Also glad to see that someone made it past the first level 😆
ellaris10 Oct 2025, 13:49
Cool effects, the first level definitely felt the hardest and it was quite hard to know what was going on at times.
BlueDandelion11 Oct 2025, 11:32
Nice game! I like the unique art style. For some reason the first level was by far the hardest imo, I think it would've been better if it was the last one, but I still managed to get through it and finish the game.
Samuli11 Oct 2025, 18:07
Loved the vibes, but could not get past the first level. Most I got was 195 or so.
CaptainDreamcast11 Oct 2025, 18:09
Woah, lots of cool mechanics in this game! When you hit the beer jug and just collect everything in a perfect line- pure bliss! My score clocked out at 242329:
There were a lot of levels where I went slow in the beginning to get all the items to collect, then sped through with the methane boost, that seems to have done well for my score (although it led to the occasional nailbiter finish against the clock).
As I mentioned already this game feels super good to play. It has that arcade-like quality, that just makes you want to keep jumping back in and keep going to make it to the next level, I liked that a lot. Graphics-wise the artstyle is superb as well. I reminds me of Rez in all the good ways, which is another game with a genius art direction. Love it! Same for the music, it's really good and just keeps you in the loop. Top stuff! Very good game, great job!
There were a lot of levels where I went slow in the beginning to get all the items to collect, then sped through with the methane boost, that seems to have done well for my score (although it led to the occasional nailbiter finish against the clock).
As I mentioned already this game feels super good to play. It has that arcade-like quality, that just makes you want to keep jumping back in and keep going to make it to the next level, I liked that a lot. Graphics-wise the artstyle is superb as well. I reminds me of Rez in all the good ways, which is another game with a genius art direction. Love it! Same for the music, it's really good and just keeps you in the loop. Top stuff! Very good game, great job!
Rol15 Oct 2025, 16:39
Love the music! The visuals are cool too. Unfortunately, the first level is a bit too difficult for me and I couldn't beat it.
Shoalmuse16 Oct 2025, 12:16
Great idea (love me some llamasoft!) and graphics. I also found the time for the first level quite punishing. There isn't much time to learn the control scheme before you are out of time.
tanis19 Oct 2025, 11:52
Original visuals for sure! The music is awesome and fits the game perfectly. It's definitely too flashing and hectic for me but I understand where this is coming from and that there are players that can beat this kind of game. To me even level 1 was way hard 😉
I believe it would have been helpful to get some in-game hints and tips about what the different entities on the screen do. Anyway a very solid game. Grats!
I believe it would have been helpful to get some in-game hints and tips about what the different entities on the screen do. Anyway a very solid game. Grats!
Given how fast the game is it has obviously been mangled a bit by their video encoder 😆