m01d

by gujiufeng

co-authored: @5n4k3, @hefei-s, @yorze

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.65

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.28

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.27

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.08

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.66

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.63

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.84

Read Before Play

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Overview

You are a cyber slime mold expanding across the grid. Control your colony by sending signal commands to your sub-network.

Feed to survive. Collect resources (glowing nodes) by growing into them, or send *Feed* commands, or they'll starve(turn red) and die.

Grow to thrive. Expand outward, but hungry cells will block your growth.

Balance both to reach your goal: survive and expand into all spaces.

Operations

+ Input signals: number keys [0] [1]
+ Confirm signal: [Enter]

How to Play

Mold signals consist of 3-digit binary numbers (e.g. `0 1 0`).
- Feed: fill the hunger of a whole row/column of children (red -> white)
- Grow: extend your children by one row/column outward.

Commands can only target the outermost cells in the given direction.
You can't grow if any cell in the target outermost row/column is currently hungry!

Screenshots

Command Cheatsheet (SPOILER: Read if you don't know how to play!!)

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!>for the first digit - action type:
!>+ 0 - - : Grow
!>+ 1 - - : Feed
!>

!>for the last 2 digits - direction:
!>+ - 0 0 : Down
!>+ - 0 1 : Up
!>+ - 1 0 : Right
!>+ - 1 1 : Left

Enjoy our game! <3.

We're working on more hints and levels. Follow us on *itch.io/m01d* and any feedback is welcome!

Genres: survival

Tools: Unity

Comments32

JudJudson21 Apr 2026, 03:00

Really liked this game! Super unique, strange to play, fun to learn. Simple rules that make for a tricky experience. Big fan!

Yorze21 Apr 2026, 03:13

@judjudson Thank you!!

jtu21 Apr 2026, 03:19

5n4k321 Apr 2026, 03:21

@judjudson o(^。^)o

5n4k321 Apr 2026, 03:22

@jtu

MostLikely21 Apr 2026, 03:59

This one was incredible! The sound, graphics, UI overall was so polished, it felt great to play the game even when I didn't know what was happening. In terms of feedback, I didn't have a clear understanding of the goal of the game. I assume it was to fill the screen or maybe survive the longest, but somehow communicating that would have been nice. Great work!

Lemma21 Apr 2026, 04:00

The game is a bit confusing to me. Why does my center mushroom keep dying? The rest was clear-ish and pretty cool. Graphics were fitting.

Lexu21 Apr 2026, 04:05

A fun experience! I'm not sure how to get better at the game, but it's very unique and the graphics are great. Nice job!

gujiufengauthor21 Apr 2026, 04:31

@lemma it's probably because your center mushroom is exposed. The mushroom on the edge, or exposed to outside, will get hungry. If you don't feed them on time, they will die. Wish this explanation will help you to enjoy the game ~

SHU WEN21 Apr 2026, 06:39

FUN GAME TOTALLY , BUT CONFUSE ANYWAY

Hikiyoshi21 Apr 2026, 14:04

This was great game! The sound and graphics were amazing. It took me a while to learn how to use the signal. I just spammed the spawn signal to win the game.

anku21 Apr 2026, 20:13

A truly unique experience. At first, I honestly had no idea what was going on, but I decided to give it a proper chance and dig into it - and I’m really glad I did.

NE-Aquilon21 Apr 2026, 20:17

Conceptually one of the most unique games. Super confusing, 0/1 controls are not good, but still a good entry.

Lizz21 Apr 2026, 20:59

Oh my that is a unique game, I certainly did not understand how to play but after reading some it sounded like a fun thing to do. The graphics are simple yet you combine computer like elekments with the 'children' well, and the game over screen combined with the sound is a classic loss of signal, reminded me of the tv screen when it had issues.

5n4k321 Apr 2026, 22:01

@ne-aquilon Thank you for the feedback! Better player guidance is definitely something we're looking into. The 0/1 control style is intentional tho, as it's a part of the experience we're going for!

5n4k321 Apr 2026, 22:10

@lizz Thank you! That is exactly the vibe we were going for, glad it worked well! Hope you get to try it properly sometime^ ^

awdsasdaw21 Apr 2026, 22:32

wow cool. stylish

Sarah22 Apr 2026, 01:17

I love the music and sounds! It's a cute idea, confusing at first on how to actually survive and not just die off though, but it's fun enough once you figure things out (:

Samantha Gao22 Apr 2026, 04:47

Such an awesome game (I love the creative title)! I enjoyed the minimalist design and the overall concept and mechanism are really smart! Pushed me to think strategically about my moves

hammerfrenzy22 Apr 2026, 05:09

Definitely unique, definitely very difficult!

_radiolaria22 Apr 2026, 05:22

Very cool concept and I love the look and feel of it. Difficult to memorize all the patterns though, but I'm smooth brained.

Dylan Shumway24 Apr 2026, 03:06

Probably one of my favorites of the jam! Such a unique take on the theme and the core mechanic of actually sending the signals is both challenging and rewarding. The minimal visuals also make it easy to digest what's happening and the audio is a bop! Very well done! 🎊

LDJam user 38482925 Apr 2026, 05:26

Interesting use of the theme, I like it. Graphics are nice, gameplay is well done (although I got very panicky trying to get them all to survive). Great job!

Pixel Studios25 Apr 2026, 05:26

Interesting use of the theme, I like it. Graphics are nice, gameplay is well done (although I got very panicky trying to get them all to survive). Great job!

LDJam user 42369328 Apr 2026, 15:41

Feelsl just like the games you played on your phone as a kid, really nice !

UnrestStudio28 Apr 2026, 15:41

Feelsl just like the games you played on your phone as a kid, really nice !

Thoastbot28 Apr 2026, 16:23

Really unique game, was hard getting into and just randomly spamming codes doesn't get you far - after ive seen the cheat-sheet it was better to understand, still a bit wonky but a nice take on the theme!

qmdev1 May 2026, 18:01

How to play is clear, but it’s a bit difficult to quickly do what you want and in the right direction

LDJam user 4272255 May 2026, 02:49

This is a very unique game and quite difficult. It was fun trying to remember all of the commands and execute them quick to stay alive. I think it might be a bit hard to get going as the middle mushroom dies quickly if you don't get a bigger border fast. I did finish the game but only used the grow commands since I could grow faster than the mushrooms died and feeding them felt like I was wasting time that I could be growing. It kind of reminded me of Atari graphics, which was cool.

HollowsEdge5 May 2026, 02:49

GuitarBro5 May 2026, 23:23

This is a very interesting game concept. I like the minimalism from the graphics/audio standpoint, but my brain has a hard time with the minimalism of the controls. I get what you're going for with it being a binary signal, but I kinda wish at least the direction was still input via the arrow keys and it only appended the correct zeros and ones to the final signal code based on which arrow key was pressed. It's just really hard to map the desired direction to the buttons I need to push to accomplish it. It might also help to extend the time before the mold dies at the beginning and only speed it up later on once you've got the controls down better. Regardless, it's definitely a unique experience!

gujiufengauthor8 May 2026, 11:06

@hollowsedge Glad to hear that you have finished the game! The mushroom has to be full to grow and it's the reason why feeding commands are needed, and you have accomplished the game with only grow commands, you must be extremely professional at this game!

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