Marsacre

co-authored: @anchry, @hurp, @kuami6
Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.06
Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.28
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.33
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.02
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.15
Audio★★★★★★★★★★4.15
Humor★★★★★★★★★★4.06
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.35
Heretics have taken refuge far away and have started sending heretical signals back to earth. The church will not let this happen. They have sent you, Father Pain to eradicate the heretics and the god they worship.

Controls:
WASD -> WALK, LMB -> SHOOT, RMB -> CHARGE SHOT, SPACE -> JUMP

Credits:

Thor "Frogman" Palsson - Programmer

Matias "shitchild" Skjetne - Programmer and Priest

Fredrik "Lives in a hole?" Johnsen - 3D/2D Artist?

Ace Anchry "Not my real name" Larusson - Artist? Enemy?

Meithius - Music

Comments23

GYGOL21 Apr 2026, 13:22
Perfect i've speedrunned this
ThorPalsson
ThorPalssonauthor21 Apr 2026, 14:27
@gygol haha fantastic, we wanted the game to be "speedrunnable" so this is a great first comment :D
LDJam user 021 Apr 2026, 15:38
I didn't like the game. The visuals are good and the game has a cool vibe, but it's kind of boring to play. Also last level to overextended.
Kroko21 Apr 2026, 17:37
i am scared but thats ok. super cool game!
danlrk
danlrk21 Apr 2026, 19:06
soooo addictive, this is such a banger!!
LDJam user 8299521 Apr 2026, 19:28
Looking forward to seeing this game on the next GDQ. Super fun and the vibe is immaculate
JuanRod707
JuanRod70722 Apr 2026, 02:21
that was intense, love the track!
VenomousMouse22 Apr 2026, 11:09
Very nice art and sound. Great game!
LDJam user 387548
LDJam user 38754822 Apr 2026, 22:39
You're in a digital dream, I love it so much, I love this kind of thing, you're so cool!
Dingbat
Dingbat22 Apr 2026, 23:28
Very funny game with tons of personality! Humorous games are always tough for me because it's hard to take them serious when reviewing. If I was to find this game on steam for a dollar and play it, I'd probably play the first level, crack up at the introduction and skip button, beat it, then once I started the second level and realized its more or less the same... I'd quit. For a jam though I try to understand more what you were trying to achieve as devs.

The humor and aesthetic design is VERY memorable but the problem is, if you don't have a gameplay hook that's interesting in any capacity you'd better be prepared to have an extremely consistently funny game, or players wont bother sticking around to beat the 2nd level that plays pretty much the same as the first, UNLESS you are keeping the humor up WHILE the gameplay is happening. Even then that's tough and games that do it well, like "High on Life" for example, still struggle to keep players playing to the end, because the gameplay just doesn't hold player attention.

Anyways, I guess to summarize: if your goal was to create a funny, aesthetically interesting game, then well shit I played the game because the thumbnail looked cool and I definitely laughed at the hamster facecam so mission accomplished 😂
Seong
Seong23 Apr 2026, 00:17
Fire gameplay and hilarious writing. "Father, come in! Come in! Come in, Father!" had me cracking up as I blasted heretics into little mince pies -15HP at a time. But the RMB charge attack didn't seem to work for me, it just does the same shotgun attack. Also crosshairs would have been great since it was hard to see where I'm aiming. The pacing was fast and exciting and the shift-to-run QOL feature was nice to have. I think enemies should have less health (might be better if they were one-shot) so that it's quicker to get through the game once you get good, instead of having to linger to take them down before progressing. That would really amp up the run and gun adrenalin rush.
Seong
Seong23 Apr 2026, 00:23
Oh nice, I figured it out: hold RMB lets you charge for a focused shot (I thought it was supposed to be attack with the thing you're holding in your left hand), and being closer to enemies lets you do more damage. Very fun gunplay on this.
LDJam user 411567
LDJam user 41156723 Apr 2026, 00:26
Really great game, textures flicker sadly too much. love the grainy touch. And the music also the intro was epic!
Seong
Seong23 Apr 2026, 06:22
This game is the exact opposite of the one we made, but it was also my favourite. Shout out to the artists and the musician, the rat (?) on the radio literally spoke to me.
krakadushka
krakadushka23 Apr 2026, 13:44
Absolutely love it!
I'm a really fun of PSX graphics style and old-school shooters, so I've had a great time playing your game)
Palvel23 Apr 2026, 16:15
The game is cool, I especially liked the New game + and + and +
christina-antoinette-neofotistou
The personality and writing carry this hard! hamster facecam, PSX aesthetic, "Father, come in! Come in! Come in, Father!". I was laughing while shooting, which is the dream. a crosshair would help. Main gameplay note: enemy HP feels a touch high for the run-and-gun energy you're going for; lowering it (or one-shots) would let the adrenaline really cook. Loved it.
LDJam user 42864625 Apr 2026, 01:54
I really enjoyed the first two levels, but that boss fight was brutally long. I was ready to be done after phase one, but then it just kept going. It wasn't challenging at all, and it had so much health that I was basically just running backwards and shooting for over 10 minutes straight. Besides that though, this was great! Shooting feels good, even without much audio feedback for a hit, and the overall style of the game is so unique.
rhewid
rhewid25 Apr 2026, 19:56
Super fun and full of personality. The PSX visuals, music are great and the fast gameplay is also very cool!Great entry
Mekuire
Mekuire28 Apr 2026, 18:49
This is a wonderful game—it’s simply delightful. There are a few areas that could use some improvement, such as the font and the feedback, but otherwise it’s fun and exciting. Great job!

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