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Ludum Dare #60jam

An Old Joke

by dazylude
co-authored: @tailchaser
Jokes? Yeah, I know jokes.

A millennial, a wizard, a vampire and a ghost walk into a bar.

A silly puzzle game about the generation gap. Solve puzzles to get answers to questions you didn't know you want to know. Witness the stories shared between friends, old and young.

dialogue.gif

controls:

- wasd or arrow keys to move
- z or spacebar to interact
- x to drop an item you're currently holding
- esc to exit to the menu (it is possible to continue from the latest level if you do so)

additional features:

The game is available in English and Russian localizations. However, probably due to some browser shenanigans, the language change doesn't always work correctly when the game is launched for the first time. In that case, reloading the page usually fixes the issue.

credits:

DazyLude: Game Design and Programming

tailchaser: Visual Design and Graphics

mariannabbbbb: Sound Design, Voice Acting and Mixing

Zlobnydyadya: Voice Acting

Comments26

Ralex_x20 Oct 2026, 10:58
Quite an interesting game! I really enjoy the cartoon style of the game, and the conversation is interesting too. Overall I'm having a lot of fun!
Ralex_x20 Oct 2026, 10:58
Quite an interesting game! I really enjoy the cartoon style of the game, and the conversation is interesting too. Overall I'm having a lot of fun!
Ralex_x20 Oct 2026, 10:58
Quite an interesting game! I really enjoy the cartoon style of the game, and the conversation is interesting too. Overall I'm having a lot of fun!
Ralex_x20 Oct 2026, 10:58
Quite an interesting game! I really enjoy the cartoon style of the game, and the conversation is interesting too. Overall I'm having a lot of fun!
Ralex_x20 Oct 2026, 10:58
Quite an interesting game! I really enjoy the cartoon style of the game, and the conversation is interesting too. Overall I'm having a lot of fun!
Ralex_x20 Oct 2026, 10:58
Quite an interesting game! I really enjoy the cartoon style of the game, and the conversation is interesting too. Overall I'm having a lot of fun!
Ralex_x20 Oct 2026, 10:58
Quite an interesting game! I really enjoy the cartoon style of the game, and the conversation is interesting too. Overall I'm having a lot of fun!
Ralex_x20 Oct 2026, 10:58
Quite an interesting game! I really enjoy the cartoon style of the game, and the conversation is interesting too. Overall I'm having a lot of fun!
Ralex_x20 Oct 2026, 10:58
Quite an interesting game! I really enjoy the cartoon style of the game, and the conversation is interesting too. Overall I'm having a lot of fun!
Ralex_x20 Oct 2026, 10:58
Quite an interesting game! I really enjoy the cartoon style of the game, and the conversation is interesting too. Overall I'm having a lot of fun!
Ralex_x20 Oct 2026, 10:59
Bro sorry my internet has a problem and it send it ten times TT
DazyLude
DazyLudeauthor20 Oct 2026, 11:09
@ralex-x oof. Glad you enjoyed the game at least 😅 I don't know whether there is a method to delete duplicated comments.
Doridie
Doridie20 Oct 2026, 11:53
I love it! Great storytelling, cute artwork and got me laughing, will recommend!
CodeRaurus
CodeRaurus20 Oct 2026, 11:59
"Get well"

Very funny... story. Charming graphics and fitting tunes. I appreciate the gradual increase in difficulty while teaching the mechanics.

If anything, I wish things could be dropped instead of replacing a slot.

Good work!
DazyLude
DazyLudeauthor20 Oct 2026, 12:07
@doridie Thank you!

@coderaurus It should be possible to drop items by pressing X. Thank you for feedback :)
CodeRaurus
CodeRaurus20 Oct 2026, 12:17
I totally missed that...!
robin_schmitz
robin_schmitz20 Oct 2026, 12:30
Clever writing, cute characters and fantastic audio design :) Glad that *someone* 👀 recommended your game to me.
The "Get well" response got me :D Imagine having to sacrfice a person every time you wanted to recieve a mediocre answer.
Very well done, congrats :)
Isaac Hisey
Isaac Hisey20 Oct 2026, 16:39
Glad I don't have to blood sacrifice anymore! We've come a long way! XD
Fun, funny, and cute! Super well done. Great art style! I don't think I'd change anything to be honest :)
Transkuja
Transkuja20 Oct 2026, 19:14
Silly little game, really liked the humor 😄
Kwetka
Kwetka20 Oct 2026, 19:20
It’s a very fun game. I liked the mechanics, even though they’re simple.
graphics remind me of the game "Water and Fire" btw
aterim20 Oct 2026, 21:38
A millennial would probably ask at the end, "Oh, do you know Jean-CLAUDE Van Damme?!" 🙃

Really enjoyed playing through the game!
Eugenik
Eugenik21 Oct 2026, 01:17
The idea of a millennial, a wizard, a vampire, and a ghost meeting in a bar is hilarious right from the start. I really appreciated how the puzzle elements connected to the stories being shared between these wildly different groups.
Ethernal Tech
Ethernal Tech21 Oct 2026, 11:45
The game looks great! I really love how you approached the jam's theme. It was completely unexpected and genuinely innovative! Summoning the giant octopus to ask it things like "My throat hurts" and getting "Get well" in response was hilarious for some reason hahaha. 😂 The whole game has such a quirky and charming sense of humor that really made me smile.

Really fun game, great job! 🎉

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