The Rock - a TL;DR post mortem
This time I decided to completely ignore the theme and make a visual novel about the destruction of culture - originally meant for the Folklore theme. Used my prep time…
Devlogs
Time logs and post-mortems written by the authors of the games
Ludum Dare 54
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Ludum Dare 54 retrospective: Time it right! (and implementation details)
My original plan was to make a game for the Compo format. I have participated in a some game jams a few years ago and I had always used Unity. Now I have my own game…
A Shrimpwrecked! Post Mortem
After 9 years of Ludum Dare, this was my first game jam not done from the exact same location. In the last few months, I started college, and have moved into a dorm with…
Hope Falters --- Postmortem
So first of all... wow.
Ludum Dare #54 - Postmortem
Other Games
Spectra - Postmortem and Thank You!
Before I start, I want to say: THANK YOU!
My 23rd Ludum Dare's Postmortem: "Ribbon 2"
To begin with, I've never made a sequel to any of my Ludum Dare games before. I mentioned to some friends at the start of the 48 hours that I'd be making a sequel to…
Lessons learnt from somehow making Compress(space) in the final 48 hours.
For LD54, I solo developed Compress(space), a puzzle game where you literally compress space to cheat your way through puzzles. The gif below shows how it works.
Six Seats Left - Post-Mortem
First of all, I'd just like to reiterate how awed I am by the amount of praise that Six Seats Left has gotten so far. It's currently my highest-rated game ever on…
Crampy Kitchen Retrospective and what is next?
What a weekend it was, my first time participating in Ludum Dare, and I ended up with a game I am personally very proud of. Meet Crampy Kitchen. The goal is simple,…
Sprite stacks - Hovercraft devlog
Have you ever seen pseudo-3D pixel art games? There are multiple methods to achieve this effect, but I will cover only one of them - sprite stacking.
Getting the Brushes Out For a First Jam - A Post-Mortem about Art and Calves
What's that ? A video game ? That's nonsense, the only game I know is tying pans to a cow's tail and seeing it wreak havoc at the village's fair.
Post-Jam Reflection: Pixel Piles!
Try the game here: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/54/pixel-piles
Ludum Dare 54 - Falestress Dev Log on Gacha Fever
Team : Our team consisted of 4 members, with 3 working at Angel Corp, a small video game development studio. Team cohesion was excellent, with a strong mutual…
Hexed Dev log
Firstly, I think the theme this year worked really well. More of the games I've played have felt finished than in previous contests, probably because the theme…
Post Mortem of our game: Flob the Bloing
So, it been couple of days since we released our game Flob the Bloing (https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/54/flob-the-bloing) and i wanted to share my thoughts This…
From Unity to Godot - Post-mortem from a brand new Godoneers
Hi Everyone, I'm Furano. I make game jam with my friend @Aune once or twice a year since 2017.
A little post mortem of my first compo ✨🗒️✍️
Hey everyone! This was once again an incredible Ludum Dare, I'm playing a lot of great games and discovering cool indie devs, I love it.
Hoverspace - Post mortem
"Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs" ― Henry Ford I came up with idea instantaneously. "Brotato" but room is shrinking. So I wrote a list of…
Rim Runner post-mortem
I only downvoted 4 topics in the theme slaughter this time around. Of course, "Limited Space" was one of them. At least it wasn't as bad as "Every 10 seconds".