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Started late, just submitted, 2nd GDTV Jam for me!

A topic by crazyhoundgamedesign created May 25, 2025 Views: 141 Replies: 7

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crazyhoundgamedesignSubmitted141 days ago

GDTV Jam 24 was my first ever jam so I wanted to participate in this one and hopefully many more. I almost missed it and didn't notice it until after a few days were already gone.

My game this year is more than last year's, but less than I'm capable of making. Wanting to make something in the timeframe, I went for a simpler game design and tried to keep it somewhat interesting. It's definitely a little rough around the edges, but I've managed to make a game in about 20 hours and get it uploaded and submitted.

If you want to give it a go the link is https://crazyhoundgamedesign.itch.io/petri-dish-gdtv-jam-25

I would appreciate any feedback you have, I will post the ratings page here when it opens as well.

benjaminHardy84Submitted141 days ago

I'm having fun playing this! I wish it had keyboard controls, but that's really the only thing

crazyhoundgamedesignSubmitted141 days ago (1 edit)

Thanks for the feedback, I thought about making it use keyboard controls, and I might add it in after the jam, but I've never made a clicker game before so wanted to stick to that for now.

I'm glad you're enjoying it, I've only managed to beat it once in all the play tests I've done, even when I tried to beat it.

TheWrongJohnSubmitted141 days ago

Looks great! I'm very much into 'clicker games' in particular modern point and click adventures like Samorost. The main reason is that they are accessible for mobile devices. As for your game I would suggest having a toggle to bring up the instructions after the game has started because most people won't read the instructions until they need them and it's a shame to have to restart the game.

crazyhoundgamedesignSubmitted141 days ago

Noted, might be able to get that done before the end of the jam. Got work soon though.

Thanks for giving it a go as well.

crazyhoundgamedesignSubmitted141 days ago

Managed to get this change implemented, took a little bit of bouncing around to convert the approach and get it working as intended, but it seems to be working with pause states. I've tested various ways of interacting with the instructions and think I've caught all the variables.

Hutia GamesSubmitted141 days ago (1 edit)

i really good. are the assets hand drawn? i like how the difficulty ramped up. but a lot of viruses spawned under me.

crazyhoundgamedesignSubmitted141 days ago

Thanks for having a go.

The assets are as close to hand drawn as I could make them. Not quite sure how qualify "not pixel art", but definitely not pen and paper. They were all made with brushes and eraser in GIMP. The brushes to make the shapes, and the eraser to do the gradients and hard edges.