GMTK Game Jam 2019

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Herd cute sheep into a pen in ONLY ONE minute!

Submitted by Cactus — 2 hours, 10 minutes before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Design	#907	3.170	3.170
Overall	#1278	3.064	3.064
Originality	#1318	3.021	3.021
Adherence to the Theme	#1435	3.000	3.000

Ranked from 47 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Deleted account5 years ago

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CactusDeveloper5 years ago

Thank you so much!! I'm really glad you enjoyed it! :D That's very encouraging :)

Also thank you so much for playing my game!

ViolinLloydSubmitted5 years ago

Nice job, this feels like a complete package! The game feels fun and fair, great work!

Submitted

Particular Puzzles

CactusDeveloper5 years ago

Thanks so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed it! :D

Kitty FactorySubmitted5 years ago

Pretty nice concept. With some juicy effects it could be a really solid arcade game.

You can also add a 2-player coop and/or competitive mode if you want to add some diversity.

Good job by the way! :)

Submitted

Office Intruders

CactusDeveloper5 years ago

Thanks! :D

Yeah, that would be cool but I did all I could do in 48 hours

Thanks for playing my game as well! I really enjoyed yours :)

threebgamesSubmitted5 years ago

Simple fun, the winning screen feels rewarding and so polished XD

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CactusDeveloper5 years ago

Thanks so much! :D

Yeah, I spent like 2 hours just making those animations... :P I'm glad it was worth it! :)

Also thanks for playing my game and posting on my topic :)

DollemanSubmitted5 years ago

Simple and fun game, love the overall aesthetics :)

Submitted

CactusDeveloper5 years ago

Thanks! :)

Jānis SkujaSubmitted5 years ago

The sheep and the dog have a calming effect, I enjoyed it!

Submitted

30 seconds only 1 level

CactusDeveloper5 years ago

Thanks! :)

olinkalexSubmitted5 years ago

Alright little game, simple and works alright.

CactusDeveloper5 years ago

Thanks

Deleted account5 years ago

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CactusDeveloper5 years ago(+1)

Yeah, I wanted to explain that a bit better but ran out of time. But I guess you can just remember that dogs run away from sheep :P

Thanks :)

Also thanks for following me! :D

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CactusDeveloper5 years ago(+1)

Thanks! That's really encouraging :)

I see :P

ToasterHeadSubmitted5 years ago (2 edits) (+1)

Beated the game with maximum amount of sheeps. my best score:

The only problem I had is that the last sheep just didn't want to go to the pen for some reason. Fun game, even though I normally don't play sheep games in my spare time. Well made!

Submitted

OneBlock (prototype)

CactusDeveloper5 years ago

Good job! I ca't even get that many :P

Yeah, there's always one that seems to get stuck :P

Thanks for playing my game! :D

H_LabsSubmitted5 years ago

Simple, but really fun. I'm still trying with 48 sheep! The sheep respond just right so that you feel like you can herd them without having control over them.

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CactusDeveloper5 years ago

Thank you so much! :D

I'm glad to hear that :)

Luca.kopSubmitted5 years ago

Nice pixel art, thank for this

Please try our too,:https://itch.io/jam/gmtk-2019/rate/461656

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CactusDeveloper5 years ago

Thank you! :)

I will make sure to play it once I have more time :)

abhimonkSubmitted5 years ago

This is an incredibly polished game, nice work! It looks like a lot of of great art (and very cute music) went into this project. I really like the simplicity of the game: One room, one objective (one dog); it all makes the game very approachable. Also I suck at herding sheep haha, I always missed just one of the 16 sheep.

Great job!

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CactusDeveloper5 years ago

Thank you so much! :D I'm really glad you enjoyed my game :)

PixelMetalWolfSubmitted5 years ago

Simple yet fun, i really liked the pixel art and music here, it feels quite chill which is a good thing ^^

I think while the gameplay is good and responsive its kinda hard to know how to position yourself to have the sheep go where you want, maybe having a button to bark when you want to and make the sheep move could help ?

Anyway not that big of an issue it's a nice entry, and i also like the fact you can run around on the menu screen :p

Nice game. Well done guys :)

Submitted

Spinner Defender

CactusDeveloper5 years ago

Thanks! :)

Thanks, yes I did want to implement "controllable barking" but I ran out of time... Well I'll give you a hint, the sheep just go in the exact opposite direction away from you :P

Yeah, I wanted to make the menu screen a bit more fun, I'm glad it worked! :)

Thanks so much! :D

PixelMetalWolfSubmitted5 years ago

Oh i see, no problem 48 hours goe by real fast :o so i can totally understand, and really neat i dea it definitively made the menu more fun ^^

CactusDeveloper5 years ago (1 edit)

Yeah, thanks :)

Also thank you so much for following me! It means a lot :)

But just a warning I won't be active for the next two weeks because I'm going on vacation, but after that I'll continue to work on my mobile game! :)

JanegamedevSubmitted5 years ago(+1)

Simple but cute game. I wonder what would happen if this game was turn-based?)

Submitted

CactusDeveloper5 years ago(+1)

Thanks :) Ooh, that's quite interesting... Some food for thought, thanks! :)

jermrellumSubmitted5 years ago(+1)

The art looks pretty good. The game's fine for what it is, but I've herded sheep in so many games at this point (from Twilight Princess to Jak & Daxter to Donkey Kong 64) that it doesn't feel super fresh. I think it could have been more interesting and more in line with the theme if you were herding only one sheep, but there'd have to be a twist to make it interesting. Or maybe instead of having one sheep, the dog could've only been able to bark once before its teeth went flying out and you had to retrieve them before barking again. Idk, just throwing out ideas.

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CactusDeveloper5 years ago(+1)

Thanks for playing my game :) Really? Well I'm not a big gamer so I haven't really heard of sheep herding before in games, but there are a lot of games out there and I'm not surprised :P Thanks for telling me though.

Yeah I wanted to add a bunch more stuff but I ran out of time... I was also thinking about how to incorporate the theme better, but I couldn't really come up with anything in the 48 hours.

But still, thanks for playing :)

AdonisSubmitted5 years ago

Nice, challenging game - a simple review for a simple game! Good job :)

CactusDeveloper5 years ago

Thank you! :D

FelineFriendlySubmitted5 years ago(+1)

Great job! I love the graphics and cute animals, and the game is fun! It's also definitely a unique take on the theme. :)

Submitted

CactusDeveloper5 years ago(+1)

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it! :D

CactusDeveloper5 years ago(+1)

And yeah, you guessed it right (on your community topic) :P

Bretton HamiltonSubmitted5 years ago (1 edit) (+1)

Cute little game with easy to understand mechanics!
The strategy got a bit repetitive, but I think adding simple things like various levels with difficulty multipliers would work brilliantly! Add some fences, maybe something else that would occasionally spook the sheep so they might be less afraid of you and escape? Just thoughts, I think its quite original though! <3 Very cute! <3

Also, I got a score of 54 and would have gotten 60 were it not for one sneaky sheepy!

Submitted

CactusDeveloper5 years ago(+1)

Thanks!

Yes, those are all great ideas and I also had some in store (wolves, controllable barking, etc.) that I wanted to implement but unfortunately 48 hours is very short and I ran out of time...

Thank you very much! I really appreciate it :)

Ah yes, there's always only one, isn't there? :P

Tapehead GamesSubmitted5 years ago(+1)

It's cute, it fits the theme and has a neat game-play. I've played it multiple times and couple times with the max. number of cheeps and could beat the game without much effort. So, i would say some variation in level structure or some additional sheep behavior would be nice to make the game more challenging. But nevertheless this is a nice entry. Well done :)

Submitted

One Action Heroes

CactusDeveloper5 years ago

Thank you so much for playing my game! :)

Yes, I would have liked to balance the game a little more but I ran out of time pretty quickly. I did in fact have a couple of ideas for the sheep and levels that I wanted to add but again I ran out of time sadly.

Thank you so much, I really appreciate it :) It really means a lot, especially after seeing what you managed to do in your game!

Tapehead GamesSubmitted5 years ago(+1)

You're welcome :)
This is what is a game jam about. Trying out new ideas, getting feedback and learning from mistakes. We participated in multiple number of jams and now we know whats important and whats not, and we make still a lot mistakes but other ones :D

CactusDeveloper5 years ago

:)

Yes, exactly. :)

VanillaTiramisuSubmitted5 years ago

This game is so relaxing ! i love the background music and the feel of the game overall

Submitted

CactusDeveloper5 years ago

Thanks! :D

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