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A jam submission

DUSTPOCALYPSEView game page

Survive the DUSTPOCALYPSE... with a roomba!?
Submitted by Bonicle (@bonicle4), CatCube (@CatCube354) — 19 minutes, 29 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Jonas Top 10#4n/an/a
Fun#74.3664.366
On Topic#84.4514.451
WOWIE!#104.2204.220
Creativity#404.1714.171
Sound#493.8053.805
Visuals#644.2444.244
Simplicity#934.1834.183

Ranked from 82 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Music Source
We used Louie Zong's music

Credits
Credit us both, Bonicle and Catcube

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Submitted(+2)

So fun an addictive! I really love the idea about the vaccum, and the fact that you can move it by throwing stuff. You have great art, great music, simplicity and it is super polished! Tah game is amazing.

Submitted(+2)

This is probably my favorite of this jam so far!

The polish is INSANE, there is so much charm, even the menu has nice animations and feels juicy.

I didn't quite understand I was supposed to move around or that I even controlled the cat at first, I just clicked to align the roomba on top of the cat and waited. But once I died I figured out I could move and then the real fun began!

You could probably add some sort of prompt with WASD/arrow symbols around the cat, just to make sure players understand who they're playing :)

I LOVE the procedural leg animation on the cat.

Love the dust mechanic, the enemies being literal dust bunnies is super clever!

Submitted(+2)

Really nice and polished. One of  the best so far I've seen!

Good Job!

Submitted(+2)

Definitely one of the most collaborative games I've  seen in the jam which is nice.  And also a really fun high score game.  Though I will say the "score" not being super visible during gameplay is a little, weird.  I guess.  It could help make it more interesting if it was counted mid game, I know the dust is counted at the end of the game, but to be honest that final screen is really packed.  Which, is good for information, but not so good for being able to tell what it's talking about at a glance.

To be fair though that does make sense and it does have the information which is helpful to see.  Especially if you're going to try and get a crazy high score and so you want to optimize for different stats that performance well (personally I went for fire rate).  


Otherwise though the only real issues I had would be with the UI at the top interrupting gameplay  bit, since the cat was able to hide under it, which lead to me getting hit quite a lot if I went near the top of the screen.  As well the fact that the camera was a little too stuck between the cat and the roomba a lot of the time.  Which led to a lot of situations where I wasn't really able to see the cat.

It makes sense trying to avoid you leaving the roomba behind, but it definitely makes it difficult to try and kite enemies around it sometimes when you managed to get a relatively big group.  I feel like if it prioritized the chat a bit more it could possibly help, or if the cat was always locked on screen, possibly with a zoom.  Though that may be a bad idea.


Besides that there are a few issues with how the roomba pathfinds to the treats, tho those are more bugs than anything it seems like (specifically with it hanging a bit when you shoot out a lot of treats in different directions.


Overall though a really interesting take on the theme with some really collaborate gameplay, unique enemy designs and what seems like could be some complex strategy to the use of treats and upgrades.

Submitted(+2)

Loved this, so addictive!

Submitted(+2)

This is really great! I think this has just about got to be my favorite of the jam. The way the cat walks, the upgrade system, the music... it's all just really, really fun. Good work!

Nitpicks:

  • You made me go back and listen to ghost choir again, which will now be stuck in my head for the next week
  • Those dust particles... I uh, there's no other way to say it. Them's be pubes, ain't they?
Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing! and yeah... they do look like it LOL

Submitted(+1)

BEST GAME EVER

Submitted (2 edits) (+1)

This is so cool, my god, there isn't much I dont love about this game, ngl.
The roomba movement felt a little buggy at some point, but still, this is super cool!

Cute lil Snacks/10

Amazing job, would play again! :>

Submitted(+1)

This is a 5/5. Such a brilliant idea and a flawless realization.
Only one word can describe this: Wowieeeeeeeee

Submitted(+1)

This is some next level cat walk. Great job!.

Submitted(+1)

Brilliant game Idea!

Submitted(+1)

5238, 5:46:53

Love the game! simple but addictive. The upgrade mechanic really adds a lot to the gameplay!

Submitted(+2)

I think Scrunkly describes this game perfectly, it's cute, it's weird, it's a ton of fun to look at. I especially loved getting to indulge my urge to feed every roomba I see.

Submitted(+2)

Sucked me right in. Took a popular genre and ran with the gamejam concept hard. All I want out of this game is more of it. Give me more! The quirky aestetics is perfect and it feels well polished.

Submitted(+2)

This game was FANTASTIC! The difficulty curve is real, and trying to plan out your route while simultaneously having to dodge an exponentially growing crowd was so tough but rewarding. The autoshooter genre has been done into dust at this point, but this was a really fresh and unique take on it. The graphics are simple but enjoyable to look at, and the music isn't too distracting while being enjoyable to listen to. Wowie!

Submitted(+2)

This game is just awesome, is so addictive and cute. You shoul release this on mobile. I managed to survive 5 minutes

Feel free to check out my game

Submitted(+2)

Easily one of the funniest games of the Jam

Submitted(+1)

A nice polished game.

Submitted(+2)

The game got quite laggy in the late game but I love it

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