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A jam submission

WildloopView game page

Play as different animals to balance the wilderness!
Submitted by Felix Leong — 14 hours, 32 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Overall#74.0234.023
Use of the Limitation#74.1364.136
Presentation#94.1364.136
Concept#144.0454.045
Enjoyment#173.7733.773

Ranked from 22 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Team members
Felix Leong (solo)

Software used
Godot, Aseprite, Audacity, Sourcetree

Use of the limitation
The "Wild Rules" mechanic introduces a random rule every 20 turns, shifting player's priority, strategy, and objective in an unpredictable way.

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Comments

Submitted

I got a score of 2720! This was a really cool concept that I enjoyed playing (and looking at) quite a bit. I didn't initially realize that it was ok for your own animal to die, so I the game ended pretty quickly once I ate up all the grass lol. Once I understood the true goals of the game I had quite a bit more success. Nice job!

Submitted

This one got all of it. Enjoyment, presentation, Concept. Everything is solid. and I can't get enough of it.

Submitted

really cool game, really enjoyed this one.  Could do with a post jam update to balance it a bit as sometimes it felt i failed due to no fault of my own.  Other that that a job well done :D

Submitted

One of my favorite games in the jam! I have a big soft spot for ecosystem based games, and this one was really clever. Loved the room you left for forming strategies. The game is really nicely balanced too. Wonderful visuals. Great game all around!

Submitted

This was a really neat entry! It was pretty unexpected for the game to be about managing the ego-system instead of staying alive as a particular creature, the different game over conditions are cool! I did find that some of the wild rules are real harsh, only predators and everything sleeps feel really easy for everything to get wiped out. Think my highest score was 820? Liked this one a lot. 

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Submitted

Cool game! I enjoyed the mechanics and the art! 

Submitted

Absolutely loved this one! The idea is awesome, the use of the limitation is clear and well-executed, the graphics look great, and it was pretty fun! One of my favorites entries for sure :)

Submitted

The feel of this game is really nice. I love all the subtle details, like the bouncing sprites and changing backgrounds. The music is fun too. I think you have something here, especially if you continue to add fx and nice presentation details to the game.

Submitted (1 edit)

Really cool concept and great execution on that concept. Game overall just felt good to play, great vibes and wonderful presentation. This is one of those ideas where I feel like, if you kept pursuing it, you could make a really strong full game out of. The random rules that appear have a huge impact on the gameplay and your strategy which I think is genius.

One small note, and maybe this is just me being bad at the game, but I feel like some rules can really kill your run easily with them lasting 20 turns. Maybe 10 or 15 turns would have been more manageable, but that might also run the risk of being too easy. One example of this tho was no rabbits spawning - within 20 turns it seemed to easily lead to the whole map becoming overgrown with grass.

Aside from little balance tweaks like that, I really have no critiques on this. Just a ton of fun to play and very unique.

Submitted

The concept is really good. Maybe the balance is a little off, as it's kinda hard to keep the board balanced once rules start rolling in. The music fits really well and the artstyle is cute. The animations and gamefeel are all spot on.

Submitted

Amazing Game, once I understood the rules It was super enjoyable and the concept is very original and it feels very intentional. This is a game I would play outside of this jam in private. Also the random rules where very well implemented.

Submitted

Very clever implementation of both the base game mechanics as well as the limitation. I enjoyed the animal sprites. Great job!

Submitted

Clever, balanced, and super satisfying puzzle loop! The wildlife theme connection made the rules click instantly, and the rule twists kept me constantly rethinking my strategy. Juicy visuals, smooth music — everything just works. Awesome jam entry!

Submitted

Deceptively simple game, but eventually becomes complicated as you realise you are working to keep everything in balance, rather than to keep your animal alive.

Weird tactics I've had to carry out:

  • Purposefully throwing myself into  predator as a rabbit
  • Rationing by avoiding food when there are way too many bunnies
  • Spawn camping rabbits as they appear because I didn't want to kill the last rabbit as a predator

The art and sound were nice, and the game fits very well into the themes of wild and unpredictable rules. Nice job!