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Hi all -

This is my game Lethal: A card game that plays like Slay the Spire and Hearthstone, but you have to beat the enemy in a single turn with a unique set of cards! I release puzzles every other day and I'm looking for more players and puzzle creators.

Play the game here: https://davemcwave.itch.io/lethal

Some screenshots from the game:

hope you enjoyed!

Can also play here: https://playlethal.fun

Hi puzzle fans — I’ve been working on a little browser game called Lethal. If you enjoy Slay the Spire, Inscryption, Hearthstone, or any Card Battler, you'll enjoy this one.

The idea is simple:

You’re given a set of cards, an enemy boss, and one turn to figure out how to win.

It plays like a logic puzzle disguised as a card battler — no randomness, no turns, just one clean solution per puzzle.

Each week I release a new challenge with a new enemy and a different set of cards to use.

Would love any feedback from fellow puzzlers or card gamers!

👉 itch.io: https://davemcwave.itch.io/lethal

Thanks for giving it a shot if you do!

Dave McWave

Play now: https://davemcwave.itch.io/lethal

Lethal is a card puzzle game where you have to defeat the enemy in 1 turn using just the cards you're given. It's like Slay the Spire or Hearthstone, but you have to "find lethal" (or kill the enemy) in a single turn. I make new puzzles with a unique boss and new combinations of cards of every week!

Thanks and enjoy!

Dave McWave

Nice. Yeah this game is a good example of  modularity of code that’s not too complicated. 

It’s a better convo over discord: https://discord.gg/eTv2GZxU

thanks for playing! How did you find my game?

Source code is unavailable for it but I can show you how I designed the skills if that’s helpful.

discord! davemcwave 

https://discord.gg/vB8kdP3n

hi. I don’t think so, but I could help you out!

Very interesting mechanic - Did you have to use inverse kinematics? I think this has to be the most uniquely themed jam submission.

Very very clever game. I loved the atmosphere (no pun intended). The window size thing is so clever, I think you could make a very detailed immersive narrative game out of this. Thanks!

I YEARN! This game was so simple yet perfectly scoped for a jam. I thought freezing falling rocks was a fantastic interpretation of the theme and was SO satisfying. I wish that the cart would go faster or I had some time to see rocks falling ahead of time. Thanks for the entry.

Love a good FPS. I was surprised that the bullets had drop off. I was even more surprised to see the bullet was a nerf gun bullet LOL. Pretty solid entry overall.

Incredible game, the graphics are so simple but lovely. The pixel art is gorgeous. I love the detailed animations e.g. the blades of grass when you walk through them. I love seeing polished games like this - well done.

definitely they were introduced fast. I didn’t want the player to have to wait too long to experience the abilities, so I made the unlocks fast. Maybe too fast!

thanks for playing!

totally understand - was fun anyways

fun regardless!!

I think auto-attack was the way to go by the end - because it's not like you can really plan to cast 5 spells in 30 seconds appropriately haha. Thanks for playing and thanks for the kind words!

I love me a matching puzzle game. The music was so fun too. I wish there were a bigger cursor "hitbox" that I could see if I were to freeze the crystal without pressing down LMB - I feel like it was too hard to click down, or maybe it's a skill issue :(

Fun game regardless!

The atmosphere is so fun. I also love when there are 3d submissions, well done. It took me a while to figure out  what I was supposed to be doing, but I got there eventually. 

For your first game, this is so incredibly well made. Devs understatement how well a simple background story dialog can really put a game together - I enjoyed the dialog a lot. I really love the freezing time mechanic - Surprisingly, I haven't seen many other games like this yet out of the ones I played. And I think yours is simple, clever, and really easy to understand. I wish the hitboxes on the beams were slightly more forgiving, but alas it was fair nonetheless. Great submission.

Nice solid entry. Really like how you change the pitch on some of the sounds - sounded like you randomized the pitch scale when you would plant the bombs. Also - thanks for the reminders of bomberman :) 

Gorgeous and relaxing game. Love the simplicity of the game. Mostly, I loved how meditative it was.

thanks for playing! I think there could be a future where upgrades allow you to use spells without pressing any buttons!

the camera shake got a little crazy 🫨 

thanks for playing.

yeah, there’s no goal other than to collect faster and more. But I should’ve made something like a trophy system or a “beat the dev” goal.

yeah… I made the screen shake additive. Maybe I shouldn’t have done that 😂

thanks for playing!

thank you for the kind words!

Holy crap what a gorgeous game. And I love the pup and the whistling noises. Great ambience!

Hell ya this game is badass! The music is great, the hockey meets murdering enemies is so much fun. Also, I love the little touch where you persist the player's skating lines. it makes me feel good when I've completely taken up all the screen. Nice game, most fun so far.

This is the only comment I needed. I hope I distracted you with dopamine!

Thanks for playing. It wasn't until recently did I realize incremental games needed to be simpler than this haha!

LOL at the names of my frozen victims. I love how the music became FUNKY after that epic intro. Thanks for the laughs and fun time playing. Also, nice to see other ice wizard games.

I love love love the minimalistic artwork - the 2d doodle-like, monsters is such a vibe. I love the freeze mechanic - it looks like it makes a random shape, but I loved that touch. Really fun game, would be cool if I were rewarded for parries (or frame-perfect freezes).

Love the resolution of the game. Keeps it reallllly spooky with the noises and the small amount of pixels you can screen at any given time. Nice submission.

Very original game! Took a while to figure out when to properly freeze, but was clever once I figured it out. The soundtrack is FIRE.

This is such an original game design concept. I got addicted to move right on the beat. I do feel like I shouldn't be able to move on the start of the red beat, if I'm playing as the dark blue shuriken-like character. I would say "move-move-stop" and at the stop, I would immediately move my mouse somewhere else so that I could move it forward again. But at "stop", my character would still move. But I loved this game idea!

Solid game. It had classic double jump mechanic that I really enjoyed. I thought the sword strike animation was great. I read it was your 2nd time entering the jam, this is great for that.

I really like how you used a clever UI and atmosphere to basically make a fun text-based adventure. I spent a lot of time reading because I was really into it. I love the CRT shader too.

Baha this is such a great game - it reminds me of Wario Ware mini games. Your color pallette is so mesmerizing and nice to look at! Wish it went even FASTER though to feed my addiction to arresting baddies