Protect the fire from encroaching darkness by gathering sticks to feed the flame and picking up crystals to make both you and the fire stronger. Battle the oncoming shadows by lighting the surroundings on fire and hold out long enough for your bonfire to ascend. Made for Ludum Dare 46 over a weekend.
Platforms: Windows
Release: April 20, 2020
via Game Curator, a lovely place to visit if you are looking for lots of jam games.
developed by Led | Platforms: Windows, Mac
“A puzzle game where you play as a squidlike creature who can only move forward or turn, while being watched by two entities. The game features a collection of puzzles built around this, which reward you with pearls should you complete them under the specified number of moves.
“Partner up with a friend to solve the co-op exclusive puzzles, where communication and cooperation are key. Both players’ moves count towards the pearl counter, so extra caution is required!”
Abyssal Zone was originally made for Ludum Dare 34 , you can play that version here.
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via /r/gamedev
developed by takorii | Platform: Windows
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A pixel art exploration platformer featuring a very zippy pipe trying to make its escape.
[Ludum Dare page] | [Download from itch.io]
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via itch.io
developed by dissonent | Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
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“A puzzle game that connects the past and present through a supernatural take on the polaroid-within-a-polaroid fad.
“Inside a mysterious room with no door, you seek a way to get out. A set of polaroid photos on the wall hint at the story of this room’s past. With only an old polaroid camera in hand, you must solve the puzzle of each photo by matching them to the scene.”
[Ludum Dare page] | [Download on itch.io]
via Alpha Beta Gamer
developed by meowza & kukubee | Platforms: Windows, Mac
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“Grampy Katz has a hot date and his place is a disaster! Help him clean up before his date arrives and discovers what a slob he is.”
“Complete as many tasks as possible before time runs out. The ultimate goal is to have a perfect date, but a pretty good date is also nice. Don’t worry, Greta is fairly opinionated and she’ll tell you exactly how she feels when the date ends. Good luck!”
[Ludum Dare page] | [Download on itch.io]
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via Lianne Booton
Gifs made from a video created by Jupiter Hadley.
developed by Graeme Borland | Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
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“Hunt creatures and put their spirits to rest. Your spear is more than just a tool, it holds an ancient power.”
[Ludum Dare page] | [Play on itch.io]
via Jupiter Hadley
developed by Rƴan Carag | Platforms: Windows, Mac
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A pixel art puzzle platformer featuring a cat with jumbo ears. :)
[Ludum Dare page] | [Download on itch.io]
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developed by Deconstructeam | Platforms: Windows
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“A narrative adventure about making phone calls in a distant future’s rainy night.”
[Ludum Dare page] | [Download from Gamejolt]
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via Jupiter Hadley
developed by Pietro Ferrantelli, Theophile Loaec, Orik, & Augustin Grassien
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“Mobs, Inc. is hiring new employees ! The dungeon the company has been taking care of has become so attractive that too many adventurers are visiting it every day.
“Become one of these new employee hired to maintain a constant challenge for these adventurers. If you’re doing your job quite well, the CEO might give you a promotion and enhance you with some new powerful skills.”
This was made for Ludum Dare 33. It has really simple controls, and you can play it for free below.
I used some footage from Thet’s Play to make the gifs.
developed by Maxi and the Gang
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A short story about a dog’s life after its owner leaves to go to war, and the deterioration of the town around it. Day by Day was made for Ludum Dare 34, so it’s a bit buggy and unpolished, but I liked the experience. It should take less than 10 minutes to complete, and might leave you thinking for a while.
“Thousands of men are enlisted to the great war. This is not a story about them, this is a story about those who are waiting for their return.”
via Alpha Beta Gamer
Also some of the gifs were made using a playthrough on the Alpha Beta Gamer Youtube channel.