Ludum Dare 46 game jam entries include trains, eldritch horrors, and hearts

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Ludum Dare 46 game jam entries include trains, eldritch horrors, and heartsKeep it alive, folks

Keep it alive, folks

Twice-annual online game jam eventLudum Dareis wrapping up this evening so let’s check out some of the nifty things that have been submitted so far, shall we? These are all games made from scratch over the course of the weekend, so there are plenty of odd bits and bobs built to Ludum Dare 46’s theme “keep it alive.” Among them are a time-based line puzzle, a coal and heart-powered train ride, and a horrifying lovecraftian Katamari-like thing.

Your box moves in a straight line until it hits a wall just like the inevitable ice puzzles that I remember in every Nintendo game of my childhood. Ocarina Of Time had one. Pokemon had one. I remember those always being head-scratchers for me, so doing them under a time limit, while neat, sounds a bit grueling for my personal taste. Aw heck, I’ll probably try it anyway.

presenting ADRENA-LINE, a hectic puzzle game about getting to the button before time runs out, made for#ldjam46»https://t.co/fvE0zbl6Ww«pic.twitter.com/xbwuSQogQO— Daniel Linssen 🦊 (@managore)April 20, 2020To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings

presenting ADRENA-LINE, a hectic puzzle game about getting to the button before time runs out, made for#ldjam46»https://t.co/fvE0zbl6Ww«pic.twitter.com/xbwuSQogQO

Did you neglect the furnace?! The train has slowed and now the raiders can latch ☠️#LDJAM#LD46pic.twitter.com/pRO8rJ6rKs— Daniel Mullins (@DMullinsGames)April 19, 2020To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings

Did you neglect the furnace?! The train has slowed and now the raiders can latch ☠️#LDJAM#LD46pic.twitter.com/pRO8rJ6rKs— Daniel Mullins (@DMullinsGames)April 19, 2020

Did you neglect the furnace?! The train has slowed and now the raiders can latch ☠️#LDJAM#LD46pic.twitter.com/pRO8rJ6rKs

#LDJAMCompo entry finished!Here’s a little clip of summoning the creature.Play it here:https://t.co/HbLtOAI6MU#gamedev#indiedevpic.twitter.com/ERxxxso9kX— 🍂Sbug Games🍂 (@sbuggames)April 19, 2020To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings

#LDJAMCompo entry finished!Here’s a little clip of summoning the creature.Play it here:https://t.co/HbLtOAI6MU#gamedev#indiedevpic.twitter.com/ERxxxso9kX

There are tons of other submissions, all of which you can find on the officialLudum Dare site. You can also find a bunch to play right in your browseron Itch. The theme is “keep it alive” so as you can imagine there are quite a lot featuring hearts, fire, and plants. Oh, and monsters. We love monster pets.

Here’s a last bonus for ya: that guy Terry Cavanagh wot madeDicey DungeonsandVVVVVVis submitting something he’s callingTower Defense Of The Heart.

Fairly happy with the wave progression! Need to start wrapping this up now…pic.twitter.com/cNve4Hefsp— Terry Cavanagh (@terrycavanagh)April 20, 2020

Fairly happy with the wave progression! Need to start wrapping this up now…pic.twitter.com/cNve4Hefsp

— Terry Cavanagh (@terrycavanagh)April 20, 2020

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