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My last game (for LD29 "Beneath the Surface") was super depressing and dark, so I've come full circle. Soulmates is about as fluffy, sticky sweet, and happy a game as you can get.
My take on the theme: connect the worlds of two people who otherwise wouldn't have met. Essentially, you are cupid and you need to make sure two future love bird's eyes meet. It's a puzzle game inspired by Spry Fox's Road Not Taken, with very simple interactions with the environment to alter the course of the characters.
Controls:
- Click on objects in the environment to perform actions (knock over crates, open flowers).
- Click the right arrow ( -->) in the upper left corner to advance the characters along their paths.
Features:
- 9 mind-bending levels! (okay they are pretty easy)
- Toothache-inducing graphics and effects
- Sound effects from my own mouth, including some rather flat vocals
- More polish than gameplay
- Attempts at inclusivity in character design (yay!)
- Love and fun
Tools used:
- Unity2D (4.6 Beta)
- Inkscape
- Audacity
If you enjoyed the game, give me (@Jiyambi) and my dev team (@BounderGames) a follow on Twitter to see more of our stuff! We're also active #IndieDevHour participants :D
Downloads and Links
Ratings
| #18 | Audio | 4.05 |
| #21 | Overall | 4.09 |
| #38 | Mood | 3.96 |
| #51 | Graphics | 4.21 |
| #79 | Fun | 3.79 |
| #100 | Humor | 3.35 |
| #236 | Innovation | 3.58 |
| #310 | Theme | 3.58 |
| #1659 | Coolness | 36% |
Comments
Very cool idea and design behind this.
I liked visuals a lot, could be a nifty mobile
game that works well with touch screens.
AWWW :D So Cute! Really love the concept, fits with the theme very nicely :) Gameplay is really nice, Audio is brilliant! Would love to see it taken futher
Really lovely graphics and sounds. Pretty cool use of the theme too.
Well polished and great sound. Maybe it will benefit from an in game tutorial. This game is screaming to be on mobile.
Very cute puzzle game. Loved the graphics. Also agree it would make a great mobile game :)
Hi there. Very cutsie. Love the singing mixes and the graphical style/pathdrawing. Nice UI operation too. Good job!
Yours has the same game title as mine. I loved the audio and mood of the whole game. The puzzles aren't very clever and hard, but this is a great fundament for something great. Good job!
Great visuals, sound, and a game design clever and original that could be expanded to be even more challenging if you wanted.
Nice entry! It has cute graphics and a cool gameplay. Also, the music is good :D
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Really Really enjoyed this one, the overall theme is extremely cute but so is the the sfx, music and art style.
I've been trying to leave advice on what people could do better but I honestly can't think of much other than it was hard to tell the paths apart when two people have the same hair color. good job!