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Compete in the international beard-growing contest to win the affection of your loved one!
Use the 'b' and 'n' buttons to do everything! More instructions in-game.
Development and design by Daniel Black @BigCowStudios
Art and design by Ben Moss
Audio and design by Robert Shaffer
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Ratings
 | Coolness | 95% |
| #19 | Humor(Jam) | 4.21 |
| #200 | Theme(Jam) | 4.04 |
| #214 | Fun(Jam) | 3.55 |
| #229 | Audio(Jam) | 3.53 |
| #283 | Mood(Jam) | 3.51 |
| #423 | Graphics(Jam) | 3.63 |
| #487 | Overall(Jam) | 3.35 |
| #719 | Innovation(Jam) | 2.83 |
Comments
Good humor, nicely done, the gameplay is a bit too basic though.
Very simple gameplay but the art is great and the concept and execution are very funny.
Very nice take on the theme! Graphics and audio are absolutely fantastic.
very great game ! very funny and I think nobody think to the beard for the theme :)
I had so much fun bearding! The final round was hard, mainly because my fingers started to get tired.
Great idea, great game!
Hahhahaha, loved it. Really cool and funny idea and pretty well executed! Congratulations :D
So much beard power!!!!!
As an adult Asian male though, this game made me self-conscious.
Well made game,I hurt my fingers though trying to hit the keys so quickly so shortly after participating in a LD. But I suppose that's just like growing a beard in real life though, right?
Really fun game! Nice interpretation of the theme :) Loved the ending music as well.
Epic Beard Game!! very funny, love those taunts after each match!
I loved the art style in this! Really nice use of the theme, too.
Funny game :) i beat the turbo mode thanks to years listening to death metal... Nice original choices on visuals ans music, and nice match with both themes!
Absolutely hilarious concept and great use of both themes. Loved the subtle Street Fighter references too :D
Awesome job on Beard Victory! Hilarious drawings and theme.
Funny use of the two themes! It's also quite fitting for the current beard growing craze these days!
I loved the Street fighter style you got going there, especially that referee voice :D Would have been cool to see some sort of combo system though, but that might have been kinda hard to fit into this game. Nice one!
Haha, I have the same beard for the Santa's mood on holidays)))
After hilarious "Coffee Quest" I was looking forward to play your next game. "Beard Fighter" is funny and artistic, too, and I liked B/N button titles. A gameplay was pretty simple, though.
5 for Humor and Mood. Good work!
This is such an amazing idea. I don't like button mashing, but this whole scenario just had me grinning. I made it to the final boss on turbo, but kept losing by half a meter's margin. The graphics and soundscape are so perfect though.
Loved the hand drawn art and was rather tickled by the 8-bit pcm audio samples - very authentically retro arcade. Gameplay is obviously somewhat simple but as a quick fun little distraction it works perfectly
Haha, very fun idea for a game! Awesome graphics, and well cared GUI. But I think I've got my finger broken ;D haha. Fantastic overall!
This was awesome and legitimately fun! loved the audio and music too.
"You must defeat beard long to stand a chance"
I laughed sooo hard hahahahaha
It's a very funny game, it's worth for the laughs. Also, very tight controls and the difficulty is well ajusted - you mash buttons, but not with insane speed that ruin your keyboard or your wrists.
The only thing I would change is the shake screen effect on the growth stages, it gets kinda annoying to see. Maybe it would be better a sound response.
Something like "BEARD GROWT WAAAAAAARGGHH!!1" xD
Simple yet effective gameplay, I had a huge retro feel with this. The graphics were fantastic and the whole thing was my type of humor! Very thing works well together! Love it :D
Cool game! It was really funny to notice and compare the it with the old Street Fighter game feeling hahaha!
Nice one.
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Fun concept, the music and graphics were awesome. However it could've been a bit longer. Good job!