Game Jam Entries
Various games built for Ludum Dare competitions
What is it? #
Ludum Dare is a 48-hour game jam where you build a complete game from scratch with a theme constraint. I’ve entered several times.
The fun part is the constraint and the deadline. You don’t have time to overthink things, so you ship what works.
The games #
Gaia Hero (Ludum Dare 44) #
Harmonize your planet’s ecosystem with this weird mixture between Guitar Hero and a nature simulation.
The 723rd Aeroborne Dragoons (Ludum Dare 46) #
Your airship is going down! Run around like a headless chicken trying to fix it. Supports multiplayer (might not work anymore, though).
Demolition Viking Man (Ludum Dare 49) #
You are a viking. The robots are after you. Obviously your only recourse is to lure the robots near buildings and blow them up!
Why I do this #
Game jams force you to finish things. You don’t have 6 months to second-guess every decision. You make a decision, implement it, ship it. That constraint is weirdly liberating (and insanely stressful, why do I do this again?).
Current status #
I do these occasionally when I have the time and energy.