Just tried the full version and it's just a blast, a very fun score attack game akin to early 2010's mobile games, and I'm super satisfied with that purchase! I do see that there are some plans to update it, and I see that the tornado is going to be adjusted, which was really my only issue with it so far, however since updates are on the table, I figured I'd drop some ideas and features I'd absolutely love to see:
1. Make the Shark Woman (or enemy) Burp after eating you - She has a really great design and I like her quite a lot, to be honest with you most of the changes I would love to see are based around her. Though I noticed there is a great burp sound in the game already after getting those pink pearls, I thought it would be great to have her burp after eating you, even using that same sound if you wish as it is a good pick.
2. Playable Shark Woman - Looking at how her animations work and how her belly grows smaller after she eats you, I think she would be a great playable character as well. There are a few ideas that could be cool with this, such as her being an unlockable, or just unlocked off the start. If she were to be playable though, you could have the Mermaid as the threat instead, as a sort of role reversal, giving her the same treatment (Why I said "Or Enemy" on #1). I think below you mention other game modes being a possibility, this could be one if you wanted, I think it would be awesome to see her playable as well.
3. Unlockable or Available Cosmetics - one thing that this game would benefit greatly from is a choice of skins and possibly backgrounds, as a lot of earlier mobile games flourished because of these. I think having a few different skins in the game to choose from would spice things up a bit, and keep players striving for new high scores, as they would earn new skins based on the higher score they got. This could range from character skins and recolors, to even new Mermaids or even the Shark Woman as previously mentioned (Since this game is NSFW marked, the highest score should give like a nude skin or something, I think that could really get people wanting to play more), to music choices as I did hear multiple tracks in there, and maybe even new stage backgrounds, as I think that could look cool. These changes don't have to be too crazy, but I still think having a handful of these could do well for the game.
Overall none of these changes would be required to make this game great, as I think it's an extremely polished and clean experience that I'll definitely be enjoying for a long while, and I just wanted to say thank you for that. It would be really cool to see these changes, but they are absolutely not required, and are just there to maybe give some inspiration as to what I think could be cool to see. Thanks again for making this!
Wow I'm glad you love it, I also like the idea of playing as a shark and having costumes. I have plans on putting power ups but I don't know about different costumes
Had a lot of fun with this game, though I am quite awful at it. Was wondering though if at larger sizes, there would be the possibilities of devouring maybe swimmers or even boats in later installments!
1. Tornado - very awkward hitbox, also 2 unlucky tornados could trap you, especially then you become big. Don't mix them with sharks or limit to 1 on screen or something
2. Unpredictable shark sizes. In first I assumed once I ate one, I will eat them all, but next shark was bigger. Not a fan, but ok. In other runs I was able to outpaced their size, and saw smaller one after bigger one, a bit strange. Personally, I think shark size can be locked, but with different enemies after bigger sizes
Bugs & QoL
1. Easy to miss bonus if other edible unit nearby, because of "chew cooldown"
2. Golden fish could use more distinct graphics. At least bigger glow?
3. Sharks spawning while bonus on screen at bigger sizes
4. Shark can instakill you, if you are on the edge of the screen
5. Left - Right movement feels janky. Sometime one jump will bring you to the left edge, sometime tornado pushes you to right edge. Maybe even lock horizontal axis.
If you want to improve gameplay and feel, I can also recommend to look how similar games do this stuff. For example jetpack joyride.
its a very cute game but i am godawful at it ahah. very hard for me to avoid those sharks after a certain point. would greatly benefit from an easy mode or a passive shark mode if thats possible. i wanted to get the mermaid huge but i was always cut short because of a stray whirlpool or being too close to a shark spawn point. ended up being more frustrated than turned on ahah
The number at the top is your score and the number under your belly after you eat something is the points that are added, if you mean online leaderboard I am thinking of doing that 🙂
I like the new update, but i think the whirlpools can be unfair since you can get stuck in them or they for walls that trap you with the sharks. Maybe you can do than when you bounce once the whirlpools disappear and/or the bigger you are the less it bounce you (maybe if you are bigger enough you eat it and became an upgrade that vacuum all the screen, maybe with smaller variants). Keep the good work.
Yea like you can be at the bottom of the screen as it comes from the top for example. let's say it goes forward and should just go right past you. Instead, it will jump instantly behind you. happens on the 6th or 7th shark. whatever one that follows you
ended up getting to 25k+ after leaving it on. At like 2k I couldn't really move, and sharks just auto-devoured. Would be cool to have a super shark that's always bigger after a certain size. Also, character starts to rotate once you get big enough and can't quite fit in the water due to the weight?
I will be making sure unlimited size can't happen in the next update, even though it is very fun to do. I got to around 10,00 doing this same thing lol
So after playing the paid version, I have to say this is a pretty good starting point. It was a little frustrating to control at first, but once I realized you're supposed to move in an arc like a dolphin, it became a lot easier. I was able to reach up to 300 so far.
One thing I would suggest is that once the sharks reach the range where they become edible, maybe have the ones that can be eaten approach the player from the opposite side of the screen? While the current situation does allow for a bit of a risk/reward dynamic, it's a bit awkward to gauge whether to avoid them when you have so little time to react, so it usually ends up with the sharks being eaten by accident. It would also make things more consistent, with anything on the left side being dangerous while the right side being food.
Also I discovered a bug where the sharks just sort of disappear off-screen and don't show up again. This happens early in the game and it more or less softlocks it to where only the first two kinds of fish show up and nothing else until you reset.
Edit: Found another glitch a little while later where the shark keeps flashing the warning sign but never shows, which also ends up with a similar softlock except with the third kind of fish.
Thanks for the feedback, I am aware of these shark glitches and will fix them in the upcoming update! I was also thinking of making the sharks come from the opposite side
the sharks sizes are random in a range! I will be changing all the size differences in the next update to make it more clear if you can eat them. I'm also going to see what I can do about the move speed.
I've actually been addicted to it myself 😳 thanks for the feedback!
The concept is good, but i the controls are hard to control and gets harder the bigger you get. Also it would be nice if the shark warning appear in the same high as the shark will emerge. But a great start
← Return to game
Comments
Log in with itch.io to leave a comment.
will i get future update if i pay it today?
Of course! All future updates are free for full game owners
I just bought the full version and its awesome! Keep up the good work. Cant wait for the future updates 🤟
Thanks a bunch!
Just tried the full version and it's just a blast, a very fun score attack game akin to early 2010's mobile games, and I'm super satisfied with that purchase! I do see that there are some plans to update it, and I see that the tornado is going to be adjusted, which was really my only issue with it so far, however since updates are on the table, I figured I'd drop some ideas and features I'd absolutely love to see:
1. Make the Shark Woman (or enemy) Burp after eating you - She has a really great design and I like her quite a lot, to be honest with you most of the changes I would love to see are based around her. Though I noticed there is a great burp sound in the game already after getting those pink pearls, I thought it would be great to have her burp after eating you, even using that same sound if you wish as it is a good pick.
2. Playable Shark Woman - Looking at how her animations work and how her belly grows smaller after she eats you, I think she would be a great playable character as well. There are a few ideas that could be cool with this, such as her being an unlockable, or just unlocked off the start. If she were to be playable though, you could have the Mermaid as the threat instead, as a sort of role reversal, giving her the same treatment (Why I said "Or Enemy" on #1). I think below you mention other game modes being a possibility, this could be one if you wanted, I think it would be awesome to see her playable as well.
3. Unlockable or Available Cosmetics - one thing that this game would benefit greatly from is a choice of skins and possibly backgrounds, as a lot of earlier mobile games flourished because of these. I think having a few different skins in the game to choose from would spice things up a bit, and keep players striving for new high scores, as they would earn new skins based on the higher score they got. This could range from character skins and recolors, to even new Mermaids or even the Shark Woman as previously mentioned (Since this game is NSFW marked, the highest score should give like a nude skin or something, I think that could really get people wanting to play more), to music choices as I did hear multiple tracks in there, and maybe even new stage backgrounds, as I think that could look cool. These changes don't have to be too crazy, but I still think having a handful of these could do well for the game.
Overall none of these changes would be required to make this game great, as I think it's an extremely polished and clean experience that I'll definitely be enjoying for a long while, and I just wanted to say thank you for that. It would be really cool to see these changes, but they are absolutely not required, and are just there to maybe give some inspiration as to what I think could be cool to see. Thanks again for making this!
Wow I'm glad you love it, I also like the idea of playing as a shark and having costumes. I have plans on putting power ups but I don't know about different costumes
I agree, having the shark burp after eating you would be the cherry on top.
I think I am going to add another burp sound for the shark, good idea
Had a lot of fun with this game, though I am quite awful at it. Was wondering though if at larger sizes, there would be the possibilities of devouring maybe swimmers or even boats in later installments!
I love that idea, but I'm not sure how much more assets I will be putting in this game, I have plans on moving onto different projects
Fair enough and hope all goes well with those plans! :D
Awesome game! Was playing non-stop for 3 hours :D
Feedback
1. Tornado - very awkward hitbox, also 2 unlucky tornados could trap you, especially then you become big. Don't mix them with sharks or limit to 1 on screen or something
2. Unpredictable shark sizes. In first I assumed once I ate one, I will eat them all, but next shark was bigger. Not a fan, but ok. In other runs I was able to outpaced their size, and saw smaller one after bigger one, a bit strange. Personally, I think shark size can be locked, but with different enemies after bigger sizes
Bugs & QoL
1. Easy to miss bonus if other edible unit nearby, because of "chew cooldown"
2. Golden fish could use more distinct graphics. At least bigger glow?
3. Sharks spawning while bonus on screen at bigger sizes
4. Shark can instakill you, if you are on the edge of the screen
5. Left - Right movement feels janky. Sometime one jump will bring you to the left edge, sometime tornado pushes you to right edge. Maybe even lock horizontal axis.
If you want to improve gameplay and feel, I can also recommend to look how similar games do this stuff. For example jetpack joyride.
Love you work!
I am definitely going to modify the tornadoes and the horizontal movement in the next update, and fix that instakill. Thanks for the feedback!
I was playing even more. So much, I got inspired to draw more or less a fan-art
It's a quick sketch of different character, because I am thinking about developing my own game, but I will not hide roots :D
Hope you don't mind!
I love it!
its a very cute game but i am godawful at it ahah. very hard for me to avoid those sharks after a certain point. would greatly benefit from an easy mode or a passive shark mode if thats possible. i wanted to get the mermaid huge but i was always cut short because of a stray whirlpool or being too close to a shark spawn point. ended up being more frustrated than turned on ahah
I'm going to add more modes with varying difficulty so hopefully that will be better!
'ppreciate it, i wish you luck!
Will this game ever be free? (I've only played the demo). This game looks great so far 👍
No plans for price changes, although future updates will be free for full game owners and the demo may be modified
I wish there would be more predators and a score system!
Hope you guys will keep working on this project^^
The number at the top is your score and the number under your belly after you eat something is the points that are added, if you mean online leaderboard I am thinking of doing that 🙂
Yeah I meant like an leaderboard or that your highest score is getting saved like arcade games do!This game is really cute.Thank you for creating it
I'm sure I'm just being really dumb, but can you tell me how to run the game? Is there a specific software I'm meant to run it through?
for PC just extract the zip to a folder and open the .exe, for Android download and open the .APK, it should install the app
I like the new update, but i think the whirlpools can be unfair since you can get stuck in them or they for walls that trap you with the sharks. Maybe you can do than when you bounce once the whirlpools disappear and/or the bigger you are the less it bounce you (maybe if you are bigger enough you eat it and became an upgrade that vacuum all the screen, maybe with smaller variants). Keep the good work.
I plan on adjusting how far you drift when you touch them, I think making them disappear is a good idea. Thanks for the feedback!
are sharks meant to auto-kill you in the demo? Fuckers teleport at you XD
yep 😈
Didn't know about teleporting though, I'll take a look
Yea like you can be at the bottom of the screen as it comes from the top for example. let's say it goes forward and should just go right past you. Instead, it will jump instantly behind you. happens on the 6th or 7th shark. whatever one that follows you
I'm on it thanks for the notice :)
is there a requirement for the golden fish to spawn? Found sometimes they don’t spawn at all and sometimes they spawn frequently and early…
it is completely random, I am going to make it more periodic
ended up getting to 25k+ after leaving it on. At like 2k I couldn't really move, and sharks just auto-devoured. Would be cool to have a super shark that's always bigger after a certain size. Also, character starts to rotate once you get big enough and can't quite fit in the water due to the weight?
I will be making sure unlimited size can't happen in the next update, even though it is very fun to do. I got to around 10,00 doing this same thing lol
So after playing the paid version, I have to say this is a pretty good starting point. It was a little frustrating to control at first, but once I realized you're supposed to move in an arc like a dolphin, it became a lot easier. I was able to reach up to 300 so far.
One thing I would suggest is that once the sharks reach the range where they become edible, maybe have the ones that can be eaten approach the player from the opposite side of the screen? While the current situation does allow for a bit of a risk/reward dynamic, it's a bit awkward to gauge whether to avoid them when you have so little time to react, so it usually ends up with the sharks being eaten by accident. It would also make things more consistent, with anything on the left side being dangerous while the right side being food.
Also I discovered a bug where the sharks just sort of disappear off-screen and don't show up again. This happens early in the game and it more or less softlocks it to where only the first two kinds of fish show up and nothing else until you reset.
Edit: Found another glitch a little while later where the shark keeps flashing the warning sign but never shows, which also ends up with a similar softlock except with the third kind of fish.
Thanks for the feedback, I am aware of these shark glitches and will fix them in the upcoming update! I was also thinking of making the sharks come from the opposite side
I like this game quite a lot, it’s strangely addictive. Will agree that at big sizes it’s extremely hard to move.
Would love to see additional bars to display capacity and size as a number.
Also, do the sharks grow over time? I swear some of them were huge when I hit around 150 score wise.
the sharks sizes are random in a range! I will be changing all the size differences in the next update to make it more clear if you can eat them. I'm also going to see what I can do about the move speed.
I've actually been addicted to it myself 😳 thanks for the feedback!
The concept is good, but i the controls are hard to control and gets harder the bigger you get. Also it would be nice if the shark warning appear in the same high as the shark will emerge. But a great start
Thanks for your support I'll keep this in mind!