Maudits Fantômes

Cursed Ghosts

Made for Ludum Dare 51. Theme: ‘Every 10 seconds’

A twist on a famous arcade classic. Pills, here!!

(06/10/2022) IMPORTANT: during Ludum Dare 51’s voting period, I will let the navigator version as 1.0.1, since the site does not allow you to put two Web players simultaneously; nevertheless, be aware that later versions (such as 1.0.2 now) will be available for download (including the navigator instance) if you want to try them out. In particular, 1.0.2 does a better job at displaying a suitable difficulty and is so close to the original that it is worth a look to get a better idea of how the game plays out.

Technical note

The game runs in fullscreen mode, which causes trouble for the navigator version (which I had hidden from displaying). Desktop versions should work.

In the navigator version (which has thus smaller resolution): the love.js fullscreen mode (using the lower-left button) seems not to have the keyboard respond (at least for me under Firefox), only the mouse; nevertheless, the itch.io fullscreen mode (using the lower-right button) works, although it only extends the Web player’s background. I recommend using a desktop version if you can for better comfort, even though the navigator version seems playable.

(DISCLAIMER: still at least one bug — ghosts do not disappear once sacrificed —, but I am trying to solve this as quickly as possible. Update: fixed! Silly variable misnaming!!)

DISCLAIMER: a technical navigator-related bug causes the game to crash when you press Return to reload a level (this is related to sound). Hiding the navigator version temporarily to fix this. EDIT: apparently solved!