LD48 #24 picks

There were 1406 games submitted for Ludum Dare 24. I probably won’t get to play more than a tiny fraction of that number before the judging is over.

As a judge, I believe my goal should be to play every game, but given the time window and the number of entries, that’s not very likely to happen. So sadly, I end up picking games somewhat arbitrarliy from among the entrants, usually based on the thumbnail screen shot and/or title being interesting.

One strange thing I’ve noticed about LD’s website is that when browsing through all 1406 entries, I will notice that the ordering seems to be random. I expect this is to shuffle the games up so people will have a better chance of playing games that otherwise would be buried at the bottom of the list. But a side effect of this is that no matter how many times I page through all roughly 50 pages of games, I invariably miss many — it seems the shuffle re-randomizes while I’m paging through, and I end up seeing some games twice and therefore obviously must be seeing some games zero times. This is kindof annoying and I wish I could get all 1406 games on one page somehow.

I’ve just taken a walk through the submissions and grabbed the title and URL of the pages of the entries that looked like they might be interesting. This is a completely arbitrary process and I spend maybe 2 seconds looking at each game before deciding whether to pick it up and play with it, or skip it and move on. So don’t feel slighted if I missed yours — if it was any good, most likely I’ll discover it anyway after the judging is over.

I don’t want to skew the judging by recommending games, but for non-LD participants who can’t judge, there’s no harm in sharing a list of links to games I think look like they might be cool. In all likelihood, probably a lot of these are terrible. I haven’t played them yet and this should not be considered a recommendation or endorsement; it is merely a list.

1. Ancestry Haters http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=16468
2. Sidescroller Evolution http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=5418
3. My Sword is faster than your bullet http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=12928
4. Rift of Time http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=12981
5. Aeon http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=5974
6. Meow for MUTATION! http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=5431
7. evophonia http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=8439
8. treevolver http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=3947
9. Complexitivity http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=5728
10. Kryphilis http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=14574
11. Chomp! http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=15778
12. Gan Fall http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=14799
13. History of the black pixels http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=15611
14. Mesh http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=15570
15. I am a tree. You are not. Ha ha. http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=5579
16. Hot damn that’s a lot of blobs! http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=2001
17. Gapaos http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=8260
18. Mighty-chondria http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=11515
19. aniee http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=2971
20. Evowing http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=14963
21. EvoR http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=16553
22. Get your cell together http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=12312
23. Crab http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=16516
24. Game Console Story http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=7733
25. 0-Evo http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=14854
26. Carcinogen Corp. http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=11494
27. Cellvolution http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=14421
28. Coming into focus http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=5467
29. 8-bit big bang http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=15640
30. F*** the evoluion http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=14853
31. HiveMind: EVOLUTION http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=14874
32. Pasazh http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=7308
33. The Darwinci Code – Adapatation FTW! http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=15017
34. DNA Wars http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=13909
35. Sprout http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=7233
36. A Cycle of Ages http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=14718
37. Darwin_award http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=1864
38. Lucid http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=7800
39. ContraEvolution http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=15183
40. Evolution hates you http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=5851
41. Sew http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=3295
42. How evolution really works? http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=5729
43. Griff Dangers in Mettle vs. Metal http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=15359
44. Selective Breeding http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=8403
45. Tactical Binary Evolution Combat (TBEC) http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=11257
46. Bittp 2 8-BIT Retro Game http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=12985
47. Disease Ex http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=7382
48. Ideas http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=14060
49. Cellulae http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=14673
50. E-Volv http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=3211
51. Doyle Kane and the Hat of Elements http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=14598
52. Master of Evolution http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=16661
53. Tiny Evolution http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=11391
54. Tree http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=6228
55. Feesh. http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=16615
56. Forward http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=860
57. PixelVolution http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=10080
58. Revolution http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=12722
59. Epic Pong Evolution http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=14591
60. Breuoakt http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=2445
61. Corvus http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=4831
62. Geometry http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=8391
63. Moche http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=14182
64. MiW http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=16430
65. Slowly http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=13636
66. Biotic http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=5715
67. Eat, Spawn, and Die http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=16530
68. Existence: Evolving with Videogames http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=16170
69. Gene Game http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=15279
70. Invasion http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=16654
71. TamaCat http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=6511
72. CuboidAI http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=5452
73. Iterate http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=15706
74. Pixelomoeba http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=14930
75. Wormelution http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=7575
76. Orbitary http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=15562
77. Space Mayham http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=14393
78. Ascention Garden http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=15443
79. Grow http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=16437
80. Warspace http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=4892
81. Cave of Hungry Alien http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=2318
82. Emergent Dungeon http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=3010
83. Panspermia http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=10725
84. Think a bit http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=8600
85. LimiT http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=13803
86. Survival of the Fittest http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=14518
87. Soul Jar http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=10234
88. Tiger Tail http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=16282
89. Bigfoot Rescue http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=14768
90. Darwin Dash http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=14921
91. Death is an experiment http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=14666
92. Unstable planet http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=14404
93. Bacterial Color Evolution http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=3207
94. A new kind of man http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=9592
95. Diverge http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=14266
96. Survuzzle http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=10293
97. Oh my, a shooter with blocks! http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=12434
98. DNA http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=14211
99. reEvolution http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=16184
100. Singularity http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=11099
101. The Final Experiment http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=3945
102. OS: Evolution http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=14357
103. Ikaruga Devolved http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=10849
104. We Evolve http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=15286

After rankings are announced, I’ll probably discover a lot more good games that I missed.