Play game
LAP DOWN 100's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #3723 | 3.433 | 3.433 |
| Enjoyment | #3942 | 3.067 | 3.067 |
| Audio | #5236 | 2.633 | 2.633 |
| Artwork | #5572 | 2.833 | 2.833 |
| Narrative | #8415 | 1.767 | 1.767 |
Ranked from 30 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
The goal is to reach Lap 0 first, as the lap counter counts down with every lap completed.
(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
see description for full credits
(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
Gold Pan, KimYoungChan
Leave a comment
Log in with itch.io to leave a comment.
Comments
That engine sound gets very annoying after a very short time.
Thank you for the feedback! We also wanted to add more variety to the engine sounds and make them feel more dynamic. Unfortunately, we couldn't find audio assets that we were satisfied with, and we didn't have enough time or experience to implement a more advanced engine sound system during the Game Jam. So we tried our best to make it feel more dynamic by using stereo effects, but we're sorry it still wasn't satisfying. :( We really appreciate you pointing this out. Thanks again for your feedback!
Fun concept!
I think this has a lot of potential.
The game was fun and interesting idea.
I really liked the game, but adding a fast-forward would be nice.
Also one thing that would bring up the narrative would be to have a commentator just saying some random things, could just be mumbling but some fun interactions would be fun to see. As well as adding some crowd, just some simple beans wiggling.
Otherwise, it has a solid foundation and a really good game jam submission.
Well done guys :D
Thank you so much for playing and enjoying our game! Also thank you for the wonderful review! We actually noticed during playtesting that the game's pacing could feel a bit slow, but it's a shame we didn't think of addressing it this way. :( We also love your ideas about adding a commentator and a crowd. We think those additions would really bring the atmosphere of the racetrack to life. Thank you again for your valuable feedback and support!
Ooooh, took me a while to figure out this is a cookie clicker type of game and not really a racing game, this is REALLY clever and creative, how the theme was implemented, actually unexpected and fun.
Thank you for your kind words about our idea! This game actually started with a simple thought: "What if we just let cars race around a track?" As we watched the cars drive automatically, we realized it was more fun than we expected, and that's how the idea gradually evolved into the game you played today. We're really happy that you enjoyed it, and thank you again for your wonderful review!
Fun game, it could maybe get more enjoyable if the laps were shorter, or we could timewarp, with 2x speed or 5x speed. It gets a bit repetitive, with 100 laps. Still a solid entry though !
Thank you so much for playing and enjoying our game! Our team was mainly focused on adding more content and interactions during the race, but as you mentioned, simply making the game faster might be the better solution. We'll definitely consider this idea for future improvements. Thanks for the great suggestion! :)
Very fun game, I do think this could be improved if you focus solely on the scaling aspects by possibly making this closer to an incremental game like shelldiver and cookie clicker. This was still very fun though, and some tricky decisions with opportunity cost mixed in! Worth the play and was really cool for a project done in such a short amount of time.
Thank you so much for playing and enjoying our game! Thank you for your thoughtful suggestions and for introducing us to those great games! If we revisit and continue improving this game in the future, my partner and I will definitely keep your ideas in mind and carefully consider them. We really appreciate your feedback and your support!
As other have mentioned I think that the rounds are probably too long and the balance is too harsh. But what an idea! Really great optimization challenge with the different upgrades playing into one another. I like that it challenges you to look at how your car is actually doing when choosing an upgrade. Lots of risk reward decisions too which make it a lot of fun. I played this for much longer than expected and I think you with some slight tuning this could be really amazing. As is its still quite fun. Very well done.
Thank you so much for playing and enjoying our game! We're really glad you enjoyed the core upgrade system and the risk-versus-reward decisions. We originally planned to include more item interactions throughout the 100-lap run, but we couldn't finish that feature before release. Because of that, we're sorry that some parts of the game may have felt a bit boring. :(
We'll continue refining the balance to make the game more engaging and rewarding in future updates.Thank you so much for your thoughtful feedback and for spending so much time with our game!
It's fun to become faster and faster, though it takes a bit to earn money in the beginning. Good game overall!
Thank you so much for playing and enjoying our game! We're glad you enjoyed the feeling of getting faster and faster! We also agree that the early-game economy can feel a bit slow. We'll definitely consider speeding up the overall game pace so players can get into the fun much sooner in future updates.
I dont know if its me for upgrading bad things but always lost by 10 rounds. But ist good idea maybe make it bit faster or less round and get more money so its faster game. But overall great game 7/10
Thank you so much for playing and enjoying our game! We think we may have made the balance a bit too challenging. :( Since the game lasts for 100 laps, we agree that it needs either more content throughout the run or a faster overall pace. We'll take your feedback into account and work on improving the balance and game flow in future updates. Thank you so much for your kind review and for giving our game a 7/10!
Vrooooooom!
A fun idea but it does need some more juice!
Thank you so much for playing and enjoying our game! Glad you liked the idea! We totally agree that it needs more juice.
I can't beat CPU1! I really think this has potential, I had a lot of fun.
Thank you so much for playing and enjoying our game! CPU1 was actually intended to be tough, but it turned out even harder than we expected—to be honest, even I couldn't beat it most of the time during testing! Thank you so much for saying it has potential and that you had fun. That's the highest compliment for us!
Cool idea ! Maybe need some juicyness on some stuff and more dynamism but it's already really nice
Thank you so much for playing and enjoying our game! Thank you for the awesome feedback! If we make further updates, we’ll definitely keep your advice in mind and work when adding more content and dynamic polish to the game!
I SEE THE VISION, ITS SO CLEAR. I like it but I have one big suggestion:
-Make the cart movement automatic, its just tedious and this is more a strategy game than a racing game.
Also bonus point for being the only game out of the first four I reviewed where you can change music volume.
Thank you so much for playing and enjoying our game! Thank you for the great review! We added the volume option because we wanted pleasant sound design for a good game experience, and we're so glad it contributed to your enjoyment!
Defeated by one lap... (CPU1)
but it was oddly relaxing experience. engine sounds were pleasant to hear, rerolling for gold perks was exciting.
it might be better if the base speed was just a little faster. Good work!
Thank you so much for playing and enjoying our game! Defeated by just one lap that’s so close! We’re so glad you had a relaxing and fun experience with our game. As this is our very first game, our speed balancing wasn't quite perfect, but we’ll definitely keep your feedback in mind for future improvements!
An idea is cool, at first I thought I'm steering but I quickly realized i'm not lol The game takes extremely long and I didn't feel like I was doing any better compared to this CPU guy, maybe it's a skill issue. Creative, audio fits, I like the art because it reminds me of these old top down racing games, Anyways, good job :)
Thank you so much for playing and enjoying our game! Rather than direct steering control, our original intention was to deliver an experience where players watch and fine-tune the race as it unfolds. We initially planned to include skills and various augment options, but due to time constraints, this version ended up only featuring simple stat upgrades while achieving our core mechanics.
It's unfortunate that our shortcomings made the game feel overly difficult and drawn out, but we truly appreciate your thoughtful feedback. Thank you once again for playing and for leaving such a great review!
Reminds me of golden lap along with those old arcade racers!
Thank you so much for playing and enjoying our Lap Down 100! it's such an honor to remind you those classic arcade vibes for you
Round and round we go... :) Nice work!
Thank you so much for playing and enjoying our round round racing! We're so glad our roundy race kept you hooked, even for a bit!
Love it when numbers go up. Track layout is presumably in honor of the Indy 500.
Thank you so much for playing and enjoying our racing! I didn't know about the Indy 500 specifically, but I made it based on my own memory of how mesmerizing oval track racing was to watch! Maybe that race in my memory was actually the Indy 500! Glad you enjoyed numbers go up
Another game I thought "This is fun" then found myself addicted to, great game, love numbers go up!
Thank you so much for playing and enjoying our game! You caught our exact intention!
KimYoungChan -> its me!