itch.io Recommends: More Ludum Dare 56 Games

Ludum Dare 56 wrapped up on October 7th, 2024, challenging developers to create games around the theme “Tiny Creatures” in just 48 or 72 hours. With over 800 games tagged Ludum Dare 56 on itch.io these past two weeks we couldn’t help but put out another post with a collection of our recommendations. Let’s take a look!

This is the second part of our Ludum Dare 56 highlights post. Check the first post here for more recommendations.

Creature Packets is a PS1 styled game about cooking tiny creatures. Using a microwave, you can bring creatures from packets to life. Use a blender to explore new substance packages to cook even more creatures.

Creature Packets is available for Windows.

Build The Sun is a god game where you explore, settle, and expand. As you progress, you’ll find resources to set up settlements and upgrade your fire until it becomes the Sun. Nurture your tiny world from a humble fire to a celestial body in this pixel-art game.

Build The Sun is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Maginot is an incremental colony builder about digging and battling the sea. In this game, you’ll dig deep for minerals, build your colony, attract new Womps, and ultimately aim to obliterate the sea.

Maginot is playable in your browser.

Decipher the alphabet in this mysterious point-and-click simulation game.

Head’quarters is playable in your browser, and available for Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Colonize planets by sending your tiny creatures at full speed using the interplanetary slingshot system™. Use the planet’s gravity to your advantage while avoiding obstacles and the endless void of space.

Tiny Colony is playable in your browser and available for Windows, Linux, and Android.

Protect your small friends… or harvest them for meat. Swing your sword to protect your forest friends and use their meat to buy upgrades when you inevitably die.

FOREST CLEARING is playable in your browser and available for Windows.

Please Find Them is a hidden object game where you play as an exterminator trying to find small creatures that have shrunk in people’s houses.

Please Find Them is playable in your browser.

Fear of the Ungnome is a quest to find your Great Aunt’s elusive gnome. This first-person exploration and puzzle game features procedurally generated elements.

Fear of the Ungnome is playable in your browser and available for Windows.

Mini Beasts is a puzzle game where you rearrange critters to match their colors.

Mini Beasts is playable in your browser.

In Vox Regis, you play as the king, tasked with creating chaos to keep rebellious groups small in size. This medieval strategy game challenges you to use your voice to lay blame on factions, manipulating the populace to maintain your rule.

Vox Regis is playable in your browser and available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

You can browse all Ludum Dare games on itch.io or specifically Ludum Dare 56 games to see what was created this past weekend.

What were your favorite Ludum Dare 56 games? Let us know in the comments below!