{"id":2411,"edition":13,"categories":8,"features":1,"size":13302,"name":"AL13YCAT","authors":[{"name":"Alex Swan","url":"https://alexswan.dev","login":"BoldBigflank","gh":636964}],"description":"
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Desktop and touch controls are only available in the Director’s Cut version

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VR Word Puzzle

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You are a cat DJ creating purrfect setlists.

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⭕The vinyl you choose to play after the previous one\nwill either 🎉build up your combo or 💥break all progress.
\nFill the meter to lock in a sequence.
\nFinish all three sequences to win!

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🎮Controls

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🥽WebXR

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Best played with controllers. Hand control supported.
\nSqueeze or Trigger to pick a record.
\nPlace the record on the turntable to play a song.
\nInteract with other objects to find hidden easter eggs.

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🖱️Desktop (Director’s Cut only)

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Mouse click to select a record.
\nMouse drag to place a record on the turntable.
\nMouse click to interact with other objects.

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👆Touch (Director’s Cut only)

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Touch-drag to select a record.
\nDrag-release to place a record on the turntable.
\nTap to interact with other objects.

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❔Hints (spoilers ahead)

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\n Where do I look for the Color Puzzle?\n 🤔The dance floor is playing a repeating sequence.\n
\n Ok, how do I know where to start?\n 💡The progress console only starts this sequence when Red is played.\n
\n I'm still lost. What do I do?\n ✅Select the record that matches each color and place it on the turntable in the middle of the table.\n This will fill the first progress bar on the progress console.\n
\n What's the solution?\n Red ➡️ Orange ➡️ Yellow ➡️ Green ➡️ Blue ➡️ Purple\n
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\n Where do I look for the Artist Puzzle (green text)?\n 🤔Notice that each artist has is at least two words long. What might be the way to connect one artist to the next?\n
\n I'm still not sure, what is an example?\n 💡If Jack White is on the turntable, the most fitting next artist would be Black Sabbath. (Colors)\n
\n I'm still lost. What do I do?\n ✅The last word of each artist should connect to the first word of the next artist.\n
\n What's the solution?\n Shiny Toy Guns ➡️ B.B. King ➡️ Jack White ➡️ Black Sabbath ➡️ Faith Hill ➡️ Cliff Sheen'\n
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\n Where do I look for the Title Puzzle (blue text)?\n 🤔Notice that the song title is a compound word. How could this be related to the next title?\n
\n I'm still not sure, what is an example?\n 💡If LOADOUT is playing, BACKHAND is a good next album. (OUTBACK)\n
\n I'm still lost. What do I do?\n ✅The end of each title and the beginning of the next title should create another English compound word.\n
\n What's the solution?\n OFFSIDE ➡️ SHOWCASE ➡️ LOADOUT ➡️ BACKHAND ➡️ BOOKMARKS ➡️ MANPOWER\n
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","source":"BoldBigflank/js13k-2025-al13ycat","stars":1,"dc":"https://alexswan.io/js13k-2025-al13ycat/","yt":"9u9oEYCQNgw","post":"https://alexswan.dev/posts/js13k-2025-black-cat","comments":[{"at":410356551,"author":"Teddy Chen","login":"teddychen1251","gh":20600583,"text":"

Loved this game! The tracks were bangin’ of course, although I admit being a bit frustrated figuring out the setlists haha. The graphics were amazing, I liked the music progression when you built the sets, and the way the cats’ hands matched yours was a nice touch :).

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I was a bit lost in the game, although I managed to win. In particular, I did not understand the logic of colors in the meter.

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But the VR world is interestingly populated. The cats that are dancing in sync with your headset and controllers is a funny touch. Overall the animations and music changing with your progress is nice.

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That was surprisingly fun. The different tracks were catchy, the visuals simple but extremely effective with every time new effects, loved the waving paws and jumping fish, but also the barrel of boxes and moving floor, as well as the nice LP’s, all made great use of primitives without things looking too basic.

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Gameplay very much trial and error, but even so, engaging enough to want to finish all tracks.

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Overall a very worthy contender and fun game. Great work!!

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Outstanding game, really enjoyed playing through with my daughter. Interactive, fun, music is great! High scores across the board!

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Love it!

\n","games":["Yarn Run"]},{"typ":2,"at":411435916,"author":"Jupiter Hadley","login":"Jupiter-hadley","gh":97069389,"url":"www.jupiterhadley.com","twitter":"Jupiter_Hadley","text":"

I love the general look and vibes with this! It seems like a game that benefits from VR use.

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https://youtu.be/S-Xw9Vh5APo

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Thanks for the compliments! I will follow up when I get the director’s cut set up with mouse/keyboard controls.

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This is a really cool idea! And well implemented too. It worked great on my Quest 2, has a lot of fun elements to it and the music is excellent.

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A DJ spinning cat is a great concept. I loved it. I couldn’t quite figure out the gameplay. I wasn’t sure which different discs would improve or make my score worse. It would be great if you could hear the music you were spinning, but of course that would be impossible in 13 kB. The performance was pretty good on my quest one.

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Thank you for trying it! I developed it using my own Quest 1 which is literally held together with tape and 3d printed bands. If you want to hear how progressing affects the music, try putting the records on in the order of the rainbow. The other two word puzzles are a bit tougher, where it won’t really make sense but then click. Find what might link two artists together, like how Shiny Toy Guns connects with B.B. King.

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Really original idea, I like the aesthetics of the disco, cats, and the paws! Although I must confess I didn’t get the overall sequence, and I was just giving it a try one after another.\nWell done!

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Your DJ/music puzzle concept is joy inducing – it made me really happy to physically grab the records and place them on turntables incredibly satisfying. The way the music layers and builds as I constructed sequences (I was able to figure out the first one) is impressive audio work for the file size constraints. I loved how tactile everything felt—grabbing records, placing them, putting them back. The whole experience just radiates creativity and fun, and I was smiling the entire time. Outstanding work!

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Very nice atmosphere and audio. It was hard for me to figure out the rules of the music sequences.

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The game is fun to play, and the concept of being a DJ and creating a sequence is really engaging. However, it was a bit challenging to understand how to build the sequence effectively. Providing some guidelines or examples would make it easier for players to get started and enjoy the creative aspect more fully. In terms of visuals, the graphics look great and add a lot to the experience.

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