A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android

This game is my submission for the Brainless Game Jam, July 15 2026!

Slime Ducklings is a 2D arcade game where you guide a parent slime and his trail of tiny slimelings across dangerous roads and treacherous rivers. Every slimeling follows faithfully behind you in a wiggly conga line.

Dodge speeding cars, ride logs across rushing water, and get your whole family safely to the other side.

Very small in scope and no feature creeping!

Credits & Technology

Slime Ducklings was built from scratch in Java using AWT/Swing for rendering: no game engine, no external libraries except the Java ecosystem...

  • Pixel art - by me in Aseprite
  • Music - Trevor Lentz
  • Sound effects - generated with Bfxr
  • Engine & code - Java 2D (AWT/Swing), custom framework

Controls: WASD to move · ESC to pause · F3 for debug overlay
Requires Java 21 — download at https://adoptium.net

More information
Published 16 hours ago
StatusIn development
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux, Android
Authorlobsterchops
GenreAdventure
Tags2D, java
ContentNo generative AI was used

Download

Download
SlimeDucklings.exe 58 MB
Download
SlimeDucklings.jar 58 MB

Install instructions

Running the game:

  • Windows: double-click SlimeDucklings.exe
  • Any platform: run java -jar SlimeDucklings.jar from a terminal

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