rovaloc

rovaloc

cá rô+và+cá lóc the perch and the snakehead

A small pond of indie games. Quick to start, easy to share, and made one at a time.

Game 01 · Playtesting

Quan Ải Long Ngâm

A co-op wuxia gate defence for phones. One to four heroes from five sects hold the three gates of Lâm Du Quan against twelve waves.

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    The games

    One out, two cooking

    Small games, made one at a time. Here is what you can play now and what is still on the stove.

    Game 01

    Quan Ải Long Ngâm

    A co-op wuxia gate defence for phones. One to four heroes, five sects, twelve waves. Playtesting now.

    Play at volam.rovaloc.com →
    Game 02

    Something's cooking

    The next game is on the stove. Check back soon.

    Game 03

    Something's cooking

    Another one is simmering. No peeking yet.

    The name

    Why two fish?

    Ask anyone who grew up near a rice field in Vietnam and they will know these two. Rô và lóc means "perch and snakehead". Say it fast and it sounds like a place to play.

    Cá rô

    Anabas testudineus · climbing perch

    Small, spiny and stubborn. It gulps air at the surface and, after a heavy rain, can wriggle across wet ground from one pond to the next.

    Rô games are quick bites: one good idea, a few minutes, play again.

    Cá lóc

    Channa striata · striped snakehead

    Long, patient and a little fierce. It waits in the reeds, breathes air too, and ends up grilled in straw as cá lóc nướng trui at countryside feasts.

    Lóc games go deeper: something to sink a whole evening into.