Locust plagues are one of the world’s major problems, but most people don’t know and talk about them. They occur again and again in East Africa, Australia or, as at this very moment in Italy, in Sardinia. The swarms eat everything they can find in the fields, causing severe food shortages.

To draw attention to this, a hand coded game was developed. Thereby the pixel style puts the focus on the simple gameplay and the issue.

Locust – a never winning game puts you in the everyday life of the affected. Try to save as much food as possible from the ever-growing locust swarm. Pesticides can help you control the grasshoppers, but it is difficult to destroy the whole swarm.

In the end, the locusts always win, since they are practically unstoppable, just like in real life.