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Ex Nihilo

By orange-grunge, alexascher and ingi

Percentile
CategoryRankScoreCountLD45Ever
Overall1503.923287.189.7
Fun6043.203246.951.8
Innovation1263.883288.390.6
Theme494.223295.293.5
Graphics1404.203288.888.3
Audio94.333298.698.4
Humor7532.292616.122.9
Mood324.253297.496.9

Comments

tori 2019-10-08 20:28 ♥ 1

Beautiful game, very relaxing, i love this kind of game where you can get lost in the visual and it feel good to just take some time to contemplate amazing pattern, great job

shinmera 2019-10-08 21:01 ♥ 1

Very nice and relaxing game. Unique concept and stylish execution bundle it all into a solid package. Well done!

sevidax 2019-10-10 20:18 ♥ 1

simple but super relaxing! I really enjoy the different stars that I make. BGM really fits.

eta 2019-10-10 20:24 ♥ 1

Excellent game! Very beautiful visuals and such a nice idea for the theme. The music fits perfectly, and have I said it yet, gorgeous visual effects. My favourite game so far!

pfeyffer 2019-10-10 21:06 ♥ 1

Beautiful!

shubart 2019-10-10 21:10 ♥ 1

I am not sure i fully understood the rules for creating stars, nevertheless this was a really pleasing experience. I really enjoyed the relaxing music. Thank you for your game

jakemchugh1 2019-10-10 21:12 ♥ 1

This is a beautiful game with fantastic artwork!

amerigo-gazaway 2019-10-12 04:47 ♥ 1

Very cool experience. Love the concept and the music/artwork.

le-dav 2019-10-12 13:26 ♥ 1

I did not really understand how the game works, but it was very pretty and the atmosphere was very smooth:)

davidus 2019-10-12 13:37 ♥ 1

A very relaying game 😃! I really tryed to get every possible star. Good job 👍!

sharbelfs 2019-10-12 13:42 ♥ 1

Art of the game is great, but for me the gameplay is still a little bit confusing, maybe something to indicate which colors to merge or what to do next would help.

alex-lemming 2019-10-13 02:09 ♥ 1

Nice one! Art is great and gameplay is solid and relaxing. Rules are a little confusing though. Maybe you should show some of them in game, before the start.

emiliabea 2019-10-13 02:13 ♥ 1

Best music I've heard in a submission so far, very relaxing and goes with the mood very well. It was simple but pretty and nicely done

tobb 2019-10-13 14:26 ♥ 1

Although i dont really understand the gameplay all that well, super relaxing game with a stellar soundtrack!

gnappuraz 2019-10-13 14:49 ♥ 1

Great game, a lot of discovery and a super nice music!

team-on 2019-10-14 15:19 ♥ 1

Relaxing one. Miss some guidebook what combination I can do

alexsogge 2019-10-15 09:31 ♥ 1

Don't know what i did but it was amazing :)

bernardex 2019-10-16 02:05 ♥ 1

Fantastic. I didn't understand a single dime what i was doing, but it was a wonderful experience of discovery in the universe you crafted. Thank you very much. Higher stars Sound FX volume would be awesome!

kenster 2019-10-16 02:07 ♥ 1

I liked the music, very calming and nice. I felt the gameplay had a bit lacking though it was definitely interesting for a short time span

souldzin 2019-10-16 02:16 ♥ 1

What a fantastic and beautiful submission!

I love this approach to "Start with nothing" (not even an objective), but this really gave the player a sense of wonder and discovery. Great work!

daniil-krylov 2019-10-17 08:23 ♥ 1

Beautiful and relaxing experience, perfectly fit the theme. Additional bonus for html)

asfdfdfd 2019-10-17 18:36 ♥ 1

Love you visuals but have to call my gf to figure out how to play.

kiryu 2019-10-18 20:20 ♥ 1

Really relaxing and nice atmosphere. I think it is possible to arrange the stars in a way, that they keep each other alive. But I didn't figure it out. But still nice job!

philomory 2019-10-20 05:47 ♥ 1

This is really neat, nice and relaxing. I figured out what _some_ of the stars did, but I don't think I solved the whole mystery (in particular I don't have a very clear idea what the red suns are for). In any case, everything I saw worked together well and it was just overall a nice experience. Thanks!

Edit: After playing some more, I wasn't even close to done! I'm still not.

I think it might be nice if the stars stuck around longer, so you have a chance to consider what you want to merge them with. As it stands, I feel like I need to plan everything out ahead of time if I want to manage the right combinations before some of the stars disappear.

agentparsec 2019-10-22 08:19 ♥ 1

Very interesting. I also made a game called "Ex Nihilo", and it's kind of similar in theme actually.