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Magnet Boy

By cope, Ricky Owings, Luxcy, ToddyFangs and Supernova

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall3663.5529
Fun1693.7229
Innovation5393.0029
Theme1224.1329
Graphics5333.3329
Audio1033.9229
Humor3213.1827
Mood5123.3627

Comments

evelyn-rudaleva 2025-10-06 21:17

Gameplay is really stressful, i like it!

gold-daniel 2025-10-06 21:18

You really get thrown right into the gameplay. Simple game with cute graphics, collect all the things and don't blow up! On theme. I like the lose screen, the pixel art has a charm to it. Good job!

kamilah 2025-10-06 21:18

Simple but fun game! The music is great and I love the art style. Very on theme.

cope 2025-10-07 01:08

@evelyn-rudaleva Thank you. We didn't want it to be too easy!

cope 2025-10-07 01:10

@gold-daniel Yes, simple game loops are what we like to do for game jams

cope 2025-10-07 01:10

@kamilah Thank you!

derek-glennon 2025-10-07 01:24

Very charming! Cute and fun

matthew-rose 2025-10-07 01:50

No idea if 6904 is a good score but I finally managed to not blow up XD Great work, I enjoyed it!

cope 2025-10-07 02:05

@matthew-rose Yes, that score is good! I can get around 7000

phobos001 2025-10-07 05:45

Really cool to highlight whats being pulled in. There is a LOT going on though and it can get kinda hard to track the bombs. Maybe try having the items and bombs be a bit bigger and reducing the number of objects at once, or maybe give the bombs different colored highlights so its quicker to discern from the jewels. The music is very good as well :) Very good entry!

noodlestorm 2025-10-07 06:40

The effect of the bomb is amazing!

tweekus 2025-10-07 06:48

Nice job!

yopox 2025-10-07 07:16

Nice entry! The magnet character is funny :laughing: It was difficult at first but I won after a few tries. Staying at the bottom of the screen is safer but it makes it harder to collect points I guess!

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mc-shopot 2025-10-07 09:45

Yep, this game really makes you sweat ;D I downed two cans of White Monster before diving into this, or my reactions simply wouldn’t have been fast enough. Thanks for the experience, and best of luck with future development!

P.S. It’s funny, but it reminds me of the old game ‘Heuoptes’ for some reason xDDD

truedat 2025-10-07 11:41

7395 got it in the second try :) good job! played some more and funny surprises when you run from a bomb and it comes back with an arch hitting you when you thought you were safe haha

cope 2025-10-07 14:48

@yopox If we had more time we would implement more incentives to prioritize collecting coins and jewels.

cope 2025-10-07 14:50

@truedat Nice score!

f2 2025-10-07 15:33

Quite a fun game! In my first attempts, I was running around all the bombs, thinking I could dodge them all, but always failing within 30 seconds. Then I started playing more passively at the bottom, and this worked really well. Since the valuables do no disappear, there seems to be no punishment for waiting around? Or maybe that means less valuables will appear in total, I don't know.

The music is very fitting and just sounds great. It's still going in the background while I am typing this. :D

Very well done!

faust-mi 2025-10-07 20:20

Fast, funny, good!!!!

Thanks for the gaming experience!

mrv 2025-10-08 00:45

Simple and nice!

ira-baciu 2025-10-08 09:27

Aww, the mechanic of collecting things while using a magnet is so clever! Good use of the theme

azahara 2025-10-08 12:49

stressfull game play, I love it ! I blew up a few times but I got 7000 points! Nice work!!

graebor 2025-10-08 16:35

Fun idea, cute character, funky music, this was great - I made it all the way through but I was definitely stressin out by the end! magnetboy.jpg

pengu123 2025-10-08 16:46

Always a fan of a mechanic that's both a blessing and a curse. Really cute art and I love the music!

cope 2025-10-08 19:17

@pengu123 Me too! Glad you enjoyed it

cartmouse 2025-10-09 11:34

Really tight game loop! Love the art, music and the little character. Feels really nicely polished and I had a great time playing. Nice job!

jacobingalls 2025-10-11 21:32

Nice! Music was boppin'

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skiddings 2025-10-11 22:05

Fun game, nicely balanced too. Tricky without being impossibly fustrating.

quadtree 2025-10-18 17:17

Pretty fun game. The bombs were sometimes a little hard to see against the dark background, but overall it seemed pretty good.

patuwu 2025-10-21 17:17

Cute and interesting art style, addicting gameplay and interesting concept. Love it!