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SAVE MY KNEES!

By ben-yazi, artemy-zen, Sohei and keys-presser

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall983.9634
Fun1713.7134
Innovation2083.5734
Theme634.2534
Graphics584.4634
Audio724.0433
Humor474.1034
Mood1304.0034

Comments

gkthegkpchannel 2025-10-06 23:46

very nice, i like. look up the penguin that swam to australia

kiberptah 2025-10-07 15:18

Nice, has vibes from old quest games somehow, love animations. Progress is a bit tedious though, feels like first quests should be much simpler...

https://youtu.be/ap-PEQbGFr8

smvynt 2025-10-07 21:35

Nice game loop. Managed to finish on the wave 82. (Slow, i guess?). Art is stunning.

lizardinblizzard 2025-10-08 14:38

Fun game with nice art! Cool idea!

nyakov 2025-10-08 17:11

The visuals are beautiful, but the gameplay is simple. Gameplay ideas: increase the width of the field and create safe zones away from the water, including tall rocks. Add more valuable items further from the shore. Battle crabs for shells And i liked the idea with the gambling seagull :D

anete-ainjarv 2025-10-08 17:24

I have come across a lot of tax/debt paying games this jam and this silly little bird game has to be my favorite. I wasn't planning on playing for long but I got so hooked. I got so angry at the crabs for stealing my shells lol. Also the bird rolling in the wave and looking like a wet rag after... wonderful! such a well made game c:

rentem 2025-10-08 17:46

Nice game! I emjoyed the intro :smile:

evgenii-petrov 2025-10-08 21:10

Nice game with a nostalgic 90s VGA-style feel. The gameplay loop is easy to grasp and has a cozy vibe; maybe the early quests could move a bit faster to get things rolling.

nno1 2025-10-09 06:22

I had so much fun playing! And I really love this pixel art style!

eugenik 2025-10-09 14:09

Very nice atmosphere.

tunggd 2025-10-09 19:57

Love the gameplay and animations. I could not help myself gambling all my pearls away all the time.

sharky3188 2025-10-10 14:00

Great little game, the animation of the bird getting wet is so good! Really fun game with a lot of personality.

linky439 2025-10-11 14:02

Insane art! The animation are really incredible, especially the bird rolled by the wave and then being all wet. As for the game itself, it is quite fun but it soon became a bit too repetitive to farm some pearls, especially since the only changing thing is the amount of stuff you need to collect to complete the quests.

But overall it is quite impressive, and once again incredible visuals. Congrats!

wdebowicz 2025-10-12 13:22

really nice art and music fits the theme preatty well! Damn crabs!

atsh 2025-10-14 19:04

Superb animations!

beryelle 2025-10-15 15:36

Absolutely loved this game! The art, the music, the fun mechanics - incredible entry!

nomus 2025-10-16 13:20

Such a cute reference to shorebirds, very nice little game and fun backstory too ! Love the graphics and the music, but sadly as the gambling addict that I am, I couldnt pay my debt because of my crippling gambling problems

carraka 2025-10-17 18:25

What a cute game! I finished on Wave 82. Bullying those crabs is so satisfying when you can finally do it. I think the game went on a little bit too long. Maybe just higher pearl rewards or lower requirements to unlock things. Just slightly.

mateusboga 2025-10-17 21:07

Lovely entry, so polished and well executed. Great work! Thanks for coming to the stream, here's the VOD: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2594438642

sangheli 2025-10-21 02:23

Such a cute game.

darianifakina 2025-10-23 12:51

Mechanics are intuitive yet offer depth, and the art style is charming. Well done!