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High Rollers

By hardytryer

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall64.4851
Fun14.6551
Innovation184.3352
Theme6843.1152
Graphics1614.2552
Audio644.1551
Humor684.0248
Mood384.3949

Comments

mezaka 2026-04-20 22:07

After learning a few runs, I tried to collect enough jumps to jump over the wall and escape! But sadly I crashed before that ^^

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fi7games 2026-04-21 03:45

really nice game!!

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toshiy 2026-04-21 03:56

it was really cool and original! really clear!

ilya-kr 2026-04-21 04:51

I liked the atmosphere. I accidentally saw that you can press Q to spin—it's a bit lacking in training, but maybe I'm just stupid or blind.

semenov 2026-04-21 05:45

Cool idea, the couch troops finally got around to it :)

red-horde-games 2026-04-21 10:03

This is very fun game, took a while to get what Q does, but otherwise great job! liked it a lot

starr 2026-04-21 14:31

Fun and addictive game, well done

goodwayman 2026-04-21 14:43

Really fun game! Gambling and shooting and high speed all at once! I wish NPC could shoot at us - wouldn't it be too difficult (crazy)? :D

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animaster 2026-04-21 14:47

Fun game, but it feels like it’s missing a sense of increasing difficulty. I kept getting upgrades from the roulette, the controls became easier, and it felt like the game would only end when I got tired. Still, it was fun to play - great flow, interesting visuals, and overall a good job!

melomaner 2026-04-21 15:38

Overall, the game is actually really fun — it feels fast-paced and energetic, which I enjoyed a lot.

I would’ve liked a bit more guidance or tutorial at the beginning, since it’s not immediately clear what you’re supposed to do. But once you get into it, it becomes quite engaging.

The only thing that didn’t quite click for me personally is the visual style — it’s a bit subjective, of course, just not really my taste. But aside from that, the core gameplay is solid and enjoyable.

I could totally see a game like this doing really well on platforms like Roblox or similar — it has that kind of addictive, replayable feel that people would love.

Nice work overall, I had a good time playing it!

link270 2026-04-21 15:44

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Pretty solid game here! I have two main pieces of feedback:

1: I would have liked a "tutorial" screen at the start just to show the controls and quickly explain the game mechanics. It took me longer than I'd care to admit to realize I had to hold both mouse buttons to shoot, an a little longer to even understand what shooting the other guys did. haha The instructions on screen are good, but the game moves so fast so quick I had no time to look to the corner of my screen to seem them, or to see my money of buffs either without worry of crashing while I looked away.

2: I would have liked the slots view to be easier to see. If I want to look at it then I have to look away from what's in front of me, it was also hard to see what had rolled and the cost for another roll because of that. Having that a little more forward, or even on screen in an easier to see place would help that.

Overall though really solid, fun graphics, simple but effective audio, interesting game play loop, and pretty polish all things considered. Nice work!

2026-04-21 16:19

The game's visuals are reminiscent of Quake, which I played on the PlayStation 1 as a kid. A like for the return to childhood, no matter what.

2026-04-21 16:19

The game's visuals are reminiscent of Quake, which I played on the PlayStation 1 as a kid. A like for the return to childhood, no matter what.

fkjaha 2026-04-21 16:30

The game is too addictive, I cant stop gambling xDD Best submission so far 🔥

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pentagrammal 2026-04-21 17:24

It's too good to be a jam game) All that's missing is an increase in difficulty

yury-vetur 2026-04-21 17:52

Alexey, cool game, stuck) Good luck!

2026-04-21 18:44

I really enjoyed the game its action-packed, with an interesting concept and style. You should definitely make a VR port, that would be absolutely amazing! Please dont forget to finish the project and publish it on Steam so have something fun to play when Im bored. Great project!

2026-04-21 18:44

I really enjoyed the game its action-packed, with an interesting concept and style. You should definitely make a VR port, that would be absolutely amazing! Please dont forget to finish the project and publish it on Steam so have something fun to play when Im bored. Great project!

drainkid 2026-04-21 20:45

Really really fun, feel like the difficulty should ramp more over time, but overall really good!

krakadushka 2026-04-21 20:47

Is is awesome! I've been playing a lot of time, when I realialized, that I had to stop :sweat_smile: Simple, but really cool art style, I like this kind of games)

2026-04-22 01:22

This game straight up rules. As others have said, I'd like to see a fleshed fully out version of this.

2026-04-22 01:22

This game straight up rules. As others have said, I'd like to see a fleshed fully out version of this.

eugenik 2026-04-22 02:46

The sheer energy of this game is incredible. The way you managed to combine intense movement with the strategic pressure of the gambling mechanics creates a really unique kind of chaos. Great job making something so addictive and fast-paced!

2026-04-22 07:28

it's a cool project, I would like to see more events at the location and higher dynamics, but the fact that the project was made for a jam is already impressive. Don't give up on the project, it has potential)

2026-04-22 07:28

it's a cool project, I would like to see more events at the location and higher dynamics, but the fact that the project was made for a jam is already impressive. Don't give up on the project, it has potential)

yugimuto 2026-04-22 08:46

I finally understand why people are so into "old graphics." While playing, I felt like I was transported back in time, and that nostalgia makes it even better. The game itself is brilliant. I could sit and play forever. Although at first, I was trying to dodge everything and kept running into walls until I went back to the page to see if there were still buttons and saw Q and space. After that, it became even better. Overall, I give Doom 100 out of 10 Twisted Metals. This game should be released on Steam.

color-and-form 2026-04-22 11:03

I broke the record of 10,000, the game is addictive, and it can really become a good full-fledged runner! I would like a slightly different control, since you just need to spam Q and it's not clear why you need to clamp RMB.

(хорошая игра, мужики)

2026-04-22 13:43

Q Button changed everything. It got so fun after i noticed it. If there would be new areas after certain distance and the game would get harder with more Coins ohhhh boy. But as it is a really good game!

2026-04-22 13:43

Q Button changed everything. It got so fun after i noticed it. If there would be new areas after certain distance and the game would get harder with more Coins ohhhh boy. But as it is a really good game!

borodaolen 2026-04-22 19:51

The game is fun! I really liked it.

alisher-fazilov 2026-04-23 04:41

hqdefault.jpg At first, I didn't understand what was going on, but then it turned out to be a casino! It's a really cool leveling concept that could be expanded to other games. This genre is unlikely to be successful on Steam unless it's VR, but the ideas are cool and worth pursuing.

geeni 2026-04-23 13:35

Oh wow what a game. So much going on and i love it. Batshit crazy idea and executed so well.

gecko64 2026-04-23 13:42

Dude this is the best ld jam game ive played all jam so far this is incredible. If a little bit of elbow grease was put into polishing the game and giving it a little more longevity in game time, id pay for this on steam! Good job :)

denikk 2026-04-23 13:47

Very nice project! Art and game tempo remind me some old games. I was literally thinking about cs1.6, when playing or old doom. I don't why ha-ha. Anyway, from the developer perspective the project is very nice for 2-3 days. Of course there are some downsides, but the actual fun of the game overides them. As someone already mentioned in comments - game is lacking a tutorial scene. Also quick tempo from the very start is a bit too much for person who is not ready. Probably it is better to add tempo scaling over time. For now it feels only like - hard to learn, hard to master. I only went for 2k score :( Great project overall, I love it!

2026-04-23 19:33

This is the kind of game i keep coming back to. it is really addictive

2026-04-23 19:33

This is the kind of game i keep coming back to. it is really addictive

lesdremlet 2026-04-24 06:54

Definitely getting those good old Quake vibes!

The controls are solid - simple and easy to understand. Clear goal. Best part for me is how movement and camera turning feel super punchy but not nauseating.

Downgrade graphics and especially the explosions combined with the music are just pure bliss. Awesome job, cheers from Siberia ; )

dywanix 2026-04-24 19:01

really impressive game

rezervold 2026-04-24 21:17

Very cool game :) Got hooked, great mix of mechanics and the controls feel nice. I kept expecting those huge miniguns to start firing at us at some point xd

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hoarime 2026-04-24 21:32

i bet my eyes instead of coins i wish i could have won them back for that i bet my soul but i won a second soul now i have 2 souls inside of me

pacelin 2026-04-25 11:19

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It's fun! But I want a more complex gameplay, with a lot of rare upgrades and a lot of enemies. A good demo!!! Maybe a Roguelike improvement will make this game so cool!

shakirovich 2026-04-26 03:40

Awesome game, great potential for commercial multiplayer release.

kirill-balak 2026-04-26 09:14

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There wasn’t enough onboarding at the beginning. I didn’t immediately realize that you can spin, and that it requires a certain number of coins. At first I just tried pressing Q and nothing happened 😅

It also took me a while to figure out the gates — I didn’t notice right away that you’re supposed to look at the emoji above them. Around my fourth run I finally understood how the game works and managed to reach 68k meters.

It felt pretty exciting at the start, but it got a bit boring fairly quickly. For the most part, I could already ignore almost any obstacles thanks to the upgraded jump. When you can jump four times in a row and launch yourself into the air, nothing really feels dangerous. You can even recover from falling off a cliff by jumping mid-air. Gates appear less and less frequently the further you go, and you can just jump your way to the right ones anyway. I even tried to intentionally die, but ended up just misusing my jump a few times in a row and still didn’t make it to a gate. By that point, though, I was already getting a bit tired of it.

I expected enemies to be able to shoot at me too, but they don’t. That would make things more interesting, though it would definitely need balancing.

On the plus side, besides the strong initial sense of momentum, I’d also highlight the interesting use of the spin mechanic in this genre. And it’s great that you managed to implement a progression system during a game jam)

turbolaser 2026-04-26 17:50

Screenshot 2026-04-26 204534.png I liked it - probably one of the best games in this jam. That said, I did not really catch the theme. I also do not have enough attention to keep track of what is happening in the slot machine.

alexandr-gerya 2026-05-04 20:47

i got my fun, thanx dev

shakirovich 2026-05-09 15:00

Congrats!!!