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Polar Expedition

By saumchick, , , , and

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall3523.6636
Fun3933.4236
Innovation5113.2536
Theme3353.9136
Graphics2664.0436
Humor3522.9534
Mood3023.8335

Comments

brolga 2026-04-21 05:50

Interesting game, I liked the exploration with the environment and UFOs were funny as well. Gameplay could be a bit more varied, maybe shorten trips but get resources for successful deliveries, allowing for upgrades to snowmobile speed etc

kamizenki 2026-04-21 08:34

Very chill to play.

2026-04-21 11:12

Very interesting game. I really love the music. It's a very good vibe when you're driving around the snowy landscape. The camera angle from the left side was a bit confusing at first, but I got used to it. Had fun driving around and picking up stuff and exploring the game. Cool idea!

goodwayman 2026-04-21 11:57

Love the mood of the game. Liked the exploration and riding part. However, UFO was too aggressive to the point I couldn't do anything with the cargo. Nevertheless, very interesting game. Good job!

jamope 2026-04-21 11:59

I like the concept! The ufo didn't let me continue tho. Also, I find the camera position a bit weird, but is a fun game :)

2026-04-21 12:00

I liked the story and the landscape, very fun to go faster on the snow mobile until I realized you could get out of fuel! I did have some issues with refueling, not sure if it was the placement of the tank close to a mountain but I couldn't seem to refuel

thoth 2026-04-21 12:00

VERY FUNNY GAME WITH GOOD GRAFIC ART, AND HAS A GOOD CONNECTION WITH SIGNAL. I AM ENJOY THIS WINTER ENVIRONMENT()

vadoha5 2026-04-21 12:03

The game is cool, I got stuck for an hour

splix 2026-04-21 12:24

The game is cool, the setting is nice, and the art style is great. However, I don't think the music really fits the game, and the vehicle handling is too sluggish, which didn't give me much freedom of movement and kind of took away some of the fun. Still, the game is really good, well done!

ilya-kr 2026-04-21 13:02

It was a fun ride, the graphics are beautiful. I think they should reduce the number of objects and make the first objective closer.

2026-04-21 15:30

While playing this, I thought how cool it would be if GTA had snowmobiles. When I followed the strange signal's path, the map ran out of fuel and the UFO just kept shooting at me.

2026-04-21 20:22

The style of the player & environment matches nicely with the art style of the menu/communicator!

kayrum 2026-04-21 20:42

A effective visual style. Was so surprised when i saw the !> ufo

alex-de-la-cour 2026-04-21 22:11

Love the mood and the graphics, I thought the UFO was a bit too fast though, I felt like once it was after me I was never able to get away from it even going in a straight line.

bergotronic 2026-04-22 00:26

Alien Destroyed me!

xiao-duye 2026-04-22 00:31

I love the art style and the music you chose—it’s very peaceful and fits the mood well. However, the camera angle is a little bit weird, and I’m not sure why my fuel runs out but I can still move, lol. But overall, great job!

500 2026-04-22 09:32

The sound effect is great! A classic game format with a great feel

fadingdreamstories 2026-04-22 13:29

Music and style are great, and I'm a sucker for any game with sleds or arctic (my first ever gamejam was a sled thing!). Maybe had some bad luck when I was playing, as the UFO zapped my cargo within 5-10 seconds of grabbing it, reset to the same spot, and did the same again.

pipetto 2026-04-22 13:59

The 3D looks really polished! The UFO collects the cargo almost instantly after it’s picked up—maybe it would be better to give a bit more time for player before it gets taken.

shu-wen 2026-04-23 07:55

NO!!!! MY PACKAGE!

2026-04-23 09:28

THE UFO STOLE MY PACKAGE hahahaha Amazing chill game, loved the sound design, very fun to play!

roitchie 2026-04-23 20:06

This is so impressive for a first entry. The UFO is so fast hahahaa. Feels intense getting chased by it or when you see it and you're almost at the goal. Love the mood and atmosphere of the taiga and snowy conditions. Well done!

yuriscat 2026-04-23 23:55

I love this game but I hate the UFOs lol. They move way too fast! I really like the low-poly style, it's very consistent. Oh btw a small suggestion — maybe you could add a sound effect for the scanning~!

saumchick 2026-04-24 14:40

@yuriscat We wanted to add a scanning sound, but the sound system was done at the last minute and only the most important ones were added.

ermik 2026-04-25 13:19

The UFO theme really made me laugh. It was fun to play!

scottyartt 2026-04-26 19:18

nice music and overall vibe, but i do not love camera angle, and it getting boring because if similar environment

ljol3 2026-04-28 02:41

Was definitely surprised by the UFO jumpscare, but it gave a fun sense of urgency in the mission

2026-04-28 06:58

@scottyartt, thank you for the critique, the camera position is indeed not very good! We were thinking about how to position the camera, but in the end we did not have time to set it up due to the lack of time(.