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DeadLine

By saumchick and kosatka

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Percentile
CategoryRankScoreCountLD60Ever
Overall22
Fun22
Innovation22
Theme22
Graphics21
Audio21
Humor18
Mood20

Comments

retrific 2026-10-19 23:21 ♥ 4

Funny, this is very close to my own idea just much darker and more atmospheric, 3D and slower paced (but just as stressful anyway). But it looks great and is very moody. Feels like a much bigger game than I expected. Might as well be a proper, commercial game.

teaminister 2026-10-19 23:25 ♥ 2

I like the artstyle and this grainy pixelated shader, though because of it is is harder to see the numbers, but maybe its just my problem. Fun idea with cables, though at first i didn't understand which one to use first, hahaha. Overall - great job guys! You did great!

neeko69 2026-10-20 00:46 ♥ 3

Really unique game, I really like it, I feel it has great potential for either a horror game or a mysterious one. Really awesome game. My only feedback is that sometimes if the calls come from one of the corners its hard to see the light blinking.

justinmullin 2026-10-20 15:05 ♥ 2

Very cool! The aesthetic is quite nice, though I had some trouble reading some of the line numbers at the beginning, and it was a little difficult right away to see which line a flashing light was for. The rules started to become clear as I played and I was pretty invested in getting things right. Unfortunately I did make a lot of errors, and it wasn't always super clear to me what error I'd made - I'm sure with a bit more play I could get it right though. This seemed like a nice balance of complexity for the scope of the jam. My first run ended when I encountered a bug where a light was flashing somewhere but I couldn't see it, unfortunately.

kristinamay 2026-10-20 15:16 ♥ 2

This is a cool game! I didn't get the opportunity to listen in to a call but I did complete a couple of days and apparently I am very good at being a switchboard operator. :)

grateful-tomato 2026-10-21 05:30 ♥ 2

Cool idea, but as others mentioned, the numbers are a bit difficult to read, and first I didn't see the lamp blinking, maybe make it a bit brighter.

planetary 2026-10-21 06:19 ♥ 2

Telephone operator is quite an old and outdated job, but it was something in 70s-80s iirc. The atmosphere is pretty creepy. I'd like to have the red light brighter, it's hard to see when a client calls from number 13 for example (very left and very right numbers). But overall I enjoyed playing this game, good job!

eugenik 2026-10-21 10:17 ♥ 2

The whole premise of a switchboard operator having to constantly assess whether a caller is telling the truth creates amazing tension. I found the necessity of monitoring conversations and verifying every detail incredibly engaging.

voxivale 2026-10-21 11:17 ♥ 2

The camera wobbles in the web build. To be honest, I couldn't figure out exactly what I was supposed to do; the graphics were a pleasant surprise—they look quite good—but I wasn't able to evaluate the gameplay.

telkan 2026-10-21 15:50 ♥ 1

Really enjoyed the experience, as other have said the blinking lights were pretty hard to see, especially in corners. Otherwise, great game, and if you spam the connectors you it glitches out and you get a wide one. Useful to listen to M A R G A R E T H. 10/10 Capture d’écran 2026-10-21 173150.png

pooki 2026-10-23 03:04 ♥ 0

A confusing experience. The atmosphere is great and the slight buzz of electricity is quite calming. Maybe add to the end of day screen why something was an error. Now I was confused sometimes. A very well executed idea. Idk if there was more to the game as I didn't really find the gameplay that fun. Not my cup of tea but that is okay. Creative and well executed never the less.

ingi 2026-10-23 09:36 ♥ 1

A pleasant game that fits the “old tech” theme very well. I liked the concise gameplay and the overall atmosphere. It reminded me of Papers, Please, but not as depressing

venfola 2026-10-23 20:07 ♥ 0

Everything is well executed but it quickly becomes too repetitive.

The atmosphere is great, the graphics are nice but way too dark, on my screen I was really struggling to see the plugs in general and the lights on the far sides.

7uc4s 2026-10-25 18:31 ♥ 0

The game mechanics work well, sfx are nice and general ambiance is well-made, but I have to say that it kinda felt too close to an actual job lol

thanatosisanoob 2026-10-29 01:57 ♥ 0

The graphics are really nice and the mood is very established. The audio is also quite good I like the text blip noise a lot. But I do have some feedback. I think diversifying the calls a little bit more would be nice as it does get repetitive. I also found it difficult to make out holes on the edges of the board and sometimes connecting those took some work.