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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Hu | Mo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | Collector | Bone Hunt! | jam | 681 | 3.01 | 3.14 | 2.80 | 3.89 | 3.48 | 3.07 | |
| 2025 | 57 | Depths | Marble Race To Hell | jam | 758 | 3.00 | 3.11 | 2.56 | 3.35 | 2.63 | 2.60 | |
| 2024 | 56 | Tiny Creatures | Into the Yarn Ball | jam | 997 | 2.92 | 3.00 | 2.76 | 2.42 | 3.45 | 2.93 | |
| 2024 | 55 | Summoning | They Ran Out Of Flying Spells So Now I Summon Platforms | jam | 518 | 3.62 | 3.52 | 4.01 | 3.88 | 2.90 | 3.10 |
I got to about 1700 points. Surprisingly fun! Definitely has an addicting game loop. Ringing the bell was really satisfying. I usually start the round by ringing it 3 times then ring it as often as I can after. I like the score multiplier being a bit of a risk reward thing in that regard!
The mouse catching puzzle was pretty clever!
Pretty fun! Took me back to when I used to play D&D Warriors of the Eternal Sun on the Genesis
The art style definitely grew on me after a while. My initial instinct was to match 3 etc. but other than that it was pretty intuitive. Capture12.PNG
I found it fun, though I wish there were a couple more items so you can feel OP at the end.
You definitely have potential for a fun game in the future! The first thing that stood out to me was the floor. I thought for a while that it was a survivor like with an infinite scroll. I was very lost until I randomly picked up a bone and happened to wander towards the pentagram. The bosses also felt a bit too punishing when there was more than 1 since you can't effectively dodge their shots and you can't increase your damage/health/speed/etc. I tried saving some healing powerups on the floor but still could only get to level 4. Overall a good start!
Really enjoyed the game! When I got to the end I wanted another level so it really felt good! I absolutely loved the flappy bird mechanics for the dino. I was a bit skeptical about it when I first got on but once I got the hang of it, it worked really well with how the levels were designed and just felt fun. It was nice that you got to use it a lot but also had time off it which made you appreciate it more.
A nice simple puzzler that made good use of the theme! The sticker style art was pretty cute.
Really nice with a lot of polish! The one thing I would try to improve is the readability of cards. Especially for lizards, certain marks made it hard to read the purple stat value. I get why they have different values but it did also feel like it was slowing down the game a bit when I am not sure if it was needed.
Good mechanics though the difficulty was a bit high right from the start. I didn't feel like there was enough time to really learn mechanics before precise jumps were required. There were a few movement bugs but they didn't detract too much. The art is also very cute.
I was looking forward to uncovering more memories! The mechanic of "find the picture matching this description" was very fun. I would love to see a story told through this style gameplay, it seems like a fantastic medium for it.
Game was fun! Being able to choose what to spawn was a unique mechanic. I could see the selling mechanic being expanded upon for some interesting gameplay!
Very clean and polished, great experience! I did have to give up before finishing because it got just a bit too fast a bit too quickly.
Deciphering was fun when I could figure it out but a few of them were a bit to cryptic. the gameplay was a bit limited though I liked being able to move the book around! The art has a real charm to it too.
The art is very cute! I was a bit confused by the mechanics but running around summoning dudes was still pretty fun. I would try to improve the health UI as I started to think health wasn't implemented, then I died!
Not having a spawn limit or cooldown and only one thing to summon limited the game a bit. The floating demons were pretty cute though! I did get some vibes of Orcs Must Die, maybe taking it in that direction could work well!
Fun mechanic! I wish the special balls were a bit cheaper so they could be used more.
The game was fun and challenging! Was really glad to see the difficulty modes.
Fun cute game. It took a bit to find the combo information which left me guessing for a while but once I saw it, it was interesting to plan things out!
@gawain-doell thank you so much for the detailed feedback! I have gotten a few bits of feedback about looking in the corner while playing and I think your suggestion of attaching it to the player would work really well.
The idea of being able to break blocks also feels like it solves a real problem that doesn't get voiced but I have definitely observed.
An interesting note on the timer, your suggestion to drop it by 1/3 would change it from 1.5 seconds to 1 second. I will mess around with it, but I wouldn't be surprised if the round timing feels more natural.
@darkwolf thank you for the feedback! I had a lot of comments on the top left ui, definitely something I will pay more attention to in the future. Probably orienting it similar to stamina from Breath of the Wild or others where it's so central to how you play. A few other suggestions I got were audio and color based indicators which with time to polish would definitely be good to add.
Alternatively someone suggested moving away from the timer and making it work like a double jump which is something I have decided to mess around with for fun on the side.
The death system was definitely something I ran out of time for. Some sort of death animation and a simple ui Probably would make a big difference.
Great polish and fun logic puzzles! The adjacent was a bit confusing until I understood what it meant. There were a few more rules than were needed, especially for the later puzzles but that was ok because it gave multiple places to start and let you check your work! Plus who can say no to cats!
took me a bit of time to figure out the controls and I wasn't completely sure when each of the towers was the best choice, but pretty fun take on a classic!
3.5 games in one! A really cute way to combine things. Really good at giving that old Tamagotchi feel!
I love the art style! I think my favorite moment was at the very start of the game when I said "I won't be able to jump down the well" and then tried it! While the goals and mechanics were pretty simple, navigating around the world was surprisingly fun! I will give a lot of credit to good level design. The one thing I couldn't figure out how to talk to the beaver on the far left, I wonder if it was a secret.
When I realized they were all attacking each other I got a bit sad! Really pretty art!
Really ambitious project! Pollen collection was a bit confusing and tedious once I figured it out. I really wanted box selection
At a certain point my whole screen went brown and I couldn't play anymore but I am sure scaling up would be great!
All that aside, a fun concept that was executed fairly well!
Really well executed puzzle game! It got a bit too hard for me to finish all the levels but they seemed well designed! I really liked the mouse transformation element as it really forced you to think ahead.
An interesting take on the theme! I had some ants get stuck in the rocks which were always clustered in the same spot. I played twice and the second playthrough was a lot more fun since my starting food wasn't stuck in the rocks.
The puzzles were easy but pretty fun! The caged card one in particular demonstrated how the elements could be used to create multi step problems if given more time to design levels. The controls felt a bit awkward to use, but otherwise a nice game!
I didn't understand the mutation mechanic, though there were a lot of powerups you could get. The invisible one was pretty disorienting but the rest were pretty good!
Overall, pretty fun. I got B rank on my run but then realized I probably was supposed to go into the red area I thought was a wall.
The art was very cute! When I tried to play I could run around the room and push a couple things around but I think something was broken because I couldn't get the "press any Key" prompt to do anything even with a refresh of the page. Adorable art though!
Really fun! I eventually realized toothpick OP but before that trying to balance mortars and other units was a real challenge! The game was fun enough for me to want to find the OP comp so that means you did something right for sure!
A nice cute game! The sound effects were probably the best part!
I was very confused by the bullet hell segments and the controls were a bit frustrating. I might have missed something but it felt like I was rotating around a random point? It also felt a bit random when I got to enter the ant shooting mode. Still though, the art was neat and the shooting segment worked! The bullet hell segment looked cool and could be great with smoother controls
Cute art! I got the first leaf to fall and the cat to move and painted one of the leaves. I couldn't get the others to fall and wasn't sure if I missed something.
@arstotzk definitely my inspiration! I almost called it Cat-amari
@eranot I appreciate the feedback! I set up the controls as if you were controlling the cat, but I had a few people give similar feedback. Definitely would have options if developed further!
Very cute game! I completed all but two levels with just one bot and that definitely seemed like the most fun version of the game.
On those other 2 levels, the one where you had to pull a thing I and it seemed like a fine introduction to the mechanic. Then we get to that one level. There was one level where I am pretty sure you were supposed to make a bridge across a long gap. I must not have understood a mechanic because this seemed impossible. I managed to get past it by discovering a bug. If you self destruct enough/fast enough you end up summoning more than one bot at once. Eventually I had like 200 bots out and could walk across their corpses to victory. Note, this also created a lot of lag, do not recommend.
That one level aside, the game was fun and the art was cute!
The controls felt a bit weird but it was good once I got it!
Very cute art! A good design for the theme too!
A fun entry, managed to get in the top 5! It did feel like I lost to just getting unlucky though since I got no pieces of the needed color several rounds in a row.
Great style, addictive game play, great game! It was a little hard to tell if all my guys were fully equipped but other than that awesome job!
Graphics were great! The attack was a bit annoying to use, and I was missing coyote time but a solid game!
Very cute with relaxing music. DONT PUT CATS IN SUITCASES!
I wasn't expecting an educational game, great job!
Really neat idea, would be cool to see what you could do with it if you had more time!
The animations were great! A pick your puzzle type adventure.
Great fun, I picked up how it worked pretty quickly, then got unlucky with a 50/50. Great game!
Really fun once I understood the mechanics! some pointers towards how the interactions work could really flesh it out!
The animation after beating a level was really cool! It was a bit hard to see where you were goin when the drill was in the middle of the screen.
Interesting idea, a bit hard to guess the items without the list or any hint system.
@plidomo I am glad you liked the lava! I opted out of art because I didn't make all assets, but that was something I did make from scratch.
I was a bit confused, was there something that you were supposed to shoot? Going down the rabbit hole is an interesting theme idea!
The perspective is a bit tough but I love the idea! I was thinking about making a dropper but changed my idea, I think this is a better execution of what I was thinking about!
Short and sweet! the platforming was a little weird at times, especially the first time I needed to push the green block but overall very fun!
A cute use of the theme and great art for the hammer! Was not a huge fan of the hammering sound though.
The game makes me greed so much! Very fun! Splat.
An interesting game, not something I expected! The CRT effect was really interesting! Watering plants was a bit difficult at times so that could be something to improve!
A bit too hard for me :D
Great concept, hurt my head a little though, especially when there were stacked shadows :P
Not sure if I broke something, I was constantly being chased by a crowd of people punching me. I like the interpretation of the theme!
The ending was pretty cute! I would have loved to see more 4th wall stuff!
Hats! I was hoping that having multiple hats would combo the abilities but they didn't seem too. Still very cool!
Very cute game! The main model was great and the privatives worked really well for the stuff you were sorting!
A cute idea! I had to f11 full screen to be able to play, but it worked after that. building my board was interesting! I figured out I was getting more money for hitting more things. Some sort of feedback on that would have been great! Good job overall!
It was hard to know when an item was picked up and I got stuck with the frog being right at the door so I couldn't get out. I was glad the cat could purr!
While it never got hard, the difficulty had a nice curve to it. The main improvements for me would be to make it more obvious when you get hurt (some sort of audio like when you pick something up, or similar). I would also make the UI elements significantly larger. I didn't realized there was a HP bar until the second level, and didn't realize there was a a ghost counter until the 4th. Overall though, great game, is was fun!
Adorable art! I think I got all the cats but wasn't sure if I missed something. Great job!
That was certainly something! I am impressed so much was packed in and was still really fun. The gun minigame confused me the first 2 times I got it, other than that the games were pretty intuitive.
Seeing people flying around was neat! The bullets could use a bit more contrast so they are dodgeable. It also didn't seem like there was a score or a way for the game to end. Regardless, great job!
Absolutely adorable art! I was a little confused about the frogs hit box because I thought I would hit it but then it didn't show a hit flash. I was also not 100% sure I had beaten the game, but I got to the point where you beat the frog then the cat purrs on the chair.
Cute game! took me a couple tries to get the hang of what I was supposed to do, but I got to mars!
The art is super cute! A super good execution of the theme too!
Great execution of a simplified factory game! It was a bit hard to see where the bottle necks were, but otherwise great!
Flying around was pretty fun! It was a bit hard to tell if the absorption was working. Overall great job!
I love the water shader, it looked great! the controls felt good. A little bit of clarity on where you need to go and a bit more dangerous enemies could have taken it to the next level.
Nice atmosphere and idea! The interface had a few issues with overlap. It also seemed like numbers were growing exponentially so I wasn't sure if I was just supposed to buy as much as possible and then run around and sell when it felt like I made enough.
@gs2 There are 2 levels. I am not sure why you couldn't click Next Level, it worked on my web browser and I have seen it work for someone else too. There are 2 levels, if you want to try the other one, you should be able to choose it from level select. Thank you for trying the game regardless!
@starduster I am curious what browser you are using. You are the second person to have this issue, but I can't reproduce it. I am glad you got the vibe I was going for!
@someone my guess would be that you missed the one at the top of the tree. Definitely the hardest to get to. Thank you for playing!
I love the concept! Dodging the guards was pretty fun. The tutorial was very good too. The controls were a bit tricky, I was having a hard time picking up loot and the game froze on me eventually at the end. Overall very fun!
It appears the link to your itch page doesn't have a game on it.
Nice art! It was a bit tricky to distinguish the faces though. Neat idea!
A lot more fun than I expected! The intro felt a bit long, maybe if you could click to speed it up that would help? Managed to beat hard after a few tries with 13 seconds remaining! At first I was a bit annoyed that I had to keep hitting tab to look at the list, but then when I started doing the hard level it made sense as an extra thing to keep track of. I would like to see the item models be a bit more unique since the box type items look really similar, same for tomatoes and apples. Overall super fun game, great job!
I had more fun with this than I expected! Great job giving that feeling of opening packs. To improve, an animation for opening cards would be pretty fun. I'd also like to open a number of packs instead of a number of cards. Overall, great job!
The game didn't load, perhaps try uploading the game itself to itch?
Super cute art! I had a couple times where the bugs were overlapping which was confusing but overall, great job!