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YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMo
202251Every 10 seconds👥Ten-Second Teleportjam4183.663.273.574.143.683.293.423.57
202250Delay the inevitable👥Project Memory: Delay Extinctionjam2953.843.433.834.034.183.853.84

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Comments by Hekateras

LD46 — Keep it alive

Firekeeper by thomas-olsson 2022-04-07T17:43:24Z

Incredible game - looks and feels and plays gorgeous. My only wish is that the fire attack were mapped to something other than the Ctrl key.

Grove Guardian by VivianMochi 2022-03-24T20:44:41Z

Just had a few wonderful hours with this. Had a bit of a learning curve, for sure, but I got the hang of it. Only criticism is some UI tooltips would be nice, it took me a while to realise what damage, range, etc. were represented by. Thanks for the lovely game.

Balance feedback: I feel like Bamboo really needs a cap on maximum range. I eventually hit a point where I never even saw the enemies anymore because my Bamboo was nuking them across the map... Also, maybe max sunlight cost for planting Bamboo should increase with each Bamboo planted?

Grove Guardian by VivianMochi 2022-03-26T11:10:09Z

Question, how do you plant more of the Mother Tree like in the screenshots?

LD46: Keep it alive by DavidPeterWorks 2022-04-07T18:14:16Z

Lovely little game

LD49 — Unstable

Lawrunner by Jarnero 2022-10-21T20:27:58Z

Even though this is for an older gamejam, I had to give this a try, especially seeing that there's a postjam version available. I love cyberpunk stuff and you used the setting really well, it even got surprisingly intellectual for such a short game. Art is fantastic too and immediately drew my eye. As an artist, I also have to admire how economical is.

Молодцы, понравилось)

LD50 — Delay the inevitable

A Card Game by Nicso 2022-04-05T14:31:51Z

Wow. This was really atmospheric and metaphorical. I got the puppy ending but- yes, let's not talk about how I got the card ;_; I loved the flood of new cards at the end. Feels like a really interesting metaphor for psychological/mental struggles.

Sakura Shrine by arzi 2022-04-08T15:49:18Z

Gorgeous graphics and music! You made some really nice scenes and an interesting concept here.

Final Forest by MartensCedric 2022-04-05T15:09:58Z

Such a cute little tower defense game. Fits the theme perfectly, graphics and music are great and balance and gameplay seem really good too. I lasted ten waves before the game froze on me (it lagged a bit each wave spawn so I'm not sure if that was on my end or the game not being optimised)

Final Forest by MartensCedric 2022-04-05T15:22:35Z

Understood, I'll keep an eye out for a post-Jam version :D

Final Forest by MartensCedric 2022-04-05T15:23:25Z

Also, scaring off the loggers with bears is really fun! Though before you can enjoy it for too long, the machines show up. Really nice way of keeping you on your toes.

Loop by makio64 2022-04-05T18:58:16Z

OH BOY. You have an incredible concept here. I absolutely love the idea of a platformer where you paint your own platforms, incredibly satisfying to do. Graphics and sound are incredible as well, the background city is gorgeous. I think if you polish this further you have the makings of an incredibly innovative platformer here.

Criticisms/post-jam polish wishlist: - Giant boulders falling from above are too hard to dodge (at east without 'pausing' using Space every second, but then the platformer section doesn't flow very well), I suggest either getting rid of them or zooming out so they're easier to see coming - Currently, music stops when you hit space to paint, which is a shame and a bit jarring. I suggest making the music muffled or something instead - It took me a bit to get used to Space being something other than jump, oops... Maybe an alternate keymapping? - Add collectibles (perhaps that you get snippets of story with) so you have something to do while trying to avoid death. At one point I finally learned how to survive but I let myself die so I could move on with the plot - Bug: Sometimes the paintbrush would stop responding until I reloaded the browser window

Great job again!

Off with the show! by edwigelel 2022-04-05T18:30:30Z

Nice music and visuals, bit lost on how to combine things though

Taxed to Death by jasontherand 2022-04-05T15:19:06Z

Same issue as kemp, looped on the intro scene.

Taxed to Death by jasontherand 2022-04-05T17:44:45Z

Tried it with the fix. That was incredibly interesting and all the parts of the game - the dialogues, the graphics and the music - all fit really well together. The mining song is morbidly catchy and reminds me of old worker songs, did you guys write it yourself?? Very impressive!

Taxed to Death by jasontherand 2022-04-07T01:25:28Z

I had to come back to replay this because the song stuck with me, and I managed to get the "fake death" ending (or so I assume... it was a little hard to tell if the Executioner held up his end, which feels intentional.)

Tax Haven by Weirdybeardyman 2022-04-05T19:26:54Z

Fun concept :D Soundtrack and visuals are charming too

Settlers & Prophecies by Chocolat-Endive 2022-04-09T01:25:26Z

This was a really engaging little city builder! Very strong atmosphere, unique music, and I love the watercolour vibes of the artwork. Took me around five attempts to win but I felt like I had to keep trying. Gameplay was incredibly intuitive, too. Really nice! settlers_and_prophecies.png

The Scraps of Victory by Donitz 2022-04-07T18:48:12Z

Haha, so cute!

Message in a Bottle by hechi 2022-04-07T00:46:50Z

Unfortunately I couldn't get quite it to run at a decent FPS on my potato PC, but I appreciate the idea a lot! I love the concept. Seconding the request for less demanding graphics settings.

Message in a Bottle by hechi 2022-04-07T20:17:52Z

Thank you for letting me know ^^ Tried it now, greatly enjoyed it. Honestly, this is a wonderful idea with so much potential

DIZT by Sodaro 2022-04-05T15:26:56Z

I really like the graphics and mood. Gameplay is really hard though haha

Pyre by Foursay 2022-04-07T17:59:39Z

Wow, that was intense and emotional. Thank you. Music was particularly gorgeous.

Dungeon Dummies by Jozef 2022-04-05T17:08:21Z

Fantastic, incredibly polished little game. I got stuck on level 7 but I appreciate that you can skip levels... Graphics and music are cute and fit the style an I really like the little humourous touches, like the animations or the fighter pacing back and forth at the exit :D

Dungeon Dummies by Jozef 2022-04-05T17:57:05Z

NO!!! The ending! I got emotionally attached to these idiots! XD

Populus Romanus by Bauke Regnerus 2022-04-07T14:52:43Z

Pleasant, pretty polished little game. I greatly enjoyed the idea of a city builder with a balancing act like this. Artwork is really nice too! As an artist, I can appreciate when someone can make assets that are simple but still look good.

Post-Jam polish wishlist: - Group-specific "you died because they were too happy" and "you died because they were too unhappy" end screen messages - The houses of the different groups being more visually distinct at a glance - Number indicator for the approval next to the approval bar - Little icon representing the group next to the +/- indicators, for easier overview of whose favour you're gaining or losing

Populus Romanus by Bauke Regnerus 2022-04-07T15:30:30Z

@bauke-regnerus Oh that's neat - my bad, I must have missed it. I thought I only saw the "crucified under the full moon" outcome but maybe I just kept dying to the same group :P (Also, just managed to "break the game" and beat it 8) )

Beavers Inc. by ditam 2022-04-05T12:32:36Z

Short tutorial while author is still asleep ( :P ): 1. Place a beaver on a tile with trees on it to gain sticks 2. Place sticks on a tile to build dams that are impassable for the river 3. Your goal is to prevent the river from flooding the circular thing (nest?) in the bottom right side by redirecting the river elsewhere

Beavers Inc. by ditam 2022-04-05T13:20:35Z

What a cute little game. I managed to beat all three levels but I'd love to have the Random Level button accessible from the start! I love the simplicity. Thank you!

Beavers Inc. by ditam 2022-04-06T13:52:46Z

Wonderful! :D

Beavers Inc. by ditam 2022-04-06T14:28:21Z

Omg the new intro is so cute and funny. "Above your paygrade for now", haha.

Word Wizard by Slecornu 2022-04-05T16:20:42Z

I cannot seem to be able to run this from Windows 7, but the art style is so expressive! Love it and the idea of a typing game

Cat in the Bag by JoshH 2022-04-08T15:39:05Z

I seem to keep running into the blanked out text bug after the third encounter no matter what I do - also, the narration suggests new items should be appearing in the bag to replace the used ones, but their spaces in the inventory remained empty.

That aside, I LOVE the concept, humour, music and art style. Top marks for sure. Would love to see this expanded further and I'll be checking back for a bugfixed version ^^

Defending Hope by Steve Dragon 2022-04-07T18:38:44Z

Love the music! Surprised you didn't opt into the Audio category.

Hearts Ablaze by Jon Topielski 2022-04-07T23:48:06Z

Not my usual type of game, but really fun! HP and ammo being one and the same is certainly an innovative touch that I don't think I've ever seen before. Graphics and sound were awesome too.

=< 1001 Nights by alpacalypse 2022-04-06T17:52:55Z

Fantastic little game. Great take on the theme, and the Sultan's responses feel organic and the gameplay really conveys the time pressure of having to improvise a story on the spot. Music and graphics are up to snuff too!

Avagiance by Poppy Entertainment 2022-04-05T15:33:45Z

I can't really figure out the gameplay (might just be me, I'm not good at this type of game) but I appreciate the premise and the art style a lot!

Penguin Rituals by mmisspelling 2022-04-07T18:26:12Z

Went to the first orb to the north (ravine dive), couldn't seem to be able to touch/interact with it?

I love that you made a game with penguins though, it's so cute

Lockdown by Squerf 2022-04-05T13:32:53Z

Pretty neat for a game made with a few hours to spare :D

Project Memory: Delay Extinction by RaXaH 2022-04-05T11:45:18Z

@Iluvatar Thanks for the feedback. Were the icons greyed out? Purchasing things requires Funding, not Reputation. Try starting a new game, opening the Rangers tab, buying a Ranger and placing him on the map. Or try purchasing an Ambassador animal - if you click on PR Center again, you should see the animated portrait in place of the button and can know for sure that it's working.

Project Memory: Delay Extinction by RaXaH 2022-04-05T12:27:31Z

@Nectanebo Please check out the short video tutorial I just added, it should help a little. Right now the purchase rewards are a little underpowered so the main gameplay is about placing Rangers on the map and moving them around to prevent Poachers from hunting your elephants.

Project Memory: Delay Extinction by RaXaH 2022-04-05T17:47:06Z

@reneantunes You could try changing the page zoom settings of the page in your browser options, it might help with the resolution

Project Memory: Delay Extinction by RaXaH 2022-04-05T23:14:54Z

I just finally beat this myself. (Shhhh.) The trick to the poacher-ranger tactical side is to identify which regions a poacher can move to next turn. Poachers will **always** move, and they will **never** move to a region that has a Ranger in it, **even if the Ranger is leaving**. You can use this to cut them off and then you're fine.

Project Memory: Delay Extinction by RaXaH 2022-04-06T23:46:48Z

@gandelianna I feel you completely - I have a master's degree in biology too, and some of what I learned helped inform the flavour and mechanics for this. I'd love to take this further, though we'll have to see how much we can do. We all have day jobs, after all. :)

@platyBOSS @Jozef @Chocolat-Endive @Ghatazorg We greatly appreciate the kind comments!

Project Memory: Delay Extinction by RaXaH 2022-04-07T16:17:53Z

@GrimPuppet Thanks for the feedback! The ranger mechanics take a while to get used to since it's a lot more about positioning than about direct ranger-on-poacher action, but the main thing is that if a Poacher spends enough turns on the same tile as a Ranger, the Poacher WILL disappear, and they will also disappear immediately if on the same tile as a Ranger and with no tiles they can move to (because those tiles are blocked by Rangers). The itch.io page has a more detailed explanation of it. Hope that helps a little. (And I totally understand being lost here, it took me a while to beat it myself XD )

Over the Rainbow Bridge by Iguanana 2022-04-07T17:25:33Z

Not an ambitious game, but still made me tear up in the span of two minutes.

Darkness is inevitable by Henko 2022-04-05T15:40:18Z

You have a really interesting concept here. It's a bit simplistic right now but I'd love to see this polished - a bit more structure and it could be a fantastic horror experience. Main complaint right now is that the logs are pretty hard to see (I realise this is intentional to an extent, but the balance is just a bit off for me) The shadow monster is very spooky, I love it

Star Keeper by MrHumannn 2022-04-08T15:19:25Z

Love the concept for this, graphics and music and mood were all very solid too. Gameplay was a bit wonky (fiddling with the pipe took ages) but I still enjoyed it. I was hoping someone would tackle more space and galactic themes for this LD. I also got Zork vibes from the first location and the art style, which is always welcome. :) Молодцы, ребята.

LD51 — Every 10 seconds

The Turgenev Study by benjamin 2022-10-05T06:20:25Z

Love the concept, love the implementation, this is both incredibly polished and the core gameplay loop you have here is excellent. It's really punishing though. I had to keep trying despite dying many times and I'm still not good at it yet. Any tips? I keep dying after 3-4 upgrades when I get swarmed by multiple seeker enemies that just don't get repelled long enough. I'd love to have an "easy mode" of this for postjam. :)

Shimash by thedashdude 2022-10-05T08:27:45Z

I got a score of 103! :) Nice little game, simple but interesting.

Sizzle & Serve by superjai 2022-10-22T10:23:32Z

Fantastic game, music is A+. I could see this being really fun but I didn't get far - even with the soap upgrade, cleaning even a single dish takes forever, it's terribly slow and unresponsive. Would love to play a postjam version of this with smoother hitboxes and easier dragging, and a significantly easier dishwashing mechanic. I could see this game being really addicting.

A Space Polka in Ten Parts by eerongal 2022-10-20T17:27:26Z

Fun little game! Surprisingly deep design

Seconds These Days by indigo 2022-10-21T11:36:49Z

I didn't get very far, but I love this idea and implementation. Top marks for graphics, sound and humour, as well. :)

Assault on Hartblood Hotel by kiririn51 2022-10-04T15:42:58Z

Aesthetic and vibes of this game are on-point. I love the character designs, even the enemies feel interesting and memorable. Dialogue and setup are intriguing too. I desperately wish to see more of this game, but after a handful of battles I did get a little bored of the grind. Would love more info on what the different attacks/abilities do (I haven't been able to figure out 'Tag in'), or why some abilities are available at some times but not others.

I'd love to see this polished and the combat streamlined into something a bit less grindy and repetitive. Keeping my eye on this one!

The Temple of KnowlEGG by Carraka 2022-10-05T04:06:03Z

Really cute and funny game, the visual and sound design are on-point. The mechanic of choosing different powers in order is really simple and easy to understand, but really interesting. (For context, I got about four levels in.) Awesome job incorporating the theme as well!

You Are Not Alone by detectiveLosos 2022-10-05T09:46:52Z

Really cool concept, I like the aesthetic and the basic gameplay, but it got a little repetitive. I would have preferred it if dying didn't reset your journey progress.

dragabee by mcovert 2022-10-04T14:55:37Z

Absolutely love the idea of a bee game. The implementation is really cute and challenging.

I'd love to get the hang of this, I will definitely come back to this game later. It would be really helpful to see (whether in-game or on the game page as a guide) to see for sure what each resource is, and what the bars on the plants represent. That's the part that currently has me confused - I assume it's nectar and pollen, but I'm not sure which flowers to send my bees to, and what it means when a plant is greyed out. Help?

Nitpicks: I too was initially stuck at the 'beegin' screen for a bit, but nobody in the comments mentioned the game being broken so I kept trying.

dragabee by mcovert 2022-10-22T17:20:33Z

Graphics: 509th

Okay, good to know the rating system is either weird or people are crazy

Splore by markdav.is 2022-10-05T13:16:10Z

I'm kinda interested in participating in this as a supporting artist. I love solarpunk stuff and the sample story you picked. I'm good at writing dialogue, too.

Echo by caeonosphere 2022-10-21T11:26:44Z

An incredibly unique game, though sadly I didn't get very far. I would love to see this core mechanic explored further, though.

For a Compo game with even harsher time constraints, the sense of mood/atmosphere here is also impeccable!

Tones of Singularity by marianpekar 2022-10-07T17:19:53Z

Interesting concept, but mouse controls way too sensitive so it's not really playable atm.

The pond & the stars by Chocolat-Endive 2022-10-21T15:57:51Z

I'm so glad I remembered to check this out before rating is over!

An amazingly atmospheric and philosophical game. As with your previous creation, I love the watercolour-style graphics. I adore all the little fish designs and their descriptions. This world you've built and offered a glimpse into is so fascinating. The gameplay is simple and really supports the story. I'm curious what goes on under the hood in terms of the probability of catching fish, I nearly gave up on Chapter II because I seemed to have the fish escape more than ten times in a row. It feels like sitting calm and not fishing seemed to "fix" that? But maybe it was just me reading into it.

Incredibly touching game.

Blink by JUSTCAMH 2022-10-05T05:19:30Z

I'd love to play this (especially since this seems to be a different twist on the same idea we had!) but I don't currently have a QR code scanner available. It's a really odd choice to have your game be dependent on that. I'll keep an eye out if a QR-less version of this becomes available.

Roboten by JakNak72 2022-10-21T20:23:15Z

Fantastic little game, it's wild that this was a Compo game. Extremely polished and plays in a really fun way. The gameplay is incredibly intuitive and the puzzles that result from these simple mechanics are fun. Agreed that controls are a little bit slippery for my taste, though I suppose it's part of the challenge. I like the little lines the robos say sometimes, it's amazing you found the time for that. Unfortunately, despite MANY attempts, I can't beat level three. I get pretty far in the level but the wall of death catches up to me whenever I need to slow down to work out the next section, and it gets too frustrating to retry the whole level from scratch. The limited visibility is a problem too, it's annoying to have to restart simply because you couldn't see crucial parts of the puzzle until you moved far enough in the wrong direction. Still, I enjoyed it, thanks!

Frogwatch by Gunnbju 2022-10-22T13:36:32Z

Fantastic, cute little game! <3

Holospecter by theStoff 2022-10-04T14:39:27Z

I really like this game. I didn't quite make it to the end (see later). The blend of platformer and stealth game is something I LOVE and desperately wish more devs would make, the stealth and puzzle platformer aspect reminds me of Mark of the Ninja in a good way. Controls feel pretty good (especially with keybinding options), graphics are superb as well. Music is really enjoyable and atmospheric. It all feels incredibly polished so far. I like the non-linear level design too.

Only quibble is, I got stuck in a wall while dashing (a common curse of platformers XD). ( See https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/392739131173896202/1026864721120460850/unknown.png ). I forgot restarting the level was an option so I lost my progress. But I want to come back to this game later.

Holospecter by theStoff 2022-10-04T14:57:03Z

Nah, you had the foresight to incorporate a restart mechanic, that's on me for forgetting it. Great game :D

Cosmic Crashers by mrjeremy 2022-10-05T05:35:03Z

This felt pretty damn polished! I would have liked to see subtitles/text for the intro instructions, voiceover was a little hard to make out. Graphics, sound and SFX are great. I gave it about three or four tries before dying, I was slowly getting the hang of it but this isn't really my type of game. I felt like ammo ran out too quickly, and only once in several attempts did I encounter the health restore orb. I feel to be more forgiving to casual players, the upgrade types should be distributed a bit more densely. Also, it would be good if there was an arrow at the edge of the screen pointing back to the space station. Still, very impressive!

Citri Plays Noirwood by AploveStudio 2022-10-05T10:56:15Z

Super cute, fun, and meta game. I didn't get very far though, haha. Art is amazing! I actually kinda want to play that Wendigo-style Slender The Eight Pages-like horror game...

Pot10n by Kousetsu 2022-10-07T08:49:45Z

Stylistically this game is amazing. Unfortunately, I can't even make it past the first (proper) level where you have to use the gravity potion. ^^; I can't get the timing on it right and the resetting and prep time are really not conducive to trying over and over again. Agreed with whoever said above that adherence to the theme hurts the game here. Would love to see a more relaxed postjam version of this. It must be disclaimed that I am generally very picky about platformers, and I've never enjoyed those that rely so much on timing-based execution. So maybe I'm just an oddball and not the target audience.

Potion Commotion by hulien22 2022-10-05T04:57:11Z

This is an incredibly promising game. Core design is really good, graphics and mood are amazing, but currently the balance keeps this from being really playable IMO, and it's mainly just a few little balance things that need to be adjusted. Currently orders come in way too quick and once your table gets overwhelmed with clutter and you've fallen behind on orders, you can't really recover, at the same time as there are a few annoyances and issues that contribute to you falling behind and slow you down way too much for a 10-second average time to potion completion to be viable. So the failure spectrum of the game is really narrow, which makes it frustrating.

I have a few suggestions/requests on specific things to change: - Make it so potion recipes, at least, can never be rotated more than a few degrees. Having your recipe go spinning upside down because you moved it across the table is both frustrating and unrealistic. - Either slow down the time between orders (I know, I know, the theme, but this is postjam so it doesn't matter, you could even make the timing customisable in options) or make it so you never get ingredients along with the order, and only use ingredients from your drawers. Currently the clutter mechanic is more frustrating and annoying than fun. I can see this becoming an incredible potion-making game where you juggle things and brew multiple potions in parallel, but you NEED to have a reasonably clear work surface for that to work, and keeping the work surface clear can't be such a significant demand on your time or go hand-in-hand with how close you already are to failing. - Adding ingredients to the bottle should be streamlined. It took me a little while to figure out that you need to have the ingredient next to the bottle, then drag it onto the bottle... as opposed to simply dragging it onto the bottle from anywhere on the table. Little things that slow you down like that should be minimised.

I would LOVE to play a polished postjam version of this.

Swapwood Quest R by Saturnyoshi 2022-10-05T10:38:14Z

Amazing, cute, fun little game!

Alchemist vs Werewolves by St1ckY 2022-10-05T13:41:55Z

I really love the art style! :)

C'est la fête! by Scratch 2022-10-07T09:33:21Z

Fun little game, really well-executed for what it is!

Room Again by SofiGnedova 2022-10-21T10:15:23Z

Fantastic little game and extremely well-executed! Everything is honestly top-notch.

The art style reminds me of Tim Burton and Don't Starve in a great way, and the look is completely cohesive. The core gameplay loop is really simple and clever. I would love to see a longer game based on this design.

I was stuck for a little bit after getting the rope because I thought I'd have to go through the entire loop again to break the glass, but luckily I realised I only needed to get the axe, and from then I could take my time and get ready until I could complete the final sequence in the timespan allowed.

Might be one of my favourite jam entries as a whole. For a 72-hour game, there are no obvious weak spots or places missing polish that stick out. Really good.

Groovy Gremlinz by XOREAXEAX 2022-10-20T18:44:22Z

This is immensely cute and original

Major Magics by CasualNothing 2022-10-05T05:09:09Z

The idea of navigating a maze by periodic flashes of light is an interesting one, but it needs a bit more to it in order to be truly fun, I think. I did 3-4 levels and decided to stop when it looked like the core gameplay loop wasn't changing. The monster being stationary detracts from its threat level quite a bit, too, though of course I understand the time constraints of a jam game.

Love the music and concept though.

Schrodinger's Afterlife by JosephWalker 2022-10-20T17:43:59Z

This is a super fun little platformer! Funnily enough we had a similar idea, although the use of shifting between planes is incorporated a lot more directly into the platforming in your case. Awesome little game, music was great as well.

MineKeeper by flanne 2022-10-04T15:54:40Z

I can't figure out how to make turrets, help?

EDIT: Okay nvm, figured it out

MineKeeper by flanne 2022-10-04T16:01:05Z

I won! :D This was punishing but doable. At one point I placed a gold turret with probably a second to spare. Fun little game, thank you!

Ten-Second Teleport by RaXaH 2022-10-04T13:43:11Z

@karataskn20 Thank you for your feedback so much! What 'on air bug' do you mean? Can you give more detail?

Ten-Second Teleport by RaXaH 2022-10-04T14:01:46Z

@Elros Thank you so much for your thoughts! I'm really excited for us to build this into a bigger game with more elaborate puzzle and level design. :) I'm curious if you beat the game, and if so, what you think of the mechanic needed to get past the obstacles. It's this mechanic (the 'thinking with portals/teleport' thing) where I think we actually have a chance of making something new and interesting.

Thank you to everyone else who has commented, too! Especially those who praised the art, really heartening to hear after three days spent frantically making sprites <3

Ten-Second Teleport by RaXaH 2022-10-04T14:10:13Z

@Adinimys You were actually nearly at the end, there is only one more big obstacle on each side after you unlock the vine spell (or maybe like two and a half). I agree that the resetting is frustrating, though. For the postjam polish we definitely want to add checkpoints. I hope you come back later and experience the ending, there's a fun little twist to it. ;)

Ten-Second Teleport by RaXaH 2022-10-05T13:17:26Z

@Misfire-dev There is actually now a version with checkpoints available! You have to download it, though, it's at the bottom of the itch page. I hope you finish it if you haven't already, there's a little twist waiting for you at the ending! :) Thank you so much for your feedback.

We didn't want to put it in the browser version yet since you're not supposed to add features after the deadline. We'll do that when the event is over.

Ten-Second Teleport by RaXaH 2022-10-06T05:41:01Z

@thedashdude This is very helpful feedback. "As a puzzle game, it wasn’t fun to restart the level at all. I already knew how to do it, and doing it was simple and not fun after I had the fun of solving it." You know what, you're right. We were treating it more as a platformer than a puzzle for the checkpoints thing. I'm working on an extended postjam version with overhauled graphics and a longer level with more puzzles, and I think we will add the kind of more forgiving checkpoint you describe. You're right about Stun being pretty useless, I wonder how we could make it better? I don't want to ditch the post-teleport immunity because it's an important anti-frustration feature, but maybe we could shorten the duration of it.

This is the first time any of us has made either a platformer or a puzzle game, so it's been a learning experience and honestly I'm very happy that we're getting feedback like this. :D I hope you give the more extended postjam version a try once it's up.

Ten-Second Teleport by RaXaH 2022-10-22T13:15:18Z

@amunonra Wow, thanks for the super detailed feedback! Some of the problems you mention are probably due to the rushed level design, I hope the postjam version (not yet released, but soon) will be better in that, as well as the less punishing respawns. It won't fix the issues - I'd say they're inextricable from the main design - but it will hopefully make them sting less.

Ten-Second Teleport by RaXaH 2023-01-10T14:36:17Z

Full postjam version is finally up! Please feel free to give it a try in the browser.

Originally I thought about doing a Compo for LD52, but ended up not having the time for something that hectic. So instead I finally polished up the postjam version of this game enough to post. You can see the full update notes on the itch.io page. I hope you enjoy!

Birdwatching by Iguanana 2022-10-22T13:56:25Z

Delightful, simple little game. As a biologist, I approve

HACK THE PLANET by jess from online 2022-10-20T18:32:23Z

Fantastically fun game that feels like a spiritual continuation of games like Uplink and Hacknet. I had to stop my session because of a visual glitch (I think a spider moved to my node while I was trying to select a dialogue option and the dialogue box was overlaid for the rest of the session), but I'll play it again. I'd just "unlocked" getting friends to dive with you, which minimised the annoyance of the math locked node. I've figured out ways to get past every type of security so far and it was pretty satisfying. I enjoy the fact that difficulty is customisable, too. also, "Greetings 1s, 0s, and nonbinary types" got a good chuckle out of me. :D

I'm glad you released a version which fixes the display issue on small monitors as I was having that problem, having downloaded this game on day 1 of the jam (but got sidetracked before playing it).

It would be nice to have a button for exiting a dive. I have my Esc key mapped to something else (after spilling tea on my actual Esc key :'( ) and the game wasn't responding to the alternate mapping, so I was stuck in a dive until I deliberately got caught by a spider. My problem is pretty rare though, so I understand if this isn't worth your time.

HACK THE PLANET by jess from online 2022-10-20T20:08:29Z

Update: beat the game and even had a long dive on Hard difficulty :D this is great

Life is Fleeting by Sarah Alexa 2022-10-21T20:43:20Z

This is incredibly impressive for a Compo game. I didn't get very far, but I do enjoy the idea of "farming sim but even more hectic", and the graphics are cute. If I had to suggest a single feature that would drastically elevate playability of this while hopefully staying in scope, it would be if the game had isometric movement/movement was on a grid. I wasted far too much time simply sliding past the things I was trying to till/water/harvest and trying to target the correct tile, grid-based movement would have made that easier.

Jekyll and Hide by Gangrue 2022-10-05T10:28:22Z

Fantastic take on the theme, and really fun take on stealth and manipulation. Sadly I didn't get to the end, I quit at one of the levels after the syringe is introduced, the one where you've got multiple guards and civilians lined up in one room. Tried it over a dozen times and came close but not quite. Awesome work.

code_F.R.0.G by Ginahe 2022-10-05T09:09:06Z

Super neat little, controls and mechanics were pretty intuitive too. I beat the first level and get a grey screen with victory music, not sure if there's more to it or not? But this is really nice, and awakes my nostalgia for old games like Chip's Challenge. I really like the aesthetic and the frog thing, too. :) Good job!

EVERY TIME YOU BLINK by robobarbie 2022-10-20T17:16:48Z

Wow, this was... really touching. Finally a realistic simulator of what it's like to have serious conversations with ADHD, haha! I kid, I kid.

No, but I really adore the design of this one. You did so much with just a few simple mechanics. The best part is how much the gameplay supports the feeling/experience of the game. Having an emotionally difficult conversation with your best friend (who you have feelings for) and everything finally clicking into place, and things becoming clear, portrayed literally through sorting out the turmoil of your thoughts as represented by puzzles until it's all solved and there is nothing more distracting you, it's perfect.

Perfect incorporation of the theme, too, and a special shout-out for the anti-frustration features. I was incredibly grateful that once I was at the "Take your time" stage of dialogue, that screen was down to 3 seconds instead of 40 so I didn't have to wait long before getting back to the last remaining puzzle.

An extremely rewarding experience, than you.

Clockwork Owl by spacefudge 2022-10-22T19:58:39Z

I love the concept and art, haven't played yet but I wanted to share that in case I forget to play it

10 Second Defence by ZLuca 2022-10-07T09:17:51Z

Fun little take on a "less is more" tower defense game! I really love all the little unit designs and the gameplay loop is pretty interesting, even if I don't seem to last very long. Also, it's wild that you did this all by yourself. Mad respect.

RoadFromHell by 01edward01 2022-10-05T09:15:34Z

I like the concept of this game, although the platforming aspect proved a little too punishing for me so I didn't get to the end. I really like the character designs though!

Pandora’s Box [WebGL/Win/Touch] by AJ Studio 2022-10-21T10:04:44Z

Fun little game! I like the idea of exploring Pandora's Box and of 10-second levels. I'm not a huuuge fan of platformers but this was still pretty engaging and I got quite a few levels in. Graphics are cute, music is nice too, especially the menu music. Having audio cues for when you're about to run out of time works really well. In terms of critique, it was sometimes unclear design which things were collectibles and which were enemies/hazards. Something simple like a red outline around enemies/hazards would help. This isn't a huge issue though since the reset loop is so short.

LD52 — Harvest

Honeybee Harvest by Bloodbane 2023-01-09T12:32:51Z

Seriously cute game. At first I wasn't sure what the big deal was (I missed that you can shoot stingers at the enemies so I just kept dodging them and collecting pollen), then I tried attacking them and saw the different waves of enemies you can get. Really neat progression and the graphics are super cute.

Fungiform by Aruspice 2023-01-10T16:51:40Z

I love this game. Excellent atmosphere, core gameplay loop was satisfying, and I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of lore and flavour you put into all the little things you could discover. Exploration and reading the flavour text was a highlight. I got to the end and had a lot of fun.

Ratalie's Escape by masternoob 2023-01-09T09:04:51Z

Cute little game and pretty solid gameplay! I also just plain love me a rat platformer. There needs to be more.

I had a similar issue as GreyNovemberGames but was still able to play a bit. (I'm on Firefox.) It might help to add a fullscreen option to the itch.io page, that way it should adjust automatically to the resolution.

Ratalie's Escape by masternoob 2023-01-09T12:22:29Z

Thank you! Enjoying this a lot now.

LD53 — Delivery

The Infernal Trail by Tudvari 2023-05-01T10:30:10Z

Itch.io link still not working, I'll keep an eye out for when it updates

Pheasant Courier by cagibi 2023-05-01T10:40:34Z

This came out incredibly cute and charming! Unfortunately I'm a bit bad at this kind of platforming ^^;