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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | Old Tech | 🤖 | After Anthropocene | compo | ||||||||||
| 2026 | 59 | Signal | 🤖 | HeartW@rd | compo | 160 | 3.40 | 3.07 | 3.45 | 2.67 | 3.88 | 3.08 | 2.11 | 3.57 |
NE-Aquilon leaves an average of 25.0 feedback comments each event.
Yay! Cure science-girls in lab coats! Loved the vibes, narrative and gameplay, but I think it's too kinetic:
-- Game gives you ability to send data.
-- Game doesn't let you fake data on your own.
-- Game doesn't let you even measure data, when asked to fake data.
-- Faked data is obviously fake, because one hole combination means nothing.
Still, would like to play a full version.
Loved the concept, but I fell it can be used for so much more: intermittent movements, stasis, state rollback and etc. Still a nice game. Also loved bosses.
"This resident is kinda evil, huh? And the night is cold." — \*Does a backflip\*
Pretty solid short level. Also, am I missing something or is there a no reason to switch characters?
Maybe I'm too pussy, so I just rushed to each terminal and successfully evacuated without any encounter with enemies. Liked the splatter-punk atmosphere and general vibes.
Beautiful. I really enjoyed both the narrative and the puzzles. Also, great music.
Not all walls have collisions, also one time green text spawned far outside of main structure. Liked the visuals and atmosphere.
I liked the artstyle and overall atmosphere.
Very strange game, honestly. But I liked the narrative part. Also, there is a bug, when you collect the signal origin, but then you can touch this place second time and it'll trigger the dialog script again.
Game froze after this screen. Otherwise pretty fun little game.
Awesome game. I adore the coloring of signal-space, but normal space would be better with improved visuals. I think you can easily turn this prototype in a full game, because from gameplay point of view it's already feature-complet.
I love the feeling of steadily shooting when you can see how projectiles form "trails". Reminds me Defense of Zion from Matrix Revolution.
It was too short and almost zero interactivity. BUT, I enjoyed the artstyle and how game feels. I would like to see what can be done with this prototype.
Amazing. Truly beautiful. Visual style absolutely elevates standard platformer and echo gameplay.
Great buildup, mild payoff. I liked first appearance of the shadow in the corner of the eye, classic stuff with spooky writings on the wall, the cat. I was even expecting human trafficking situation at one point. Unfortunately, ending didn't satisfy me: who wrote task notes, if owner is away? Why not let her out?
Solid idea, but spamming scan is really an ultimate strategy. Also, classic novice mistake your character moves faster diagonally. I would like to check an enhanced version of this game.
Good game but unbalanced, maybe slow down signals a bit. Controls are counterintuitive, but I think it's because the idea is pretty unique.
One of the best games I have touched here yet. Love eerie and at the same time beautiful and nostalgic vibes of the space. Reminded me Mass Effect 1.
Good idea, liked the sound and effects. But hitting hitboxes were sometimes ambiguous, and it's not that easy to check top left corner all the time. I would suggest to put codes directly above the square in 3d scene.
Very solid game. But I think it slightly unbalanced:
-- I understand why enemies move through walls, but with their speed it's hard to counter them, especially the boss. Maybe walls should slow down enemies?
-- I think signal should knock down already unshielded enemies at least for a small time window.
-- Not a big issue, but I wish to have some kind of laser sight maybe for better aim.
Overall nice game. I liked the gameplay loop and different celestial bodies. Reminded me the game Voyager-19. Also loved how "Like a star" doesn't count as a danger. At least the is something good among the stars.
But I want to highlight some things to be improved just in case.
-- When you scan the object shouldn't it be already known what exactly you scanning? I mean, you scan a star and then send report "Yep, that the star named Gliese".
-- Thanks to random I was able to scan several things sequentially and won.
-- I liked anomalies due to all possible implications, but I think report should give you a better payoff in case of mistake. Not "something terrifying", but maybe more detailed info, maybe this thing sent signal back too.
I like the minimalistic design, colors, but it's very hard for me.
Stuck on the blackscreen after any node completion. Music is nice so.
LD60 — Old Tech (16)
The Oldest New Tech by Kobato Games 2026-10-27T09:42:35Z ♥ 1
I never cared about such things, but it was really funny hearing vague oriental music and reading the dialog of two vague oriental sage masters being named Fritz and Jeremiah.
Withheld by NonDev 2026-10-27T09:32:58Z ♥ 0
Gantz taught me not to trust floating black spheres.
Ritual Journal by Nephem 2026-10-26T15:03:25Z ♥ 1
Enjoyed fast-pacing micromanagement. Would like to see a whole game like this.
The Basilisk by ImmanentDeath 2026-10-26T13:24:40Z ♥ 1
Was this invisible floor intentional or not?
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I liked vibe and general athmosphere, but I feel like I missed something. No actual in-game lore or exposition. No counter for reaped monitors. No enemies. Just jumping. Ngl, liked final set of uninteractible monitors.
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Coup of Appliance by filgreen3 2026-10-25T13:52:14Z ♥ 1
Types of conflict in literature: * Man vs Nature. * Man vs Man. * Man vs God. * ... * **Man vs Furniture**?????
Greatly enjoyed this game.
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The Lost Rifleman by freamdev 2026-10-25T13:34:21Z ♥ 0
Was the design inspired by the Flatwood monster?
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Punch Card Game by Yvan Brito 2026-10-24T13:38:33Z ♥ 0
Cool idea, but it's extremely frustrating to start over from the first level.
Logo Rogue-O by flyingbear 2026-10-23T16:46:48Z ♥ 0
Pretty nostalgic game for those who learned programming in similar way.
Iconworld Doctor by cassowary 2026-10-23T16:21:33Z ♥ 1
One of the best puzzles I ever played.
Punch Corp by Jiri Hysek 2026-10-23T15:46:03Z ♥ 1
Spiritually Zachtronics' game. makes you really appreciate modern IDEs. But some QOL features would be really welcome: button to clear whole track and ability to punch a card clicking with mouse on any row.
Beam Racer by Shoalmuse 2026-10-21T20:14:07Z ♥ 0
I think there is an issue with procedural/random generation of platforms, which I encountered couple of times, when the next platform spawn too high for you.
Bumper Cars Guy by notnasiul 2026-10-21T20:11:03Z ♥ 0
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I love seeing games made for Pico-8 due to all possible limitation. Game would be even better if I could drive over kids.
Retrospective by Zirrrus 2026-10-21T19:59:34Z ♥ 0
I remember playing your game in LD59. Love this nostalgic approach.
Virus Killer by alex2521999 2026-10-21T10:56:17Z ♥ 0
Loved the game. Not sure if it's allowed to use Microsoft sounds.
Outmoded by orgonedonor 2026-10-21T10:17:41Z ♥ 0
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I don't want to be rude, but this game felt exactly like this. "Show, don't tell" and you show how you tell. Honestly, I expected seeing actual decline from window of train rather than reading Substack blog and personal chat.
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Three main gimmicks were fun for the first couple of times but after that bored me except one time when I was able to walk around the train.
Also, maybe I missed something, but I didn't see a connection between the oscilloscope as a medium and the content of the game.
Apart from that, it was really a beautiful piece. Wish it was utilized better.
The Margin Game by henk 2026-10-20T17:32:01Z ♥ 1
I love games where you can pick your own soundtrack.
Really cool idea, even if it's quite unconventional game.