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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Enjoyment | #122 | 4.099 | 4.099 |
| Overall | #629 | 3.817 | 3.817 |
| Creativity | #878 | 3.824 | 3.824 |
| Style | #1774 | 3.528 | 3.528 |
Ranked from 142 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
Collect Plus and Minuses that change your shape to Escape every level
Development Time
96 hours
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Totally hooked, don't have the brainpower for all 45 levels at 1am lol but this is my favourite so far and I'll definitely come back someday. I reallllllly love the grid and movement vfx its unbelievably satisfying in its simplicity
Thank you so much! Being the favourite submission of someone really is a dream come true <3 Consider entering the Discord so that we can keep in touch!
Got to level 9, too late for my brain to solve any more puzzles. I really liked the level designs, they felt good to play through. It was fun to plan out your route beforehand. not sure how you got 45 levels in, that's insanity, did you guys even sleep?
A really solid game, great job!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! Yeah level 8 and 9 are the first real challenges. Btw, no, I (game designer) didn't really sleep much, in the last day I pulled an all nighter lol
I liked the puzzles of this game! Good application of the theme. 45 levels was awesome to see!
Most of them are kinda broken though especially in later stages ahahaahh
I loved how simple idea lead to that many levels. And how on earth did you manage to add that many levels?? :D
Amazing work, I was really hooked. The only thing I would have liked is to have no restriction on moves, since I am not the best at puzzles and would have wanted to take a look at later levels. I really loved just smashing buttons until I finally got to the end. But it is just me, I guess there are many puzzle players out here who love the challenge.
Thank you so much! I managed to add so many levels first because I have an amazing team which took care of most of the coding and all the other stuff, while I could focus on level design. Second because I sacrificed a lot of sleep lol, on the last day I made an all-nighter, 40 hours straight into level designing ahahahah hope it was worth it!
(btw you can press O to get 3 stars on levels, you have to press it a lot of times and switch pages to actually see it in action, it was an internal testing tool which we left in for players like you!)
Okay that is pretty cool, will definitely look at other levels!
Amazing! let me know what you think! consider joining the Discord so that we can keep in touch!
This one is one of my favorites, really clever and puts a scaling twist on a known concept that definitely improves it.
Loved the art, music and level designs, it isn't easy to build a puzzle game like that so well, especially with that many levels, really amazing
Thank you so much for all the kind words! Some of the levels are quite broken (some friends of mine are playing it and especially in later stages there are unintended solutions etc...) So definitely I will make some corrections after the Jam ends, consider joining the Discord to keep being updated!
This was mindblowingly clever & creative considering the Theme of this jam.
And the execution was flawless, felt like a complete game, and I encountered no bugs.
So overall, just perfect ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Deserves the spotlight this one.
Well done! 👍
Thank you so much! Wow, I was not prepared to receive all this much praise, I really can't express how grateful I am. Thank you again!
fun game! mechancis are great, well adapted to the theme, but i do wish the visuals were a bit more clear, as for sometimes i find it hard to see. otherwise very well scaled game! the progression is flawless.
Thanks a lot! Yeah the graphics are kinda noisy, which one in particular do you find hard to see? In the first stages we had another art style made by me, you can find it in our Devlog, and I still am not sure we did the right thing in changing it later on
Mostly the menus, pixels typically make things harder to read, ive struggled making games pixelated due to that very issue. still a great game though!
Oh I see, I was thinking about game art, never thought menus were not clear enough, but definitely a great insight! We will consider refining them, thanks a lot for the feedback
What a great first game! Very elegant puzzle designs!
Thank you! Which level did you like the most?
I think quite early on where you become 3 blocks tall vertically, then split into two - I love the way the final move makes you small enough to fit through the exit *and* also fly through the exit in one shot. Felt really smooth!
Oh yeah "Minus" the first one where you encounter the... Minus ahahahah. Yeah I thought a lot on that level, how to showcase all the good stuff there is with the minus, like having a splitted character and also that you can use it to fit inside small places, even while moving, I am glad my thought process was appreciated!
really well executed! Feels super smooth to play, levels well thought out! Really great job!
Thank you a lot!!!
ooh this is great, reminds me of those pokemon puzzle areas...
I really like the old school look, paired with the snappy controls/movement
overall an awesome game (ᵔᵕᵔ)◜
Thank you! Yeah when I think about this type of games i always think about those old pokemon puzzles on ice, I definitely took inspiration from that, glad we have the same reference ahahahah
Very solid entry! Very clever mechanic.
Levels are even more clever. A lot of levels.
Music and art are cohesive and complements the game!
Thank you so much! We added the feature to continue to the next level on the level done scene, like you suggested. It definitely improves the flow of the game, so thanks a lot for the feedback. Did you like the implementation of your suggestion?
I think it was Matt Burton who asked about "press to space to new level" feature. I was asking about progression.
But it's stil small but a nice feature to have.
And yeah, I've tested it. It works flawlessly :)
Oh sorry, I misremembered. Anyways thank you for testing it, I think it was programmed by the whole team while I was making levels, I am so proud of my team ahahah
Really fun! Cool, coherent graphical style and lots of content! Music fits the vibe well.
Thanks a lot!
Good job, great game, lots of content, keep it up !
Thanks a lot! This is just the start!
Good job guys!
<3
I starts off strong! familiar concepts, and interesting style, but got really repetitive quickly and the sound gets really annoying after a bit. It is still a very solid and strong entry.
Thanks for the criticism! Yeah the SFX you either love or hate them. When exactly does it starts to become repetitive? And how?
Sick puzzles!
Thanks a lot! Which ones are you favourites?
retro puzzler felt quite engaging! Nice sound effects and there are some clever puzzles in there
Thanks a lot! Which ones you found clever?
Amazing concept.
Thank you! <3
One of the best puzzle games I've played and I mean ever. Incredible how you designed all these puzzles in such a short time.
Thank you so much! Logos (Game designer) here. I can't put into words how honored I am to hear this, I did sacrifice a lot of sleep for this, last day of the jam I was up for 40 consecutive hours designing levels ahahahahh glad it was worth it <3
The elevator level is mindblowing. I probably spent more time on that level than all the jam games i checked out combined lol.
That is a very hard level, it took me hours myself to design and solve it, very good job solving it! consider getting into our Discord if you like our game that much to play it all the way there, so that we can keep in touch!
THE GAME IS COOL BUT I DID NOT LIKE THE MUSIC OF THE GAME I HOPE YOU DELETE IT (MY OPINION DO NOT GET MAD AT ME) THE PUZZLES ARE GREAT KEEP GOING HOW MANY PEOPLE MAKE THE GAME THE GAME HAS MORE THAN 100 LEVEL WOW!
DONT LISTEN TO THIS DUDE THE MUSIC WAS REALLY COOL I HOPE IT STAYS FOREVER
Thank you so much! I agree, I will refer to our musician, I imagine he will be proud to hear this!
THE MUSIC IS GOOD. THIS GUY HAS NO IDEA WHAT HE'S TALKING AOBUT
Lol, just like I said it is a matter of tastes, but thanks for liking the music as much as I do <3
Thank a lot! We are a team of 5, with many other friends helping with testing etc... As for the music, personally I love it, our musician pulled off a masterpiece imo, but this is the thing with art, the beauty is the eyes (hears*) of the beholder!