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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Visuals | #37 | 3.200 | 3.200 |
| Gameplay | #39 | 2.600 | 2.600 |
| Fun | #46 | 2.400 | 2.400 |
| Overall | #55 | 2.320 | 2.320 |
| Audio | #58 | 1.760 | 1.760 |
| Innovation | #60 | 2.040 | 2.040 |
| Theme | #65 | 1.920 | 1.920 |
Ranked from 25 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
What inspired your game?
I wanted to show different stages of life and the complexity of some events over others, the harder the stage the harder the puzzle.
How did you incorporate the 'girly' theme into your game?
I really wanted to create something cozy and interesting, as a woman I wasn't sure what really makes a game girly but I do think the cozy cute vibe and maybe a bit of relatable shared experiences can fit into the theme nicely :)
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As a puzzle enjoyer as myself, I really enjoyed this game!
Just wanted to point out that I completed the food bowl and nothing happened for me afterwards? I got stuck
Cool drawings! I also found the pieces a bit small to drag around, or the "correct" position a bit too tight (as in if you were a few mm's off you would have to drag the pieces again). I think bigger pieces with rotations or mirror elements would be an interesting direction to make it more complex without it being too narrow
drawings are fantastic and i dig the idea a lot, but the pieces are just too small and frustrating to work with at times, i found myself frustrated. :(
The game is cute and the puzzles were fun
Solid game with very chill gameplay. The larger puzzles were a little more tedious though maybe there are more fun ways to make the puzzles challenging than adding more pieces like rotating pieces for example. Nice work!
A relaxing and fun experience! I liked all the puzzles, but I would have also been totally find with doing simpler puzzles like the first one the entire time as more of a "zen" experience lol. Nice job!!!
Great idea for a story, the pieces were immediately evocative! I liked that you don't have to be perfect when putting the puzzle together, quite forgiving. Very meditative experience.
Fantastic game and idea! The storytelling through pictures was very adorable, and "piecing" it all together was a solid experience. The piece were just the right size for me to grab and place, the little beep was pretty satisfying, and I can never get enough of the pieces snapping into place!
I like the game and it's such a good and simple idea for a relaxing game play. Love the puzzle drawings and the overall aesthetic of this game - well put together!!
Amazing game! You managed to tell a story without words, and that's impressive, as are the illustrations. It's really clever that you made the complexity of the puzzles match with the difficulty of that stage IRL
I think the game is fun, but I honestly didn't see how it connects to the theme.
It's a solid game congrats!
Great idea for a game! It made me think of Unpacking, which is no bad thing. I could see how you could expand on the game if you kept working on it, hinting at more of the woman's story.
The snapping on the puzzle pieces was very well tuned! It felt absolutely amazing. Some sort of progress bar on the bottom might help to give a sense of progression and some visual feedback of how far along a player is. Perhaps it could show a character getting older as the game goes on?
Working with a composer would really add some extra awesomeness to the game. There's some really cool music ideas that could be done with the idea of progressing through life and I noticed quite a few composers looking for teams on the Discord. Something to think about for future projects! Great job on this game :D
The aesthetic of this game, end to end, was VERY thorough and cozy. The pieces were surprisingly easy to grab, put together, and it felt really gratifying! Amazing polish on this one.
Thank you so much! really glad you liked it!
I think this works pretty well, i liked how forgiving the piecing together was, that one hadnt had to be pixelperfect for it to go to the right place. I liked the diffrent difficulties and your explainiation for it that, it connects gameplay to story. I was always intruiged which picture comes next, and i think you managed to say a lot with just one object. Great shapes of the pieces! I think it was a bit too long maybe, because i takes so much to reach the next step i felt like the progress should match that? You know when I spend all that time on one picture i would like to be more rewarded. However that could just be me. I think the idea is cool and it's something diffrent.
Thank you so much for playing and giving detailed feedback! Really appreciate it! I'll have a think about how I could make it more rewarding to complete the longer pieces. Really glad you liked it :)
The drawings are adorable, especially the teddy bear 🧸
Aw thank you so much!!
I like the drawings of each piece of life! I do think the sound effects could have been a little quieter—I had to mute my headphones while playing the game
Thank you! that's a good point, I'll make sure to check the volume on those :)
Very cute game. I love how the pieces stick in the right place, it makes the whole thing very satisfying.
I'm so glad you found it satisfying! that was one of my goals, thank you!