Good level progression and puzzle design! A problem that kept happening to me - and even costed me a game - was that, sometimes, i was locked from moving into some avaiable directions and had to press W-A-S-D randomly until the game accepted a valid input. Usually, I'd just move in a invalid direction, such as a border, and the game would go back to normal, but, in the puzzle with the invisible things, the game forced me to move into a direction I knew had a trap.
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Story | #20 | 4.059 | 4.059 |
| Theme | #221 | 3.647 | 3.647 |
| Aesthetics | #251 | 3.588 | 3.588 |
| Sound | #255 | 3.059 | 3.059 |
| Music | #285 | 3.235 | 3.235 |
| Overall | #322 | 3.235 | 3.235 |
| Fun | #353 | 3.059 | 3.059 |
| Mechanics | #379 | 2.882 | 2.882 |
Ranked from 17 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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The background is from Pixel Adventure by Pixel Frog.
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Great story you've crafted around this game. I enjoyed it and the level progression was good. Very nice aesthetics, I liked the subtle screen shake and I love pixel art. Had fun with this - good job :)
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Where The Flock!?That was great! I loved the story, the art, the music, I would have liked a way to speed up (not skip) the AI moves (hold E and it goes double speed or something) It is a me problem though as I have a short attention span.
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Bionauts OdysseyNice game with challenging levels and good progression! Only weekness was the music, but all the other aspects are great!
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Life of the AstronautAnother thing about the game progression: the game originally had stages where the grid would shrink, either a row, a column, or both, in a pattern each turn. Unfortunately, I had to cancel that feature because there were some edge cases that caused bugs, and I didn’t have enough time to fix them during the jam.
A little pixel-art tactical gem! 🎮 Every move matters. Strategic, challenging, and super satisfying! Make this for mobile!!!!
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Tiny Nightmare EscapeI had problems trying to input a key sometimes, I gave up on third level with the goblin mages and cheat to the next one... As others have said, it is too slow paced, very retro. But pretty good entry anyway!
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Titans ClashThanks for playing the game!
Regarding the issue with player movement, I’ve noticed it too. It does happen sometimes, but to be honest, I haven't been able to pinpoint the specific context that causes it. I’ve completed the game multiple times without it happening, so it’s been tricky to track down.
Good variety of enemies, and I like how you put a story behind it! Nice job
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Tiny Candle Boylike the idea and variety of different guys to have to think about. As others have said is was very slow, waiting for each wizard etc to take their turn. I would like them to get it over and done with. I also seemed to lag when taking my turn. The concept was solid and cut scenes were cool. nice graphics.
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Mini Golf CarnageI like this game it was a very good idea, fitting totally with the theme. As the other said, the paced is a bit too slow, just that ! Good job !
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Wooly WorkshopNice work on this, the game was slow paced other than that nice job.
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Trap Vs RunnerGood job, it has a good story and the mechanics are interesting, but if you have a lot of enemies it can take a while for you to do your move, it may help if all the enemies do their movements at once, or just near by enemies attack, besides that the game was really good! great job :D
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TankPillThanks for playing the game and for your feedback!
I totally agree with you—the game can feel a bit slow at times. Although my intention was to capture the essence of turn-based board games, I can see now that it would’ve been better to either speed things up a bit or at least include an option to fast-forward enemy turns or have them all move at once.
As for the story, I’m glad you liked it! It was actually inspired by Hilda Season 1, Episode 2, and The Ant Bully (2006).
Nice job in making this cool little game. The artwork is quite lovely.
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Tiny CompanyI like the game, I do wish that the emeies went a bit quicker as the game can feel a bit too slow at times
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Ant KnightGreat job. The game was really difficult! The pixel art looks great.
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