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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Controls | #2 | 4.318 | 4.318 |
| Fun | #2 | 4.432 | 4.432 |
| Originality | #2 | 4.591 | 4.591 |
| Audio | #4 | 4.159 | 4.159 |
| Overall | #8 | 3.994 | 3.994 |
| Accessibility | #33 | 3.386 | 3.386 |
| Graphics | #33 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Theme | #104 | 3.068 | 3.068 |
Ranked from 44 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Godot Version
v4.4.1
Game Description
Fill up canvases in this digital art inspired puzzle game!
How does your game tie into the theme?
Each stage is cleared by filling up the canvas with your tiles (in other words, consuming the blank parts of the canvas). Additionally, you have a limited number of tiles to use for each stage, and you must use up (or, in other words, consume) all of your tiles before activating them.
Source(s)
N/A
Discord Username(s)
DominicWillisMusic
Participation Level (GWJ Only)
1
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Very calming and polished game (very unique too, cant think of a similar game except for the last jam winner, but that's only for the game feel), Really good puzzler!
Thank you very much!
What a lovely little puzzle game! Very relaxing, feels like something I would play on a Nintendo DS. I needed the previously given hint for level 8, but once I learned to actually read all the descriptions, the other levels clicked after staring at them for long enough. Well done!
Thank you so much! I really enjoyed your game too!
Fantastic music and love the puzzle mechanics. Really well done!
Thank you very much!
Love minimalist puzzle games and this one ramped the difficulty just in time to stay interesting.
- Love the pencil tool and copy paste ones most for their alternate uses
- Very satisfying sound design
Bucket tool seemed really powerful in ways that often trivialized some puzzles.
But at the same time it was most satisfying to use not sure if and how I'd improve on it. Maybe by making the game into a Reversi puzzler and replacing bucket tool by "Flip all in given area shape" tool, but these tend to be a lot harder once you start having to stack shapes back and forth, really appreciated the simplicity of this one and the execution as is :)
Thank you very much! I agree about the bucket tool; it was one of the first tools I came up with for the game, but it admittedly made it difficult to come up with other tools that could work in tandem with the bucket tool. In any case, I'm happy you enjoyed the game!
Very fun puzzle game with a - to my knowledge - unique mechanic! Please consider adding a volume slider, but the gameplay and graphics are both very cool and the music fits very well!
Thank you so much! Honestly I'm not sure how I forgot to implement a volume slider, but it's something I will look into for this game and any future games I make!
Very fun and simple puzzle game. The idea is very good, and it was a great experience. The only problem was to have to zoom in the browser to be able to play, but other than that, I liked it a lot!
Thank you so much!
Wow I absolutely loved the music and sound design. The puzzle mechanics are very simple yet I was surprised how challenging the later canvases became. It's sometimes hard to read the text but I just zoomed in to read it. Phenomenal job!
Thank you so much! I had a lot of fun with your game too!
really simple but engaging puxxle game - well done! Great music too!
Thank you so much! I really enjoyed your game as well!
HOOOOOOLY, an actual good puzzle game. this is my personal winner. plus i could listen to the title music all day.
Thank you so much!
I loved it, such a fun and unique puzzle idea.
I struggled with 20 for a moment until I remembered how copy works with the pencil.
Artwork is great and the music is a chill vibe to just sit back and think to, reminds me of an old SNES menu tune.
Only issue I had was with the scaling which I know you're already aware.
Great work.
Thank you very much!
I like the artstyle a lot, really cool. I like the song too but its a bit fast paced imo. So currently im stuck on level 8 and need a tip :D
I dont see how to make a bridge so i only need 2 fills
Thank you for playing so far!
Without spoiling the solution, I'll say this: take a look at the two actions tiles on the right side and read up on where they can be placed. With those two tiles, you may not need to make a bridge at all...
Ok thanks now i got it :D
One more thing I'd like to add, the music is phenomenal. It was stuck in my head for a long time! The 7/8 groove is cool. :) Really catchy!
Thank you so much! 7/8 grooves are always a lot of fun :)
Excellent game, great puzzle mechanics! This hit the sweet spot between challenging and chill, I loved it. Music was absolutely fantastic, great job all around!
Thank you so much!
fun concept but i had to quit after the first few because of the screen scaling issue
I'm really sorry about that! I think I've figured out why this resolution issue is happening for so many, but it won't be something I can fix until after the voting period. Thank you for your feedback!
Another weird issue, when i use touch input on my phone it will always place 2 pencils.. i think you are counting the touch and also a mouse click whenever a touch event is pressed?
To clarify, this game was not designed to be played on a phone, but in any case I do appreciate your feedback on that!
Ya, just thought it was a weird bug :D
This was such an amazing puzzle game, loved every part of it, could become a full game for sure with more levels and new mecanics, congrats
Thank you very much!
So fantastic. Took a minute to get into the right headspace but such a cool idea and execution. Overall vibes were also great with art and music.
Thank you so much!
MS Paint: The Game just dropped
Anyway to fix resolution issues, set the stretch mode (in Project Settings; just search "stretch") to "Viewport".
Still a very creative and unique game with good graphics and music!
Thank you very much! For what it's worth, I did set the stretch mode to viewport in Godot, but I think I did something weird with the settings for exporting the web version, hence why it currently doesn't resize properly. In any case, I really appreciate your feedback!
Amazing. No notes. I played it all, 19 stumped me for a bit but I loved every second of the challenge. I need more. This is like picross levels of good. Let me get this game on my Game Boy Color in the year 2000 and we're set for a road trip. Loved the music, loved the art, loved the design, I love this game and I want more of it.
Thank you very much! I really enjoyed your game well!
Fun puzzle game with some nicely designed puzzles. You defeated me at puzzle 20 for which I can never forgive you. The music was also a bop. Feels like this could easily be extended into a bigger game! Great work, congrats on the submission!
Thank you so much!
Hi! I'd love to try your game, but the itch window size appears to be at odds with your game resolution.
I'm really sorry about this! If you zoom in with your browser you should hopefully be able to see the full game.
I think the reason this is happening is because I did something weird when exporting the game from Godot that prevents the game from resizing properly. This will be the first thing I address after the voting period!
AH, that did the trick! You should add that to your page so others don't get stuck!
First impression, the music in this one is the best in the jam.
I'd give it 6 stars if I could.
Thank you so much! I'm glad that zooming in worked for you and that you enjoyed the music!
i can't get it to fit my screen on steam deck, even if i scale the browser