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A jam submission

Don't Kill GeoffView game page

Submitted by Themythicbeast — 10 hours, 17 minutes before the deadline
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CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Fun#983.8733.873
Creativity#1014.0324.032
Overall#1133.8893.889
Presentation#2713.7623.762

Ranked from 63 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Spence

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Newbie

Yes - I'm new to game jams!

How does your game fit the theme?
Draw lines to help Geoff on his way, you can plan for as long as you like and Geoff will wait, but don't take too long as your ink is leaking until you set him off... The best thing is to just get started.

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Submitted

76 Deaths, with challenge levels. Geoff sometimes really doesn't want to go up on a platform, and I think my game had a meltdown once so I had to reset. But other than really fun idea, and fun to play. Good work!

Developer(+1)

76 is a solid score, and Geoff is going to be working on his hill climbing as it’s not quite perfect… Thanks for playing!

Submitted

A really fun game! with music that gives good vibes too:) (A bit too loud though, maybe you can add settings to adjust the music.)

Developer

Thanks for the feedback, I’ve got a few settings to add so an options menu is in the pipeline 

Submitted

Really creative game, games where you draw paths are normally very fun to play! Good job and congrats on your first jam!

Developer

Thanks, glad you had fun! 

Submitted

A short but really fun game. I feel like Geoff is  a bit picky about his lines  for someone just trying to get home, but it was still a really  fun game, I think this game could become  even better with more of evereything to be honest. The art is good, the music to and the game is fun. Very welll done especially for your first game jam :)

Developer(+1)

Yeah I’ll be having a word with Geoff about his line climbing, thanks for playing! 

Submitted

Sounds good please do that for me.

Submitted

I love this games where you can draw "platforms/obstacles" how does one even do this, is the line made with lots of small circle colliders? Anyway it was pretty fun, Very well done :)

And if you jave the time feel free to go try out my game as well, i would love your feedback 

Developer

Thanks for playing! I made this in Godot and pretty much I store the point the mouse is clicked then track the mouse position for the preview line, when the mouse is released the line itself gets drawn and a collider is added over the top. It’s just a rectangle collider that’s shorter than the line and then each end has a circle to reduce the amount Geoff catches on the line

Submitted

Well done. I really really enjoyed this. I do wish the draw lines were a bit more forgiving I kept getting the slime stuck but in the end I got them to the end.

Developer

Thanks, yeah poor Geoff is a bit picky at the moment but I’m working on it! 

Submitted

Cute game with an interesting mechanic, couldn't finish it now but will do that for sure. Great job!

Developer

Thanks for playing, I’m sure you’ll get it!

Submitted

This game has an excellent concept!

I love these kind of games where you draw stuff in the game for objects to interact with to reach a goal

Only criticism I have is that the length of the lines you can draw should show the bar decreasing while you are drawing  and it does feel a bit fast

Developer

Thanks for playing, you’re exactly right about the lines previewing on the ink bar I just couldn’t figure it out in time!

Submitted

Nice game, congratulations on your first jam ^_^ I really liked the art and the music, and the concept of drawing lines to make new walls and floors instead of directly moving the character with the controls is so fun!

One thing I didn't really get the point of is the planning phase. You can't use it to prepare your lines beforehand anyway, so in the end I always ended up just restarting the level when I'm done thinking spamming space so the level starts. I get that I'm kind of cheesing the mechanic and adding a death to the counter, but I feel like it would make more sense if you were allowed to draw lines while planning.

Fun game overall, good job!

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing and for the feedback! 

Submitted (1 edit)

I’m internet was spotty so I only got through a handful of levels, that being said, what I did get to play was fun! I like these types of games the music so upbeat, the controls are good, ant the art is spot on.  I like it!


Here’s ours,

/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3738248

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing, I’ll be sure to try out your entry as well!

Submitted

Simple and creative mechanic with really fun puzzles! The ink management brings it all together and I really liked the subtle touch that ink runs out as you are thinking about the level before you start it. I had a great time playing your game!

Developer

Thanks I’m glad you enjoyed helping out poor Geoff!

Submitted

Cool game and cool puzzles! Congrats on the submission!
The jump line is a little buggy, but overall, I had a great time. I couldn't draw lines in the planning phase tho, was that intended?
Regardless, great work!

Developer

Thanks for playing, not drawing in the planning phase is intentional, to encourage players to not spend too long and just get started on the run

Submitted

Wow, the drawing mechanic was just amazing, really liked the idea!

It is kind of challenging but in a good way, also the music fits perfectly with the game))

Developer

Thanks for playing, glad you had as much fun playing it as I had making it! 

Submitted

Charming and an interesting mechanic. A bit too twitchy for me but I can see how someone would really enjoy it.

Developer

Thanks for the feedback, I’m looking at adding an option to slow Geoff down a bit for a more relaxed experience if a player wants it 

Submitted

Geoff is allergic to spikes :( I loved the quick pace puzzle vibe from this game! Simple but super charming dialogue, great music and art and a great concept! Would love to play more of it in the future!

Developer

Cheers, more is in the works for Geoff 2.0 so watch this space! 

Submitted

I liked a lot about it but I'd like to just point out the timed mechanic which I thought was very good. Kept the puzzle solving suspenseful because I needed to think on my feet. Good job

Developer

Thanks for playing, glad you had fun and suspenseful was exactly what I was going for 

Submitted

Really cool idea and pretty fun little puzzle game! Had problems with the line collision tho, sometimes Geoff will move to the other direction when the line is steep enough and sometimes he just gets stuck and not climb up. A possible workaround for this would be to snap the line in a grid. Also wish there was a way to slow down time to be able to draw cuz Geoff is moving too fast for my small brain to be able to react. Creative stuff for a first jam entry, nicely done!

Developer

Thanks for playing, and for the feedback! 

Submitted

Pretty fun game, would love to see more mecanics and levels

Developer

Thanks for the feedback, glad you enjoyed it

Submitted

Love this, super fun! A very fun take on sort of a puzzel platformer! Well done! Would love more levels please ^_^

Developer

Thanks, I’m working on more levels for Geoff 2.0!

Submitted

really fun game!! i like the idea and also the tutorial is very well explained with practical examples

Developer

Cheers, glad you had fun helping out poor Geoff! 

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