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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity – Is the concept original or clever? | #2 | 3.800 | 3.800 |
| Browser Playability – Was the game playable in the browser? | #4 | 4.100 | 4.100 |
| Fun Factor – Is it engaging and enjoyable to play? | #5 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Presentation – Art, sound, polish, and overall feel | #7 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Educational Value – How well does it teach the theme subject? | #12 | 2.300 | 2.300 |
Ranked from 10 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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I really liked — I enjoy this kind of escape room mechanics a lot! The puzzles are fun and immersive. For this jam, though, I think adding more math calculations as part of the challenges could make it even stronger and better aligned with the theme. Keep up the great work!
You're definitely right, it's a bit math-lite 😅 But I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the feedback!
Hi Alyssa! This was sooo much of fun - I love that the substitute teacher looked like Einstein, and the way the puzzles were structured and how each of the clues fit together. I could see some of my former students loving this game a lot, as they were interested in puzzles and mystery and true crime. Great work!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
i liked the puzzles, really like the original idea too!! but i think something went wrong. and that could just be me missing a step too lol, but the way i thought: get the key where its number matches the number on the lock.
but i tried it twice. first i needed 30, but the key that actually adds up to 30 didnt work. in my 2nd playthrough i needed 40. but none of the keys added up to 40.
So the trick is actually that you're matching the key with the factors of the numbers on the lock! The laptop is supposed to be the clue there, but it does require a pretty big deductive leap. I really appreciate you trying it multiple times!!
We really liked the art, the narrative that tells a story, and the escape room idea, which is very different from the other ideas in the jam. Although mathematical concepts appear, we didn’t clearly see the inclusion of basic mathematical operations in the main mechanics of the game. But we didn’t manage to escape the room, so maybe we overlooked something. Good job!
Thank you so much! I did focus a bit more on the puzzle than the math in the end, I think. If you ever want to try again, you can get hints by using the speaker that the teacher uses to talk to you in the opening cutscene! :)