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A jam submission

Whirl-EView game page

Submission to GMTK 2025
Submitted by Night0, Jaden Eubanks, Silver (@silvermeows), ricenoodles, Grey — 24 minutes, 19 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Audio#944.2054.205
Enjoyment#3644.0004.000
Artwork#3814.3084.308
Creativity#7714.0774.077
Narrative#45182.2052.205

Ranked from 39 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
The player's main tool is a Yoyo, which lets you loop around in mid air, building momentum to crash into enemies and objects.

(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
Atlas Chicken

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Submitted(+1)

Your average rank is #518 in GMTK 2025! Good job!

Here is the link with all the rankings: 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pcYEGvaHF3y30mMEWwywmkRd2FCpo-u3_ZFpPFSoVr0/edit?usp=sharing

I felt bad that there was no average score, because some teams aimed for all categories, not just one. So I just scrapped the results page and made a table. I agree with Mark that "Overall" is questionable, but I still think "Average" is a valuable score, so I decided to share it.

Relly good feeling looks nice and super polished. I really like this arcadey kinda game and could see a full game if there was more content and variation

Neat game!

Submitted(+1)

Very polished and fun! It's really satisfying to bash through a bunch of enemies!

Submitted(+1)

Such a fun dynamic game! Loved the execution of the yo-yo spin mechanic, the sound effects and the screen wobble add a lot to the action. Really creative idea, nice job :)

Submitted(+1)

This is hella satifying. Such good care put into the feel of the main ability. It feels fast, fun and somehow tactile. The sound along with the trail visuals and the art on the "yo-yo" is just great.

One thought I had while playing, is that it could be even more satisfying if I could somehow cancel the spin mode, though it may be a little less interesting of a mechanic then. That, and actually hitting enemies could use more oomph IMO. Doesn't take anything from it though, as far as I'm concerned, this is top 100 material. Good job!

Submitted(+1)

I liked the game it feels great but after a while I felt thinks got repetitive and monster didn't provide a challenge but overall good game.

Submitted(+1)

Such a polished experience. Lovely pixel art and juicy effects that complement the gameplay. You hit it out of the park with this one. 

The only thing that I think should be reconsidered is taking damage while charging the yoyo. From my short experience, it never feels like there's enough space to do it safely. Maybe there's a different way of making positioning important, or maybe it's just making the level a bit bigger! Or maybe be immune to ranged attacks at least?

In any case, nice job!

Submitted(+1)

Congrats! This game made it into my top 10 games from the GMTK Game Jam <3

You can check the list here: https://x.com/gamesbyades/status/1952719301984571832

(+1)

This is sick! I love this mechanic and this interpretation of the theme. This game has a ton of potential. Could easily see this being a successful Steam release. Well done!

Submitted(+1)

this game is incredible! definitely the best one I've played so far this jam

Submitted(+1)

WOW this game is very addictive an dynamique ! I Love Your art and music !

I didn't think I would like to embody a space man YoYo  ! god job ! 

Submitted(+1)

Amazing game! Fun, fast, easy to understand and really chaotic. Awesome job!

Submitted(+2)

I actually gasped the first time I did the yoyo move, holy shit. I know it sounds like exaggeration but this might be the best feeling game I've ever played. Everything from the artwork to the light trails, to the flaming particles, to the sound effects work together so well. The music is an absolute bop. I really can't sing your praises enough.

Absolutely incredible entry, I am begging for some kind of full release!

Submitted(+1)

the controls, music and artwork are all wonderful, the movement is so god damn satisfying <33

Submitted(+1)

This game is AMAZING. Everything feels perfect, the combat, physics, movement, its all amazing. 

Submitted(+1)

This is a really fun game with some tightly tuned combat and a lot of nice polish. At first, I thought the spinning-up was the actual attack and not the launch afterward, but I quickly got the general concept after one run. Great job!

Submitted(+1)

Whoa this is hella polished! So much juice packed into this one, it's just straight up super fun to play ❤ The physics feel perfect and it's so satisfying to whip my dude around! Incredible work by the team, congrats yall.

Submitted(+1)

Very satisfying to play! Good vibes, everything feels very polished :D 

Submitted(+1)

Very Very Fun Game

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