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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Enjoyment | #1095 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
| Artwork | #1459 | 3.778 | 3.778 |
| Audio | #1775 | 3.278 | 3.278 |
| Creativity | #2107 | 3.694 | 3.694 |
| Narrative | #6564 | 1.833 | 1.833 |
Ranked from 36 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?
pooL is Loop backwards! Our game is also a roguelike which is closely tied with looping mechanics
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I really like the upgrades in this game. Good job!
Cool idea had for messing around with the upgrades. Always fun to see the number go up in fun ways!
Fun game! I liked getting my build going. My only minor annoyance was when I’d hover over some UI elements while aiming my stick would go away. Besides that, it was a fun and great game! Good work.
Haha, nicely done! Chill music, chilling pool balls. Would have loved to see some balatro style animations but nice game!
PS. found a nice loop where you could just push balls with a X pool stick powerup without shooting :D
I got up to round 10 by stacking tons of tiger paws and blindfiring my cue ball without any strategy lol
I would have loved to see more mechanics that built on each other for crazy combos, which I think you were getting at with the watermelon and triple-ball upgrades. Maybe spawning more cue balls or causing your cue ball to ricochet more could help, since those are triggered by contact with the cue ball?
Overall lovely artwork and vibe, I love that the shop is a shrimp in a vending machine 😌
You could never have enough shrimp!
Definitely a game that could be easily expanded (or blown up like a pool inflatable) into a full title! It was a lot of fun (except for the weird border on the web version) and had some really good art. I wish I was better at it though...
The upgrades were pretty silly and I got a pretty good scaling build going. I do wish that you didn't have to hover over the balls to see their point value but its ultimately not too big of a hassle. Having some upgrades for the holes themselves would have also been pretty awesome but perhaps I didn't see any that were there. I thought it was fun and cool, good job!
Great game! I loved the sound effects! The browser version had an issue with me where the edges of the screen were cut of but I still liked it!
really cool game it looks great
Very nice graphics and I love the cute little swimming rings the balls are on(˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶) After playing for awhile the board's sea animation made me a little seasick ahah
Cool game, nice artwork and fun to play! Very nice!
Really fun! I was definitely getting the Balatro vibes (started getting addicted to it like I was to that game lol)
peaK! Fire music/vibes
I really like how you just took loop and reversed it. I feel like just because of that you deserve a good rating LOL
The game is fun too! its nice and relaxing like im actually at the pool :3
Shrimp make me happy, all games could use more shrimp
Awesome game! Really love the aesthetics and the point scoring system. The upgrades were also fun.
Hey! I really enjoyed playing your game – great work!
You should definitely consider expanding it after the jam. The core concept is super addictive, kind of like Balatro. The shooting mechanics feel smooth and really satisfying, which makes it all the more fun. I also think there's a lot of potential for cool, pool-themed upgrades that could take it even further.
Really well done – I had a great time playing!