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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Narrative | #58 | 4.292 | 4.292 |
| Creativity | #190 | 4.375 | 4.375 |
| Artwork | #847 | 4.042 | 4.042 |
| Enjoyment | #1213 | 3.625 | 3.625 |
| Audio | #1645 | 3.312 | 3.312 |
Ranked from 48 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?
Soul Date uses a unique dialogue loop to feed previous responses back into a new dialogue chain where you choose from custom replies based on your initial dialogue choices. I use this mechanic to explore the topic of loneliness, the loops we get stuck in mentally and romantically, and offer up a way out through self love.
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See description for full credits.
(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
Mae Finch
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Very unique concept and mechanic! I love the idea of looping around and having to talk to yourself. I also love the message of self-love this game promotes.
If possible, please consider rating my game too.
5/5/5! Most unique ive played. Only issue was some screensize stuff and UI. Get those kinks worked out and I think this idea could be developed into a cult classic.
Thank you so much! Definitely planning to optimize the display and clean up some things post jam. Appreciate your feedback!
5/5/5! Most unique ive played. Only issue was some screensize stuff and UI. Get those kinks worked out and I think this idea could be developed into a cult classic.
I don't date (I'm 13) but this was still weirdly fun.
Thanks! Kudos on getting started making games so young
I don't usually like games where you have to read a lot of text, so I usually skip it. But not with this game. I was interested in why things are happening and how it all works. It's a really well-made game, I enjoyed it. Sometimes you need to talk to yourself 😁I also liked the music and art, really great work in my opinion.
If you have time, I would be grateful if you could rate my game as well 😊😊
I appreciate it! Thank you for playing.
I never played a dating sim, but this was a really fun experience.
I like the art and narrative design, and the twist in the story. Thanks for this experience.
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
If you find the time, I would be happy if you took a look at my game :)
Really interesting take on dating sims and dating in general. I like that you explore these topics.
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
This is beautiful and so well executed. Brilliant take on the theme. Very thoughtful and well-written, which isn't easy in a game jam!
I appreciate that a lot, thank you!
I love the artwork, it's so cute and the street\outside is so cute and cozy looking
funny game the sfx is on top !
you really did well and the game was good
if you would like to try out my brother's game its here :) https://zyhu.itch.io/pool-loop
Thank you very much!
So creative, I like the musics.
Thank you! Credit for those goes to Kevin MacLeod and The Awkward Daughter. They're great!
I'm not so sure how this game play, but that's no doubt a masterpiece. I felt really engaging in this game, the artwork and music just pull you in. The mechanic really fits the topic of loneliness. Really like it, keep it that way!
Thank you! I'm sorry to hear you found the gameplay confusing - I suggest just picking the dialogue that feels right to you and seeing where it takes you!
Fun game, but just not my genre
Thanks for giving it a try anyway!
Very cool art style and flame drawings, I like how consistent the art is! A bit confused by the crystals on top left but it didn't influence me from enjoying the narrative! Hope i can find my soul mate now :p
The crystals track your affinity score with your partner - totally forgot to explain them in-game! I'll do so post-jam. More crystals, more likelihood of proceeding to the next stage of the conversation with the same partner. I'm glad you liked the art! Your soul mate is surely just a psychic shop away
This gives me new perspective! I enjoyed this!
Super well written, and the audio is fantastic. The art could use a lil work, but this is great!
Thank you! This was the first game I ever did my own art for and I'm definitely still finding my style. I'm glad you enjoyed it overall!
That was such an interesting game. I felt a little confused at first (which of course is intended) but once I got there it really pulled me in. I wasn't entirely sure what the crystal balls in the top left were for, but I was getting a lot of them! I know that some actions gave crystal balls and some didn't, so maybe some clarity on what leads to them being obtained would be good. The music choice was great for the game and I liked the art a lot!
The crystals! I totally forgot to explain them. They track your affinity score with your partner. More crystals, more likelihood of moving to the next round of conversation with the same partner. Post-jam I'll add an in-game explanation for them. Thank you for your feedback!
The hand drawn art is gorgeous and I love the emotional sentiment behind it. <3 I did experience some scene load issues, mainly with the bottom half of the art not loading in for a few seconds.
Thank you so much! I am sorry to hear you experienced load issues, I've had that problem with the other game I made with Twine and I need to do some more learning on how to fix it. Thanks for sharing!
Really incredible experience! Such beautiful art and extremely well written dialogue. I love the concept, you should definitely continue to work on it, or incorporate the ideas into a future project! <3
Thank you so much! I'm considering incorporating this dialogue mechanic into a larger game for sure. I'm glad you enjoyed it
Quite a bit of a surprise for a game, nice artwork also. Though I have a 4K screen and having to look left and then right for the conversation is a bit of a neck exercises XD.
Thank you! Sorry to hear it was a bad experience for your screen size, after the jam I'll be optimizing it for mobile and I'll also try to optimize it for larger screens so it's less of a pain in the neck
Really cool and creative game with a great narrative. Such a unique spin on the theme!
Only issue was some of the text was a bit hard to read because it was white on white sometimes, but highlighting helped.
Thank you! I'll add that to my bug fix list, not sure why it happened since all the text (except credits) should be black. Likely I have something redundant in my stylesheet
great levels or originality here, really impresive to do a choice based game in such a short time span
I appreciate it! I was definitely burning the midnight oil