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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Narrative | #792 | 3.421 | 3.421 |
| Audio | #1303 | 3.421 | 3.421 |
| Artwork | #2202 | 3.526 | 3.526 |
| Enjoyment | #3460 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Creativity | #5190 | 2.947 | 2.947 |
Ranked from 19 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 game approaches the "loop" theme in a unique way. Each time the player dies, they don’t just restart — a new robot is activated instead. The remains of the previous ones stay behind, showing the ongoing cycle of failed attempts. Rather than rewinding time, the game builds a chain of test subjects, each picking up where the last one failed. In the end, when the player completes the tests and walks through the final door, they find themselves in an exact replica of the very first room — revealing they’ve been stuck in a real loop all along, both in gameplay and story.
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Cool game, I like the little robot guy
Great aesthetics! The movement controls are quite smooth and the voiceover is charming.
Really cool game :D
The art style was lovely and I did like the voice overs (even though they became repetitive after a while). While I know this was the point of the theme, but restarting at the very beginning for making any mistake became quickly annoying, especially because there wasn't anything new to do except walk. The new mechanics could've make it faster, but it was usually a just walk back. I would suggest making the way back faster and/or have more things. Also it was unclear when the dash recharged, leading to a death.
Something else that I liked was how quickly you introduced mechanics, as that kept many of the rooms unique and recognizable, and wasn't confusing due to how they were straightforward.
Good luck in the jam!
it is good to see other games with voice over , an overall good game with nice simple art
Nice game, nice idea
I like the game, The voice of the robot fits it, No problems, I'm surprised the game only has 11 ratings.
Finished this! The ending room was funny.
From a presentation standpoint the game is stellar.
From a gameplay standpoint, this is a competent platformer with a bit of a "death matters" mechanic. I liked that I could use my old bodies to avoid traps, but that they did not impede my movement if I chose not to jump over them (a very nice touch).
As far as feedback goes,
Good job, and thank you for sharing your game. It was fun!
Been a lot of fun to play through this one. It looks and sounds great, plays smoothly (some relentless hitboxes though!) and generally satisfying. I would like to watch a practiced speedrun of this. I appreciate the main gimmick but I think it could have been more prominent. There are no puzzles or such that require or encourage the use of previous lives. It’s a just a thing that exists, feels a bit glued on top of a classical platforming experience. Overall, very cool game. Well done!
Really cool game! Loved the ways you can use your dead body. I do wish you didnt have to walk all the way back when you died and instead just part of the way.
really cool game good job
Cool voiceover! Having to walk all the way from the start on each death isn't very fun though
Thank you very much for your comment 😁 The main reason for this is that a completely new robot is created and tested again, so I wanted to relate it to the story, the parts you progress and the features you unlock remain the same.
Pretty fun game. I like how it just roast you whenever you die though lol like Scrap, Useless AI.
Thank you for your comment 😁🙏
Very good game, i love it
Thank you so much 😁