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A jam submission

ShadowBoundView game page

Steal back the magic
Submitted by NightGlowStudio — 11 hours, 17 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Narrative#5423.6063.606
Audio#10063.5303.530
Creativity#10963.9853.985
Enjoyment#11373.6523.652
Artwork#17953.6673.667

Ranked from 66 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?
Your shadow ability fits the theme, though there may yet be another loop...

(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
Philia Jean: All Music www.youtube.com/@philiajean5762
Jade: All Art

(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
Night Glow Game Studio

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Submitted

I thought this was a simple Pac-Man clone at first, but it's much better than that. The looping shadows shift the focus from survival to exploration. It's okay if you die- just take a new path. I especially love how the clones contribute to the player's vision, allowing the player to more efficiently dodge enemies each time they die. That dynamic difficulty curve keeps the game accessible for everyone.

The only criticism I have is that it was difficult to read the dialogue while playing. I got the gist of the story and loop, but there were certainly lines that I missed.

Submitted

Nice game! Simple and clever with good art and audio.

Submitted

A cute little take on the classic pac-man, I like it! You did an amazing job crafting those beautiful pixel art-style.

Keep up the good work!

Submitted

Very interesting take on the formula, and the shadows looping previous plays AND helping the player were very cool!

Submitted

Nice Pac-man version!! Love it!

Submitted

Nice work! i enjoyed playing it!

Submitted

Very neat version of pac-man. Controls feels like it works with a short delay, but it doesn't and invincibility is too short. But it's really well done

Submitted

Never thought pacman could be interpreted this way. Quite clever. Game was polished and loved the music. Sometime I scared myself with my one shadow clones. LOL. Loved it. Would appreciate the effort if you  could rate my game too.

Submitted(+1)

Huh, too easy! *They say with 20 shadow clones following them*

Developer

haha this made me laugh out loud!! Thank you for playing

Submitted(+1)

Nice entry! I enjoyed this game! It's a nice take on the PacMan formula, but I also enjoyed the twist on the common interpretation of the theme (past selves/death help you in some ways). I like the theming and the little dialogues that the character says every time to complete a stage.

However, although the game is not that hard, I feel like it has been made somewhat artificially harder because of the lighting. I know it was a deliberate choice, but I feel like it just limits my ability to interact with the AI and the traps too much, and I just reset and do some other random paths, because eventually I will get to them anyway.

Developer

Thank you for your input!!!

Submitted(+1)

Very clever take on the pacman style of games! The thematic also fits nicely, which I really like. 

Developer

Thanks so much!

Submitted(+1)

I’ve been wrestling with lighting and shadows in my own jam game, so seeing how smoothly and effectively you pulled it off here really blew me away. It’s atmospheric. Awesome work, seriously inspiring!

Developer

Awww thank you so much!!!

Submitted(+1)

The game was challenging, but also enjoyable! I liked the pacman inspired gameplay mixed with the unique looping mechanic.

Developer

Thank you for playing our game!!!

Submitted(+1)

Huh, that makes for 2 pacman-inspired games with Shadow in their name!
Love how the clones light up the room in the last level.

Developer

Great minds think alike!!! haha thank you for playing

Submitted(+1)

Fun game! I like the art too!

Developer(+1)

Thank you for playing our game!!!

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