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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #52 | 4.526 | 4.526 |
| Artwork | #127 | 4.526 | 4.526 |
| Audio | #258 | 3.947 | 3.947 |
| Narrative | #278 | 3.895 | 3.895 |
| Enjoyment | #364 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
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?
Using near death experiences to call again to solve puzzles in a fun death loop.
(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
Max Value Games & Associates
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Really fun game with great visuals everything feels well put together. Nice job! 🎮
Your average rank is #56 in GMTK 2025! Congrats!
Here is the link with all the rankings:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pcYEGvaHF3y30mMEWwywmkRd2FCpo-u3_ZFpPFSo...
I felt bad that there is 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.
It took me a long time to admit defeat and go to watch the video you so kindly provided. I could smack myself for not finding the room to the south east for the longest time. Otherwise a great game! Loved every minute of it ♥
Fantastic use of the loop and creative puzzles. I have to admit, I also couldn't find the blue key and watched the video on the page for the answer, and kicked myself later for not getting it. Audio, visuals, and gameplay all fantastic, well done!
It took me too way long to find the furnace room...
But after that it was smooth sailing.
This was a fun time, and I admire how polished it is for such a short time. Hats off to the team!
Interesting take on the death loop theme! I enjoyed the pixelart immensely and the music and spooky atmosphere contributed to a good experience as well. Kudos!
Thanks mate, loved your title as well. Very fun loop to get into.
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Nice aesthetic and clever puzzles! It was very satisfying finding the connection of things between rooms. I especially enjoyed the music and its evolution as you collected keys. Had to watch the gameplay trailer to find the blue key 😅 but was able to figure everything else out. Great work!
Thank you very much for playing. Hoping to maybe one day better guide the player down these puzzle solution with more time.
Really solid game all around! While death loop is a common idea for this jam, the idea of using your death to solve puzzles it a really original spin on it!
The visuals are very good, the audio is nice as well.
At first I was a bit stuck because I didn’t understand that you could go down on the room on the right with all the tables near. Besides that, the puzzles feels well designed elements are connected together is a nice logical way.
I found 3 keys so far, great job!
I was pretty lost at the start but overall I liked it!
Very unique aesthetic and fitting music - huge props to the team!! Really fun game!!
the music is bumpin, the art is stylish, the concept- creative as hell.
love this though that second key is a cruel one
This is an excellent submission, one of my favorites I've seen so far the random selection really blessed me! The presentation in this game is outstanding. 2D characters in a 3D world is a look I love, the environment design looks amazing and I don't feel like it's too obvious what objects are interactable and what aren't. The portraits around the level are really fun, are they of your team? Repeating the cause of death is a really cool puzzle mechanic and I do feel like this game captures the spirit of something like Outer Wilds pretty well in four days where you're constantly learning what's possible and getting faster each time you loop.
The audio and atmosphere in this game is fantastic and I was pleasantly surprised by the changing track. Ya'll have gotten full marks from me so my suggestion will be more nit picky than most. The ambiance in this game is great, but what would push it over the top is an adaptive footstep sound. Give me a nice meaty steps that change depending on the floor you're on and you've got a stew going.
Excellent submission I look forward to seeing more from you!
The portraits were us, yes! Adaptive step sounds were made, we just got crunched on time. Thank you so much for your feedback.
Full points for creativity, love this take on the theme! Artwork is phenomenal too, great job :))
Wow this game is perfect ! I mean the idea to use your death to resolve puzzle is amazing.
For now this is the best game that i found in this jam !
Really good game ! <3
Ooooooh, Script Welder ts, I really like the vibes here
I would need a full version of this, sick submission
Amazing game ! The idea is great, I was a bit stuck with what to do with de gentleman trying to kill me but it suddently made sens. Didn't manage to find the last key (second from the left) but I'll try again ! Thanks to all the team you made an incredible job.
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