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GMTK Game Jam 2025

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A jam submission

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Stephen's Sausage Roll meets Fahrenheit 451. Fight fires in a brutal, minimalist puzzle game.
Submitted by omega797 — 11 hours, 21 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Audio#57462.3112.778
Artwork#59752.4963.000
Creativity#61522.6813.222
Narrative#75051.6642.000
Enjoyment#82481.7572.111

Ranked from 9 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?
You loop the firehose, both around debris, but most notably around *itself* to create a kink in the hose that enables additional gameplay mechanics.

(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
See description for full credits

(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
Aaron Henselin

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Dony StudioSubmitted1 year ago

Good one

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Exi Inde
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haru_neSubmitted1 year ago

Is the fire a particle system? 

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Unravel Quest
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omega797Developer1 year ago (1 edit)

Yep, fire’s just a light and a particle system. For the water, pressure is controlled by lerping gravity on the particles. Thanks for checking it out!

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Max PelotSubmitted1 year ago

Very unique puzzler, definitely pretty tricky until you learn about the water pressure mechanic. 

It seems like there's a lot of potential for puzzles like these if you decide to make more - good stuff!

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Ambush Wrangler
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leonardohclSubmitted1 year ago

Really liked the concept, I love puzzle games.

If I were to give you any pointers is that you could make it easier to understand the loop mechanic (took me a while hahahha).

Nonetheless, great job!

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No way but up
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ZaphireSubmitted1 year ago

Very cool idea, but unfortunately I could not figure out how to complete stage 2

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Corkscrew 360
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omega797Developer1 year ago (1 edit)

Thanks for trying the game! If you decide to circle back:

(1) You can try skipping the level with “]” and see if you can discover the missing mechanic in stage 3.

(2) Or, an optional hint / solution for you:

Hint

The missing mechanic aligns with the theme of the jam

Full solution

When you make a loop with the hose, it makes a kink and changes the water pressure. This increases the spray distance so that you can reach the fire in stage 2 without trapping yourself.

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ZaphireSubmitted1 year ago

Tried it again and figured it out thanks, sorry my mistake! Very cool

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