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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #633 | 4.137 | 4.137 |
| Enjoyment | #659 | 3.855 | 3.855 |
| Artwork | #1237 | 3.863 | 3.863 |
| Audio | #1297 | 3.427 | 3.427 |
| Narrative | #5014 | 2.120 | 2.120 |
Ranked from 117 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 control the character by redirecting their trajectory using a fixed orbit, or "loop".
(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
I did everything solo apart from music. The music was done by my friend Zapathie during the jam.
(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
slimewitch
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Awesome game! I've actually played it on the phone lol. Just wanted to take a quick look first, but got immediately addicted by the challenging gameplay. And almost beat it? Not sure - no shift on the phone. Loved the ambient sound and minimalist visuals, too. The transition animation is amazing. Fantastic experience!
thank you! im sure its a little harder on mobile due to the clarity not being great with a touch input, but im glad you still had a good time with it!
Sleek visuals!
really amazing concept, love it!
fun little game
Nice execution of a simple mechanic! A sort-of mini-golf and cut-the-rope sort of game that I could imagine playing for many more levels.
I really enjoy the game. took me a while to synchronize my moves but in the end I did it.
Great game and great idea.
Clever game!! Really fun and addictive!!!
SHEESH
i think that this was the closest game to that "Flywrench-type rage game" vibe I was going for myself in my own jam game. i think you did an excellent job of saying "hey, this is a crushingly difficult game, it's going to be hard" which I wish I conveyed on my jam game a bit better.
the main mechanic was really, really well-done and the difficulty curve eased in perfectly as well. its amazingly easy to screw yourself over by making one misclick, and the fact that it was so punishing works in this game's favor really well.
normally, i'd feel that a jam game like this would need more mechanics to keep player attention, but the level design was so tight that it felt like the perfect amount of complexity for this game. probably the best-designed set of levels I played in a stage-based jam game for this jam. some levels (the four spike "platforms") made my mouth drop but turned out to be easier than expected. Others, like the final level, were like "okay, how hard can this possibly be?" and then managed to beat me to a pulp. It felt good being caught off-guard a bit by how devious the game could be : )
overall, love this game. really well executed with tight level design. a great accomplishment and a stellar entry imo
im glad someone else is as much of a sicko for games like this as me, thank you so much for the kind words!!!!! i'll be sure to have a look at your game before ratings are over
it is a masocore platforming game for sickos in the same-ish category as yours -- def check it out!!! im glad i could find your game bc it really impressed me ^_^
amazing game!!! its a good challenge
Really sick game, I love bouncing between walls and figuring out how to aim my shots, though I found there wasn't any particular incentive to use the walls and bouncable surfaces, so I would have liked if part of the objective was doing the level in as few orbits as possible so you need to interact with the world a little more. Still loved getting through all the levels, and managing to weave through spikes while being slightly afraid of accidentally slinging the ball right into them is ace.
i was gonna add an "orbits used" stat to the level transition, but i forgot about it before the deadline :( otherwise, i find it useful to bounce to give me time to line up shots and such. glad you had a good time with it!
Very cool! Fun to play and beautiful to see! :D
HAHAHA I WAS YOUR 100TH RATING!
This is really good, really hard, but really good! Much more approachable than your last BIGMODE game I think.
I love how simple and easy to understand the actual core mechanic is. The difficulty comes in mastering the mechanic, and the evil level design. The art is minimalistic and pleasing to mine eyes, and the sound is nice on the ears, very relaxing for such a difficult game.
Another banger from slimewitch!! Idk how you come up with these simple mechanics that are so hard to master
thank u!! ive been meaning to play your game, ill give it a shot soon :)
slimewitch!!! i've been in so many jams alongside you and i'm always so impressed with how you construct a style across your projects. not just in art and palette but also in gameplay structure and mechanic prototyping! IRIS fits so neatly in your portfolio it's hard to believe it wasn't there the whole time.
i really enjoyed the main mechanic and how it informed the level design. however, something about it was a little bit unintuitive the whole way through. it was hard to remember whether the orbit was clockwise or counterclockwise, and my brain kept telling me that the ball would keep its momentum on release rather than shoot off straight. i think the way you have it is much better for the gameplay, but i wonder if there's an even better way to communicate the motion. i LOVED the sound and music, it does wonders to elevate the aesthetic into an intentional, meditative experience.
overall, great stuff! make more forever!! see you in another jam :]
thank you!! I'm sure i could've found a way to more accurately convey the orbit's motion but both the left turn thing and not preserving velocity were actually fairly last minute decisions, i'm glad they worked out as well as they did regardless. ill absolutely give your game a try the next chance I get.
Very nice concept and mechanic, really well executed. It is hard to play,. but feels very rewarding when winning !
Interesting concept, and quite a difficult one. The 1st key level got me so many times. :) Stopped playing after passing that one; but still, I enjoyed the challenge.
Cheers!
Very simple idea but super well executed. Last level was the one really hard for me. Took me a ridiculously long time to understand it was just going away from the ball and not along the circular motion. Then took me a second ridiculously time to understand I was able to click outside of the circle, which helps a LOT. I love this kind of vibes, as much for the aesthetics as for the audio. Good job!
So difficult
Finally a platform I actually enjoy, and that doesn't feel like every other platformer. I seriously had so much fun with this and I cannot get over how simple yet effective the artstyle is
I really enjoyed your game. You picked a fantastic central mechanic that on its own creates many levels. Thinking with how the rotations work when above or bellow the ball really adds to the depth. was not able to get past the 3/4 level due to skill issue but think you got a very solid game here. also the level of polish is fantastic for a solo dev. Congrats on submitting!