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GMTK Game Jam 2025

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A jam submission

Box of GearsView game page

Turn some chains
Submitted by pincushionx — 25 minutes, 12 seconds before the deadline
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Box of Gears's itch.io page

Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Creativity#16583.8183.818
Enjoyment#24423.2733.273
Narrative#31252.5002.500
Artwork#31873.2273.227
Audio#75961.7271.727

Ranked from 22 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 features chains on gears. They're all loops. The player must rotate the loop using gears to match an arrow to a sensor.

(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
The font Marcellus by Astigmatic was used. All assets were made by myself during the jam.

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ringoFFSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Very interesting and entertaining puzzle. I managed to solve it after many attempts. GOOD WORK!

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tree loop
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Jarred RuizSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Yoooo, thanks for checking out our game! I thought your game was really unique and cool! The puzzles were both challenging and fun, which I think can be hard to do in a game jam such as this, so great job! Most importantly though, the puzzles made me feel smart for solving them, so again, great job haha. 

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Attic Requiem
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makzimeSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

looks interesting! too bad the web version is not loading :/

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Taxi Looper
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MegaMeloneSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

I'm apparently terrible at mechanical engineering, because this game absolutely fried my brain (in a very good way). It was so hard for me to wrap my head around so many of these puzzles, but I started to slowly get better at thinking ahead and figuring out how the gears move and interact. Great work in a wonderful mind-bending puzzle game!

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Cloud Posting
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ClonedCatSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

yippie i got to the end! I really like gear puzzles, although and i think the theme applies perfectly. I really like the skeuomorphic/realistic gear box aesthetic! it could be a little more high res tho haha, but i really like it. The game lacks a little feedback, both visual when dragging (not really terrible) and sound. Next time, add a couple sounds here and there, even a couple of clicks can improve the game feeling x1000. Nice work! 

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Cat Cloones
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TexmoSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Very cool mechanic and nice implementation of theme! 🔥

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Tap Room
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JorvanSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Pretty cool puzzle game. I also wasn't able to add audio in time, so don't feel too bad about it. By the way, maybe connections with different colors than the regular gears would have ease the readability of the system, and an undo button would have been nice. Other than that, I think you did great. Congrats 👍

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Looping Through
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rustycruiselabsSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Really cool theme interpretation! The controls took me awhile to figure out, but the puzzles were fun.

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Backfire - Game Jam Edition
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KajaceSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

This is very cool. Great use of theme. Anything else constructive I could say to be helpful has already been said. :) Very Nice game! Thanks.

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The Orbital Cascade
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TomatoOmeletSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Took me a while to figure out the control but I eventually got it! Puzzles are challenging for my small brain but really cool concept!

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Lonely Planet
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JacobSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Really cool concept, the puzzles feel really solid and had me thinking for quite a few minutes. I found a bug where if you scroll the mousewheel you zoom out which doesn't feel intentional but overall this is a great submission - well done!

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Swope
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pincushionxDeveloper1 year ago (1 edit) (+1)

Thanks! The scroll was actually intentional. It was part of another game I was building for this jam before I pivoted to this idea. I thought I'd keep it in.

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YoruVIISubmitted1 year ago(+1)

I really enjoyed this one the puzzles were really well done for a game jam and I just love the concept I just wish there was audio hearing the gears click and mesh would be so cool! Amazing job

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Twilight Dream
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pincushionxDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

Yeah, sound is definitely missing. I want to hear those gears move too. So glad you enjoyed it.

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pscgamesSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Liked this game a lot ! Definitely agree with other comments about the reset button, the missing sound, and the fact that it's a shame not to have a web version. However, this is a rich logic puzzle game, which could really become a solid game ! I feel I could spend a lot of time playing, thinking, trying stuff and watching the gears move if it had a bit more polish.
Also, I found it really funny that if you unscroll the mouse wheel, you can actually see the box in 3D haha

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Jerry Can
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pincushionxDeveloper1 year ago

The reset button seems to be working sometimes but not others. It's really frustrating and I can't imagine playing it without the button. So.. thank you for playing it and giving feeback! So glad you liked it.

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CateSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Love the game and the approach to the theme!

It feels like a gear engineering game that will come out in engineering class to let people understand how the transfer of motion works.

I would love it more if there were some sound feedback when placing and dragging... and most importantly, the sound of gear grinding!

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Build A Looping Route
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pincushionxDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

Making it definitely got me to think of how the transfer of motion works. So happy to read that you like it.

I couldn't agree more about the sound. Maybe a bit of vfx too. I really appreciate the feedback.

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pincushionxDeveloper1 year ago

Thank you!

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IChiuSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Really creative! The puzzles were pretty unintuitive for me, but I'm not too good at visualizing how the gears would move lol. Already stated, but fixing the reset button would definitely help a lot! Great job though, it's a cool concept and executed well!

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Astro Looper
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pincushionxDeveloper1 year ago

These puzzles aren't for everybody. I had some family play and I saw it first hand :P Thanks for playing and for the feedback too!
 

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William McCullenSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

The game worked perfectly for me! The only thing not working was my brain lol - I could have used some hints on how each of the different gear types operate! Otherwise, excellently designed, both in gameplay and visuals!

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Loopy Time
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pincushionxDeveloper1 year ago

Thanks for playing and for the compliments too. Hints are a great idea and they'd be easy to add too..

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kkritselisSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

I am on a Mac, so hopefully you can get the web version working... Thanks!

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Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay!
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mizuSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Interesting game! I enjoyed playing it. Great job!!

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pincushionxDeveloper1 year ago

Thank you!

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PorridgeBeeSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

This is cool game. the reset button would not work so I had to restart the game if I didnt get it right :(

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Helleidoscope
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pincushionxDeveloper1 year ago

That's too bad! Thanks for playing

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