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A jam submission

Curriculum VainView game page

A short experimental work-simulating game. Find out what you really need.
Submitted by NekoBonesSZ, sdcphnx, tinysky66 — 2 hours, 12 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Narrative#214.4294.429
Creativity#594.5144.514
Audio#604.3144.314
Artwork#724.6294.629
Enjoyment#3504.0294.029

Ranked from 35 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 gameplay is a repeated cycle of reviewing resumes, reflecting the loop of daily work—one that only breaks when you stop engaging with it.

(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?
Big Dump Truck

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

Your average rank is #8 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.

Submitted

Oooh I love this! The music,  the animation, the vibe! Well done, this is so good and unique! :)

Developer

Thank you!!! Ssorry that I didn't check the comments yesterday, I just tried your game and the audio is fantastic!

Submitted

I really like what this game accomplishes for a jam game.  I also like how this game uses the theme.  Good job!

Developer

Thank you for playing! It's actually inspired by the sentence "Loop might means doing the same thing over and over again" :-D

Everything is just spot on, I enjoyed it so much! the concept is simple enough but executed very well! it also hits the right place TT it is amazing this could be achieved in such a short time! I especially enjoyed the artwork and the multi-endings:) good job

Developer

Sorry for my late reply XD Thank you for your feedback! We're proud to successfully complete the game too! love you

This is a really good game with a clever concept. While the interaction is still relatively simple, I truly enjoyed playing it. I look forward to seeing more great work from the developer — especially future projects that are more polished and offer richer interactive experiences.

Developer

Thank you for playing and your kind words! I'll try my best to create and publish more games!

If the gameplay were simpler, I think it would give players a better gaming experience.

Developer(+1)

Thank you for your advice! We'll try making it easier to understand!

Love the overall vibe of the game — those solid color blocks give it a retro feel! The UI for hints is super clear too!!!And even though there’s a serious office theme, it still feels chill. The background sounds are super immersive, and the whole thing feels really interactive!🥰🥰🥰

Developer

Thank you for your praise!! I'm glad that we can make you feel chill during the game >< Again thanks to our great artists!

love it

Developer

Thank you!!!

Submitted (1 edit)

很喜欢游戏所营造的氛围,美术/音乐/剧情在我这里都是满分的存在,结局的表现形式也特别出人意料特别喜欢,很享受的一次游玩体验。

对于该类型的游戏,或许在保留键盘输入的同时增加鼠标拖动的功能会玩得更加舒适一点,最初游玩的时候,我总是试图用鼠标拖动来使用剪刀跟印章,最后花了好几分钟才理解具体的使用方法。

对于一款GameJam作品来说,它实在是太惊艳了!非常好游戏,爱来自瓷器❤。

Developer

天呐感谢你的喜欢!!很感动……实际上是因为我是速通的游戏引擎没学会这个功能就偷懒没做(喂),既然有点影响体验的话我学一学后续加进去!感谢建议!爱来自瓷器!

Submitted

I'm giving you good ratings but I unfortunately couldn't get past the first day. I tried twice and maybe I was missing something but I could no longer use the computer so I thought maybe I had to just memorize some of it so I tried cutting up the first resume and everything was just locked.

The art, the animation, the sound effects were all top notch though and I really wanted to play the game because it seemed fun.

Developer

omg the bug didn't happen before I'll try to figure it out...... Sorry for letting you have bad experience. Still we appreciate your feedback and your rating! Thank you so much! I'll reply to this comment again after I fix the bug. Hope you would like to come back soon🥰

Submitted

Love the art and also the sound effects, it fits so well!!

Developer

Thanks to our great artists Youke and Tongtong lol and of course thank you for playing!

Submitted

I think I stumbled onto the ending since things went by so fast XD. Depicts the monotonous corpo life really well. I really like your game and the atmosphere. Though I think I stumbled on a few visual glitch (where things become black boxes and the game freezes at one point when click the back button on the left?).

Developer(+1)

Thank you for your feedback >< I'll upload a better version after the jam ends! Those bugs didn't show up in the playtests before so I really appreciate you finding it out... I'll try solving that problem rn! Thank you so much !!

Submitted

Nice game! Stunning visuals and compelling narrative, paired with exceptional music. Managed to hit 150 salary before discovering the ending (could be higher with hotkeys). Ithink a tutorial pause at start would help a lot, since the game goes so fast. The ending sequence was profoundly impactful—especially after relentless attempts to boost my score. Really a moving experience!

Developer (1 edit) (+1)

Thank you! We've thought about adding a tutorial but we think sice there's an actual meaning of this game, letting players misleading themselves might fit the theme and vibe better. But we still need more tests and more voice from you, to clear out how do players really feel. After the jam ends we will improve the game, maybe finally add some tutorial, or in other ways. 150 is a high score! You may try to break the record of 193 during offline playtests if you want to lol

(+1)

Really beautiful game! I accidentally saw the ending on the very first day, which was a bit odd with the narrative. :P The days are very short, so I didn't have time to fully get the rules. On a second playthrough I tried to go fast, and well it's pretty fun.^^ And the story made much more sense! I really like the presentation of the game. the art is neat, and the music gorgeous! It sets a very nice mood, and the ending scene is beautiful. The solution is also a good twist on the mechanics themselves! Kudos for submitting this.

Developer(+1)

omg thank you sooo much its such a lovely comment... I understand the problem now, the feedback is helpful. So I'm gonna add the rules to description as a first aid hhh Sorry for my poor expression, but we really are strongly moved by your comment! Thank you for playing our game!!