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It's Birthday Again!View game page

A gift-giving birthday loop powered by your memory!

Submitted by Behnam — 1 day, 4 minutes before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Creativity	#305	4.286	4.286
Audio	#571	3.714	3.714
Narrative	#1078	3.238	3.238
Enjoyment	#1696	3.476	3.476
Artwork	#1795	3.667	3.667

Ranked from 21 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 loop is in the birthday cycle: every year, you get gifts from the same people. and then it’s your turn to give gifts back on their birthdays. The irony is in keeping the loop going without giving the same gift to the same person again.

(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
Main Menu Music by: Viktor Kraus
https://opengameart.org/content/birthday-cake

Level Music by: Cody O'Quinn
https://codyoquinnmusic.com/single/50787/berrylife-city

Title Font by: Yuji Oshimoto
https://www.dafont.com/04b-30.font?text=PLAY+Play&fpp=200

Text Font by: Jason Kottke
https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Silkscreen

Icons by: Phosphor Icons
https://phosphoricons.com/

Cursor Icons by: Kenney
https://kenney.nl/assets/cursor-pack

Animated Emoji by: Emojipedia
https://emojipedia.org/animated-noto-color-emoji/16.0/partying-face

Animated Background by: Hyperplexed
https://codepen.io/Hyperplexed/pen/zYXZoZg?ref=Hyperplexed

Sound Effects by:
freesound_community
https://pixabay.com/users/freesound_community-46691455/
CreatorsHome
https://pixabay.com/users/creatorshome-49707711/
FoxBoyTail
https://pixabay.com/users/foxboytails-49447089/
Universfield
https://pixabay.com/users/universfield-28281460/

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

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Comments

MaxMusicSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

It's a very interesting take on the theme, for once no timeloop involved. Or is it? I liked the humor. You can cheat the first levels though, i didn't had to open the gifts to know the order !

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Loop it, Cupid!

BrukSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

That's another unique take on the theme, quite a funny concept!

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Dragoh54Submitted1 year ago(+1)

I have bad memory, but this game give me some confidence in it! Thanks developers for funny and in some moments strategic gameplay. Also i would like to play this game on phone! My high score - 5.

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Lifetime Service

killerturtSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Nice game, really cool and unique interpretation of the theme, the art is looking crisp and beautifull. I enjoyed it, too bad im horrible at these types of games XD

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MushroomManToadSubmitted1 year ago (1 edit) (+1)

Very silly interpretation of the theme - had a blast! Ended up with a high score of 6 before an old man got his own gift back.. ah well... Super fun entry all around, feels incredibly polished! You did great with this one!

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UnknowndvSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Nice game

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ZipiRoGamesSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

The game looks like a phone game! You should put it on app store or google paly. I know it’s on the web but there would reach a lot more people. The artwork is great and the sfx too. I think in the settings the SFX on/off button doesn’t work! Keep up the good work!

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BehnamDeveloper1 year ago

Thank you for the kind words and feedback! This was actually my first game, and I don’t really enjoy it enough to keep working on it. It just doesn’t feel that fun to me.
But I’m definitely planning to make a proper phone game once I’ve built up more skills!
And yeah, the SFX toggle doesn’t work. I wasn’t sure how to code that yet, so I just left it blank. 😅

Paso#9Submitted1 year ago(+1)

Great game, my memory sucks ;D

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GMTK spiral platformer

NoviceGamesSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Simple but fun concept! Very well executed, this feels like a mobile game I would install and play whenever I need to pass some time. Love it!

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Normal Roller-Coaster Clicker Game

BenimSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Cool game, and nice idea!

Tho I suck at remembering. I must be tired :P

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Jay2aSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Very lively art style! It's a very simple concept for a game but it's a unique interpretation of the theme and felt super polished overall

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Pincho GardenSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Nice implementation of the theme and cool graphics. I don't know if i'm dumb or what but i couldn't get more than a 4 in my attemtps

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harrizznSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Very polished game. Solid memory game, my best score was 5 lol

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BitroSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Very cool idea! Really enjoyed the UI design too! Well made 👏

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