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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Story | #230 | 1.342 | 1.800 |
| Sound | #233 | 1.491 | 2.000 |
| Music | #234 | 1.342 | 1.800 |
| Theme | #254 | 1.193 | 1.600 |
| Aesthetics | #256 | 1.491 | 2.000 |
| Fun | #258 | 1.043 | 1.400 |
| Mechanics | #264 | 1.043 | 1.400 |
| Overall | #268 | 1.043 | 1.400 |
Ranked from 5 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How many people worked on this game in total?
1
Did you use any existing assets? If so, list them below.
Yes
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Hey — I just played your jam entry and enjoyed the atmosphere in Boxed By Jack. The ambient sound sets a tense mood, and the concept is intriguing. However, I encountered a few issues: the level feels quite empty, making traversal tedious, and the UI is minimal, lacking labels for settings sliders. Additionally, I died unexpectedly without clear feedback, which was a bit frustrating. Enhancing environmental details, improving UI clarity, and providing better death indicators could significantly improve the player experience.
If you’d like, please check out my game and rate it: /jam/gamedevtv-halloween-jam-2025/rate/3971977
— thanks so much and best of luck in the jam! 🎃
Thanks for playing my game and your feedback! I'll give your game a try.
I tried the mac version, but I don't think it's working right.
I see the lighter, and it moves a bit when I move the mouse, but that's all I can do. 🤷♂️
Also, I got this error when I tried to open it:
I was able to fix it by following the instructions on this thread:
https://discussions.unity.com/t/issue-opening-unity-mac-applications-on-mac-big-...
(I am running OS 11 Big Sur, which is pretty old. Not sure if newer computers would have the same problem)
Sorry about the issues, also the thing with the lighter if you wait a few seconds the camera will unlock and the camera will start moving when you move it and I don't know how to fix it but if that doesn't work then exit the game/window but don't close it just tab out of it then go back to it and it should start moving immediately. The issue with the mac version getting an error seems to be an issue that's an issue for mac not me and I can't fix it so maybe its because you have an older version or apple needs to put out an update because the issue isn't really the application but you did find a fix and it looks like a lot of people have been having the issue but people have found some fizes so im glad you were able to resolve that. Thank you for letting me know I am trying to update the game right now but Scream Jam isn't letting me but if I do it should fix that lighter issue if none of the fixes I listed didn't work.
There is an ok tense atmosphere with the ambient sound, but the level has a lot of wide open empty space, which becomes tedious to traverse without something of interest to reward exploration. The UI is very basic, and not very informative. The options in the in game settings menu are I think for volume control??? but there's no text to label the sliders, and the settings screen when accessed from the main menu is completely blank.
I died with almost no warning, there was a brief vignette effect that caught my attention, but with out and SFX, change in music or other feedback, I just died without knowing why... apparently Jack boxed me.
Practice makes perfect so keep at it!