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A jam submission

Don't Wave BackView game page

Operate a mysterious oscilloscope-like machine to tune in waves and uncover messages.
Submitted by Enzo Ribeiro, LeviathanLaw, alexandratay00, Jarrod, Tricketcat, Raolir — 6 hours, 46 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Horror#3502.4292.429
Enjoyment (Best Game)#3792.7142.714
Sound Design#3852.7142.714
Creativity#3922.8572.857
Aesthetics#3953.1433.143
Story#5371.7141.714

Ranked from 7 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

What game engine did you make this project in?

Unity

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Comments

Submitted(+2)

At first, I didn't know how it worked like everyone else, but there was a guide saying to use the mouse wheel on the pause menu. When I hovered the cursor and aligned the wave with the wheel, the entire mechanism clicked. I really loved how noise interfered with the wheel during the final tuning phase, along with the time-out gauge. The music is also incredibly ominous and tense. It's just a simple repetitive task, yet your talent for building such tension is amazing. I think this is one of the best games in this jam.

Developer

Thank you so much for this nice comment! I'm super happy to know that the game reached you this way and it's reassuring that the guide made sense <3

Submitted(+1)

I liked the basic mechanics of the game. I think games based on a specific routine process are a good idea for horror. It was also nice to see elements of game complexity

Submitted(+1)

I tried to turn the knobs, but I didn't understand what to do. In any case, it looks beautiful.

Submitted(+2)

Not sure what is the fail condition here, I noticed that some of the buttons were affected by something but I could tell how that tied up with the rest of the game. Cool concept and atmosphere. Keep it up!

Submitted(+2)

Now I am become wave curse. Cool concept!

(+2)

Love the concept, super moody! 

Submitted(+1)

I didn't quite understand what I was supposed to do with the computer. I tried everything I could, but couldn't get any further. Nevertheless, great work!

Developer (1 edit)

Hi there, take a look at the controlls and remember that the osciloscope only works after you get a task from the big tech rectangle at it's right! Please let us know if you are able to play or if any problems arise or persist. Thank you for playing <3