Play Sandal Dash
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Gameplay | #15 | 3.794 | 3.794 |
| Overall | #50 | 3.588 | 3.588 |
| Innovation | #51 | 3.647 | 3.647 |
| Audio | #69 | 3.382 | 3.382 |
| Theme interpretation | #85 | 3.588 | 3.588 |
| Graphics | #164 | 3.235 | 3.235 |
Ranked from 34 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
GitHub repository URL
https://github.com/doriliangames/Jam_GameOff2025
Game description
Dash your sandals away from the tide! Test your skills as you race and match the sandals through platforms and obstacles before the tide reaches you. The game is easy to learn and quick to play, making it accessible for everyone. This is a short game, but more levels, obstacles, items and challenges are currently in development.
Theme interpretation
I thought about water waves. So, I had this idea of a surfer on a beach. But, eventually, I came up with the idea of running away from a tidal wave.
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It is a great game, i liked the gameplay, overall a great time playing it
One of my highest rated games this jam. Also, we have a common idea with the waves taking away your space haha!
I played a bit, and when I got past the first level, I felt my brain working a little, haha.
Then I noticed the waves coming, I almost screamed. Your innovation is great, congratulations! You could work on the music a bit more :)
Oh man, I love how simplistic and addictive this is. The decision making under pressure is so great, yet it allows you to learn and practice as well. What an outstanding game from such a minimalistic concept. Great work!
This is a very well designed and executed game! It feels like a feature complete mini game with the correct amount of polish, great art, and charming music, and great game feel. The mechanics are simple and it really lets you get in the flow state. You've got a really great difficulty curve with each level adding new mechanics, I was pleasantly surprised when you could start choosing the track you proceed on.
I think the only real feedback I have is that you should be able to restart the level with the space bar after you fail.
Incredible job!
I noticed your post in difficult games and agree -- could be a little difficult but does have a nice puzzle planning aspect with the idea that you need to watch the future orientation of sandals. Beach vibes for wave theme (check) Collect sea shells to solve the level/wave (check). Avoid enemies (crabs) (check) -- Solid wave game, good job.
Very cool game, simple mechanics but very addictive and gets tricky quickly. Cool music as well
Very well done!
I agree, very addictive! I just wanted to keep playing! Love the wave rushing as a mechanic to get you to home your rotate skills! Nice work
So addictive :) I couldn't stop before I finished it all :D
Really satisfying mechanics! Very unusual but when I got used to it it was so much fun :)
Thank you for the awesome game. Here's my playthrough, I hope it will help you if you want to develop it further :)
P.S. I found the last level not as ultimately hard as the one before it :)This is a lot of fun and everything works really well. Retrying a lot of times was not an issue at all but a reset button would be welcome (not that the lack of it hurt the game in any significant way). Since I love games with very few controls and simple mechanics, this is probably the one I liked the most so far. Congrats, this is brilliant.
Fun game and catchy music. I really like the art and simplicity of the controls.
Perfect for relaxation, engaging and funny. A bit of work with UI and general play cycle and it is totally can be sold as mobile game!
Thank you for the feedback!
Loved this entry a lot, from the presentation to the gameplay to the music, everything fits perfectly, I also played it with keyboard here and feels quite solid except the clicking required to restart when dying as mentioned by others. You should consider expanding on this, creating a UI for a level select while showing fastest time completed and how many cones where collected, the cones could be some sort of currency to unlock cosmetic changes such as more sandal styles. I would heavily suggest adding it to mobile stores, while those are heavily saturated the cute presentation and the easy to understand concept could get you some good numbers there so long the game it’s promoted.
Thanks! I have been thinking about extending this idea to mobiles. Thank you for the suggestion, it helps me a lot to actually do it! =)
Great game! I liked the SFX very much! It adds to the game feel!
Nice concept and execution, well done!
Thank you for playing it!
Love this fast paced lil sandal game. I could totally see myself playing this on my phone. Took me a minute to get good but it was fun. Since all of the controls are on the keyboard, it would make sense to designate a key to either navigate the UI or reset/continue a level (Having to reach for my mouse everytime I wanna retry breaks the flow, and I died a lot!). Good theme interpretation and solid game all around!
You can play it on the phone. It has both alternatives. Actually, it was initially designed for the phone. I added the keyboard before submission, but I didn't test it. Then I notice what you mention. You have to reach the mouse every time you die or complete the level. In the phone it's not a problem. Thank you for the feedback!. I will adjust those details for the next update.
Simple, but challenging. Great work!
Thank you for playing it. Yes, I notice it's difficult :). I will work on that after the jam.
Solid entry, cool mechanic with plenty of variety
Thank you! I am glad you liked it.
Really fun game , simple mechanic, but well executed ! As a person ,who likes difficulty in games , I appreciate level 2 being already demanding, but it may be a bit frustrating for others. Solid entry! (will be back to rate after jam is finished ; ) )
Thank you for the feedback! I will work on gradually increasing the challenge after the jam.