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A jam submission

Medicine and MadnessView game page

It's your job to save the world from zombies, one shot a time (a "Papers, Please" inspired zombie apocalypse game)
Submitted by Maddawik, envyaah, microfungi — 3 minutes, 17 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Concept#103.9333.933
Presentation#203.6003.600
Overall#303.2333.233
Use of the Limitation#372.8672.867
Enjoyment#502.5332.533

Ranked from 15 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Team members
Maddawik, microfungi, Envyaah

Software used
Godot Photoshop Neovim

Use of the limitation
One shot to save the world (roguelike gameplay). With one shot of the remedy you create (story & theme).

Cookies eaten
SO MANYYYY

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Comments

Submitted (1 edit) (+2)

Interesting really remind me of paper please, but this one is only one shot please lol, the game mechanics is simple but fun also, I enjoy it.

Developer(+1)

Thank you for taking the time to play and sharing your feedback, we really appreciate it! We’re glad it felt like papers, please - that’s exactly what we were aiming for :)

Submitted(+2)

Nice game! Not sure if the problem is on my part, but the symptoms text glitched out on day 3 and I couldn't see so I just failed.

Developer(+1)

Oh no! It is a bug, thanks for letting us know, we'll fix it asap! Thank you so much for the feedback and playing till day 3!

Submitted(+2)

Noice! Let me know when you fix it so I can finish it. I was having a lot of fun (mostly attempting to pronounce the names lol)

Developer(+1)

Give it another try now - thanks again for playing and sharing your feedback!

Submitted(+2)

Okay, I beat it! Ton of fun. Also could you rate my setup?

Developer(+1)

11/10, totally beating the system with this one 😂

Submitted(+1)

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Developer(+1)

Omg hahahhaa this is just the best setup XD Fits the theme so well too with the post it notes XDD

Submitted (1 edit) (+2)

Thanks to this game. I realized that pharmaceuticals aren’t for me. It was a great gaming experience, with good music and visuals

Developer

That's totally fair, pharmaceuticals are not for everyone xD  (also not for me LOL) Thank you so much for playing and for the kind words!

Submitted(+3)

It's a cool game, and the visuals are excellent. I didn't notice any bugs during the session, which is a plus. I agree that the game lacks complexity, but that doesn't diminish its good idea and visually appealing design.

Developer

Thanks for the kind words. It motivates us to continue working on the game and adding a lot more complexity and events. Hopefully others like the idea too (and the gameplay when we change it up).

Submitted(+2)

Great game! Interesting idea and gameplay style. I agree with the general feedback that the game could use a bit more dynamism. It was fun getting lost in the complex drug names!

Developer

Thank you so much for playing and the feedback! :) We're hoping to add some more interesting gameplay in the near future!

Submitted(+2)

The game is a bit static, but the artwork and concept are great!

Developer

Thank you so much for the feedback and for playing!! :) We definitely are going to get more cool ideas incorporate into the game so it's not just clicking on the right medicines, we want more things happening and more game play for sure!

Submitted(+3)

Cute art! Always love to see a paper please like game

Developer(+2)

Thank you so much for the feedback! So happy you like the art! :)

Submitted(+2)

Definetly great concept, but unfortunately the execution was lacking. it seems you guys maybe focused too much on art.

Developer (1 edit)

Thanks for the feedback! We are polishing it up to make it more playable - check back every now and then, thank you for taking the time to play!

Submitted(+2)

The idea of the game is interesting, and this is the main thing, but playing it is not so pleasant... add music, sounds, make a font that suits the overall style, and to close the book you need to look for it at the bottom, you can do it just by a second click on the screen, probably, add animations and then there will be a masterpiece!

Developer(+2)

Thanks for the notes! We had a little bug making the medicine choices a little more.. dynamic. Ran out of time for the Mini Jam but we hope to add a lot of the things you noted in the future that will hopefully make it feel a lot more fun to play it XD

Submitted(+2)

good mood, keep it up!

Submitted(+2)

fun concept, i like the idea of having to reference the book, as well as the long scientific names for things being confusing lol! it would've been nice to have some sort of visual or sound effect after each one so I know immediately how i'm going, it can be a little anticlimactic to wait for the little number at the end. but otherwise, this is a cool concept!

Developer

Thanks a ton for playing and for sharing your thoughts! You’re totally right, it could use more feedback when you pass/fail things. We are definitely going to polish it up, this was our first game jam and we learned a ton. Thanks again for the kind words!!