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A jam submission

MartianCrawlView game page

Submitted by artascian — 5 days, 19 hours before the deadline
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CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Overall#23.8734.000
Best Creative Twist on the Original#44.0674.200
Game Completeness#44.1314.267
Best Most Like the Original#63.5503.667
Sound Design#63.6793.800
Artistry#73.9384.067

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

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Submitted(+1)

The concept looks interesting, and the game loks like it has a lot of depths with the inventory, oxygen tank and items fabrication system. Unfortunately I died too soon to be able to see its full potential.

I could go around the keyboard bug by using Windows virtual keyboard to press a virtual “>” key, but it was a little bit frustrating at first. I think the game would benefit greatly from a small tutorial, or at least a first level with simpler tasks, because the number of machines, items, and stuff is a bit hard at first.

Nevertheless, the artstyle feels great and the assets go very well together, it looks very polished for a gamejam game, congrats !

Submitted(+1)

I had the same problem as gagoschka with the keyboard, and there are a few too many different controls for me . Personally,  I prefer games with a simpler interface and a single interaction button, so I'm just not the target.  But despite that, the game is really smooth and feel immediatly immersive, and it makes me want to see more, so great job ! 

Submitted(+1)

This looks really good and feels nice to play :) I also loved the background musicc

A problem I had at the start is, that my keyboard (german layout) doesn't have an individual ">" key. I can usually just type it with shift. Because of that I had to change my keyboard settings to get into the game

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Oh whoops, non-standard keyboards didn't occur to me at all! My bad.

Submitted(+1)

Very interesting concept and theme. You got it so well thought out! The UI is also very good looking, and the items and machines to make them give this well needed depth. Very good job!

Submitted(+1)

Wow this is a really impressive game! It took me a little bit to understand what was going on, but it's because I underestimated how much was actually in this game. It feels like Rogue meets Risk of Rain. The art and music are great and the gameplay is interesting and fun. Really great work!

Submitted(+1)

I adore the design and visual presentation here. It's a significant departure from the stock-standard fantasy dungeon which makes an immediate impression. You have a great command of designing the UI and it wouldn't be out of place on any top-tier game of the DOS era. After a little bit of tinkering with the systems on offer, everything makes sense where it is and remains very informative and accessible. The spritework is excellent and reminds me a little bit of Space Station 13 for some reason; maybe it's the sci-fi theme. I also appreciate there's a little bit of environmental design, with signs pointing the way to special settings in the mine. 

The gameplay is good too! I enjoyed exploring the Martian mines and exploring the depths to collect resources. Adding dialogue logs invests the player in a little personality and guidance. The sheer amount of systems here is impressive and all thoughtfully executed: there's a survival-style oxygen management, combat with adjustable weapons, resource management to collect equippable upgrades...yeah, this all clicks together excellently. I'd say to myself, I wish there was a map, press M and lo and behold, the map zooms out. The forethought and design behind this one is really obvious. 

I don't have any constructive feedback for this one - it's very accomplished and I enjoyed exploring the world, which is an inordinately difficult thing to do for a roguelike style game. 

Submitted(+2)

Exceptional submission, strong art direction, good sound and good controls. The game feels snappy and quick to learn.

4/5

Submitted(+1)

It's been fun watching this one being made.  It looks great.