Play (the) Circus
Jimmy Joins (the) Circus's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #8 | 3.042 | 3.042 |
| Audio / Sound Design | #8 | 3.167 | 3.167 |
| Art Style / Visuals | #9 | 3.250 | 3.250 |
| Theme | #12 | 3.167 | 3.167 |
| Gameplay / Fun / Engagement | #12 | 2.583 | 2.583 |
Ranked from 12 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
player is upside down, some things in the environment are upside down, and the vibe of everything is just a little bit off
Game Engine
GameMaker
Game Engine / Tools (Other)
Aseprite, Audacity
Self-Made & Used Assets
Homemade Graphics/Art (e.g. models and/or textures)
Assets (e.g. free or purchased assets used in the game)
Have you joined a game jam before?
Yes
Roughly how much time did you spend developing? (in hours)
14+
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Comments
Fun for such a short game. The title letters flipping was neat.
thanks for playing!! nice to hear you liked the title screen
I find the game cut, funny and short. Like the way the UI switch.
appreciate the comment, thanks for playing Dennis!
I loved how quirky this was, flipping the letters to show the button and then falling into the tree stump. I'm guessing that's the end of the game? I liked the animated letters, they reminded me of Baba is you. Sound effects were really fun. I wish there was more. Also music would have been nice. But congratulations on finishing something and submitting it!
thank you :)) there's definitely a lack of content lol, but glad you vibed with what was there, appreciate u!
I couldn’t figure out what the game is about, but I absolutely loved the fun of it. The SFX are obviously superb, the animations are funny, playing with the text is cool. I missed being able to “play again”—is it possible without refreshing the whole page?
Thank you so much, what a lovely comment!You can press R to restart the game at any point, I didn't think to add a "play again" button because the game is so short lol. Appreciate ya!
Really unique and creative concept you have here! I liked the the feel of the diffferent actions you can do like moving, jumping and even flipping over the letters of the title screen! The art was cute and some nice SFX. Definitely has the beginnings for a wacky game where the main character is training to join a circus :D Although not much gameplay as such, the experience was funny and intriguing :)
Thank you so much :) Glad to hear you enjoyed the overall vibe. The game play is definitely lacking lol, I agree. Appreciate the thoughtful comment!
this game Is short but it's really good!!!
Good luck!
thanks for playing!!
tis gaem is relly kewl! harhar me like g00d!!!!! :)
xD xD xD
(luv teh new pfp btw supa sick)
The game is very short. I'd add more puzzles. Maybe enable different acrobatics with various key bindings (e.g., 1, 2, 3). For example, to hit a tree, you could jump up with spacebar and use a mid-air pirouette mechanic with key 1. I really like the main menu and the ability to rotate the letters. Perhaps adding puzzles involving decrypting encrypted upside down text would be nice to know the story behind that circus. Good job!
Yeah its definitely a bit short, I did what I could in the time frame ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Different acrobatics is an interesting avenue to explore, would fit nicely with the circus thing. Glad you appreciated the main menu, I spent most of my time on that instead of actually making a game lol. Encrypted upside down text puzzles would have been a super cool take on the theme, great idea. Appreciate the thoughtful comment, thank you!
A nice and very innovative game concept. Its inspiring.
Thanks for playing and the kind words, glad you enjoyed it!
Wow, that's amazing how the letters are upside down in the main menu. I managed to flip them right-side up and a start button pops up. The gameplay is very simple, just walk into the tree repeatedly to unlock a black hole on it and get a victory screen.
ahah glad you liked the main menu, I spent wayyyy too much time on it, probably should have spent more time on the actual gameplay lol. Thanks for playing :)
At the beginning i was ready to ragequit, I humbly suggest to add a few instructions, if you plan to keep working on this. After i find out the solution of the first puzzle, i was delighted and hoped to find more puzzles like that,,, oh well, still a good game idea.
It's tough to find the balance between directing the player and getting in the way of the puzzle solving, I'm really glad you stuck with it. I agree that its hard to know what to do but I think the moment of delight in solving the puzzle is worth it. Thanks for playing :)