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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Innovation | #103 | 3.750 | 3.750 |
| Theme | #159 | 3.875 | 3.875 |
| Visuals | #206 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Overall | #332 | 3.354 | 3.354 |
| Gameplay | #569 | 2.812 | 2.812 |
| Enjoyment | #570 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Audio | #683 | 2.688 | 2.688 |
Ranked from 16 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does the game fit the theme?
You are in a strange neighbourhood with strange neighbours who are speaking a strange language.
What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
Only the background sound.
All art and code was made from scratch.
How many people worked on the game?2
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Love the idea and the hand-drawn art. I found most of the tokens but couldn't figure out how to try to do what the characters asked. I opened the garage but coulnd't figure out how to use the decoder.
Very cute game! Unfortunatly I got stuck at the garage, some more hints would be nice:D
Feedback:
Hope to see this in a finished state one day!
I really like the game’s idea, although I couldn’t fully understand how to play beyond exploring and collecting the symbols.
I hope you have time to keep working on the project and develop a more polished version of this concept — it definitely has potential!
It's very cute and unique. I wasn't able to finish it, couldn't get the garage open, but I still like it. Like the concept
Definitly a novel idea for a puzzle game. I wonder how your game would have turned out with more time, lots of potential there. If you ever continue working on the project, a small outline around interactables would be nice.
In total I managed to "understand" 6 words of the neighbours language and got stuck on the "[...] + [...] + [...] ="- Addition-task
While incomplete, I like the concept of the game and I must admit that art in this game has a lot of charm! Good work!
cute painting! and the sfx works just fine! better to have more instructions. a solid game!
Thanks for playing! Agreed that some instructions are necessary :)
It fits the theme quite well. Maybe highlighting what intractable would be a nice improvement
Thanks for playing! Indeed highlighting or some other cue will be a good improvement
I love the drawing. Even rough, it tells a story about the place that is compelling. That did make it a bit challenging to play though, as I felt I had to guess as to what might be interactable or not. Still, I love this theme interpretation and the ideas here!
Thanks for playing! We definitely will work on giving better cues as to the available interactions
The art and sound design is very pretty and creates a cozy atmosphere. I really like the thought behind the mechanic of learning a language through context clues.
I got stuck after opening the box and didn't know what to do with the can. Maybe this feedback helps with balancing.
Thanks for playing and the feedback! If we get to work on it again, we would definitely add more cues to the player for what to do.
i really like this idea and i love the art! i was only able to find a few words but i think with a bit more time to be completed, this game could be even better.
Thanks for playing!
That's great to see hand-drawn art in a game! I really liked how it looks!
I think the idea for the game is great, though I think I didn't figure fully out how to proceed - I collected symbols, but found only translation to 'close' (maybe add more description on your page of how to play?)
We appreciate the appreciation of the art :) Sam worked really hard on drawing it all weekend.
We do know the gameplay is super obscure :P We'll work on adding some description on the page. Thanks for ptrying it out!
I'll definitely play it again if you decide to develop further&polish the game:)
I really liked the hand-drawn art. Fits with the game mechanics. But I couldn't proceed in the game, I found symbols but only managed to translate the "Close". No idea what I need to do next. Help please :)
We appreciate the appreciation of the art :) Sam worked really hard on drawing it all weekend.
We do know the gameplay is super obscure :P We'll work on adding some description on the page. There is definitely a way to unlock a kitty though.
I really like the art and the translations look really cool :)
Thanks!