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A jam submission

EarnestView game page

Finding a partner is a serious endeavour. Will you be chosen?
Submitted by adrils, sahibu.2026 — 1 hour, 46 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Creativity#53.9423.942
Interpretation of the theme#123.3623.362
Overall#153.2213.221
Style#203.2173.217
Enjoyment#282.3622.362

Ranked from 69 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?
A bird needs to decorate the nest to attract mates and all objects can be used to do so

Did your team create the art for this game during the 42 hour time slot?

Mainly yes. We did the majority but some assets were not made by us

Did you use AI to create the art for this game?

No. We didn't use AI

Did your team create the audio for this game during the 42 hour time slot?

Partially. We did a few but the majority were not made by us

Did you use AI to create the audio for this game?

No. We didn't use AI

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Comments

Submitted

Very cute game !

Submitted

I really like the idea, by chance I trained myself on Wii Music before.

Submitted

Extremely cute, but heartbreaking for those of us who without perfect pitch

Submitted(+1)

Gave it 6 tries and gave up. None of the items seemed to match the tonality of the bird and trying to apply the color logic did not help me to win the heart either. I tried also tonality order (from low to high) but it didn't work for me :(

Visually pleasing and reminded me some point and click games of my childhood though!

Developer

Yes, the tonality is completely wrong. It was even worse, as soon as we finished the basics we made it a bit better but ran out of time. Now the game lasts longer lol :D Will definitely fix this! Thanks for the comments! :)

Submitted(+1)

Being rejected by a bird was a new experience for me :/
The game is really good and original ! good job 

Developer

That bird is too pecky, I mean, picky! Thank you!

I, apparently, was not made to court birds...

Developer

I had to use the cheat sheets of the combinations more than once, you're not alone. Must fix the tonality of the sounds soon. Thank you for playing!!

Submitted(+1)

Simple mais efficace, j'aurais voulu avoir plus de mechanics ;)

Developer

Yes! There were a few on the plans but time was not a resource :D

Other birds seems to hate me </3

Developer(+1)

We're sorry. Earnest's beak seems to be a bit wonky and needs an adjustment. A prothesis is on its way whenever we can provide it :D

Submitted

I like the idea behind the loop, but I did not succeed to win her heart ;( 

Developer

The sounds and colours make it difficult, but the tonality of the pecking sounds needs to be fixed. Thanks for playing!

Submitted(+1)

This is such as great idea, good job! I had some trouble differentiating the sounds as the ones the bird makes are quite different from the ones from the objets. It was fun nonetheless!

Developer

Yeap, on the list of things to fix :) Thank you for your comments and for playing :D

Submitted(+1)

Malheureusement je suis une quille pour les sons donc très dur à comprendre quels objets choisir. Je ne n'ai pas compris s'il y avait un sens dans la sélection d'objets mais l'idée est super intéressante et originale!
 Belle interprétation du thème je trouve.

Developer

If it's of some consolation, we didn't get in time to fix the tonality of the pecking sounds properly. Thank you for your comments and for playing!

Submitted(+1)

I've never seen this kind of puzzle game before, a great fun little challenge! Very cozy.

Developer

Thank you very much!!