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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #67 | 3.860 | 3.860 |
| Enjoyment | #133 | 3.180 | 3.180 |
| Overall | #170 | 3.036 | 3.036 |
| Audio | #176 | 2.780 | 2.780 |
| Artwork | #200 | 2.840 | 2.840 |
| Video Pitch | #248 | 2.520 | 2.520 |
Ranked from 50 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?
Bad idea: You need 2 friends to play
Outside the box: You have to escape your box in the pet store (also, we think our co-op system is metaphorically pretty outside-the-box)
Video Submission
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2u9ESp7qkA
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Thanks to everyone for the nice comments and feedback!
I (the teacher) am very proud of my two students who worked together to come up with this game and build it from scratch. Seeing their reaction to all of your nice words has been a great experience. We for sure made two new, future game developers with this jam :)
We plan to update this game and make it a series of small speedrun levels (inspired by Neon White) when the jam is over and the results are out - so please add the game to a collection of yours to stay updated.
Fun game, i enjoyed it playing alone.
It could be nice a screen at the start to choose if you are playing alone or in cooperative, so you dont have to find the settings when you see you cant shoot and discover the game was in cooperative mode.
This is a great idea! We will for sure implement this after the jam is over
Didn't have a friend to play with at the time of playing but still enjoyed the game nonetheless. Loved the speedrun elements added (the timer and leader board), adds some good replay value to it - already debating playing again to get a better time. I did find a way out of bounds which was fun. Great game especially for a first time jammer, amazing job!
Thanks for the great feedback, that really means a lot😀 I'm really glad you still enjoyed the game even without playing with a friend. The game is a little more fun with friends, but it's still fun. Awesome to hear you liked the speedrun elements too—It was one of the last things we added, but I'm glad you liked it.
And haha, nice find on the out of bounds 😄 I’ll have to look into that. Were is the bounds and how did you escape. Really appreciate the kind words, especially about it being my first jam—thanks for taking the time to play and share your feedback😁
No problem it was fun ^^
I managed to get out of bounds by falling right from the end of the game. By doing so I managed to fall against the wall of the box and land in an area that had no spikes on the ground. I continued right and there was no collision on the wall which led me out of bounds. As far as I can tell you would need a lot of height to get there in the first place - so it might only be accessible from falling from only the end of the game.
I liked the concept and it was a fun game great job!
Thanks for your feedback😀Glad you like the game😁
The concept and the models are really fun! I had some trouble with the controls, they felt a bit all over the place, but other than that it was very cool!
Thanks a lot for your feedback, I really appreciate it.😀 I'm glad you liked the idea/concept and the models (our designer/modeler will be happy about all the feedback) And thanks for pointing out the controls as well, we will try to improve that.😁
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Super fun game, this game is totally different from all the games i currently reviewed. The animations, concept, sound everything is great. One thing you can improve is the menus like settings, but overall the game is GREAT.
Good Luck with the Jam ;)
Thank you so much for the feedback and kindness😄 I'm really glad you enjoyed the animations, concept, and the sounds. I appreciate the feedback about the menus as well — that's definitely something I can improve on. Thanks again for playing😁
This was actually very fun! And I think if I had a friend it probably would have been a much better time. I didn't realize there was a single-player mode (this is not an issue on your part, I just didn't notice it in the settings) so it was pretty funny to me when I played the entire game switching between controller and keyboard, and then later went through the comments only to find out there was a single-player mode the entire time. All in all this was a very enjoyable experience, great job!
😀Thanks for your feedback and the kind words.I am honestly so impressed that you managed to play through the entire game by switching between a controller and a keyboard! That sounds like a big challenge.😅And I agree, playing the game with friends definitely elevates the experience. It leads to some great moments that you just don't get playing solo😁
I really enjoyed it but I I got stuck because I accidentally dropped a box below a platform. I realized that when you respawn with *R* the level itself doesn't reset, you just get teleported to the checkpoint. Meaning that the box was lost forever and I had to restart from the start :( I can imagine this would be a lot of fun if I had someone to play it with, but i'm glad there is an option for single player at least.
😀Thank you for the feedback! I'm sorry you got stuck—I actually added a fix for that: if you press ESC, you can select 'Reset Items' to reset the boxes and bouncers without losing your overall progress. I’ll try to make that more clear in the game. Glad you enjoyed the single-player option.😁
Not bad at all for a first Game Jam, aside from the controls feeling a little too clunky and the multiplayer thing, its pretty well made. Solid overall :)
😀Thanks for the feedback! I’m glad you think it's solid for a first jam. I’ll definitely look into the controls and try to improve them—it’s honestly quite a challenge to get the controls right,but i will try my best.😁
This game was a pretty nice play. Its pretty interesting that the game needs 3 people to play, though I'm not sure how that will work in practice, since i just played it solo. I can see this game being fun to replay, with the goal being getting to the end as fast as possible. Good job!
😀Thank you for your feedback. The game is much more fun with 3 because that's when you have the funniest moments, but it's also really fun alone. i also think it could be really fun to see how quickly people can finish it (like a speedrun game)😁
so i did not read the description and ended up playing in multiplayer as a single player and just thought it was a really weird game so that was fun :L but one thing i noticed is that the rotating mechanic was never used so that was a bit weird, and also there were alot of holes that would softlock you until restart which were kinda annoying. but other than that id say it was a pretty cool game :)
😀Thanks for the feedback. Playing the multiplayer mode as a single player definitely sounds like challenge. I’ll definitely look into fixing those holes (i think i just need to set spikes in the holes) Glad you thought it was a cool game despite the confusion😁
Super unique idea to be able to control multiple characters while single player! Can't believe this is your first game jam this is a great submission.
😀Thank you so much! I’m really happy to hear that you liked the multi-character mechanic. Since this was my first game jam, im happy to hear that it feels unique and solid. Thanks for the feedback.😁
A very polished game that reminds me of happy wheels. Also very easy to replay which adds to the enjoyment
😀Thank you so much for the feedback, it really means a lot! Comparing it to Happy Wheels is a huge compliment—It's such a good game . I’m also glad you noticed the replayability; it’s funny, I’m only just realizing now how true that is, so thank you for the kind words.😁
it was a really fun game, and its mechanics are really well made and polished. i'd say the main problem is that there are a couple blind sections where it isn't very clear where to go but it is still a very well-made game.
Thanks for the feedback😀 We spent a lot of time on the mechanics, so I'm glad you liked them. We'll definitely fix those few blind sections where the path isn't clear once the game jam is over.😁
well made love the idea of the bat representing the Mouse. The Game felt like I dunno really polished. But it took me a while to figure out how to shot because X was opening the Menu and Controllers dont work on Browser. But well made. And the Car Physics are nice:)
😀Thanks for playing and for the great feedback! I’m really glad you liked the mouse-bat concept and the car physics
Regarding the controller, I actually didn't realize they had issues in the browser, so thanks for pointing that out😁 In the meantime, you can press ESC and then enable singleplayer mode that way you don't need a controller😀
played this w my sister, we were hootering and hollering the whole time. we kicked that #12 spot on the leaderboard right out of the water. we liked how the bat wings flapped like crazy whe you go too fast, it was super inventive
😀Thanks for the feedback! Glad you enjoyed the game and congrats on the leaderboard spot. The bat wings were a last-minute touch, so I’m happy you like it.(Please say thank you for playing my game to your sister from me😁)
Super fun game
😀Thanks for the feedback! Glad you liked the game.
The concept is really creative and i liked the silly animals, but the video pitch was... not that great, and there were some blind drops, which were kind of annoying. Still pretty solid game, with a really awesome gimmick. ^^
Thanks for the feedback😃 Yeah, the video wasn't the best—it’s just a trailer, and I’m honestly not very good at making them in a short format when the game itself is in a different format. But I'm really glad you liked the game anyway😊
kinda laggy but still very fun!
Thanks for your feedback😀 and yes, we will try to fix the lag issue once the game jam is finished.