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A jam submission

Boxin' It!View game page

A Balatro-like game where you buy all sorts of weird items and resell them for profit.
Submitted by MoleHoleGames, Alvort, Kiba192007, JosedaLoC — 48 minutes, 1 second before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Judge's Choice#25n/an/a
Audio#413.5883.588
Enjoyment#523.6623.662
Artwork#633.9413.941
Overall#693.5443.544
Creativity#903.7213.721
Video Pitch#1902.8092.809

Ranked from 68 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?
Our game fits the “outside the box” theme both mechanically and narratively. Players will need to think outside the box to create the best synergies with random items obtained literally by taking them out of boxes and shipping them to pay a boss who can send you literally outside the box.

Video Submission
https://youtube.com/shorts/8OEPKz9ExsI

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Submitted(+1)

This is a really cool game! All the different synergies were really cool. My only problems are that the quota timer isn't super visible, which has already been addressed, and that some items taking up different numbers of slots wasn't very clear to me at the beginning. I probably accidentally skipped over a dialogue explaining it or something, but I was able to figure it out eventually. Overall this was a really cool game, and I absolutely loved the art style and animations. Great job!

Submitted(+1)

I'm also glad this isn't just a clone like lot of Balatro-inspired games are, and I can see where it inspired parts of the game without just copying all of the core mechanics.

Submitted(+1)

i really like it

Developer(+1)

Cool!

Submitted(+1)

It would be a really good cozy game without the timer i was completly immersed but then lost also the lack of sprint makes it really slow, otherthan that it's a really good game

Developer

Maybe a stamina meter isn't out of the ecuation! We're looking into ways to improve gameplay still so any feedback is very much welcome.

Thanks a lot!

Submitted(+1)

I like the game, but where is the timer for the quota?

Developer

thanks a lot :))). The timer is the brown background behind the boss UI!!! we know it's not visible enough, we are changing it in the next update!!

Submitted(+3)

This game is so addictive. The variety in item combinations kept me coming back for more and more. And finding those broken synergies was so satisfying! This is such an amazing jam submission!!!

Developer

Thanks for the feedback! We're thinking of implementing a bunch of scrapped/cut content on a future update so keep your eyes peeled!

Submitted(+3)

This is a fun and polished game :D

The game is mostly intuitive, but it did take me a while to find out where the timer was, and I couldn't fully figure out what were the restrictions on packaging things. As sometimes I could put up to 3 items together, and other times it would stop me at 1 or 2. Overall, great game, good job!

Developer

Thank you for playing our game. I’m glad you appreciate the polish and the tutorial explanation. We will definitely change the timer or make it more visible in some way.

Regarding what you mentioned about not being able to pack more items, it depends on the slot information each object occupies; this appears on the item’s data card when you hold things.

We will take your feedback into account to make all these elements more visible in a future version.

Submitted(+3)

The art style of this game is really fun, and the music was such a vibe to listen to while playin.  After I started to memorize what each item did the synergies were really satisfying to set up. I especially found that the synergies that played off of different catalogues added a fun new complexity to the game in later levels. Would genuinely love to play an extended version of this game. Awesome work!

Developer(+1)

Thanks a lot! We also think the game has the potential to be VERY expandable, and we even had some content cut (for the sake of the game not taking like 3 months to develop lol) that we might add into a later update eventually!

Submitted(+3)

Really fun resource management game! The art is fantastic and I had a really fun time playing it!! Great job!

Developer(+1)

Thanks a lot! We might have an update coming sometime in the future so stay tuned!

Submitted(+1)

Oooooooh exciting! I'd love to play that!!!

Submitted(+3)

Cool game, just feeling that first rounds should last long enough for reading the passives of the items you have and getting used to the mechanics. It seems it has a lot of complexity and you could play for a long run but the start is so fast its hard for a normal player to reach that complexity and fully enjoy the game. I hope this project is expanded and improved because it has potential. And the timer should be one of the most visible things, as more people has already pointed out.

Developer

Noted! As you said, we're planning on making an eventual update to fix some issues a lot of people have addressed, and we even might add some scrapped or cut content we had in mind! We're currently looking into everyone's comments, and hopefully we could even release it on steam sometime! Thanks a lot!

Submitted(+2)

realy fun i might start scalping shi irl

Developer

Game so good it makes people wanna do stuff irl.

Thanks for the feedback!

Submitted(+2)

Thank you man 

P.s please play my game it would be an honor

Developer

Played it, pretty fun!

Submitted(+3)

dope as hell, the visual style is really sick and the gameplay loopis genuinely addicting. it's got a hell of a lot of charm, and a humour that rarely, if any, games have in the entire submission catalog. i really love this

Developer

Thanks a lot! We're looking for feedback to make an eventual update so anything is welcome!

Submitted(+2)

I doubt there's anything I can say that hasn't already been said, the sprites are immaculate, the music is clean and fitting, the sounds are satisfying and there's a clear amount of passion and effort put into this. You all did a really good job!

Developer(+1)

Thank you so much! We're looking forwards to making a possible update eventually, so stay tuned!

Submitted(+2)

Really interesting game with a cool concept! I really like the art style and the humor of the game, it made be chuckle when the delivery guy busts through the wall just to patch it up over and over again. Gameplay took me a bit to get used to but i think i got it now lol. My highest quote is 120 no deals taken. The music is really nice too, fits the the game really well. but its cool planning out the best items to pair with each other, even though i do think just buying Large paper boxes is the way to go at least with my limited experience. I'll probably play some more and try it get better at it, which i don't really say about most games here! Also the SFX can be really loud sometimes and kinda Overpower the music. Maybe add a SFX slider in the settings?
Overall this is a Really fun game with great Art and a great Sense of Humor! even if it can be confusing for the first 10 minutes lol

Developer(+1)

Thanks for the feedback! We're looking into some possible changes that could be made to the game (mostly QoL, balancing, and UI-related) in order to further enhance the gameplay experience and eventually turn this into a more complete game. We're glad everyone is liking the game so far and we hope we can deliver a more polished update in the future!

Submitted(+2)

This game has a very clear amount of depth on their mechanics involved that feel very special from a jam game! I do think the thing that could be polished more for this game has to be the tutorial, i think in this game that obv has a lot of mechanics and complexity, being able to explain little by little the core loop on a low-stake tutorial level would give the players a easier time to adapt to the gameplay!

Developer(+1)

Noted! We're seeing that a lot of people are having some trouble with the tutorial, so we'll try fixing it (along with a bunch of other stuff you all have mentioned) in a future update. Thanks for the feedback!

Submitted(+2)

This game every bit of deatail is polished i am in love with the art every thing about this game is sooo good i am waiting for the steam release!!!

Developer

Hopefully we'll get there! Thanks for the feedback!

Submitted(+1)

It's a very fun game!!!! Personally, I felt the artwork makes it a bit hard to determine which items are which, but that may be just a me thing!!!

Developer

We're glad you liked the game!

Submitted(+2)

This is legit one of my favorite games for this jam, this is so so good! It took me a bit to get used to some of the UI stuff (in particular, i didnt understand I had to hold the E key to put money in the box to fill up the quota) but after a bit I totally got used to it. I pogged when I saw the upgrade screen and had to come here to write a comment (i was about to write about how the player speed was slow but then i saw the upgrade and went for that right away). overall, such a fun game and i really like it, some UI stuff was unclear but its really good otherwise and just a small nitpick, no other notes from me

Developer

Thanks for the feedback! We're currently looking into some problems with the game because we intend to update the game, even after this jam! In any case, a lot of people are struggling a bit with the UI, so we'll try to make it a priority. Any feedback is welcome!

Submitted(+2)

Simple and fun number-go-up game, the instructions went by way too fast, and they overcomplicated the simplicity of the game, I think if it was just changed to be more of a step-by-step slower process it would have been fine, the art was cute, it was goofy in a good way, there wasn't a proper timer that I could make out besides the boss warning about the quota, but the death animation was super funny nonetheless. :)

Developer(+1)

We are looking forwards to updating the game with some changes that will enhance gameplay and the overall QoL of the game so any suggestinons are super helpful! Thanks for the feedback!

Submitted(+2)

This was so much fun! I'm not gonna lie I was a bit confused at first and didn't quite catch on with the synergies but once that clicked it was so much fun. Actual amazing work on this, bravo

Developer(+1)

Noted! A bunch of people were confused about the tutorial, and we'll add some QoL features and gameplay enhancements in a future update.

Thanks for the feedback!

Submitted(+2)

Love this games its very simple and fun; i enjoy making the boss angry and telling him to wait as i take out a loan from him

Developer

Goated strategy.

Thanks for the feedback!

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