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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #12 | 4.167 | 4.167 |
| Theme Interpretation | #32 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
| Overall | #43 | 3.292 | 3.292 |
| Polish | #49 | 3.167 | 3.167 |
| Audio | #56 | 2.917 | 2.917 |
| Art | #60 | 3.250 | 3.250 |
| Gameplay | #104 | 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.
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Whoa, what a cool game! I love the controls the way they are, makes me feel like I'm controlling it from earth (because of the delay). Well done!
I enjoyed this! I like the creature, and liked the resource gathering. The controls are a lil janky but I guess that is the price you pay for being a rover on Mars lol
Struggled with the steering but figured it's probably how a rover would steer. Had me panicking when I go stuck against the walls. The creature has a really creepy animation as I observed it safely under the sunlight. Managed to complete it in 14 minutes. Good job!
Love it! You did a great job simulating a rover experience, and I was on the edge of my seat for the first half of it! Great atmosphere, sound effects, and I liked the UI being flavorful but also useful. The intro being voice acted was also not what I was expecting!
My main critique would be the controls. I am actually a fan of the signal delay, but the way the rover gets stuck on walls, even if realistic, feels bad due to it being disorienting. Just touching that up would improve a lot. Another thing is that in my experience, the creature wasn't much of a threat. I love how it looks and its sound. It just wasn't all that aggressive towards me, and I only encountered it once.
Otherwise I really thought the upgrades were cool because they felt useful. The energy usage boost on some of them was negligible, but as far as balancing goes it was good, and I liked that you added it because it offered some incentives besides just progressing the game. Overall I'm super impressed with the style and that you got a nice horror game out in time!
Interesting concept, and great usage of the theme. The controls were a little frustrating and took some time to get used to, and I thought the overall darkness was a little too punishing. Overall well execution for that style.