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A jam submission

Connection EngineView game page

A GameDev.tv GameJam 2026 theme game.
Submitted by Iris Smile — 4 hours, 41 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Theme#1364.0374.037
Sound#1983.1853.185
Mechanics#2303.2223.222
Overall#2573.2593.259
Story#2852.3332.333
Aesthetics#3013.2963.296
Fun#3622.8152.815
Music#5371.7781.778

Ranked from 27 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How many people worked on this game in total?
4

Did you use any existing assets? If so, list them below.
Door Open SFX - redjamie7 (Freesound) https://freesound.org/people/redjamie7/sounds/729031/ UI / Impact SFX - Manim8 (Freesound) https://freesound.org/people/Manim8/sounds/469124/ Opening Door SFX - Pixabay https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-opening-door-450444/ Household Door SFX - Pixabay https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/household-door-opening-397990/ Bell Ring SFX - Pixabay https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-bell-ring-390294/ Fan SFX - Pixabay https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/household-fan-blowing-359881/

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

There's something nice in this game, I like the art direction, the audio feedback, and overall the concept however, it's a bit difficult to keep track of the different rules when it changes from one level to another. Good job

Developer

Thank you for playing!

Submitted(+1)

pretty interesting and chill game. I think changing goals might be a bit of a turnoff for some people, would be cool to experiment with some common logic or a way to make the rules super short or visual.

Developer

Thank you for playing appreciate it!

Submitted(+1)

A really enjoyable experience and a clever take on the ‘Connections’ theme :D I really enjoyed it!

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted(+1)

This is interesting, however it is hard to keep track of everything. It reminds me of Baba is You type of puzzle which I really like :)

Developer

Thank you for playing!

Submitted(+1)

The instruction is a bit too lengthy and some people (me especially) might just skip it all the way and connect everything together and it works! Great job on completing a game jam!

Developer(+1)

Thank you for playing, appreciate it!

Submitted(+1)

good concept. some connections happened :D 

Developer

Thank you for playing!

Submitted(+1)

I didn't manage to catch a screenshot of the end credits, but I promise I finished every connection!

In a lot of cases, reading the instructions took longer than implementing the solution. I did have concerns with some of the directions, like "feed cat through fan" 🙀 (They say a watched pot never boils, but apparently the real issue was not having a cat present.)

I enjoyed when sound effects played in response to connections, things like the cat's meow or the fan clicking on and starting up when connected to the battery. They didn't seem to be consistent in that regard, though; some fans were silent.

Developer(+1)

Thank you for playing ! Appreciate your feedback!

The level design was changed a lot, same for the instructions, so I guess this might have slipped.

Submitted(+1)

This fit the theme very well, good work!

Developer

Thank you for playing it!

Submitted(+1)

I really liked the idea behind the connections, but for some reason found the actual connections and combinations a little random. Would suggest right click to remove a connection as quality of life improvement. Loved the style - very well polished!

Developer

Thank you for playing it! You can press CTRL+Z to undo.

Submitted(+1)

good!

Submitted(+1)

the connection sound effect is weirdly satisfying to play around with. It makes the gameplay feel a lot more fun and interactive. Nice work!

Developer

Thank you for playing, glad you liked it XD

Submitted(+1)

Sadly I had a bug where I couldn’t delete the connections after I made an error, so I had to restart from beginning.

The intro text was vanished a little to quick for my taste. Maybe wait longer or add a “next” button. Due to the fact there was the “log” button it was no deal breaker.

Developer(+1)

Thank you for your feedback appreciate it!

Yea it got to notice that because the log button was close to the itch.io buttons it made it impossible to click but when resizing the page it works, this is an issue I guess it can be fixed by minimizing the game size.

For deleting the connection lines you can click CTRL+Z to undo the connection lines.

Submitted(+1)

This was a really cool concept. It reminded me of a puzzle game I played when I was younger about how to build simple machines out of everyday items. I especially liked the bell to cat connection with the cat turning the sound into motion. It was a cool way of showing cause and effect.

I really liked the sfx you chose too.

Developer

Thank you for playing!

Glad you liked it.

And yes the game was inspired from our childhood back in the days <3 glad you noticed XD

Submitted(+1)

It was fun trying different combinations to solve the puzzles.  The instructions were a bit confusing but I managed to figure it out in the end.

Developer

Thank you for your feedback!

I'll make sure to work more on the instruction to be helpful.

Submitted(+1)

Nice, very on theme, simple enough concept, some explanation of the colour of the connection would be useful. Otherwise good job well done!! Good jammin! Second the need for a bit of background music to vibe to- soft, gentle, cozy.

Developer(+1)

Thank you for playing! Appreciate your feedback!

Submitted(+1)

Cool concept, I think i understood the game, but to be honest I didnt really. Cool vibes though, would have been even better with some soft music!

Developer

Thank you! Appreciate your feedback!

Submitted(+1)

Gave you a, hopefully, fair rating.

Couldn't give all stars everywhere, like Music and Story only got one star. Still, overall a 4 star submission imo. Congrats to you and your team :)

Developer

Thank you for playing, appreciate it!

Submitted

Gave you a, hopefully, fair rating.

Couldn't give all stars everywhere, like Music and Story only got one star. Still, overall a 4 star submission imo. Congrats to you and your team :)

Submitted(+1)

I like the connection to the theme. I also like how the game have some hints at the beginning and that you also placed an option to skip the hints. I would suggest to add some hints or scoring system during the game play, the hints can be provided through the story of the game per level. I like that before the game itself there were some clues in the messages before the game. I just got stuck in the cat, candle, battery, electric fan, door stage with 2 water kettles and I don't know what to do next. I think the hints can be included in the game play. Also, the size on the screen was a bit big and I had to scroll left and right. I'm using a laptop to playtest the game. Overall congrats on the gam entry. Nice job.

Developer(+1)

Thank you for playing the game!
And appreciate the feedback.

Submitted(+1)

You dont know how to connect a cat and a fan? Try this game :)