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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality & Innovation | #7 | 4.217 | 4.217 |
| Overall | #40 | 3.530 | 3.530 |
| Audio | #64 | 3.174 | 3.174 |
| Graphics | #85 | 3.478 | 3.478 |
| Theme | #87 | 3.652 | 3.652 |
| Fun & Game Design | #111 | 3.130 | 3.130 |
Ranked from 23 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Topple Tower is such a creative and original take on the theme — managing three characters with separate controls to build a tower together is genuinely clever, and p°nd_snake calling it their favourite game of the whole jam so far says a lot. The morning cartoon art style and the little critter personalities shine through beautifully, and yobitjoy1 getting emotionally invested in the pink guy doing all the work while the yellow one knocks things over is a sign of really effective character writing! The controls are clearly the main hurdle, and a short in-game tutorial or even a visual prompt showing which key does what for each character would go a long way — marcelozarate came back and finished it after getting the explanation, which shows the gameplay itself is fun once it clicks. Smoothing out the orange guy's jank that Sulfur-Cretin flagged would also help the overall feel. Feel free to check out my sky platformer too if you get a moment!
Thanks for the summary. We will try to update the game after the jam is over. Good luck to you!
Wonderful game with a beautiful artstyle it felt like i was watching a morning cartoon. The game was surprisingly intuitive despite having to manage three characters it all just clicked and i was able to reach the end. Overall this is a wonderful game, great job!
Thank you for your kind response! Nice to see you enjoying the game, despite the controls being a bit to wrap your head around :)
NICE GAME❣️ YOU CAN ALSO TRY MY GAME AS WELL , HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY IT❣️
Thank you!
Loved the story. after playing shortly these charachters feel already like a group of rel friends. the pink guy must do alot. and the yellow one is mean for throwing the effort of the others so easily........ it was hard to build the ladder though. i dont think i really understood how i should place the logs. but very cool game
Thank you for enjoying the story! haha yess the pink one is a hard worker, we will have a talk with the yellow one so he betters his behavior! There is no "correct" way to place the planks as long as you stack them upwards towards the fruit!
I think the Pink one will appreciate the Team meeting, he is doing much already, he should not be taken for granted.... ;)
So cool! I haven't played a game with multiple controls and it fits the theme too, with the cute little lore. Love it!
Thank you for expressing that !
Congrats to the team, pretty cozy work, the weird art style but really relaxing atmosphere, really cute.
The idea was pretty good too. I can see it as a single player or multiplayer. I like that I can move all 3 with my keyboard at the same time but with a gamepad maybe something like "lost vikings" for the snes.
And I feel like it fit the theme well too. Again, great work!
Thank you ! Nice to hear you enjoyed the style of the game! Cool comparison with the “lost vikings!" We had a hard time deciding on the controls but ultimately chose to have them on keyboard only and separated to make them feel like "individuals" instead of controlling them all with a mouse for example. The multiplayer idea is fun too, we remember our childhood where we used to play a single player game in "multiplayer" by one of us controlling WASD and the other the mouse, but making a proper multiplayer game in this style is an idea worth exploring too!
So this game has a lot of strong points: the art and music are fun and cute, and the story is simple but effective. My issue is the controls though. I am absolutely dog water at this game because I just can't seem to coordinate everything correctly. Still, good job overall and a very creative entry!
Thank you so much, we are very proud of the "atmosphere" we managed to craft for the game. Don't feel bad about the controls, we are aware that they are a bit hard to manage.
HOLY MOLY. This knocked my socks off. This has to be my favourite game of the whole jam so far. I LOVE IT. Balancing control of the 3 characters is really clever. Its short and sweet. Made me so happy :) How wholesome. How did you guys come up with the idea? It's really good!
Thank you so mutch, this comment made our day! Nice to see someone enjoy the controls, they have been a bit of an "opinion divider". Well how we came up with the idea is that we did not feel like making a platformer so we decided to make a game where you build upwards. It felt more fun to have different characters helping each other than just one doing all of the building, and we wanted to have a lighthearted story that motivated the player to finish the game.
Thank you again for showing interest in our game!
the art style is so good and the story is cute and funny. i wish it had more clarity with what is needed to be done, but really nice work!!
Thank you, really happy to hear that you enjoyed it! yes we have realized that the controls are a bit convoluted haha!
i love game style. good luck
thank you! good luck to you to!
such a nice game!
Thank you!
Loved the art and the intro, but couldn't make even 1 layer of the ladder! I would like to see a video on how it's played so I can try it again and rate it properly since I'm thinking I would enjoy the challenge!
I made a quick recording of me playing a little bit, hope it helps! And thank you for trying it out!
The controlles are for sure a bit tricky. You have to hold SPACEBAR at the same time as you fly to not drop the plank. The Fairy will drop the plank if it collides with the Yellow Guy. That is not super clear, and if you try to pick up a plank when the Yellow Guy is standing on it it can be quite frustrating when you drop it over and over (there was a moment in development when the Yellow Guy could stand on the plank while the Fairy held it and flew you upwards, and you could reach the fruit this way without even building the tower. That’s why we had to change it). Don’t know if that’s the problems you’re facing, but maybe this will help in the future otherwise.
/The other dev (there is two of us …)
Oh yeah! I think THAT exactly happened, I couldn't get planks up. I will try again now! Thanks!
Yay! I made it! That was divertido!
Oh so nice! Happy you retried and beat it, big thanks for playing!
Super cute, tricky and fun.
Thank you! Logic Lift was a nice brain tease!
Very neat! Enjoyed the character designs a lot. Was super confused by the controls at first but once I got the hang it was really fun. The orange guy was a bit jank but wasn't anything major. Good job :)
Thank you! feels very nice to get praised from someone that has made such a polished game as Illegal fat gambling!
Oh yeah no problem lol. I usually enjoy game entries based on vibes and uniqueness the most and your entry had a lot of both. Was streaming the game on discord while playing and all the other folks seemed to like it as well
Very good art
I am perplexed on what i was playing but it was still fun so good job!
Thank you! Tired Climbing stakes now and the art made by the 7 year old was very nice!
Thank you Ill let her know you like it