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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Story | #88 | 3.250 | 3.250 |
| Music | #380 | 2.500 | 2.500 |
| Sound | #425 | 2.400 | 2.400 |
| Aesthetics | #453 | 2.750 | 2.750 |
| Mechanics | #570 | 2.200 | 2.200 |
| Overall | #577 | 2.250 | 2.250 |
| Theme | #590 | 2.250 | 2.250 |
| Fun | #710 | 1.650 | 1.650 |
Ranked from 20 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?
2
Did you use any existing assets? If so, list them below.
Music - Phantasm by Kevin MacLeod Bed; Soundeffect - Vrym0aa; Shelving Soundeffect - egomassive; Bedroom Assets - hooded crow
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Interesting set up and lots of potential. Nice job!
I logged on thininking I'd have a bit of fun playing a quick game and instead came across this and ended up nearly in tears.
Well done - this is a great start and I see this could become a great game about loss.
I do suggest you add a trigger warning on the submission page though.
Very short but well made. You did a good job learning in such a short time and for that, it is a great start into development.
Short but sweet. Would've liked more things to do. Good job, and I hope you continue your game development journey.
i like that it was short and a bit cryptic! looks super polished, keep working at it. lots of potential, well done! :)
I like the story, but it is a bit short.
Short game, but looks polished. Good work.
Nice start into gamedev. Good luck on your journey!
Turns out I'm angry, my feet hurt from kicking the shelf, and I was married. Finding some new stuff about my past every day. :D Well done with the game!
We all learn something new everyday XD Thank you so much for playing the game :)
The intro is very good, it made want to see where it was leading. Nice aesthetics and story
Thank you so much for playing! Can't wait to try to work on it more and develop the story more :)
Good intro. you’ve put good effort into it. Story is intriguiging and want to play more. Nice pixel art and animations too. Good luck to you for building complete version of it!
Thank you so very much! Glad you liked it :)
I can really see the potential here. Combining a narrative game with pixel art is a great way to convey sadness through simplicity. Good job!
Yesssss thank you so much, Undertale was a bit of inspiration and tried to convey a bit of that in here! Narrative wise though, if I could and had better skills would definitely expand more on!
Thank you very much for the kind words :)
It’s a nice way of storytelling for a beginner. Dark. Sad. I think the artistic aspect is quite sufficient. When I first read the description, I thought it would be a short game—and it really was short. I only pressed F three times and left-clicked a few times. Still, for a first attempt, even making a game with an ending for a game jam is an achievement. I hope you continue this journey and tell many more stories. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so very much for your nice and kind words! I have been writing short stories since I was young and am on the fence whether I will turn this into a (now that I did this for the game jam) or turn it into a book of sorts. Definitely want to get better at game development and try to expand on this though :)
Dark. Good though, really nice aesthetic.
Thank you :)
that's a good beginning. Hope to see more
Thank you so much :)
its like a short film, I played it twice. Not sure if I sure fully understand the story, or if I should, but I certainly felt what the author might have been going for.
Oh my goodness so happy to hear you played it twice! Yes there is definitely a story going on, might incorporate it more when i try to expand on it :)
It feels like there is a story in here; I know this is for a game jam so it's more of a learning experience but I wish you had pushed more story. I feel like there is a hook, you should roll with this and finish it up some more!
YESSSSSSSSS there is indeed a very loaded story!!!!! I wanted to find a way to make it in the game but then i realised i only had a few days for the game jam and wasn't able to expand more on it! Would love to work on this some more :)
Man, I feel like having a midlife crisis :D Very simple, cool game. I love the eerie feel you guys got there. Some more content would be great. Thank you for submitting a game.
Hey Hey thank you so much for the comment, glad my snippet was able to give such feelings and who knows maybe will continue to work on it to give more story to it :)