Such a great art and so many options on mixing the ingredients! love the simplicity and cozyness of your game :3
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Don't Feed the Animals's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #2 | 4.755 | 4.755 |
| Polish | #3 | 4.592 | 4.592 |
| Audio | #4 | 4.245 | 4.245 |
| Overall | #6 | 4.139 | 4.139 |
| Art | #6 | 4.673 | 4.673 |
| Gameplay | #25 | 3.796 | 3.796 |
| Limitation | #143 | 2.776 | 2.776 |
Ranked from 49 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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I thought this game was support cute, the UI format is something I'm defo gonna steal some inspiration from! I loved it from head to toe in that respect. (thank you for commenting on our game!)
Great game! Loved the visuals and sound design, esp the seamless transitions/animations in between
So fun! So many combinations! The art is great, the sound design is on par. Great work all around.
I know people have mentioned it lacking a real goal other than to fill out the recipe book, but it would be so simple to add a gameplay loop on top of this.
Reminds me of my team’s game “Soup” from a few years ago, with a similar concept to this but with soup instead of icecream.
Amazing game! It will definitely win the jam.
The artwork is very good, you mixed pixel art and classic digital art very well. The sheep is so cute.
It is very, very, very polished and juicy. The UI just have good transitions, and the physics make the game even better (I was trying to score goals in the trash bin from behind the ice cream machine lol).
Everything was very intutive. Good tutorial.
The only problems I found is that there is no real goal to achieve, except completing the recipe good, which is already good. And also that the limitation is only title-based with no impact on the gameplay.
Chill very solid entry !
Wow! Thanks for that review! Addressing your feedback : We've thought of a couple of ways to integrate the restriction and more loops in the game, but we were either too close to the finish line, or feared going past what makes the game so fun and cozy as it is right now. We'll definitely keep an eye out for those if we ever push the game further. Thanks again for your kind words, it feels awesome!
Superbly polished game. It's a strong contender for jam winner for sure. Great arts, chill music, sound effects are great. The juicy effects are great, but I like the effects when the machine fails better than the one when the machine is running haha.
I also like that the recipe book is available from the get go so it's just like a chill vibe-y game. Very on cozy theme.
I also enjoy the fact that the ingredients have physics for no reason so you can play trash can basketball with it LOL.
If there's one tiny nitpick I could make, it's that the big sprites from the ingredients like vanilla and chocolate don't have the same silhouette as the small box icons, so sometimes I get those mixed up. And I guess the limitation is pretty weak (maybe non-exisitent? haha).
Either way, awesome entry!
Thank you for the detailed feedback! We’re glad that you like the vibe of our game :D. Our programmer/ game designer would be happy to hear that you enjoyed the physics!
The vanilla sprite is a known problem we are working to fix, and we did cut down on a lot of features to aim for a more polished look. Thanks for the feedback!
Very strong entry, the game is very polished. The art and music are bringing the vibe as much as the ice cream activity. Though, I wish it had some gaming element into it, some sort of a goal, I dunno. Anyway, very cool game, I like it!
P.S. I couldn't open the last special ingredient, I don't know - is it just me and I should do much more ice cream to unlock it or is it a bug? Cause I've did all of the other ice cream, including special ones with jelly and crab.
Thank you! Really appreciated the feedback. Adding a goal sounds like a great feature to add if we decide to move forward for this game:D!
For the ingredient not unlocking, thanks for bringing it up! To unlock the missing ingredient you mentioned, it requires unlocking the other recipes in the cook book on the fridge located at the top left corner. Let me know if that works!
Wow the game is so pretty and polished, I loved the UI SFX from the start, it's all really satisfying! I loved seeing all the combinations and I loved the art sprites of them so much <3 my fav was the sandwich mention LOL
Also... you have no idea HOW MUCH I WANT AN ICE CREAM NOW so muchhh haha they all looked delicious
Great Game!
Theme was very good and well supported by the well polished audio and visuals! The art direction, audio and game play really make the theme standout and if it were for the theme alone I think I would have wanted to explore the entire recipe book made available to explore.
I think the game play isn't for me so I didn't stick around. While I think the game play was great for a comfy cozy game (which is the point of this jam), it didn't draw my interest enough. I also don't think it spoke to the limitation well. The limitation only seems to be present in the name of the game alone. Whether I choose to throw out what I've created or feed the animal seems to be inconsequential. And I think this along with the fact that exploring and unlocking new recipes isn't something I look for in a game, so I didn't stay long. Perhaps I didn't stick through it long enough to see the consequences of my actions.
Nonetheless, I think this game does a great job leaning into the theme of this jam and overall an inspiring and comfy experience! Despite the lack of presence of the limitation I think there is a lot to explore here in the many combinations of ice cream that has been made available! Overall a great comfy cozy beach experience! Very nice work!
This game looks so polished! Everything looks gorgeous!
I had fun making the ice creams and (absolutely not) feeding the animals. I kinda wish the game would not give the recipes to add some puzzle work in it, like having to try things out with only the ice cream shadowy-shape and the description (for example, the Snow White Crunch description has hints to find out the recipe). But that would lead to a more puzzle oriented game than cozy and it's personal preference.
Anyway, great job ✨
Big thanks! Happy to hear that you liked the look of it! And yes, we did initially plan to have a puzzle feature but ended up aiming for a simpler loop to be more polished. I can see how much fun the puzzle would add to the game, definitely a consideration if we decide to turn this into a full game! Really appreciate your feedback! :D
One of the most insanely polished entries I've seen! The art, audio, physics, etc. is brilliant. It all felt so pleasant to play.
Playing this is a really smooth experience, everything is so well put together!
What a beautiful and relaxing game! It's super polished, from the amazing art, the animations and the sound design... everything has so much love and care put into it. I loved it!










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