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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity & Theme | #4 | 4.688 | 4.688 |
| Enjoyment | #37 | 4.330 | 4.330 |
| Overall | #94 | 4.110 | 4.110 |
| Visuals | #166 | 4.349 | 4.349 |
| Seriousness | #513 | 3.789 | 3.789 |
| Audio | #647 | 3.394 | 3.394 |
Ranked from 109 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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This might be my favorite game of the jam! Each new level is unexpected but immediately intuitive, leading to lots of "aha" moments. The art is beautiful and the animations clearly communicate the mechanics. And in PICO-8, no less! Simply wonderful.
This game is GENIUS! I had so much fun and loved the puzzle mechanics. I encountered no bugs, and everything was polished! AMAZING work :D 25/25
Absolutely delightful puzzle mechanics, visuals, and design work across the board. I have never seen a puzzle game like this before and it was a ton of fun to learn how all the simple mechanics can be used in different ways. It introduced the concepts well and in good order. Only got mildly stuck on one level until I realized I could push not just spin to win.
Very creative and cute! Always love to see a PICO-8 game. Made me feel real smart solving some of these puzzles!
Did I not comment on this one? Apologies, I played it the other day, but my comments must have gotten stuck in itch purgatory!
Really great puzzle game concept here. I loved turning the gears with the tentacles - great use of the spinning theme, and nice puzzle elements. I didn't hear music (not sure if that was just on my end), so if you continue tinkering with it, I'd definitely recommend looking into some more sound design to give it that extra bit of polish.
Cool seeing more if the Pico-8 games in the jam - great work here!
i’d play this as a whole puzzle game, such a creative mechanic. beautiful
the perfect bite size puzzle experience. big fan of the transitions between levels especially. lots of "aha!!!" moments that keep you motivated enough to keep trying to piece things together. really cute, and love the pico-8 rep
Very good, clever mecanics and puzzles! The pixel art is gorgeous!
Oh my god these are the best puzzles I have ever seen. Ever. Every single piece was used, I would think "Oh I don't need to use that piece, we're finished with it, and finally finish it, using that piece. This was probably the best game I've seen in this jam.
Excellent
Nice little puzzle game, and a very well made pico-8 game! Clever use of the spinning theme
As a fan of good puzzles, I am absolutely delighted!
I'm not smart enough for level 7. This is a beautifully put together game. Puzzles were great, plenty of 'aha' moments. The actual spin took a time to get used to.
Very impressive!
This is soooo unique! I love it. Im not a super huge fan of puzzle games, but this is incredibly well made ^^
Good job!
Fantastic level and puzzle design the whole way through.
Love the difficulty curve and how each new mechanic or scenario is introduced.
Could definitely see the idea being expanded upon further.
Insanely fluid animations!
amazing concept and execution, genuinely brilliant puzzle design, pixel perfect art!
amazing concept and execution, genuinely brilliant puzzle design, pixel perfect art!
I also used Pico 8 for my game! this was an incredible use of both the theme and pico 8's capabilites. I love the animations on the player character.