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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity & Theme | #369 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Seriousness | #445 | 3.833 | 3.833 |
| Visuals | #590 | 3.833 | 3.833 |
| Overall | #605 | 3.608 | 3.608 |
| Enjoyment | #978 | 3.292 | 3.292 |
| Audio | #1115 | 3.083 | 3.083 |
Ranked from 24 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Really loved the game!
It took me quite a while to realize that you can right-click the shop buttons to remove from the cart, so that you can buy things again. Too many hamsters died from this.
Thank you so much, I'll note that! :)
Great game! I cant believe I killed all the hamsters.
Thank you, but who can you live with yourself, knowing these cute eyes will never see day light again...
This is very fun. I love the concept, art, and the gameplay is very fun. No real critiques apart from wanting more to do.
Thank you so much! Do you have any ideas on additional content?
Cute aesthetic and game. Knew I would see hamster type games, but didn't expect something like this haha. The UI is a little overwhelming at the start and gets a little bit to understand what is going on. Didn't realize that the purchased items only come the next day and not instantly for a few rounds xd
Thank you! While it technically stands in it, I understand that the tutorial has a lot of input without proper explaination. It was kind of rushed^^ But I'm definitely with you, many people mentioned, that they were overwhelmed. I'll see what I can do!
cute game! definitely a little overwhelming with everything to manage but once you get the hang of it its pretty fun to run a (very legitimate 100% ethical) hamster business
Though eventually i think something got borked and i wasnt able to buy items anymore sadly,, which kinda put an end to my 2nd run around day 6 with me not being able to buy any more food or water for my 3 hamsters, but it was still super fun! And the visuals were very cute
Thanks for your review! No idea what happened there but I'll definitely check it out. I totally agree that this game is very ethical and definitely legal
Very cute game, the visuals are amazing!!!!! The game feels really hard even from the start cause there is SO much to manage. But once you get used to it it is pretty fun! One suggestion could be adding a way to change the timescale (like speeding up or slowing down) so that while you're getting used to the game it's more forgiving, but then you can speed it up once you understand what you're doing. That said, very fun overall!
Thank you TNT_A! Your Feedback helps us a lot! In case we make an update i will discuss your idea with the team.
CubeLoopDev
It's so funny you mention this - this is also new to my team, but timescale was something I used a lot for testing and debugging, so it's actually already implemented. I really enjoyed playing 4x the current speed and already thought of a hyper mode, but its's definitely possible in both directions and really easy to setup. Thank you!
Very serious business! I was stressing out but I had fun :)
Thank you very much authenticdoor for your review! I am glad you enjoyed the game! Do you have any ideas on how to improve our game? This would help us out in case we want to update the game.
CubeLoopDev
A bit confusing at first but once I got a grasp of it, it was really enjoyable. Love the idea and the art style:)
Thanks for your comment, I'm so happy you liked it. Since multiple people already mentioned it, we'll try to figure out, how to improve the tutorial. If you have any suggestions, let us know :)
Thank you for your review, mikeypiston! You’re not alone, a lot of players report that the game is hard to understand at first. Do you have any advice on how to improve the game or the tutorial in particular, to help us improve the game? :)
CubeLoopDev
Actually the main confusion for me was that I didn't really know if something I clicked caused an action. Especially clicking the battery and buying a new hamster. Maybe a better visual indication that something changed. The confusion lasted for like first 15s, I just had to get used to the ui so its not a big deal:) I hope it helps!
Thank you for your Feedback, mikeypiston! I agree with you! We will try to add more visual feedback to the next update.
CubeLoopDev
The game is very silly, had a bit of a hard time trying to figure out how to play, even with the tutorial though
thanks for your review! You're so right, the tutorial was kind of last minute... But can you be a bit more specific about which particular mechanic you didn't understand? This would help me, if I actually update things :)
i didn't really get how to feed the hamsters or gamble, i had to check all the buttons that were on screen. I also didn't understand where my money were so i just bought things at random when i needed them
thank you very much, I'll see what I can do to solve these problems
So cute! I didn't figure out how to gamble on upgrades until a second playthrough, but it's a fun extra mechanic! Only thing that feels missing is some sort of end game. Even without upgrades it was pretty easy to get hamsters running all wheels, and then you are just keeping things running for as long as possible. Would love to see some huge upgrades I could save up for, to give me something to keep playing for. That said, well done! It was a very charming game.
Thank you so much for your feedback! I totally agree that upgrading everything doesn’t require a lot of time and the project definitely needs some balancing, but we also wanted to make the game short for jam reasons.
The itch page is decorated so cute for this! A get-rich game excellent, I love being rich 🤑🫰💰. Bunch of munchers is a phrase I will work into a sentence this week. Cute talking sequences and the jiggles and animations add a lot of life to it. I was able to get hamsters spinning on the wheels I see how you get better balancing your purchases over time and I think this game has potential assuming you avoid the hamster authorities 🐹. Excellent!
Thank you for your sweet review, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Do you have any suggestions on how to improve the game?
I wish there was a little bit more to do, but otherwise very fun.
Thx for your feedback! Are you sure you did everything? While play testing, I found out that for some people it was even too much at the same time. But obviously, that's really subjective and depends a lot on skill and experience. But here's a list of everything, maybe you missed something:
And all of that at a pretty fast pace.
Still, do you have some ideas for additional content. During the development process I noticed that the concept is quite expandable and maybe I'll make some updates :))
I love the art, but could we get a bit more time before the hampster dies
I managed to upload the final version :)) (for those who wonder, there were some personal reasons why I couldnt upload our final result)