Play game
HamsterWorks's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Enjoyment | #8 | 4.515 | 4.515 |
| Overall | #8 | 4.415 | 4.415 |
| Audio | #33 | 4.292 | 4.292 |
| Creativity & Theme | #42 | 4.477 | 4.477 |
| Visuals | #54 | 4.608 | 4.608 |
| Seriousness | #123 | 4.185 | 4.185 |
Ranked from 130 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Game Engine
Unity
Leave a comment
Log in with itch.io to leave a comment.
Comments
squeaksqueaksqueak (that's hamster for "very nice job on this"!)
fun and quick puzzles that progress at a really nice curve of difficulty! feels fantastic for a jam game
Fantastic puzzle game. I think the only frustration comes from hard-locking yourself on a level you almost beat, and having to restart. That said, most of the levels are short enough where it doesn't feel too punishing, and feels really satisfying when you finally beat it. The last level has my head spinning (fititng!!!) so I'm going to have to skip that one, but I was able to get through the rest and greatly enjoyed it. The mechanic of not being able to jump out of the cog wheels until they're connected to something was genius, it really strengthens the puzzles in the game and makes you think very carefully about where you leave those cog wheels.
The sound effects, the visuals, the super cute hamster, all really well done and polished. Other than maybe being a bit short on levels and the levels not being "balanced" (some later ones are easier than earlier ones, etc.), I could be convinced this was it's own game in development vs. a week jam submission. Fantastic work!
This is such an awesome puzzle game! Very polished and the puzzles are just the right amount of difficult! Very innovative mechanics as well! Love the visuals, audio and I woudl say its quite serious! The puzzles are quite genious in how you interact with things and I love how there's TONS of levels that I could play from as well! Overall, great game with great puzzles! Awesome work!
Super impressive work! Everything from the visuals, level design, and hampter :3 So so awesome! No complaints from me so well made congrats on the release! <3
I love the object interactions and the thought you put into these puzzles. The presentation is top-notch! Maybe make the camera follow the hamster more closely because sometimes the hamster goes off screen (for example when falling a long distance). Also, this may be just my preference but perhaps the music does not have to restart when you restart the round. But other than that, excellent work!
5/5
Love the art, love the music and all the hamster sfx-never thought i'd be so amused at the death of a hamster at my own hands, the puzzles are nice and satisfying with a nice ramp up and aha moments, lots of variety in the puzzle mechanics. Nice use of the hamster in a cog wheel for the spin to win. I think the only things I could imagine would improve the whole experience is if there was some kind of sign which direction my platform would move when i spin the cogwheel left or right just to make the experience that little bit smoother and re-bindable buttons so i can make the puzzle solving as smooth as possible for the player.
I really like this and would pay real money for an expanded version of this. Great job honestly.
The hamster and it's sounds are adorable! I love it!
Also your game seems incredibly polished, the animations are very clean, the sounds are great. The puzzles are really good, and frankly quite hard sometimes. A job well done! Keep it up!
This has the sawce. Awesome puzzles, satisfying sfx/ui/music/squeak, great lead in tutorial levels, am a huge fan of this. Great work.
Great game :) And here you go, 100 ratings :)
Sooo cute, love the mechanics and all the graphics! Very well done!
Squeeeesh. I love the squishy sounds in this game. This is an excellent game. I got stuck at first but I prevailed! This game has some very good "eureka" moments. 5/5.
Very nicely made with lots of polish. The puzzles eased in with a nice pacing to set you up for the big last level.
The only real issue I encountered was on the level where you bounce between the sides - sometimes as I fell with too much speed the spikes would register before the tube.
Overall, great job!
Top-notch puzzle platformer, not much more I can add to the conversation
Lovely game and especially excellent sound design! The level complete is soo satisfying (reminds me of the sound when you collect a minikit in the older Lego games). And the lil squeak when you jump aaaa. Solid puzzle design as well. All around a joy to play!!
Kudos to whoever did the music track for the game, had some trouble with the "tube portals", but the overall game design is great
Wow! What a truly marvelous game. The sound, the visuals, the level design?! Love the build up of levels from start to finish. Adore the take on the theme in general. My only complaint... it's me. I can't even get my mind to wrap around the last level right now! Gonna have to come back with a fresh mind and take on a good challenge. Well done, and very much deserves all the praise!
This is just incredible. Absolutely perfect. Great puzzle design, great application of the theme. Incredible sound design.
Okay as of now this is my favourite out of all the games I have played in the jam. The mechanics are simple but can get complex very quickly. In the final level, not sure if its a bug but there was a point where you needed to jump from a high height into the green tube to get enough momentum. I found that if I jumped from too high a height, the momentum for some reason gets killed when I come out the other end. (I mean of course after reaching the next part, I realized I needed it at a specific height, but it was a bit weird).
Overall, great game. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
its a little bug
This entry is so polished I can see my reflection in it 😭😭😭Jokes aside, this is actually amazing. The level design and puzzle design is great, the hamster is really cute, and sound design is very responsive too! It kinda feels illegal to be playing this for free
Feels fully polished, like an indie game I would have played way back when. Gradually teaches mechanics in a natural way and the levels progressively become more complicated, building on what you learned from the level before it. Excellent work!