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A jam submission

OUT OF HANDView game page

03:00. The control machine is spiraling. Type to it — everything you say moves the meter. Both ways.
Submitted by Jason Jung — 1 day, 11 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Concept#14.3644.364
Use of the Limitation#24.1824.182
Overall#33.9093.909
Presentation#94.0004.000
Enjoyment#313.0913.091

Ranked from 11 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Team members
Jason Jung — solo (jason-jung.itch.io). An AI helped with code and plays the machine's live dialogue — disclosed on the game page.

Software used
Godot 4.6 (GDScript). All visuals drawn in code, all audio procedural — no art/audio assets. Live machine dialogue: Claude (LLM) via a small Deno proxy. Cover art: Python/PIL.

Use of the limitation
The facility's control machine is literally getting out of hand: an ESCALATION meter climbs with every surge, and the only controls you have are the words you type to it. Calm it with real procedure and it settles; panic, insults, or empty reassurance and it spirals to meltdown. What is ACTUALLY getting out of hand is... best discovered by finishing a night.

Cookies eaten
Zero cookies — but a dangerous amount of coffee, and one machine that kept asking if I was still in the room.

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Comments

Submitted

This really screams 'GETTING OUT OF HAND'! Good game.

Submitted

A very interesting game. They crammed AI into it!

Submitted

very fun i loved cussing out the ai

Submitted

The UI is really nice, the gauges are really nice and feel organic. Nice Work!

Submitted (1 edit)

The sounds and frame skips are so thoughtful and works so well with this game to create chaos, panic, uncanny unease.   Definitely getting out of hand-- the system REALLY did not want to be reset, I love it. 

Submitted(+1)

Very unique concept! The presentation and atmosphere is *chef's kiss*. Good job!

Submitted

I reaaaaly liked the artstyle beside that, verry fn good game design dude it iss unique...

Submitted

Very cool style! I really enjoyed having a heart attack before I start my day lol. Awesome job! 

Submitted

An insanely good game, love the design, the concept and the use of limitation. The chatbot system is so unique and cool as well

It would be very helpful if there was a tutorial screen or a page explaining all the possible commands i can give and perhaps reduce the static a little it is really hard to make out the words on the panel on the left.

Loved the game

Developer(+1)

Thank you so much! Both are great points — a readability pass and an intro note are going in. Checking out Build a Treat now!

Submitted

Thank you so much and yes just a simple intro would help massively