This small and simple runner is very basic. That's not to say that's bad, just that there's not a lot in it. I might in the future recommend adding some obstacles like traps or making multiple paths to follow. I think the character felt a bit too floaty, so playing around with the gravity settings might be beneficial. A suggestion I have is not to have the track float down into place so slowly. I wanted to immediately try again after I died, and waiting around felt monotonous. One final suggestion is to avoid having long stretches where you simply go straight. This is where traps could help, but without them it feels like waiting for a loading screen. I hope this opinion is helpful to you. Take care and God bless bro!
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LAVA RUNNER 1.3.0 beta's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Gameplay | #174 | 3.270 | 3.270 |
| Enjoyment | #183 | 3.405 | 3.405 |
| Presentation | #305 | 3.081 | 3.081 |
| Overall | #339 | 2.946 | 2.946 |
| Creativity | #399 | 2.811 | 2.811 |
| Connection to theme | #507 | 2.162 | 2.162 |
Ranked from 37 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Discord name (multiple if team)
godwarrior16
Game engine / program used
Godot
Connection to theme (short sentence)
Youre just a little guy traversing big obstacle.
Is this your first game submitted to a game jam?
This is my first game jam
Comments
Very hard, but enjoyable! I got stuck on the part in the second level where you have to transition from the wall jumping section to the large tube. I'll figure it out eventually. Well done!
fun game! quite difficult i must say, the movement was quite nice but one thing id recommend is adding cayote time where basically you can jump after leaving the platform for a certain period, quite hard to explain, but yeah it was fun and did take quite a while to beat, nice game!
Really good first game jam! Pretty fun game, even though I could barely make it past the first level!
Simple concept, but perfectly executed! The movement felt nice and snappy. I think this game would benefit greatly from implementing coyote time. Overall, good job!
had fun playing, finding out there's a dash really changed how i played the game, i liked how fleshed out the UI seemed with the graphic presets etc., I do wish clicking start over dint take you to the menu screen and instead started the level directly, dash and wall climbing felt great except movement was a bit snappy without inertia but overall great first game!
Had a lot of fun! Parkour mechanics are quite well implemented and it really is fun to traverse levels! Incredible work for the first game/gamejam!
brother this game is so much fun i love when you stick to a wall you can jump again to climb it just a little thing you could have added lava that slowy follows you from the back to force to go faster overall cool game :D
I had actually played this game before the rating period as well, because it was quite an early submit, I was terrible at it but the controls felt nice, at least the movement , jump feels a bit wonky and too punishing but I enjoyed the challenge! overall a good first game, I'm a first timer too , I'm very impressed! good luck on your game dev journey, also saw you are participating in gmtk, so see you in gmtk2026!
It's cool. Reminds me of Only Up, not sure if that's a compliment or an insult
This is great for your first game. The movement felt very satisfying and the big doors and plant pots make me feel like a little guy so I think you accidentally hit the theme anyway haha.
There are a few easy/cheap ways you could add some extra polish and game feel to your next one. Normal maps on those big high quality textures would make them look less flat and some SFX variation (randomly change the pitch/volume within a range for repetitive sfx like your jump noise). On the topic of SFX there is some quite noticeable clipping from spamming jump and the sound cutting into the previous one, take a look at sound pools and polyphony in godot to deal with this.
Look forward to seeing your next game, keep creating!
Ok so its a good game even thoe i cant go trough the 1st level but i dont see the connection to the theme that much like little fellas or maybe im blind. I did enjoy it and it is a good game not gonna lie.
I think that this is a rerally good game for your first game. It is a pretty fun game.
I would like to say this is my first ever game and game jam so I really hope you guys enjoy the game and are able to give feedback on it sorry its not perfect I am new to coding and modeling and game dev as a whole. God bless yall and if you have any questions or what not my discord is godwarrior 16 thank you all so much :)






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