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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| End-of-life plan | #90 | 3.657 | 3.786 |
| Graphics | #95 | 3.312 | 3.429 |
| Overall | #133 | 3.133 | 3.243 |
| Fun | #141 | 2.898 | 3.000 |
| Theme relevance | #142 | 3.312 | 3.429 |
| Sounds | #201 | 2.484 | 2.571 |
Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
End life plan
The game is a self-contained Web/HTML5 build running directly in the browser. It will remain playable for free indefinitely on itch.io without requiring any external servers.
Transparency note
I am currently learning game development, so I wrote most of the code myself and used AI (Gemini) as a learning assistant and for troubleshooting specific code issues.
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The menu screen looks great.
The atmosphere is really good. It's not a horror game, but it still made me feel a little uneasy.
I'm not sure if it's intentional, but since the shots don't come from the center of the character, I had to aim slightly above enemies at long range. It made the game a bit more challenging, especially when dealing with the mites, since they have smaller hitboxes.
I also would have liked to see a "You scored X points" screen after dying.
Simple, but good. :)
Thanks a lot for such a detailed review! I'm glad you liked the atmosphere and menu. The shooting alignment was actually an oversight, but I'll fix it in the next update, along with adding a Game Over score screen. Appreciate the feedback! :)
It was a really interesting idea. I think it would be even better if you spent some time improving the visual effects after the jam. Overall, well done! 👏
Thanks for the feedback. I will definitely work on the visual effects after the jam.
Fun! The hitbox is a little unforgiving haha
Thanks for playing. Yeah, it makes the game a bit harder haha
simple gameplay, but quite challenging
Thanks for playing. Glad it was a good challenge.
I like the basic gameplay, but I agree that hit feedback and more noises would be nice
Thanks for the feedback. Yeah, audio and hit feedback are definitely on my list for a post-jam update.
I love the mite animation. Could use more audio and have it louder. but it was really cool!
Thanks for playing! Glad you liked the animation, and thanks for the audio feedback!
Pretty fun, especially the fact that zombies are easier to kill than mites
Haha, thanks for playing! Yeah, those mites are real bad guys/scoundrels! Glad you had fun!
The graphics are cute but missed some collision feedback on hits .
Thanks for the feedback and for testing it! Yeah, ran out of time before the deadline, but I'll definitely add hit feedback in the post-jam update!