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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Mark's Favourites | #1 | n/a | n/a |
| Enjoyment | #6 | 4.638 | 4.638 |
| Audio | #18 | 4.404 | 4.404 |
| Narrative | #49 | 4.383 | 4.383 |
| Creativity | #76 | 4.511 | 4.511 |
| Artwork | #190 | 4.532 | 4.532 |
Ranked from 47 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
The bugs you control have a very short life! Upgrade their countdown and save the princess!
(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
Song used: Glorious Morning (Waterflame) 8-Bit/chiptune Cover by MaxineOtherStuff.
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Finally a johnny upgrade gamelike ! Super neat and well done, good job !
🎉 Your overall rank is #4 in GMTK Game Jam 2026! Congrats!
You can check out the full rankings here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11Uo-r_CZpdNbQIQ-6rUAqRA1puL9qeDmhVOb8oPP...
Even though GMTK doesn't provide an official overall score, most teams put effort into every category. We made this ranking by averaging each game's category scores so everyone can easily compare their overall performance.
Thank you! I know i can always count on you making the spreadsheet hahaha
I still don't get why they removed the overall score
grande bro bel gioco! ho votato 5 stelle (ti seguo da youtube e sei uno dei miei youtuber preferiti sul game dev! insieme a CUBOX) mancano davvero pochi minuti e sarei contento se tu dassi un occhiata velocissima al mio game :)
Bel giocooo! Complimenti
Grande mattew è molto divertente spero che tu un giorno lo espanda considerata la facilità nel modificare le variabili e buildare rispetto a cio che hai già programmato
"Thanks bro"🔥
ho ADORATO l'idea alla base, animazioni, stile grafico e musica veramente fittano benissimo insieme al game feel che mi ha fatto attaccare allo schermo praticamente (quel sfx di quando raccogli le monetine è da studiare, perchè crea dipendenza giuro), l'idea di questo gioco è praticamente un what if del mio, se solo si fosse evoluto in un metroidvania invece che in un gioco puzzle, heck yeah, veramente interessante, e inoltre l'effetto del mouse prima di respawnare mi ha fatto impazzire HAHAHA (avrei solo messo un sfx di feedback per quando clicchi le uova ma sticazz), belli belli pure i tronchi che oscillano col peso e poi vabbb, gran bel giocone, complimenti ragazzi! :))
Mega hype per il progetto che stai/state cucinando comunque, can't waitt🙏
Really cute, great job! I probably would've trimmed the early game just a bit: the first two or three cycles don't have much to offer, but that's just a nitpick. Other than that, the concept is neat, the controls and animations are extremely smooth, and it's a pleasure to play.
Ciao ti seguo da anni. Bel gioco complimenti!
Grazie! ho appena provato e commentato il tuo, davvero particolare!
I love this game! Unfortunately the game crashed for me and I lost all my progress. But the part of it I did play was amazing! Keep up the good work!
Thank you! I'm sorry to hear about the crash, do you remember how it happened?
Nothing notable seemed to have happened before the crash. Sorry I don't have any leads.
Very simple concept but really great and polished execution. It's very fun to move around and I like the level. Nothing much to say, it's a simple idea made very well.
Thank you very much!
Incredible game btw
I loved it! Excellent work!
Thanks!
I loved this, one of my favorites so far! It was a lot of fun to explore the map and get a little further every time - especially when my first little lady bug was so sad lol. I'd love a full version of this.
Thank you!
Hey you werent lying this game is similar to mine! And its also like.. awesome?? The art is really cute and the map is so well designed, with every upgrade being useful. Had a lot of fun
Also love the Waterflame music!
Thank you so much! It really means a lot!
Thank bro, that game was amazing!
Thank you! I'll try your submission asap!
I love this game! The artstyle is so cute! I had to play it until the end, the platforming feels nice to do
Thank you!
Truly stunning and fun!
Also, I LOVE the rare yellow little bug, that's a really nice touch
Definitely the best game of the jam I've tried so far, and the only one I actually played to the end. Congrats on the team, 5/5!
Thank you so much!
Really lovely game, I discovered it by pulling your card in MY game haha (meta game). It will be a valuable hold in my deck. Hope you check it out.
Holo cards are for the higer ranking games
Wow! Seems like an incredible concept, and I wonder how you made it. I'll try it asap!
Thanks! Uses cron to update a supabase backend database, scraping publically accessable feed from the GMYK jam itch to update every 5 minutes (although the number of submissions (11k!) has put a lot of stress on the system, but seems to be holding up)
That's honestly crazy