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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #1453 | 3.442 | 3.442 |
| Artwork | #1537 | 3.846 | 3.846 |
| Narrative | #1867 | 3.115 | 3.115 |
| Creativity | #2764 | 3.635 | 3.635 |
| Enjoyment | #3258 | 3.212 | 3.212 |
Ranked from 52 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?
You play as two survivors counting down the days to reach spring. The main gameplay is also set to a timer that counts down.
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See the in-game credits for details.
Only some additional sound effects were not made by me during the jam.
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Very cozy. a bit hard to play by myself but the thunderstorm sounds were very relaxing and peaceful. bejeweled as a gathering mechanic is a very unique spin and i liked it a lot. well done!
I love that it's a cooperative game, with a choice of basic graphics settings! It's really fun!
Such a coll idea for a coop game! You should try to develop this further after the event, when you have more time :D
engaging mini-game, but my wife and i perished on the first run, trying and failing to find enough wood in time to cook something
The wild is an unforgiving place. Do not worry if you can't figure out the game on your first run. You're either meant to make poor survival choices and die quickly (which starter items did you pick?), or quickly figure out how to survive together and heroically fight your way out of the condition deficit.
Since your first run has ended, you may have a newly unlocked hatchet that you could try as one of your starting items for your next run. Best of luck! ♥️
Playing solo wasn't ideal - deffo haven't had a fair shot at playing all of this game, but the atmosphere is nice!
I didn't manage to get far in the game so can't comment too much on the survival element, and the bejewelled-style minigame isn't super engaging, but overall a nice experience - might have to give this one a go when I've some company!
I really wish I could play this one, but unfortunately I don't have anybody to play it with! The audio and music looked great though, and the menus seemed quite polished from the little bit I saw!
Me and my brother really enjoyed the game. I really like how the match 3 gameplay replicates the act of foraging outside, and how me and my brother had to communicate to figure out where each should go and what we should craft. And the match three gameplay was satisfying with the sound effects for just moving around pieces (though we laughed at the fish sound effect when we first heard it).
Notes from my brother: It's very cozy and peaceful, it's a nice experience, enjoyable, and solid.
Really enjoyed the ambiance and menu music. Didn't have the opportunity to play it "as intended" with local-co-op, but I appreciate the guts to make one for a game jam!
The thunder scared the sh*t out of me hahahah
What a pleasant game to play with a friend. I love this and I hope to see a full version from this project!
Feels like a nice cozy game to play. I just wish there was a way to play single-player easier, and that there was a full-screen option. Also, the art is well-done and the game feels very polished overall!
Thank you! You can toggle fullscreen in the settings. 😘
Ah, I must have missed that!
I didn't have any friend to play with :(
So I tried by myself, game is really well thought of, but managing two match 3 with two different controls alone is tougher than I thought, especially with time counting down lol.
Great game overall.
I enjoyed it a lot, although played it alone (perfectly doable!). If there was a single player I can see myself playing for hours. Design and art are fitting the game nicely, and as controller fan I appreciate juicy haptics. Would love to see some special items spawning if you match some big combos, could impact strategy :D Very nice game!
Cool concept, I played on stream and didn't have time to delve too much into things, but I liked what I saw! Just need a friend to play it with lol :b
Tried it with my girlfriend, streamed it on my tv, was nice to play on the couch. I think it could be nice to have rounds pass a bit faster maybe but honestly it's good co-op fun nonetheless!
Enjoyed playing with a friend! Took some time to get used to the controls playing on a keyboard though ;p
Glad to hear you enjoyed it together, thank you for sharing! Aah, yeah its really meant to be played with gamepads, you really missed out on the haptics too then. 😅
Pretty cool take to combine match 3 with survival. it is really fun. And bonus points for making a couch co-op, there are to few of them
Hey! This is such a cool idea and I love adding to the couch co-op genre. This is so thought out and polished. We died the first run then saw we had acquired a hatchet and realized there were rogue-lite aspects! I played it with my husband - trying to decide our survival gear and what we crafted together was fun, but I'm not certain doing a Match-3 is the right gameplay for co-op since you don't really do it together and trying to share a keyboard was a little uncomfortable. But there is a really cool game here - either a single player rogue lite match 3, or a couch co-op survival game with a more collaborative main loop. That all said this is such an impressive job for 4 days, awesome!
One my favourite games! Even though I played solo, I was able to enjoy the game too! Liked the vibe, music and the artwork of the game. You even did this solo in 4 days, which was even more impressive! Pat yourself on the back man, you deserved it!
One of the best I've played so far. The primary loop of matching 3 is basic enough, but it's quite engaging. The secondary loop of deciding what tools to build and how to sustain yourself was (as is usual in such survival games) very challenging.
I love couch co-op games (I made one myself with A Visit from the Very Tall Man!). However, in this case I didn't have a partner to play with, so I wished there had been a single-player mode.