Fun idea and charming artstyle! Once you get hang of it it's very fun to jump around the different screens. I feel like the concept is quite unique (at least to me) and could be expanded on in a lot of different ways.
One thing that confused me a bit was the feedback of the minigames were I always thought I did something wrong and lost (but I'm pretty sure I didn't :D). Anyway, very cool and good job!
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #332 | 4.290 | 4.290 |
| Enjoyment | #1206 | 3.710 | 3.710 |
| Audio | #1958 | 3.323 | 3.323 |
| Artwork | #2553 | 3.548 | 3.548 |
| Narrative | #2911 | 2.806 | 2.806 |
Ranked from 31 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 have to stop the cats from crossing to the other side. If they do the counter counts down. If it hits zero you lose.
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Font - https://wildleoknight.itch.io/reboot
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PS or PS204
Comments
It's a good concept. Maybe don't include so many mechanics at the start, and add them one by one later.
Very unique and creative game! The player feedback wasn't great, the minigames are big basic, the timer above the cats was just broken, I am playing on a trackpad (damn 5->1 puzzle) but still, after all that, I still had a great time! The sound design keeps you engaged, constantly searching for bottles, it's a great time to play this game!
I love the chaotic tile based map, I wish it was bigger with the cat tile at the center, and not in the corner
The mechanic of switching between all of the different screens and minigames is a ton of fun. Also its super cool that there is an item shop. It was hard for me to ever keep the cats away with the current balancing, may need to be a bit easier. Congrats on submitting!
interesting game, the concept of defeat being inevitable and the player trying to delay losing as long as possible is rare in games (i am not aware of any other game that does this) so it would make for a very unique game if expanded upon.
a few changes i'd recommend:
- instead of putting a × over locked minigames no matter if you won or failed put, a √ over successful minigames
- allow placing the spray anywhere on the line, not just on the circle
- put the lives counter near the end of the track the cats run across, for about half the time playing i had no idea where it was.
- make the price of things you can and can't buy different color
Wow, thanks sososo much for the feedback i agree with all of your change ideas. The lives counter for some reason on diffrent pc's is put in weird places sometimes or the window is weirdly resized so thats a thong to fix. But thanks a lot if i keep working on this game i will definetly implement these changes. Also could i know for how long did you survive?
I love this multi tasking concept, it's pretty smart but frustrating to see you can't avoid death. It's a nice take on the concept. I won't ask you what is your relationship with cats though ^^'
Fun concept !
I really liked the music and mini games,
Even going as fast as I could i couldn't stop the cats sadly.
Nice one !
Cute game! I didn’t do super well since I think my brain is a little too fried for this after finishing making my own game, but I enjoyed it 😁
The cat is adorable! When an X appeared after clearing each minigame, I thought I'd failed and started blaming myself — turns out I'd actually cleared it! Once I got used to it, I had a blast.
Gyahhh I'm so bad at this game 😭
Correct me if you already have this but it would be nice if the cats came slower at the start before you got any upgrades and gradually came faster as the game goes on.
Also it would be nice to have a descriptor for each type of upgrade and what it does.
This game is very silly I love it

Cool idea for a game, l liked the graphics and the sound effects.
One thing i think could make it better is to see more of the squares at once, so it feels like one large piece.
Very fun regardless.
I liked the concept, but the cats were coming too fast for me to stop them!






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