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GMTK Game Jam 2026

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A jam submission

Moves MatterView game page

A puzzle game where the move count equals the stride
Submitted by readsack — 10 hours, 35 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Creativity#10454.0004.000
Enjoyment#16453.5883.588
Artwork#41253.1763.176
Audio#59532.4712.471
Narrative#63812.1182.118

Ranked from 17 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?
This game adheres to the theme by featuring a move counter which is counting down as the player uses up his moves. But the counter is something more than just a move counter, as it also controls the length of the player's stride. This makes for interesting puzzle concepts where the move counter is the central element of the game and all other elements revolve around it. Therefore, the COUNT DOWN is the most important aspect of this game, as it controls everything else.

(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
Kenney.nl for sound assets

(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
readsack

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Comments

sa3hSubmitted36 days ago

Cool concept! puzzles are a bit hard but its great overall.

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No Num
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StellarBeanieSubmitted37 days ago

I love the concept, and the puzzles are very interesting. with some more polish and puzzles this could be a full game. you certainly nailed the art.

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9 Lives
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CasanovaTMSubmitted37 days ago

i love the fact that the game is polished, you didnt try to make a bigger game than you could afford

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Doodle Arcade
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AJ213Submitted38 days ago

Honestly pretty creative, I like turn based puzzle games like this. Although eventually instead of playing the game I was just going back and forth maximizing my stride to like 20

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Mole Down
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InkspinnerSubmitted38 days ago

There were a couple good puzzles here, I wish there were more. Restarting he level from the pause menu is quite awkward, I think that once you run out of turns you should be prompted to restart the level. Or even be able to undo your moves! WASD controls would be nice!

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Falling Star Crew: Retrieval
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readsackDeveloper38 days ago

Ah yes, I couldn't make more puzzles in time for the jam, especially since I am especially bad at art and spent like 1-2 days trying to find an art style which is simple without looking bad. 

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isemiapSubmitted39 days ago

Interesting concept, I had fun playing all levels.

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Second to none
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100pixelsSubmitted39 days ago

I´ve wrote this on the game before but I love the simplicity of the game! Was the choice of not using any color a direct wanted choice or did you just not know what color to take? 

I dunno it seems to be like a piece of paper to me where the figure and board are drawn on top (and since I love dawing: piece of paper = home). I can´t say anything bad except: Please look for a nice background music and use this, that would give the game so much more charme :3

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Tavern Memory
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readsackDeveloper38 days ago(+1)

Background music was something I thought of, after the jam itself was over :) . Thanks for the review!

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IsThatYouNoahSubmitted39 days ago

creative and clever

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CARDS AGAINST TIME
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EXCEPTIONal-KingSubmitted39 days ago

Interesting take on a classic slide-puzzle like game.

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AcCOUNTant Down
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