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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Artwork | #261 | 4.464 | 4.464 |
| Narrative | #335 | 3.943 | 3.943 |
| Creativity | #370 | 4.271 | 4.271 |
| Audio | #472 | 3.793 | 3.793 |
| Enjoyment | #1632 | 3.593 | 3.593 |
Ranked from 140 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?
A countdown to shutdown. You're the Heartmaker, you reset people's heart to give them more time.
(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
Typewriter sounds:
https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-typewriter-olivetti-lettra-22-20217/
https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-old-typewriter-30090/
https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-typewriter-344194/
(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
Artemis, Hondrus, Mewyn & Nikkar
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banger game, would smash, 10/10 IGN
Hello hello, I played the game and have some comments:
Solid game everyone, nice work!
Thank you so much for the in-depth comment! We’re making plans to improve on it after the jam so it’s very precious. The art is indeed hand drawn, I’m the artist :) Made it all with oil pastels and coloured pencils!
Great puzzles, really got me thinking about gears for sure. Loved the different heart shapes and the stories that came with them, but I would have liked to see those narratives tie into the gameplay more. There were some tough puzzles and easy puzzles, but I never got too frustrated to quit. I didn't really see the countdown theme really applied though. Music was solid and the art was fantastic.
Thanks a lot! The narrative is how it ties into the theme, the hearts would shutdown if you didn’t fix them, you’re basically resetting their countdown by doing so.
Love it. Fits the theme well, gorgeous art style and the gear system is great.
The art and audio are very nice and gearing system is very akin to create mod which I deeply enjoy. Though I feel the addition of trains could really improve this game.
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Thanks for your comment, and good job on your flipboard animation! Can’t wait to see the train that goes with it
I actually played create mod long time ago. The most fun I have had with MC. It was hilarious when you come back from adventure and your house burning down from too high gear ratios. That was definitely one of inspirations I had in mind.
You guys did amazing! so much work put into it
Quite intriguing concept! I liked it (although I think I got stuck at one point a bit). Art wise it felt finished, and the small dialog is nice touch also!
Love the art style the game was overall quite fu
Very beautiful, satisfying, and unique experience! I really like the way you have interpreted the theme! Gameplay feels like a finished game, with very smooth visuals. Well done!
On of the most beautiful games on this jam (if not the most)
Thank you, it means a lot to us :D
I’ve destroyed my coloured pencils for that so that means a lot haha, thank you!
This game is so beautiful. Gorgeous hand-drawn art, beautiful music and an interesting creative mechanic with a nice narrative. Honestly if there's one complaint is that I often got stuck and spent several minutes on a level. It'd be nice for each gear to have a tooltip if you hover over it directly in game to know exactly how it works instead of having to go down to the description each time. Well done to all of the team!
Thanks for playing. The tooltips are such a great idea!
I think there’s a beautiful narrative, and the game is complete and original! The drawing and the sound are also nice!
Very well done for the theme.
Definitely a creative interpretation of the theme. I liked the narrative throughline, and the hand-drawn artstyle is charming.
The cursor wearing gloves is a neat and hygienic touch, plus the game feel through gears rejecting certain positions was a satisfying negative feedback. Overall, loved the idea and the execution!
I love this, this needs to be a full release one day! If this doesn't make it into Mark's video I don't know what will and he'd be severely missing out
Thank you, we appreciate that :D
So beautiful, great take on the theme. Love it :D
Super cool game, really love the pastel look. Couldn't really figure out how the whole mechanic worked but had some fun reading the little stories of the clients. Well made.
Love the concept but I was also a bit confused when it came to the puzzle solving. There was just a lot of cogs and I didn't really have an aha moment even when I solved a level.
Love it, was stuck a bit though