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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #70 | 4.519 | 4.519 |
| Artwork | #71 | 4.662 | 4.662 |
| Audio | #77 | 4.195 | 4.195 |
| Enjoyment | #271 | 4.117 | 4.117 |
| Narrative | #911 | 3.506 | 3.506 |
Ranked from 77 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?
We wanted to make a game where you set your own countdowns. We decided on microwaves, since they have a built-in countdown that you set yourself, making for a fun little game of experiments and gut-guessing! To capture the mischievious-ness of being a child let free, you also have a countdown before your parents come back home!
(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
All assets were handmade by us for this jam, including all 3D models, sprites, music, sounds, UI elements, etc.
(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
The folks over at Astrolabe Interactive (We made Aloft on steam)!
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Cute game!! I love the take on the theme! Reminds me of about 15 years ago back in school when my classmates tried to microwave everything until they put a metal spoon in the school microwave... It was such a tragedy, but a funny experience!
(random question: can you actually microwave an egg without making a mess irl?! I need some life guidance, thank you!)
Ahaha oh wow, love that your friends actually tried to microwave a spoon! What a lesson that was learned that day xD
I don't think there's a way to cook an egg IRL without it exploding ahaha, maybe if you poke a hole at the top? I'd have to try it but I'm scared of it exploding anyway lol
I really like the artstyle and idea this is just really cool!
Awww thanks HeartySoup! Now I wish we had put a hearty soup in the game xD
Love this kind of game where you simply mess around and see what happens! I have yet to cook a poutine properly :P
Thanks for playing the game Zack, the poutine is quite tricky indeed since it takes a long time, but then putting in too much will burn it ahah
Going back maybe id tweak the values a bit :p
Very satisfying and fun to find out all the different results items have :D
Thanks Twenmod!! It sure was a marathon for Kenzie (our 2d artist) to make that many icons in such a short amount of time ahaha
The game looks really good! I loved seeing what all the items turned into when you cooked them. Now I want a magic microwave :(
Thanks eightswing! I can't wait for science to catch up to this jam and release a magic microwave, it would kick ass ahaha
This game is amazing! I got 610 points, 3.5 stars. I love the art, sounds, polish, everything. Great job.
Hey that's impressive! Thanks so much for trying out our game JTW, I'm really glad you enjoyed it :D !!
Huh the graphics in this one was way too satisfying! Didnt manage to get the best score but had four microwaves at some point! Wondering what the limit is ^^ (infinite microwaving!)
Four microwaves is really good, the limit is 5! Though admittedly infinite microwaving sounds really fun ahah
The visuals are wow! holy moly is it pretty looking!
I really like just making the forks explode haha, it's fun!
Though I do feel as others have mentioned that it gets pretty repetitive pretty fast, if adapted it could definitely be a cool fast-paced game!
Aww thanks so much!! The team was lucky to have 2 talented artists, their work really makes the game shine :D I agree on the repetitiveness, if we do work on it a bit more after the jam that's definitely something we should address ^^ Thanks for the feedback!
this an incredible game!
Thank you so much Feelziii :D !
I wish I had this kind of microwave power in my life. The poutine looks sooo good!!
Right 😂 ? If we went by MY microwave's power things would only begin to be warm after 5min lol
The poutine was fun to include, since we're from Quebec!!
It's fun and funny but only for 5 minutes. Once every items are tested there is nothing more to do. And for the gameplay, it's just put item A in microwave A and wait, so not very funny at long. Maybe I was expecting more? But it's maybe the best original fit for the theme and it's such basic. Congrats!
Hey thank you Overtek, I'm glad we could entertain for 5min, I take that as a win! I wish we could have done something more complex, but we didn't have any real programmer on the team, so this was kind of the limits of what I could do (i'm a game designer not a programmer mind you lol) 😂 Thanks for playing!!
This is such a good premise, and you nailed the vibe of being a kid left alone with a microwave. Everything looks and sounds brilliant. Genuinely one of my favourites so far.
Check out my game if you get a chance, a chess roguelike called Final Gambit: /jam/gmtk-jam-2026/rate/4813276
Thank you so much Yxnes! I did get to try Final Gambit, I had a lot of fun, good job on the AI opponent, they were more clever than I thought!
I have always wanted to put all of these items into a microwave. Thank you for making my wish a reality. I also really liked the weird purple microwave
Ahahah I'm glad we could make your dream come true jkimmyboi! Thanks for the feedback and for trying out our game :D !!
Loved microwaving everything, and the music/sound really sold it.
Thank youu schav <3 ! Yeah the whole vibe of the game changed as soon as the music/sfx were added, so crunchyy!
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Ahahah thank you heckface :3
wow this game was really fun and really chaotic at fastest speed
Ahahah yeah that's my favorite way to play, so much chaos and explosions! Thanks Abby :D
It's fun and I really enjoy that.
Thank you so much wdmd!! :D
This was shockingly fun, lol. I loved the magical microwave and the confused chicks. I played the whole day and loved every minute of it!
This was shockingly fun, lol. I loved the magical microwave and the confused chicks. I played the whole day and loved every minute of it!
Ahahah thanks Cosmic!!! I had a lot of fun coming up with the names of the magic items, and that chick was definitely confused at what happened lol