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GMTK Game Jam 2026

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A jam submission

The Curse of ForeverView game page

The long road to death
Submitted by StarCoder — 11 hours, 50 minutes before the deadline
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The Curse of Forever's itch.io page

Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Narrative#2634.0004.000
Audio#17713.3603.360
Artwork#19473.7203.720
Creativity#34973.4803.480
Enjoyment#41003.0403.040

Ranked from 25 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?
My game revolves around the story of a world, where every living being has a countdown. That countdown determines when their life will come to an end.

(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
See description for full credits

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

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cookiesriotSubmitted62 days ago

Interesting take on the prompt, and well-executed. The difficulty curve is pretty steep right off the bat.

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Alchsplosive Chemarrhea
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StarCoderDeveloper62 days ago

Thank you. Yes, the difficulty is not very balanced. Didn't have much time to tweak the levels.

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Grom123soleilSubmitted62 days ago

Love the art style and the atmosphere it gives! Maybe you should make an easy mode (yes it's a skill issue). Anyway great work!

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Keep The World Ticking
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StarCoderDeveloper62 days ago

I mean a lot of other people were also haivng a lot of trouble with the difficulty. Thank you for playing though!

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AetherboundSubmitted62 days ago(+1)

I saw a lot of people complaining about the difficulty, but this actually felt really easy to me. Fun concept

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Gladiator Norman
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StarCoderDeveloper62 days ago

Wow! You're the first person to complete the level other than me. I'll ad you to the leaderboard.

I think a lot of people were having trouble with the Soul trial (trial 4 or the last trial) because of those three single shooters.

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clemSubmitted63 days ago

Found this from a streamer who played both our games back to back!

I really dig the moody atmosphere and the narrative framing of losing powers to make the platforming more deadly. It would be super hard to pull off but I could really imagine this idea expanding out into a sort of reverse metroidvania.

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Bring The Count Down
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StarCoderDeveloper62 days ago

Thank you, I tried to make the atmosphere much like Limbo. A reverse metroidvania actually sounds cool, but it would be basically impossible for me to do that alone, especially for a short time.

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clemSubmitted62 days ago

Yeah for sure not for a jam. Your scope here was perfect, more so meant if you were to expand it or revisit the idea with more time/resources.

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StarCoderDeveloper62 days ago

Oh yeah, I might do that.

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AWildRonanSubmitted63 days ago

Very cool atmosphere and story! I wish I was better at the game lol, I had so much trouble getting from level to level

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Blast Minute LAUNCH!
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StarCoderDeveloper63 days ago

Thank you. The game was really difficult as said by many others who played the game, I probably should have made it a bit easier.

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Tiramisu at DuskSubmitted63 days ago

Nice entry and game!

I really liked the story at the beginning, the gameplay is pretty difficult at times and I had only reached trial 4 during which I died and gave up. I was very curious about the ending as I expected the final of the story that was started at the beginning but it doesn't seem like there is one when looking at the YT video, so perhaps that could be added at some point? :D

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Negative Power
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StarCoderDeveloper63 days ago(+1)

Unfortunately, I did not have much time to  work on the ending. My earlier plan was to make it so he never actually became immortal, and it was just a dream the god showed him so he would learn being immortal was a curse, but at the end, I just made it so it was actually real, and at the end of the game, his countdown reached zero and he 'reunited' with his family (he died).

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Tiramisu at DuskSubmitted63 days ago(+1)

Yeah, completely understandable, I've had to cut a bunch of stuff from my own submission as well so I know the pain ;-;

Thanks for sharing the ending that you had planned, that would've been cool to see!

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croooooowSubmitted64 days ago

Cool graphics - very atmospheric and reminds me of Limbo and Inside. Perhaps slightly too hard, although I did watch the Youtube video to confirm it's possible to beat :P

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Just In Type
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StarCoderDeveloper64 days ago

Thank you, I did take inspiration from Limbo for the atmosphere. I think it was too hard because I was playing my own game way too many times that it felt easier than it actually was. Next time I'll probably give my game to someone else to playtest.

Thanks for playing!

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JoaquinmakerSubmitted64 days ago

A very good game. No joke, its really good, I love the dark atmosphere. Its, the game is pretty short, its not that long. Its very well worked on for four days, huh? Who knows how much time you dedicated to it, but very good. Keep it up.

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ONLY FIVE
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StarCoderDeveloper64 days ago

Thank you so much. Did you finish the game, if you did you can send a screenshot of your time and I can add it to the offline leaderboard. I worked many hours on the game, probably 25+?

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KrxzySubmitted64 days ago

Great Story!

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Flatline
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StarCoderDeveloper64 days ago

Thank you!

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Gabinan890Submitted64 days ago

Great storytelling and even the music but it's so hard but I've enjoyed it.

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Timmy and 730
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StarCoderDeveloper64 days ago

Yes, the game is really difficult from what others are saying. I worked a long time on the music, so thank you!

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LimokaSubmitted64 days ago

Great storytelling and an intersting concept. Though a bit hard.

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Chrono Swapper
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StarCoderDeveloper64 days ago

Yeah, many others are saying it's hard. But thank you!

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scriptomanSubmitted65 days ago

Great combination of visuals and storytelling! Great work!

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YHTC
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StarCoderDeveloper64 days ago

Thanks a lot!

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ShroudeyeSubmitted65 days ago(+1)

Hey there!

I loved the dark backstory and its implementation here. Bonus points for creating a fun story!

I wasn't able to pass the 2nd level (yet) I'll give it a try later. GG

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Count's Garden job
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StarCoderDeveloper65 days ago(+1)

Thanks. You should definitely try to complete the levels. I have a gameplay video you can see in the itch.io page which may help, but if you finish the game and send a screenshot I'll put your time up on the leaderboard in the description. I'm the only one on there right now.

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davo_vSubmitted65 days ago

Maybe if I was immortal I could get to the end eventually - very challenging and good concept!

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Late Notification
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StarCoderDeveloper65 days ago

Thanks! The game was actually really easy, until I added those dasher enemy (triangles) and then the game became a bit too difficult.

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yuzuSubmitted65 days ago

Lurkblooms my behated, I eventually started getting good at dodging them though!!! Love the concept of regaining fragments of mortality and upping the difficulty that way.

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MELTDOWN MELTDOWN
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StarCoderDeveloper65 days ago

Thank you!

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aremonaSubmitted65 days ago

Nice artwork and vibe, dodging obstacles was a bit hard but great concept!

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Time Matters
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StarCoderDeveloper65 days ago

Thank you, I worked a lot on the artwork and the atmosphere. I saw a lot of other comments talking about the obstacles and I realize that I might have made things a bit too difficult.

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BeepBeepLOL69Submitted65 days ago

Loved the game's atmosphere, and the narrative of the game. Platforming was a bit too difficult for me ngl, but probably I could get better at it if I put in the time. 🫠 

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Minitaur
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StarCoderDeveloper65 days ago

Thank you. Many others were also having difficulties with platforming, and I probably should have made it easier.

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CodexSubmitted65 days ago

Cool game! The platforming was a bit hard from the large amount of obstacles but the concept was quite interesting.

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Count, Down!
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StarCoderDeveloper65 days ago

Thanks!

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