Fun game! I liked the mechanic and the sort of tense piano music in the background :)
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Even or Odd? - GMTK 2026's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #1188 | 3.986 | 3.986 |
| Audio | #2778 | 3.137 | 3.137 |
| Enjoyment | #2868 | 3.301 | 3.301 |
| Narrative | #2965 | 2.795 | 2.795 |
| Artwork | #6576 | 2.603 | 2.603 |
Ranked from 73 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?
the ghost has a number on it. each ghost (which corresponds to a number) has a special ability, like double jump, or interacting with tools. You can only COUNT DOWN the numbers and use the abilities however you want to get to the end of the level, so it follows the theme count down. Odd numbers get separate abilities but even numbers have the same ability.
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Comments
Great Game! The counting-down mechanic is really well thought out and feels really nice!
Really clever little puzzle platformer! I love the different ghost sprites, as well. The level design is quite good, too. I think if you wanted to go back later and add something to improve it, something like a pickup or something that increases your number again would really open up a lot of opportunities, but I get that that was out of scope for this jam. Good job!
Everything feels very chonky, movement, jump and double jump, don't know if it was intended but it gives up a friction that doesn't really suite the platforming genre.
On the theme side tho! Putting the mechanical action of counting down to achieve the end goal is a great puzzle approach that makes the player character feel like a toy and that's always great to have on a game.
very interesting artsyle i liked it, loved the soundtrack as well A suicide button on the final button is... interesting choice
Fun cute game. Nice puzzle platformer. almost makes me sad when the ghost can't count up again.
Great audio selection, fits the whimsical nature of the game.
I suddenly realize I forgot to go left on that level and now I need to go see what happens.
A suicide button on the final button is crazy.
Thanks for the game!
The ghost counting down definitely adds a lot of depth both to the platforming and puzzle aspect, and has a lot of potential with some polish (maybe make the gravity and moving around feel more satisfying?) Very promising concept, thanks for the game!
Not having access to the forms you already counted down is such a unique concept, this has a lot of potential to be a really great puzzle game given enough polish! Overall a great entry, very fun to pass to the other side! (pun intended)
So creative, I haven’t seen a game just like it yet. Having these different characters you have to cycle through was a very nice way of incorporating the theme. The music was my favorite part tho, its such a joy to listen to. Great work! One small improvement: the game felt a bit claustrophobic at times, I think the camera could have been zoomed out a bit more.
Very cool take on the theme! Definitely not a concept i've seen yet! Oh and the little ghost sprites are sooo cute!
So simple and clever. Tbh one of the few games I've played so far actually using count down in a way that is mechanically interesting by actually opening up the potential puzzle combinatorics.
I love the idea of you being the countdown, cute little game !!!
Cool puzzle mechanic, it's a really interesting take on the theme! Nice work :)
very nice game! the idea was great, the music was chill, just the jumping needs a little bit of work, the part with the 3 steps was a bit too hard to jump through
This game has a really interesting mechanic that I think ties into the theme really nicely. The puzzle aspect of the game was nice. The music was phenomenal! All of the parkour in the game felt fair and fun to go through. I wish there was perhaps a mechanic to increase your count to allow for more complex puzzles , but the ones already in the game are pretty good. I like the cute ghost. When it comes to the visual design of some of the elements of the level I think it is kind of unclear which object leads to victory and which ones don't. Anyhow , good job!
This was a pretty cool puzzle game and I liked the visuals. My only criticism would be that while the music sounds good at first, it gets repetitive fairly quickly.







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