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A jam submission

Even or Odd? - GMTK 2026View game page

ghosty the ghost has a curse in the afterlife! he has cool abilities now, but he can only count down!
Submitted by knivesonfire — 13 hours, 59 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Creativity#11883.9863.986
Audio#27783.1373.137
Enjoyment#28683.3013.301
Narrative#29652.7952.795
Artwork#65762.6032.603

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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Submitted(+2)

Fun game! I liked the mechanic and the sort of tense piano music in the background :) 

Developer(+1)

thank you! i’ll let musician know 

Submitted(+2)

Great Game! The counting-down mechanic is really well thought out and feels really nice!

Developer(+1)

haha thank you so much!

Submitted(+2)

Even supremacy 🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡

Developer(+1)

yessir T~T

Submitted(+2)

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!

Developer(+1)

thank you so much!!! yes I agree with that number going up thing and yes you are correct that it was out of scope. also wasn't sure if it fit with the count"down" theme but im glad you enjoyed!

Submitted(+2)

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.

Developer(+2)

was messing around with gravity for too much that’s probably why! hope you enjoyed it

Submitted(+2)

A very unique concept to implement into a platforming game. I've never seen a count down mechanic like this before. The artwork is great, and the music is charming. Great work!

Developer(+1)

thank you so much!

Submitted(+2)

very interesting artsyle i liked it, loved the soundtrack as well A suicide button on the final button is... interesting choice

Developer(+2)

haha yes someone else died to that too😂 i added it because i wanted to troll my friend and never removed it! glad you enjoyed 

Submitted(+2)

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!

Developer(+1)

haha you got troll buttoned 😂 glad you enjoyed

Submitted(+2)

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! 

Developer(+1)

thank you so much!

Submitted(+2)

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) 

Developer(+1)

thank you haha!

Submitted(+2)

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.

Developer(+2)

thank you so much! I'll definitely tell the guy who made the music that. I agree about the camera, but I had no idea how to fix it since it was my first time making a proper game on unity

Submitted(+1)

Very cool take on the theme! Definitely not a concept i've seen yet! Oh and the little ghost sprites are sooo cute!

Developer(+1)

thank you so much! i'll definitely tell the guy who made them that you liked the sprites!

Submitted(+1)

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. 

Developer

ayyy thank you so much!

Submitted(+1)

Nice mechanics! Good job

Developer

thank youuuu!

Submitted(+1)

I love the idea of you being the countdown, cute little game !!! 

Developer

thank you so much!

Submitted(+1)

Cool puzzle mechanic, it's a really interesting take on the theme! Nice work :)

Developer

thank you so much!

Submitted(+1)

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

Developer(+1)

appreciate it! people have been saying it's too hard. I'll keep it in mind for future game jams

Submitted(+1)

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!

Developer

Thank you! the reason I didn't allow counting up is since the theme was count down, but I agree that it would allow for more complex puzzles.

Submitted(+1)

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.

Developer

thank you! the musician didn't have time to make more songs, otherwise there would've been a song for each level. Thanks for the feedback though!

Submitted(+1)

i really enjoyed figuring out each puzzle, and the ghost mechanics are very creative! great game

Developer

thank you! glad you enjoyed!

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