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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #299 | 3.897 | 3.897 |
| Enjoyment | #433 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Creativity | #440 | 4.241 | 4.241 |
| Artwork | #1189 | 3.966 | 3.966 |
| Narrative | #6265 | 2.138 | 2.138 |
Ranked from 29 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?
You need to make the sequence 4 3 2 1 to succeed, and everything counts down to zero when you've found the solution
(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
Grenze (Font)
All other assets were made by me (solo) during the jam
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There’s lot more depth to this puzzle than I anticipated! The concept is simple, but you came up with new and interesting ideas for each level. And the work on the audio is fantastic, every feedback is so satisfying to hear!
Thanks for playing! I'm glad you liked it. The SFX are made from sliding bowls on my table haha
That's a veeeery good puzzle game, I'd but a complete version of this one :D
Thanks for playing it on stream :D
Really cool game! Easy to understand and interesting, it makes you think about how to solve it instead of what you are supposed to do.
Thank you! I'm happy that it didn't just turn into pushing pillars randomly, you actually have to think
Maybe if the pillars talked, we would of given it all 5's
Great game, one of the better considerations regarding theme, might be my new favorite for smartest puzzle but intuitive puzzle design! Good Job!
Thanks for playing it on stream!
I really like the puzzles, the textures and shifting of the blocks reminded me a bit of Wind Waker! The ramping of difficulty is just right I think, that last level had me for a bit. Really solid little puzzle game!
Thank you! Haven't heard of wind waker, gonna look it up!
A very good gamejam entry. The puzzles and the difficulty is really nice and balanced.
It has simple mechanics, but still feels pretty complex.
The ascetics / atmosphere of the game is perfect and everything just fits nicely together.
I think you did a really good job, nothing feels missing nor too much.
Well done :D
Thanks for the kind words! 7 minutes is a new record, well done!
One of my favourites so far! It looks super professional and the puzzles are well designed (a good amount of deduction rather than just guessing). Very well done.
Thank you lots! I was suprised at how good puzzle wise it turned out, just so happend that the mechanics made it possible to use quite a lot of deduction
The idea is genius, i love the way that you take occluders as the way to add or subtract the numbers to solve the puzzle, and the game is well polished, impressive
Thank you!
I really liked this!
It's very relaxing and scrathes the puzzle part of my brain just right!
The puzzles strike a good balance between fair and complicated and are very satisfying to finish!
Great job!!
Thanks for playing! I'm glad you liked it!
Interesting idea and nice interpretation of the theme.
I really enjoyed how you managed to introduce new elements organically even if the game is very short!
Thank you!
Really liked the game but the controls could be a bit smoother.
Maybe a pull option as well so you don't have to walk around every time? Could even have a top down view so you can quickly move them around.
Thanks for playing! A pull option would be a good addition, maybe simply right clicking on a side could do it.
fun idea, cant believe you made this in just four days! my only gripe is the commands are a bit fiddly (i walked around for a bit trying to click on stuff before i realised i was simply too far away from the pillars) but still it's no small feat
Thanks for playing! Out of the four days it took two before I got the idea actually, so I had to really lock in to make it on time haha. If I continue working on the game I'll fine tune the controls for sure :D
Hard, but still very fun puzzle game
Thank you!
Wow this was awesome. Loved the puzzles here, great design and use of the theme! Very pretty assets, too. Just interesting enough while still letting me focus on solving, it was perfect. I did it in 9m11s!
Great work!
Thank you so much! I wanted to do more of an environment at first but didn't have the time. 9 minutes is fast! Most do it around 12-15
Amazing puzzle game. The puzzles are well designed, and the mechanics feel very expandable. I like that you let the player figure out the logic behind the puzzles. I beat the game in 18 minutes.
Thanks for playing and the kind words! I'm happy that you liked my decision not to handhold the player through the rules, since I find that sort of exploration fun as well! (But I'm afraid not everyone agrees with this and just get frustrated instead)
Super clever and a great puzzle game all around. The first puzzles are really easy so you can get into it without frustration. Plus, the completion audio sounds super nice. Congratz!
Thank you! I'm glad you liked the audio
I had a great time! The last 2 puzzles definitely through me for a loop I felt very accomplished after solving them :) fun game!
Thank you! I'm happy that people seem to make it through all five without giving up.
I really loved the concept! Very creative and simple to understand. It took me a bit to realise the numerals facing that particular side were what contributed to the score on the pedestal; I think that could be made clearer somehow. I did it 14 mins. I think there is a lot of design space you could explore here and take this further!
Thank you! One part of me wanted to have the player figuring out what the puzzle is about to be a part of the early levels, at first I didn't want any text at all to keep the mystery but I decided that a bit of help is probably good, could have done with even more as you say.
I've got some more ideas for how to expand, one of which is a red glass pillar that makes numbers going through it negative!
If you ever do update this, I would love to give it a play again!
Glad to hear that! I have a habit of abandoning projects, but surely this one will be different. I see the potential!
And I'm glad you find it creative! I spent the first 47 hours of the jam trying to come up with a game idea lol.
The last puzzle was hard lol, I kinda missed a reset button cus I felt like I was making a mess at the end but other then that this was a very nice puzzle game! took m 12 minutes to complete
Thanks for playing! A reset button is a good idea! Luckily you can't manage to softlock atleast. 12 minutes is quite quick! When a friend playtested it took 20 minutes and that was without the next to last level.
Ngl 2 levels I just did 2 random things and the puzzle was solved lol
Yeah, the first two are meant to be really easy haha. Only risk is that you're not learning how it works