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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Narrative | #228 | 4.062 | 4.062 |
| Creativity | #1911 | 3.812 | 3.812 |
| Audio | #4655 | 2.750 | 2.750 |
| Enjoyment | #4839 | 2.875 | 2.875 |
| Artwork | #5095 | 2.938 | 2.938 |
Ranked from 16 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 countdown isn't a timer on screen — it's Death itself, physically closing the distance to your character on the bar below. Every decision either buys you distance or pulls Death closer, and the pendulum's swing gives you only a few seconds to choose before it reaches you, so the countdown pressure is baked directly into the core mechanic rather than a separate clock. In that sense, the whole game is one long countdown from birth to a specific death, and the player's choices only ever speed it up or slow it down — never stop it.
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Nice game. There are not many good endings, though. I think this is the one I prefer. Good job!
Wow! Nice one! I guess you got one of the happiest endings ahha
Thank you!
Hi. This is a great game. The pendulum mechanic is so unique. I played it many times to see different endings.
Nice! I like this rapid decision making. Sometimes I feel we make decisions this fast but stick to them to the end of our life.
Really unique and well made game! The pendulum mechanic is a great idea, and I'm impressed by how many different choices and paths you managed to include for a game jam. Great job!
Nice work, theme was spot on and the pendulum was a great idea
The pendulum mechanic is really creative! I liked seeing all the dialogue and the endings. I just wish the font was a bit bigger for my ol' eyes. Great job!
Dripping atmosphere right from the start!
Such a unique and thematically fitting mechanic with the pendulum-chooser. Brilliant design choice with it being both perfect for the theme, and also adding some flair to the decision-making process (the added bit of randomness is also very fitting for how real-life choices are made). Most fun I have had getting an existential crisis: 5/5.
Thoughtful, unique and interesting game, great job.
Thanks a lot, man! With all my heart!
wow! such a cool idea. I liked seeing the all of the different endings.
Thanks, bro! It's a pleasure for me to see you noticed that!
This was interesting! Coincidence I ended up as an indie game dev on my first try? The game knows 👀
Thank you!❤️🖤
Good game, good music, and what a EPIC intro🔥🔥! Great Job!
Thanks! Our musical tastes match!)