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A jam submission

2.99999…SECView game page

Reclaim 2.999999… seconds from a black hole and activate the Salvation Device.
Submitted by Wanderlust — 1 hour, 26 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Narrative#184.5384.538
Enjoyment#904.3084.308
Audio#1264.0774.077
Creativity#2834.3084.308
Artwork#9104.0774.077

Ranked from 13 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 entire game revolves around a Salvation Device countdown stuck at 2.999999… seconds by a black hole. Players build increasingly absurd technology to force it to zero.

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

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Submitted

I truly loved it. Thank you for making this game. One of the best games of this jam.

Developer

Thank you so much for your kind words!

Submitted(+1)

Honestly, this game is being slept on for the jam. I really enjoyed playing it through to the end. The aesthetics are clean and gorgeous. And there's so much detail, like the conversations with AION after the upgrades. It's also a very creative take on the theme.

Great job! Really well done.

P.S. Tried it out on Linux with Proton-GE and finished the game without issues.

Developer

Thank you so much for playing the game all the way through!

Submitted(+2)

Of all games to feel the most creative with the countdown theme from what I’ve seen so far, I did not expect an idle-game to be the one.

Okay, this isn’t the same as a normal “idle game”. Those games are open-ended and often just result in some kind of fatigue where you get to a point of “this just isn’t fun anymore”. This game however doesn’t overstay its welcome, and it also has an actual ending you can get to without spending so much time it gets stupid.

The countdown in this game is the goal. You need to speed time up so that it can reach 0 and save the universe. The first few objects you unlock for this are similar to regular idle-game buildings, they just speed up the countdown ever so slightly and have a few upgrades to make them have more effect.

Then you unlock the Monte-Carlo panel, which lets you play what I can only describe as dice-poker. Keep rolling dice until you submit to get a bonus depending on the final score, or until it goes over 12 (where you forefit your dice run).

The other fun panel is a click one, where you click to provide a slight global modifier to all of your buildings, and its bonus stacks with the Monte-Carlo bonus.

And, it also avoids the big issue of autoclickers being broken that so many other idle games have. If you use an autoclicker, you’ll get the max bonus modifier, but just clicking like 4 times per second manually will also get that same bonus.

The game’s funny, it’s fun, and unlike tons of idle games it doesn’t end up being a drag. I wish it was longer, but at the same time that’d make it more prone to ending up as a drag like other idle games…

I’m also not spoiling the ending, since it gets even more absurd and funny, you should go play it yourself. Like genuinely. This is a really fun game and a good one too, go play it if you’re reading this. Even if you’re the developer. go play this game it’s a good game.

Developer(+1)

Nothing beats seeing someone truly get the game — this really, really made my day. Thanks for the thoughtful review!

Submitted

Really cool game

Developer

Thank you ~

Submitted(+1)

Loved this game! The story, art, and music are all amazing. The game design is really cool, and it was a truly enjoyable experience.

Developer

That’s wonderful to hear! Thank you so much for playing!

Submitted(+2)

The plot is so well-written and sci-fi-like. I absolutely love it!!

Developer(+1)

Thank you! I’m so glad you enjoyed the story and the sci-fi vibes!

Submitted

Great concept, great game, and really fun actually.

Developer

Thanks, glad you had fun ~

(+1)

I absolutely love this idea! The story behind this game is so charming and fascinating. It’s such an interesting and creative concept. I had a great time discovering it~

Developer

Thank you! Really happy the story and concept resonated with you

Submitted

Yo the art is really neat, I love it!

Developer

Thank you, glad you like it~

Submitted(+1)

Such a fantastic submission, great work! I really like the story and how it flows in the with idle mechanics, reminds me a lot of Spaceplan, which I also really enjoyed. Easily one of the best games I have seen so far!

Developer(+1)

Thank you so much! Spaceplan was definitely an inspiration — so glad you enjoyed it!

Submitted

SO COOL IDEA! I just couldn't read the conversation between the AION and... me?

Developer

Thank you! You couldn’t read it? Was there a bug that prevented the text from displaying?

Submitted

I was too concetrated buying things.