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A jam submission

Damocles, King of One DayView game page

You are Damocles, there is a sword above his head. Every choice you made gives you more or less time to live.
Submitted by RedEagle, melismae, Nelia Salah, Hocine Mammasse — 18 hours, 36 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Narrative#4713.8083.808
Artwork#16553.8083.808
Audio#25063.1923.192
Creativity#26663.6543.654
Enjoyment#32583.2123.212

Ranked from 52 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?
Every choice you made gives you more or less time to live. The countdown is at the center of the gameplay.

(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
Fonts:
Diogenes by Apostrophic Labs
Dominican by Harold Lohner

All other assets are original created by the team, see description for full credits.

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

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Submitted(+1)

Nice concept, the questions were also well prepared. It gave me the feeling that your game is minimalistic but far from simple, and I know that you put a lot of effort into the narrative, right? The SFX after you decided to choose the answer is also nice, it makes your game really responsive. Good Game <3

Submitted(+1)

Amazing premise! I really love how this game addresses the theme from a mythological perspective and really enjoyed all the tie ins with other Greek myth characters. The art style is also incredible and fits the central concept really well. 

One piece of feedback I'd give is that the choice options were sometimes a bit disconnected from the questions, which made the cause-and-effect in the game feel a bit random at times.

But overall, great job!

Submitted(+1)

I was in Greece last summer and this happened to me...

Developer

A cautionary tale...

Submitted(+1)

The art was great and I liked the premise. I liked when the answers made sense, but the joke ones were frustrating, like a coin flip, and some of the answers didn't seem to be contained in the story hints. It was funny when the sword dropped to kill poor Damocles. I also played again and won.

Submitted(+1)

Really liked this! Great art, fun setting. The speed-reading mechanic was fun too.

Submitted(+1)

The sword animation is fantastic! Really cool game. 

Submitted(+1)

I love the ancient Greek setting. The art and especially the music are wonderful. Simple but fun game. Great job!

Submitted(+1)

Interesting concept! I had a bit of the skill issue with some questions, but validated with the rest! Cool art style!

Submitted(+1)

Interesting! I really liked your art, it had a lot of personality. I think maybe Q and E are reversed though? I was getting responses that seemed to be for the opposite choice until I started using the mouse.

I'm no history buff so I struggled to know which options were best, but I thought the concept was interesting and presented in an engaging way. Nice work!

Submitted(+1)

Very interesting approach! Well done 

Submitted(+1)

Very nice game! It's a very clever and creative way to use the theme.

Submitted(+1)

Love the theming, and all of the different mythological references! Some of the questions felt a bit challenging with regard to guessing which was the better choice, but I enjoyed the difficulty and replayability. 

Submitted(+1)

I really like this i love the art and the setting i hope there are plans to make a full game or something simular! i had a lot of fun speed reading xD

Submitted(+1)

A unique take on the theme! The questions were quite good too, if occasionally a little difficult 

Great work!

Submitted(+1)

trivia game is refreshing to see. love greek mythology theme as well.
art and sounds are nicely done.

I didn't liked some of questions. that feels more like random than trivia, other than that great game

Submitted(+2)

great artwork for the page, good concept usage, a trivia game with countdown for death, specially after the odyssey has been released it suits the theme very well, I just watched the movie yesterday and your game had a nice catch to the whole vibe!

Submitted(+1)

Great concept and fun to play. i love the vibrant colors and art. the people whispering after you answer was a nice touch

Submitted(+1)

Congratulations for your submission! I personally don’t love when ticking time-based games make me read text. I feel too much pressure. It may be because I’m not a native speaker and I feel like I’m slower than I should, though. Good job. I hope you had fun and got a deserved restful sleep last night.

Submitted(+1)

I live! And I played again and again, because I thoroughly enjoyed all the questions! Wonderful game! 

Submitted(+1)

I could have played this one for a while - loved the take on the game and it tickled my mythology nerd brain in just the right way

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