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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #940 | 3.596 | 3.909 |
| Artwork | #1529 | 3.847 | 4.182 |
| Narrative | #1663 | 3.178 | 3.455 |
| Enjoyment | #1932 | 3.512 | 3.818 |
| Creativity | #2971 | 3.596 | 3.909 |
Ranked from 11 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 central game loop is a countdown to midnight every day. You must try and reach midnight without too many zombies to prevent a loss. Additionally, multiple game elements function as countdowns, including body processing stations, zombification of bodies, and increasing the depth of graves by digging.
(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
Third Party Assets
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Moonlit Drift Music by Turning_Pages - https://pixabay.com/music/solo-piano-moonlit-drift-430163/
Font - http://font.woowahan.com/yeonsung/
UI Sprites - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/2d/gui/fantasy-wooden-gui-free-103811
GDC 2020 - Game Audio Bundle
GDC 2024 - Game Audio Bundle
GDC 2026 - Game Audio Bundle
Sound Effects from Mixkit under Mixkit Sound Effects Free License
"body cutting impact" "strong close thunder explosion" "single zombie breath" "angry zombie grunting"
Code References
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Day Night Cycle - Mina Pêcheux
https://medium.com/codex/creating-a-basic-day-and-night-cycle-in-unity-c-dff942c1690d
Object and Station Interaction Architecture - CodeMonkey
https://youtu.be/AmGSEH7QcDg?si=3FMXykOODBbGKk9v
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Arts, animations and sounds are really cool ! (espacially the stations ! And the color of boddies if we are too slow is horrible, I love it !). I would have like more difficulty after few days, but great game !
Thank you so much for checking it out! Yeah, re-balancing is definitely a priority if we decide to continue developing this game after the jam ends! We went back and forth a couple times about difficulty and ultimately erred towards easier for this jam.
Great game but you couldve made a few more things related to countdown so it fits the theme better but still very nice visuals, audio and gameplay
Fair point! I think we fell in love with the graveyard aesthetic and just ran with that haha.
Thanks for checking it out!
The sprites and animations are really charming :) very fun concept with the different prepping stations
Thank you! The animations were really a joy to work on. I'm hoping for the next jam I can try for a more detailed art style!
I really enjoyed this! I played it for way longer than I was planning to! :3
Yesssss! That's exactly what we wanted to hear! Tysm!
Very spooky game! I loved it!
Very spooky game! I loved it!
Thanks so much for playing!
Great submission. The music was so eerie!
Thank you for playing!
I think it's really good. I liked the whole grave digger in a creepy setting vibe, and I think every element helped contribute to that feel really nicely. It does get a bit repetitive and maybe could use some more challenge.
Thanks for feedback! With you on the difficulty. @Kanthulhu pushed for more challenge but we ended up having little time to balance so I ended up leaving it on the easier side 😅