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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Artwork | #601 | 4.207 | 4.207 |
| Narrative | #2968 | 2.793 | 2.793 |
| Creativity | #3164 | 3.552 | 3.552 |
| Enjoyment | #4735 | 2.897 | 2.897 |
| Audio | #9570 | 1.448 | 1.448 |
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?
The time to escape the cursed cave and the max time in the dead realm
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I like the time mechanic and art. Great job!
Thank you! ;)
Beautiful art, animations are smooth and polished, the theme interpretation is unique and truly enjoying, I hope this game gets bigger levels because the core mechanic is so interesting. Nice work!
Wow thanks! I'll be working on a larger level to start with and more features :)
This was a fun small game. I love the art, and the animation you made fits it perfectly. I just wished there was a little bit more to do. Do you plan to develop if further after the jam?
Thank you for playing! Yep I do :)
Nice! I'll look forward to it! :)
I loved the idea, and the art. Even if this is a proof of concept, I figured I could always switch even in the middle of a block, I'd get stuck for a second but I'll just simply switch back. The animation is superb, I'd like to see this taken further.
Thank you!! Feel free to follow to get notified of future updates : )
i really like the switching mechanic!! :) i think as a full game it could be really awesome
(also, if you're wondering, i came from newgrounds)
Wow, thanks for coming all the way here!! And for your comment ;)
Woah, imagine this as a complete game. It could be really nice!
And the animations are very cool!
Thank you! What would you like to see in the complete game? My next step in mind is to add the dangers - for now, dark masses coming out of the ground, ceiling, etc. Extending the level and adding sound is also a priority. But I'm open to suggestions!
Only LIMBO comes into my mind right now. 2 sections specifically.
1. The part where the spider tries to stab the boy: Maybe there could be some specific dark mass that has arms/spikes and it can grab/stun/damage you.
2. The part where the big heavy boulder crushes you if you aren't fast enough: Kinda overused but I think you get the idea.
In case somehow you haven't heard of LIMBO yet, you should search it up! It's a really good game.
And if you find my ideas unoriginal or you don't like them, it's okay. In fact they're unoriginal since I
stolethem from an already existing game made in like 2011. However I think you could make something based on them and make it different enough that it feels unique.Good luck!
(btw, pls add Linux support if you can xD)
I played part of LIMBO not that long ago, and I really liked it. I remember those parts! But I probably got stuck somewhere and never finished it (I'd like to try again, though). I have something mildly similar to the first one in mind : ) We'll see how that turns out.
Don't worry about unoriginality, it's all inspired by other things nowadays, this game included. Thank you for the ideas!
If I make it worth downloading, I'll work on adding more platforms/OS support! You could test the Linux build : )
Really cool prototype, would love to see what you would be able to do with this idea if you would have more time! keep it up
Thanks, will do!! :)
I really liked the simple cozy design. A relaxing background music and a longer playtrough could have made it much better this game have insane amount of potential but still great game.
Thank you! I'll be trying to make it a complete game, but somewhere in the horror genre (on the chiller side, though). Think you could still like that? : )
Love the vibe it has! A bit simple but with nice animations and a good art style ,could definitly see this be explored further.
Thank you! Even though I bought most pixel art assets (at a 50% discount, very lucky), I put quite a bit of time and effort into finding, adjusting, and customizing them (some of which hasn't seen the light), so I'm glad you appreciate it ; )
Would you consider joining a mailing list (if I created one) or following here on itch.io? I'm still figuring out what's best, honestly, so suggestions are welcome :)
I did like the dog's dissolve animation, although it freaked me out slightly. I can imagine this as a horror game, but it would be unfortunate to watch a dog go through all that.
Sorry, yes, the idea is to end up making it into a horror game😅 I was going to make the player a human, with an external asset as well, but I found the dog one and couldn't resist the idea. I felt it would push even more will to try to save them (we're all too used to game human protagonists going through the worst of things already).
If it's of any help, lore-like, the realm switching isn't painful, it's just like weird teleporting :)
Thank you for playing and for your comment!
I love your idea , nice and fun game
Please rate my game Flip it
Thank you!
Done : )
genius! making dead realm so you can switch between dead realm and real life
Got inspo from various things! thanks ; )
Sweet idea. Switching to dead realm always resets the timer. So you can just switch back to reality and then switch back again to make the reality time basically freeze forever.
Thank you! I want to balance it a bit with a cooldown later on, and with dangers and stuff, it won't be as easy ;)
I'd really like to have a future tester base, so if you're interested, you can follow :)
This is really nice, I love the realm switching idea and only being able to be in the dead realm for short periods of time - I think it's a great idea for the theme and I'd love to see more of it! Well done!
Thank you, glad you liked it! : D
Since it seems it's getting a good reception, I'd like to continue developing a full (small) game. If you'd like to get news, please follow ^^
This is beautiful. Like others are saying, I would have loved more of it, but I think your choice to focus more on polish than gameplay turned out well in this case!
Thank you for appreciating that! Though I'm working on various projects, I'll try developing it further, so feel free to follow : )
Really neat art & animation! the concept is really interesting, tough I would've loved to see more of it.
Thank you! There might be more of it some time after the jam 👀
Wow Nice Job Man :)
Thank you! Your game was also pretty cool btw :)
Nice game, it has a a lot of potential.
Good job ;)
Thanks!!
Cool art