The dog is my fav :) Awesome game design, art, and audio. The SFX are especially satisfying omg. Everyone did a really nice job on this one.
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Trace Against Time's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Enjoyment | #104 | 4.293 | 4.293 |
| Audio | #165 | 4.024 | 4.024 |
| Artwork | #462 | 4.293 | 4.293 |
| Creativity | #993 | 4.037 | 4.037 |
| Narrative | #4668 | 2.415 | 2.415 |
Ranked from 82 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?
Trace Against Time takes a chill drawing experience and adds a countdown to transform it into an intense race-against-the-clock game. Players must balance accuracy of their drawing against the ever-ticking hourglass to score the most possible points. The more accurate your drawing is, the more time you gain; spend extra time on upgrades to increase your score multiplier or unlock new tools like different colors and brush sizes!
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Fonts: KenneyThick, pico-12. All other assets (including music, UI, sounds) are original.
Comments
The game is very polished! Very creative entry as well and the cooldown didn’t feel like it was just dropped onto the game, it really added depth and stress!
One thing that did confuse me a bit while playing is that buying an upgrade skipped my current drawing. Might be intended and I just didn’t read well enough :)
Great entry!
The game feels very polished and is really fun to play! I love the vibe it gives, the music helps a lot :) It would be really fun if you could choose more upgrades, maybe turn it into a sort of paint roguelike deckbuilder ? I don't really know if it would work since it completely changes the game genre, but it sounds cool in my head xD
I love the game! Very fun to draw all the little sketches. I did feel like I was sometimes buying myself more difficulty since I would be at full time but purchase colours which I'd now have to use... But if I were going for a high score over just surviving then I can see how this would be beneficial. Cool game though!
it was super fun playing! also love the scoreboard at the end, i was able to add my name which was so cute! :)
Fun game. The art, music, and polish are gorgeous, can't really say much more, the base mechanic of drawing stuff might be more interesting on a mobile game cuz its hard with a mouse so maybe could've spruced things up for mouse users but I ain't holding that against the rating, gj
Great game! I really liked the upgrade system, made the game really addicting and fun!
Simple and addictive game ! Love the competitiveness with the leaderboard.
This game was fun
I like drawing so I tried to get a high score after my 1st run. It’s a relaxing game, despite the countdown, it reached a point where I could take it slower than the start. I like the variety of drawings, in my 4th run I still got new ones like a rabbit and a red car. My favorite is the dog and the color shapes
The progression of tools is good and can be used to get a new drawing if you don’t like the current one, but I think this should be expressed beforehand. In my first run I did the drawing, then pressed the unlock eraser and then it reset the drawing… It wasn’t a big deal and got an easier one but was a surprise haha
The song is nice, helps to relax and focus and never feels repetitive. I think it should be drawings that make you pick different pen size, you can do all the drawings with the base size and the fill tool and the visuals are pretty
I almost got 1st place but I threw hard because I didn’t paint the eyes of the crab and got 3rd, I’m still happy, the game was very fun and I think it’s the game I have spent most time in this jam
Great game! ^^
(I would put a drawing made in free draw mode but both times I didn’t make the outline correctly and the fill tool erased most of the face or body hahaha…)

The artstyle and sound effects are perfectly dialed in. Thought I was doing pretty well until the leaderboard gave me a reality check! 10/10 would get jumpscared by LOSS again
Really good audio, the gameplay is very fun, and the artwork is incredible ! Good job !
super relaxing and a cozy vibe, it's a simple concept but executed really well with good polish
Super fun game! Love the drawing SFX, just music (sfx) to my ears. The leaderboard is a really nice addition, managed to secure myself a #4 spot lol. I wish the time played a bigger element though, as I found myself kinda skipping the upgrades (eraser + color and stuff) because it seemed like it didn't give you any more points. Either way, still very cozy and satisfying!








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