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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Enjoyment | #506 | 3.987 | 3.987 |
| Narrative | #1007 | 3.453 | 3.453 |
| Audio | #1878 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
| Artwork | #2295 | 3.613 | 3.613 |
| Creativity | #3065 | 3.573 | 3.573 |
Ranked from 75 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 player has to make their debt counter go down within a time limit. The player also has to dig 'down' in order to make money. Each in-game day is represented by a timer ticking down.
(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
Duckman and Alan the asset man
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A cute and fun game! Great sound and audio effects, with decent mechanics that bring it all together. The main issue I ran into was that it was a bit challenging to move around and try to climb out of the holes again in time.
Loosing the entire pouch of coins if you didn't make it out in time felt a bit harsh and led to me simply not adventuring too far out, or sitting at the top for the last 20 seconds instead of trying to grab a few more nuggets. I know they weren't destroyed, but finding the pouch in the next level was a bit of a challenge too since it just falls down. (not that I disagree with loosing the pouch, but perhaps an indicator or something else to help soften the blow)
Perhaps some kind of purchasable ladder or rope to climb could serve a good way to aid extra movement?
Overall a great game though - I had a fun time playing!
Nice game! I like the little sounds the mole makes when you jump!
A very cool game! It is simple and effective. I like the art and mechanics. Great work!
Very cool! If you have time you should rate our game as well!
Very nice Game :)
i enjoyed playing this one, one thing i almost made a mistake with was making sure i had an exit cus i kept on digging straight down lol. everything fit in well together, the sounds and the cute little mole made me want to keep playing. great work on this one. :)
Thanks for playing! I appreciate it :D
I really liked it, it's a fun game !
I had fun! I love gold digging and this cute mole got me hooked for a while. I am happy he is dept free now. Love the game and the sound!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked the sounds, we had a ton of fun creating those :D
Really fun game! I barely made quota as I bought so many upgrades haha, but it was a lot of fun going for crazy dives and having to haul my 400 gold all the way back up. Loved the paper mario-esque animation of the character, and the sounds were great too. Great game!
I'm glad you enjoyed it! It was a ton of fun to work on :D
Great entry! I love the base story gameplay.
The main loop is great, I was hooked to dig and search for the gold. Reaching back to deposit a gold is a really good mechanic. Upgrades keep the player motivated, cool!
btw. really cool main menu! *clap*
The game has potential, keep working!
Congratulations on your submission!
Thanks a lot! I was inspired by Mario sunshine to add a main menu that teaches the player the controls! It was a ton of fun to work on, we might keep updating it after the jam :D
This was surprising cute for a game about escaping debt!
This one's one of my favorites.
Firstly, I love the main menu. Great way to ensure the player knows what they're doing before they start.
Secondly, the art is beautiful. The movement is smooth and feels good, there's a lot of polish.
And lastly, it's fun! And yes, I managed to pay off my debt.
Super great game. Great job!
Thank you so so much! This is one of the best comments I've gotten on a game! I really appreciate your kind words :D
Simple concept but very fun! The artwork is adorable, I just want the lil guy to be happy in life <3 Very good game, well done!
great game this reminds me of the flash games i used to play, couldn't pay my debt lol but had my fun good job!
Thank you! I've had multiple people compare it to Motherload, maybe that's the game you're thinking of?
super fun and cute game! loved the art, reminds me a lot of paper mario, especially with the sprites flipping :)
gets really hectic toward the final days when theres more tunnel than actual ground to get back home. great experience!
Thank you! The games artist is very inspired by paper Mario in a lot of the games we work on together!
Adorable game! I loved the art style and the stylization with the flipping character as you turn. Having the sandbox was quite considerate so I could explore too.
One thing though is I would have liked it if the double jump reset whenever I bounce on a mushroom. It only resets when I touch the ground so if I miss a double jump off a mushroom I have to walk back to touch ground before trying again.
Other than that, it was super fun and I found myself quite entranced in the digging. Great work!
Thanks a lot for your feedback! The double jump was added in the last hour of the jam (I went and updated the game when the deadline got extended by 1 hour) so I didn't get to test it out a lot sadly :/ Thanks for playing :)
Really nice concept, first digging game i saw which is nice! Also it is really fun and quite addicting. Great job!
Thanks a lot!
The background music made me feel like I was playing a psychological horror lol. The art is really cute and I noticed some details like the smiley face gold pattern. Great game, nice work!
Haha I didn't realize that the music was scary, I wanted it to give an "exploration vibe". Thanks for playing!
The feel of this game is really good and the gameplay was fun and intense, really well done.
Thank you! I spent a lot of time trying to make the gameplay feel satisfying.