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Life's not a Strawberry | GMTK Jam 2026's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Artwork | #1708 | 3.791 | 3.791 |
| Audio | #2625 | 3.163 | 3.163 |
| Enjoyment | #2969 | 3.279 | 3.279 |
| Creativity | #4851 | 3.209 | 3.209 |
| Narrative | #5435 | 2.279 | 2.279 |
Ranked from 43 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?
You have to beat the greatest countdown of all time, your life, making the one thing that really matter: a lot of money.
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SFX:
A bunch of CC0 sounds from Freesounds
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Comments
Pretty cool idea but I feel like it goes on for too long, I was mostly doing the same thing over and over again, it felt like it needed something new. Other than that, great job!
Very good, great to see a Brazilian here! The first time I saw the spiders I was a bit shocked, not knowing what to do. Anyway, really cool! Tmj :)
I enjoyed this, cows for sure need a nerf lol. Got to age 200 before stopping.
I'm not sure why my results screen showed "null year" and "null money." It might be a bug... or maybe I'm just that broke. I really loved your art style! One small piece of feedback: the outline of the drop area felt a little subtle, so at first I thought I couldn't drag things into it. Once I realized I actually could, everything worked fine.
Really satisfying game with clean pixel art and juice game feel!
as a wise man once said "a vida não é um morango". Great game and love the reference. I did run into some bugs with my pesticida staying in my inventory even when I used it, which lead me to run out of space, but, overall was fun and beautifull. Verdadeiramente foi o só o Filé
Spreading the beautiful palavras brasileiras world over. Thanks for the bug report, there were a couple. Valeu por jogar!
it's so peak... i was supposed to be studying but i was playing this instead T-T
this a well engaging and polished game , liked the lil comment above , especial child labor one and the concept is great and take life as the countdown , GG
Really enjoyed this; the art is great, the music is great, and the gameplay loop is pretty good! My only gripe is that it starts to get a bit repetitive after a little bit. I felt like I was repeating a lot of the same things, and I couldn't lose. Otherwise, wonderful entry! congrats on submitting