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A jam submission

Taking (Back) My TimeView game page

Take your time back as your life counts down!! Made for GMTK Game Jam 2026.
Submitted by Jesscapade, jon.wav — 2 hours, 46 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Artwork#5624.2224.222
Audio#13633.4673.467
Creativity#15513.8893.889
Narrative#17323.1563.156
Enjoyment#20343.4893.489

Ranked from 45 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?
A constant countdown at the top of the screen determines your remaining lifespan. Many game mechanics revolve around maintaining it.

(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
Color Palette: https://lospec.com/palette-list/pear36

Input: https://offalynne.grebedoc.dev/Input/#/10.4/

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Submitted

Pretty fun platformer with great audio and mechanics. Reminded me a lot of Minit, in the way of how you keep your upgrades and keys after the time runs out. Just a little sad that it lagged a lot in my computer, for seemlessly no reason. Other than that, a really polished entry!

Developer(+1)

Glad you enjoyed! Were you able to try the downloadable version to reduce lag? And yes, Minit was one of the game's biggest inspirations.

Submitted

Not yet, but I gonna try downloading it!

Submitted(+1)

Banger soundtrack. Game felt smooth and insanely polished too. Really good stuff

Developer(+1)

Thank you!

Developer(+1)

Music guy here, thanks for playing, glad you enjoyed the soundtrack!

Submitted(+1)

It ended up being waaay to difficult for me to play, but I still had fun, everything from visuals to music and ui seemed very in tune with eachother. GJ!!!

Developer

Glad that you had fun! It did end up being pretty difficult, haha.

Developer

Music guy here, thanks for playing, glad you enjoyed it!

Submitted

very nice! i’m not the best at platformer combat so i liked how your health being the timer meant i could either fight an enemy or just collect enough time to walk right through it lol

Developer(+1)

Glad you enjoyed! I tried to allow a lot of player agency and decision-making regarding your countdown.

Submitted

I could barely make a dent, but I enjoyed it a lot! The art is great and I like how death is incorporated with rewinds. Almost makes it feel soulslike. 

Developer

Thanks for playing!

Submitted

Wow, this has so much polish, for 4 days this is impressive. I quite like the lore around planned obsolescence and the puzzle/metroidvania aspect takes this to another level; congratulations !

Developer(+1)

Thanks a bunch!

Submitted

Great job for this game, enjoyable experience, nice artwork !!

Developer

Glad you enjoyed!

Submitted

Wanderful game! I've enjoyed it a lot!

Every aspect on it fits pretty well, cograts.

If I had to improve anything, I'd add a “coyote time” effect to the jump to make it a little more satisfying for the player, but overall, the controls feel great.

Pretty solid entry. Keep up the good work!!

Developer

Yeah, there is a coyote time in the game, but it's so short that it's almost unnoticeable. Thanks for playing!

Submitted

it was a very cute game, The artstyle is coherent and the animations are smooth, enemy designs somehow fit together despite being an odd mix of little guys with eyes, crabs and tanks. Having very little experience with platformers i found it a difficult game to beat, but in the end it was a fun experience ^^!

Developer

Yeah, it can be tricky for a lot of players. Glad you enjoyed the visuals!

Submitted

Great game! i found it so hard but it didn't take away from the enjoyment, altho those flying things, i feel like if they catch you, you can't hit them while taking constant dmg. but the way the map is contructed is soo good, encourges exploration and trying to figure out which way to go first is a really good part. also is that a TANK ?! 

Submitted

also having to barely get a key and die with it, makes it harder to choose which door to open first 😂 i mean I DIED for that key xD

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing! The bats getting stuck inside you is definitely one of the most frustrating elements which I wish I playtested more to discover. Otherwise, I'm glad you enjoyed the game!

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