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A jam submission

A bug's (short) lifeView game page

GMTK 2026 entry
Submitted by Matthew Coder, Nokacu44 — 5 hours, 44 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Mark's Favourites#1n/an/a
Enjoyment#64.6384.638
Audio#184.4044.404
Narrative#494.3834.383
Creativity#764.5114.511
Artwork#1904.5324.532

Ranked from 47 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 bugs you control have a very short life! Upgrade their countdown and save the princess!

(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
Song used: Glorious Morning (Waterflame) 8-Bit/chiptune Cover by MaxineOtherStuff.

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Submitted

Finally a johnny upgrade gamelike ! Super neat and well done, good job !

Submitted(+1)

🎉 Your overall rank is #4 in GMTK Game Jam 2026! Congrats!

You can check out the full rankings here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11Uo-r_CZpdNbQIQ-6rUAqRA1puL9qeDmhVOb8oPP...

Even though GMTK doesn't provide an official overall score, most teams put effort into every category. We made this ranking by averaging each game's category scores so everyone can easily compare their overall performance.

Developer(+2)

Thank you! I know i can always count on you making the spreadsheet hahaha
I still don't get why they removed the overall score

Submitted

grande bro bel gioco! ho votato 5 stelle (ti seguo da youtube e sei uno dei miei youtuber preferiti sul game dev! insieme a CUBOX) mancano davvero pochi minuti e sarei contento se tu dassi un occhiata velocissima al mio game :)

Submitted

Bel giocooo! Complimenti

Grande mattew è molto divertente spero che tu un giorno lo espanda considerata la facilità nel modificare le variabili e buildare rispetto a cio che hai già programmato

Submitted

"Thanks bro"🔥

 ho ADORATO l'idea alla base, animazioni, stile grafico e musica veramente fittano benissimo insieme al game feel che mi ha fatto attaccare allo schermo praticamente (quel sfx di quando raccogli le monetine è da studiare, perchè crea dipendenza giuro), l'idea di questo gioco è praticamente un what if del mio, se solo si fosse evoluto in un metroidvania invece che in un gioco puzzle, heck yeah, veramente interessante, e inoltre l'effetto del mouse prima di respawnare mi ha fatto impazzire HAHAHA (avrei solo messo un sfx di feedback per quando clicchi le uova ma sticazz), belli belli pure i tronchi che oscillano col peso e poi vabbb, gran bel giocone, complimenti ragazzi! :))

Mega hype per il progetto che stai/state cucinando comunque, can't waitt🙏

Submitted

Really cute, great job! I probably would've trimmed the early game just a bit: the first two or three cycles don't have much to offer, but that's just a nitpick. Other than that, the concept is neat, the controls and animations are extremely smooth, and it's a pleasure to play.

Submitted

Ciao ti seguo da anni. Bel gioco complimenti!

Developer(+1)

Grazie! ho appena provato e commentato il tuo, davvero particolare!

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