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A jam submission

True TimeView game page

Solve clock themed tile flipping puzzles, and maybe a murder mystery along the way.
Submitted by Alec T (@alectroemel) — 15 hours, 36 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Narrative#234.5004.500
Creativity#794.5004.500
Artwork#1624.5564.556
Enjoyment#1634.2224.222
Audio#2383.9443.944

Ranked from 18 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?
Clock puzzle that includes counting down timers. Also in the story you have a countdown of 3 days to solve a murder.

(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
see description for full credits

(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
Alec Toemel

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

Absolutely loved this - the narrative, the puzzles, fantastic work! 

Submitted

I love the aesthetic of this! I don’t see adventure games often in jams, which I think is a shame. I had a good time with this game, but my main criticism is that it seemed a little unfocused. It felt like there were two games here: the watch-fixing puzzle game (which was fun on its own - it seemed almost too simple at first, but the additional mechanics added later resulted in some decently tricky puzzles!), and the murder mystery adventure game. Those two sub-games were both well-made and enjoyable, but they were never combined together in a way that justified them being in the same overarching game. This was still a great time overall, though!

(Side note: is there a way to verify whether we’ve solved the mystery or not? I was expecting some kind of test to prove my knowledge at the end of the game, but unless I missed something that didn’t happen.)

Submitted(+1)

Really really cool game! One of my favorites from this jam.  I really loved the atmosphere and the characters were very charming <3

Submitted(+1)

the most innovative game so far I’ve seen

Submitted(+1)

Really nice polish on the game. The sounds, the art style, it's all tied well together.

Submitted(+1)

The whole mystery vibe was so polished! Really well done

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Wow, I really love the concept of your game, that's so original! The puzzle part as so much variations, that's an amazing work! Congrats! (Five star everywhere)

Submitted

As soon as I saw that this game was a murder mystery I was already so invested. The puzzles are really fun and I really like the backgrounds they look fabulous!

Submitted

The level of polish is amazing! I especially loved the clock puzzle part—so creative. I played through the whole game completely immersed. Love it sososo much!

Submitted

I put a little time in yesterday and immediately was amazed by how original, polished and in depth it is. I'll come back to it later, currently in my top games from this jam.

Submitted

Very cool and original idea for a puzzle game. Very well done, good job!

Submitted

The art is amazing! it has such a charming look and very well polished.