Adorable concept, would love to see more :)
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Impatient Date's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Narrative | #398 | 3.871 | 3.871 |
| Artwork | #559 | 4.226 | 4.226 |
| Audio | #978 | 3.581 | 3.581 |
| Creativity | #1360 | 3.935 | 3.935 |
| Enjoyment | #2466 | 3.387 | 3.387 |
Ranked from 31 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 must pick the right words to say before you run out of time
(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
pretzel
Comments
A very cool idea and insanely enjoyable for the short length. I'm sad it wasn't longer but the artstyle and music were very spot on, the dialogue was also really fun
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Cycles of a lush deserted worldShort and sweet I hope you can add more dialogue options and reactions post jam gotta follow to see where this goes
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Cirno Against the Clock: Touhou FPSI genuinely rated this 5/5 on every metric, I loved this short little dating sim sm
please make another one thats longer and lets you date more ppl this is so sweet and i love the mechanics of chaining words together
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09 Days Till AnnihilationI was so stressed until I realized you're supposed to use the arrow keys to switch the answer.... finally i did it and can say it was an insanely cute game ahah
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Boiler RoomAw that's sweet. What a wonderful little game about falling in lov- wait did she just say she feeds her dog "desert", like sand?? Big red flag, abort, get out of there!
The interface is nice, and the combining of words together is a really nice extra feature for a game like this. What's there is great, it could just do with perhaps having a couple more conversation sections. Nice job for a jam game!
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Failure To LaunchThis is such a cute game! I love the art style and the dialogue is so campy and quirky. I laughed so hard when she just picked up the dog. Can't believe it was that easy to date a girl.
(If I had a nickel for the games I've played so far that involves dates and choosing words in a countdown, I'd have 2 nickels... which I know isn't a lot, but its weird that it happens twice.
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Noccia's BargainWhat a cute story! I don't know what I was doing wrong, but when I kept trying to select words, it would go back to the main menu and then I had to restart (RIP). But such cute artwork, nice music that matched both the sweet aesthetic of her talking and then the stressful word picking. Everything was amazing, honestly.
Hey, if you don't mind also checking out the game I helped with: /jam/gmtk-jam-2026/rate/4823513
Ay! I saw your progress updates on discord! Love the art and the game was rly fun!
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T-15 TO EXTINCTIONI panicked when chosing several worlds, I love games that play with this type of stress and pressure, I would love to see more of it !
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MAKE IT ZEROI like using the social concept of taking time to answer as the countdown.
I did find the controls clunky so it took me a few tries to finish, but the art was good.
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Queen's MarketI love the characters and their expressions, the art style is just so good!
The text mechanic is really interesting, I could see a lot of potential with easter eggs for players who want to try out every possible answer.
It was a bit short, so I would have loved to see more. Great job!
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Ticking Tower
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