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A jam submission

Meltdown (GMTK)View game page

Shoot enemies before the meltdown. The room will melt into lava if you are not fast enough.
Submitted by mittens99 — 19 days, 23 hours before the deadline
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The submission period of this jam has not ended yet. Rating opens 2026-08-21 17:00:00.

What would you like feedback on?
Anything except the art, I know the art is bad and that is not the point of my project. But I know people had complaints about difficulty balance, how intuitive upgrades were, and variety. I would appreciate even more feedback on those areas as thats what I aim to improve over the duration of this game jam!

What did you update?
Just patched some bugs and made the FX a bit better. I am planning on doing more but just want to submit early.

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The gameplay is quite simple and fun.

As a negative point, the only thing I can mention about the current state is that I didn't really like the movement system. The character feels like it is sliding rather than walking normally. I’m not sure if this is an intentional choice because of the theme/style or if it was just implemented this way, but it didn’t feel good to me.

Other than that, the overall gameplay is enjoyable, but I think it has room for improvement. I don’t know what your plans are for the project, but if you want to expand it further, I think you could add a choice-based progression system similar to Slay the Spire. Instead of facing the same enemies every round, enemies or some elements on the map could change. Adding mystery rooms or similar events could also make the runs more interesting.

The shop system could also be a nice addition instead of only choosing a skill after defeating enemies. For example, the faster the player defeats an enemy, the more extra rewards they could earn before the meltdown starts, giving them an advantage in the shop. This could create a nice risk/reward balance where players might choose to play more aggressively to earn more money.

These are the things that came to my mind. Other than that, the game provides a really enjoyable experience. We would also appreciate it if you could check&rate out our game as well!

Thanks in advance, and good luck with the game!

Developer

I absolutely love the idea you had for choosing what kind of rooms you run into. I will for sure do that if I end up continuing the project long term. And thanks for all the other feedback as well, it is super helpful.

I am a bit short on time at the moment but will rate your game sometime