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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Best in show | #11 | n/a | n/a |
| Best inkjam game | #11 | 3.706 | 3.706 |
Ranked from 17 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Starts with numbers that are so high they’re hard for a human to fathom, then brings it down to numbers in the west, still so high. Then right down to individuals – children - with names, all the way down to the age of 0. This breaks through the desensitization of high numbers we hear in the news and forces focus on a single red square that is a life. No choices to exit, to interact with something else (ie. look away); the journey across a screen is at player’s pace, but destination inevitable. Music accompanies, doesn’t distract. Such a great use of binksi; a lot of elements here working so very well together. What a great jam entry done in one week omg!
Thank you so much for playing, and for such a thoughtful comment! Admittedly, this was made in an afternoon rather than the full week 🫣 But I think giving myself not long to make it helped stop the idea from morphing into more than it needed to be.
An afternoon?! It feels so well contained; yeah I can see how the tighter time constraint can help contain that scope.
Love the original music composition
Thank you, but it wasn't made for the jam--it's a royalty-free track from the Sounds Like An Earful Music Supply!
Oh I misread and thought it was made by a relative lol mb
Good narrative, simple yet poignant
Not much to say, just numbers. Thanks for the space.
Elegant and effective, well done
Wow. This was presented really well -- echoing commenters below, simple but effective.
As a game it is very simple, but as an interactive essay on an important subject this is very effective.
Beautifully done. I couldn't help but think this is a fantastic use of the theme as the point of the game slowly sunk in as I played.
Simple, beautiful, and evocative.
Thank you Moth.
Thank you for playing (and for the kind words)!