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A jam submission

UNSTABLE COREView game page

A fast-paced math game. If you're too slow, the core meltsdown.
Submitted by ObdusWorn_10 — 2 days, 18 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Originality#1063.6093.609
Theme#1273.3913.391
Overall#1763.0263.026
Audio#1952.6522.652
Fun/Gameplay#2012.8262.826
Art/Graphics#2422.6522.652

Ranked from 23 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Did your team create most/all of the graphics yourselves?
yes

Did your team create most of/all the audio yourselves?
The sounds were obtained from the website pixabay.com.

How did you incorporate the theme "UNSTABLE"?
We are trying to prevent an unstable core inside a reactor from exploding or disintegrating. There is a value range in the game that is constantly changing (it is unstable); we save the core by keeping the value within this range.

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Comments

Submitted

Fun gameplay! real great potential for skill based games
good job!

Developer

Thank you very much!

Submitted

Very interesting concept. I suck at it unfortunetly XD. I only managed to go for like 3 targets. Still a very simple and fun game!

Developer

Thank you very much!

Submitted

Cool concept, I liked the fast decision-making. It's not easy (at least for me) but it was fun to see how long I could keep up! Well done!

Developer

Thank you very much!

Submitted

Really nice game! Good idea and polished, the text in the corner left is a little bit hard to read but that is not a big problem!

Developer

Thank you very much!

Submitted

I liked how the game made you think on your feet, it was quite addicting to make the correct number with barely any time left. Good job!

Developer(+1)

Thank you very much!

Submitted

It's a good game, keep it up buddy!

Developer

Thank you very much!

Submitted

Nice game I'm not sure if I was playing it right though maybe I'm just not smart enough😅 but it's an interesting concept and I'm sure I'll get the hang of it if I keep playing


Check out mine when you have time

Developer

Thanks for playing! Haha,don't be hard on yourself, the mechanics can be a bit confusing at first. You are totally right, it just takes a few tries to get the hang of it! I will definitely check out your game as soon as I can. 

Submitted

Interesting, I thought I was good at math, but this game humbled me hard hahaha.

I think adding a functionality to discard cards would make the experience less unforgiving and more hooking. Also, adding a scoring system would fit pretty well the arcade gameplay nature of your game.

Kudos!

Developer(+1)

Haha, thanks for playing! You are not alone, the time pressure really makes simple math feel so chaotic. Someone else also suggested a discard mechanic, it's definitely a great idea to keep in mind. A high-score system is also a  nice suggestion to boost that arcade replayability. Thanks for the awesome feedback!

Submitted

Cool math game ! Made one too for the GMTK last month

It's simple but works well. Sometimes, the core was stable and I had to draw a card to trigger the unstability and play forward with the game, I dpn't know if this was intended but it wasn't too disruptive.

Congrats !

Developer

Thanks so much for playing and for the feedback! That little quirk wasn't entirely intended, but I'm glad it didn't disrupt the fun.

Submitted

This was fun! I kept saving 'good' cards just in case. Nice job!

Developer

I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for playing.

Submitted

Very cool idea. Simple game but fun to play :)

Developer

Thank you very much!

Submitted

It's really fun!

Developer

I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for playing.

Submitted

it was my pleasure

Submitted

Awesome concept! The high-pressure math and card mechanics keep you totally on your toes. Since our game concepts share a bit of that math/stability vibe, I'd love it if you could check mine out too when you get a chance. Great job on this! [Rated]

Developer

I am very glad you liked the game  and thank you very much for your comment. I will definitely take a look at your game.

Submitted

i love the way you use the theme and i like how it turned out to be 
it was fun playing :))

Developer

Thank you very much. I'm so glad you liked it.

Submitted

Fun game! I love the idea

Developer(+1)

Thank you very much.

Submitted

Interesting idea! An ability to swap out a card for a different one could be handy. Nice work!

Developer

Thanks for playing and for the feedback! That's a really good idea. I'm glad you liked the game.