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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Art/Graphics | #17 | 4.333 | 4.333 |
| Overall | #48 | 3.654 | 3.654 |
| Audio | #54 | 3.438 | 3.438 |
| Originality | #75 | 3.750 | 3.750 |
| Fun/Gameplay | #108 | 3.292 | 3.292 |
| Theme | #109 | 3.458 | 3.458 |
Ranked from 48 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, all graphics.
Did your team create most of/all the audio yourselves?
No, we used the HeatleyBros music and button sound from bfxr.net. The cat sounds are my cat Lady.
How did you incorporate the theme "UNSTABLE"?
the pet's evolution becomes unstable once you overfeed/clean/love/neglect it. The evolution is more powerful but has a defect that adds an extra challenge.
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This is a fun game! I love the twist on pet sim and monster fighting genres. Really great job!
I like how creative the character design is!
Great work! The art is fantastic but I found the game a bit confusing, I didn’t quite understand how to play it
Incredibly solid entry! The arts is fantastic. The game is bite sized and perfect for a jam! The gameplay loop was a bit confusing as first as I thought you should try to invest in different areas, but that is not the case. And the only power I found that allow me to actually win was the allergic to dust path. Other than that. Good work!
So good, had to tear myself away from it to look at other games, it's really addicting trying to find the best combo
thank you so much for playing!
Really fun game! I really liked the evolution system and how your choices actually affect how the pet develops. The different forms were probably my favorite part, and the art style gives the game a lot of personality.
My only criticism is that the tutorial could be a bit clearer. It took me a while to understand exactly how the different actions affected the pet, and I think the game could be even more enjoyable with a little more guidance. I also think having more evolution combinations would add a lot of replayability.
Overall, really creative concept and a very charming game. Great job!
It'a a cool game who has a super lood mechanic. I would say it's 9/10 in my opinion
Cool game. No matter what I did, couldn’t beat the Husk though. I guess I’m terrible at this game :) I’ll give it another go later! Screenshots look very cool.
thank you for playing! This is my fault for not explaining the combat better. In its current state the game forces you to chose one lane (feed, clean, play or neglect) to get your pet to a final evolution, which is stronger but unstable.
Reminded me a bit about super auto pets, great game you got here!
I love everything about this, the art style is so cool and was really fun to play!
Great gameplay loop, also the pet's evolutions are a fun surprise I hope you keep working on this project after the jam because it has so much potential and I would totally buy it if you sold it on steam
Your comment made me so happy. Thank you for playing and enjoying the game. Yes, I will continue after the Jam! Got a lot of great feedback how to improve :)
The gameplay loop is very fun! I like how each action that you lean towards makes your cat stronger in some way and gradually changes their design. I wish the tutorial was displayed in the game instead of the description which caused some confusion at the beginning. I hope this can be expounded in the future though as it does get repetitive once you got all the combinations. Great work on all sides!
Very unique gameplay and lovely art style and a fun way to implement the theme. The sound design was fun although the game lacked clear instructions on how to play initially.
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Loved the art the game looks reall professional :)
As the comments state the art is really amazing here. The evolutions look so great and I wanted to play through every path to see all the defects and their powers. I would have really loved to see combination evolutions where if you followed two different paths you'd get a mixed evolution. That said, this is a very inspired and cool game!
Thank you for playing and for the feedback! I agree with you, there should be the possibility to mix evolutions. I chose early on to lock the design to only evolve one lane so it's easier for me but it makes for a more limiting gameplay :/
really cool graphics! I love the atmosphere, but I couldn't really figure out how to win past the first battle
Thank you for giving it a shot! And sorry about that I should have made it clearer on how to evolve the pet 😅
using your actual cat noises was a good choice, definitely gives it more personality
the messed up evolutions were probably my favorite part though. kept playing mostly to see what the thing would turn into next
i've got ONE REACTOR in the jam too if you wanna check/rate it
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Cool Tamagotchi inspired game! The art and sound effects are absolutely AWESOME!! good Job!
This is one great looking game! I especially like the "came apart" versions of the cat. The fragile one in combination with the beanie is hilarious :D Great job all around, really nice and polished.
Thank you for playing! I'm happy you enjoyed the character design 🫶🏻
Really cool interpretation of the 'Unstable' theme! The art, animations, and sound effects are awesome. Managing that high-instability balance keeps you totally hooked. Great job team! (Rated)
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