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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #3 | 4.375 | 4.375 |
| Theme | #54 | 3.875 | 3.875 |
| Fun/Gameplay | #89 | 3.375 | 3.375 |
| Overall | #147 | 3.175 | 3.175 |
| Art/Graphics | #246 | 2.625 | 2.625 |
| Audio | #321 | 1.625 | 1.625 |
Ranked from 8 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?
I used royalty-free images from Pixabay and Wikimedia Commons, which I then modified to suit my needs
Did your team create most of/all the audio yourselves?
No audio
How did you incorporate the theme "UNSTABLE"?
In my game, the player must communicate with a rover on Mars, but the connection between the player and the rover is unstable. This unstable connection is the main gameplay mechanic of my game; players must figure out how the communication is being disrupted in order to solve the puzzles.
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I just tried your game! Looks like we are brothers in engine
The concept of using communication interference as a puzzle mechanic fits the UNSTABLE theme perfectly, and it's a very clever idea for a terminal-based game. While it doesn't rely on heavy graphics, the atmosphere and the coding puzzle style are really engaging. Great job on putting this together
I loved the game, I love deduction and puzzle games and this was quite fun for a jam game! I finished it and had fun. Loved the ideas. Very good work! I got inspired to make something similiar on my next jam! :P
Thank you so much !
Quite fun game! Enjoyed
Wow great puzzle design with decoding those messages a very unique game to what I've seen previously. Great job awesome work!
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Thank you so much! I just tried out your game and rated it, it's really cool ! I love the concept of the mini-games, it reminds me of WarioWare.
Awesome game, I had quite fun!
My favorite puzzle was the last one, decoding the letters by shifting the alphabet. I had to use paper and pencil to decode. Made me feel clever when I won.
Kudos.
Thank you very much, I'm glad if I was able to help you feel smarter :)