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How does the game fit the theme?
Trust No One isn't just the story of our game — it's the core mechanic. Every level's true exit is hidden behind a wordplay on "trust no one": one level asks you to trust the No.1 (but is that door really number one?), another to trust the one you know (Know One). Every other door lies. Trust a door by its face, and you fall deeper into the loop; read the words carefully, and the way out opens. The game never corrects you when you misread a clue — betrayal is the lesson. To escape, you must learn the one rule the theme teaches: trust the words, not the doors.
What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
Nothing
How many people worked on the game?6
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What I liked: The art style is super cute and the ripple effect in the main menu is a good touch. Clever puzzles.
What could improve: Consistency between puzzles. I know its supposed to trick you into not knowing which door to trust on each level but some better indicator on why the solution of the previous level do not work for the next one would've been great.
Additional thoughts: All in all it's a good experience. I'd remove the platforming as it doesn't add much to the experience or atleast make it so you spawn back on top of the screen instead of dying since dying to the doors is the main hook of the game.
A really cute and fun puzzle-platformer! It fits the theme of the jam very well, and the jumping feels great too. I had a lot of fun playing it!
Very cool puzzle game. The visuals are stunning and the music fits the game. I love how the theme is reinterpreted in every level.
Love the puzzle. It is pretty tricky but fun!! There was some places that has bug with when we fall. And also there was one level where I didn't finish it, but it unlocked the other level already. And also at the last level, there is a invisible wall for the last door.
But the mechanics are really innovant and love the drag no one level. Its pretty cool!! Good Job!!!
Really like vibe of this game, the art style and the sound are fit well. And, I like the combination of platforming and puzzle solving but I wanted a bit more of both. After the intro, I thought there would be more platforming, and although I liked the puzzles I kept hoping for more variation. Nice job!
Definitely one of the best games in terms of art style and audio design. I think the gameplay could use a little tweaking however. The introductory level set this game up to have a lot more platforming, and then it was all puzzle solving, which is fine, but I didn't use the sprint or shrink mechanic for the rest of the game. The shrinking mechanic isn't even necessary to use in any level past the introduction which is disappointing. Also I encountered several level with improperly place death-planes, as in, I found spots that just made me fall forever.
Still, this is definitely one of the best games of this jam. Nice work!
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really pretty and clever game!
Beautiful experience, nice visuals and audio. The movement was a little bit janky, but the puzzles make up for it. Some of the levels could be a little harder, or difficulty could raise more quickly.
this game is tricky-uu
There was an invisible wall that didn't let me to the final-final door on the last level, but overall LOVED the Alice in wonderland vibes and the word play riddles were fun! ☆ Very lovely project!
its a cute side scroller. the riddles are nice
Hi ! I love the art and the way you find small twists to re-interprete slightly the theme in each level. The cozy atmosphere and sounds are also very relaxing !
I just found the jump was a bit difficult to handle at the beginning (but the tutorial area was great for this).
I'm stuck at level 6, tried all the "houses" so I don't know what to try next. Will probably come back to try to figure it out ^
Great game! Love the art style so much.
There is a slight bug where falling down doesn't always kill you in some places and you have to manually reload the level
Cute game, twisting the theme into varied riddle made this platformer pretty fun!
Loved the art style! The only thing is, you might want to trim down the platform colliders just a bit—the character looks like they're floating in mid-air right now.
Amazing art style, very cozy game, final level stressed me out even with a hint I did not figure it out, I might be dumb.
Really cute art style! Some of the puzzles were pretty confusing, but the hint guide definitely helped.
Loved the game!
i really loved the artstyle :)
Really cool game! There's a different twist in each level!