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A jam submission

HOMUNCULUSView game page

Take care of your Homunculi. Don't let them escape.
Submitted by Glumpis Games (@glumpisgames), Synodii — 14 minutes, 54 seconds before the deadline
Rated by 13 people so far
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How does the game fit the theme?
You must tend to your Homunculus, but they will sneakily try and use the items you give them to try and escape.

What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
KinematicCharacterController
Crate
Music

How many people worked on the game?
3

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

Yup, of course a homunculus expert like myself would get 879 points, the most points you can even get in 15 minutes, as it goes. Simple to a homunculus DEMON such as myself. child's play even

First off, this game is sick as hell. Tonally it hits the mark wonderfully, although the same grunts over and over again do get a little taxing. The graphics are clean and fun and lit in a way that evokes strong emotions without lagging my computer (it actually does but more on that momentarily)

Gameplay-wise, I'm really shocked to say that this is not only fun, but well-balanced and engaging, in a way that adds to the atmosphere. The controls are responsive, the telekenesis works well as a supplementary mechanic (most of the time, sometimes I would go flying myself which was a little weird but it's ok that didn't happen often), and the numbers are fine tuned in a way that gets overwhelming at just the right points. I will say I never had to deal with my rubik's cubes being solved because as it turns out homunculi are really bad at puzzles, but it's ok because they are my babies all the same. 

I'm not sure what was going on in the technical side, but as it went on, the game got laggier and laggier, I'm not sure if it was just me having more homunculi (I think I had like 5? by the end maybe 6) but the audio was stuttering, the game was moving at a crawl, and I was struggling to move in that last 30 seconds lmao, not sure what was up with that but overall I think this is my favorite game in the jam so far! very well thought out pet management sim with a cruel but fun tone, and an astonishingly clear vision. Amazing work!

Developer

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed, and sorry about the technical issues. We'll do what we can to make it better!

Submitted (2 edits) (+1)

Very cool game! I love the style of the models the homonculus incubator looks awesome. 

My homonculi kept escaping though but I known how cutthroat the Homonculi industry can get it's a tough business...

 Homonculusmania really took over this jam I think you should check out our game you might also enjoy it! ;)

(+1)

Fun little management game, and you really can't leave them alone too long!

(+1)

I've always wanted my own homunculus farm. Fun visuals and gameplay loop. Enjoyed the fun names your homuncs can have. Sad to see them go at the end of the round :(

Submitted(+1)

This is very nice ! Really polished and high quality for a week :)

Submitted(+1)

Yeah, your game has that little weird touch I really love. The game's economy is really good, and, I don't know why, it reminded me of the "Chaos Garden" from *Sonic Adventure 2: Battle*! Thanks for the game.

Submitted(+1)

Very stressful keeping lil guys clean, happy, and satisfied. Good job, fun game :)

Submitted(+1)

the homunculi look funny and the game is pretty fun

Submitted(+2)

Insane quality for a weeks work. Nice!

Submitted(+2)

I was very sceptical about the game because of the picture and the title. But the game actually feels very clean! 

Submitted(+2)

Fun idea! It felt very well made and I could tell a lot of work was put into it. Great job!

Submitted(+2)

Really fun idea. The Homuculs's were really cool and well animated.

Submitted(+2)

I loved this one!!! Such a fun concept and it was super fun running around trying to manage everything and pumping the Homunc. Looked great, great animations, played great, great concept, well done!!! I wonder what this would look like as a bigger project! FIVE STARS!!!!!