Very "Papers Please"-esque! I loved the balance of choices the player has to make to be able to get to end game.
Great work! I hope you had fun making this :)
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #243 | 3.864 | 3.864 |
| Enjoyment | #307 | 3.545 | 3.545 |
| Gameplay | #385 | 3.318 | 3.318 |
| Overall | #772 | 3.053 | 3.053 |
| Innovation | #803 | 2.909 | 2.909 |
| Visuals | #839 | 3.182 | 3.182 |
| Audio | #1759 | 1.500 | 1.500 |
Ranked from 22 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does the game fit the theme?
Trust the syndicate and pay off the debt?
Or maybe gather your money and run?
What is this voice I hear at night?
Who can you trust?
What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
Every line of code and the hideous pixel art were created specifically for the game jam, except the font.
How many people worked on the game?1
Comments
This could have been a complete game for this jam with sound, but its an excellent game nonetheless. I love the mechanics you have implemented, and the underlying storyline. Hats off from another papers please inspired game!
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False FlagVery cool game just like paper please! Love the strange ppl coming through. A lot of hard work went into this and I get it sometimes we just don't have the time to put in the audio <3
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Eat not, Want notThanks for replying to my post. It's a nice, short and simple game and i think u can probably expand on it more later after the game jam if u wanted to lol unless the code was a mess. It's a bit dull in colour which makes it mildy hard to see. Also, I wouldn't say the pixel art was hideous lol dont be too harsh
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Literally, trust no oneIts a great take on the Papers Please theme! Very well implemented. Having music would have been awesome :)
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Stamp dutyNice game, I like your take on the theme as well, it's simple and straight to the point, great job !!
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Eleventh King of Hell"Wow! The style is so interesting! I love it! I'm a sound designer — I can only imagine how amazing this game would be with sound!You're also welcome to try out our game!☺️🫶🫶
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WHO DID THAT?!Enjoyed the game, stating the obvious, some audio would've made it much more immersive, maybe bouncy club music track in the background, but it was still fun, I got 2 endings.
Good job!
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Who Is My Neighbour?That was exactly what I was aiming for: the club music, simple sound effects for the dialogue box.
I am not the best soud desiner, had very limited time and the GAME told me not to do it.
At first I gave it a shot, downloaded bosca ceoil, tried to make some music. I put 3 notes on the sheet and then the app simply crashed.
I uninstalled it and came back to bugfixing.
this is a unique papers please take. I think there are a lot of systems that work well, impressive for this jam as a solo. the searching mechanic was really cool.
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Decide in DungeonReally fun, i had a great time playing it, the only problem is the audio
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SubtectiveEven without any sound it’s such a fun game! I love your take on it and I love how there’s more parties at play than what it seems at first. Super impressive that you were able to do all this in one week, on your own, entirely from scratch.
Loved it! Fantastic job, can’t wait to play the other endings :P
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Pick-A-PartBy the way, how did you find my game? Through a post or the GameJam homepage? I’d like to know because I really want to get those required 20 ratings (I’d like to see how my game stacks up against the others) without flooding the community board with “R for R” posts, and if just being patient is the solution, I’m happy to do that. :)
I found it through one of the R for R posts lol XD I don’t think it’s a bad thing to try and get your game out there, especially given the sheer number of entries in the jam
I doubt very many games would be able to get the 20 by just waiting alone so I don’t think it’s a bad thing to go looking for people who’ll rate your game!
Art was really charming and the game was fun! I feel bad you couldn't get the audio in time because it would've made it so much better, but i still liked it!
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(Anti-) Crook CashierDon't be so harsh on your art! I think your idea is pretty art hungry, so the fact you got it done with everything else in a week is great.
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Germstonesreally gad fun balancing between money and chaos! Also rellay liked the visuals
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The King's ShieldHAHAHHHAAH i laughed so hard when I realized what the game was. Great idea for the theme of the jam! Sucks you couldnt get music in time. There are tons of websites that offer free sound effects as long as you follow their license/credit them. Overall great idea!
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Lieght_the_WayI had a blast with this - balancing the temptation of the bribe money against keeping the club from going chaotic was fun. I think multiple endings are such a smart touch, it does make me want to replay just to see how different choices turn out. My only small thought was that auto-advancing the line could make the flow feel even smoother instead of having to click the inspecting button everytime. Overall, it's a great experience even without audio :) If you happen to have a free moment during the jam, we'd be thrilled if you gave our game a look too!
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Sub SonarWe actually planned a very similar idea where you manage an apocalypse camp and scan through resumes to decide who to trust! Because of that, I was super excited to see your take on it, and I know firsthand from our own brainstorming just how tough it is to nail a solid Papers, Please style mechanic.
The visuals are spot-on for a jam project! Also, honestly: having no sound at all is infinitely better than having audio that is way too loud or completely out of place.
Gameplay-wise, I am still not 100% sure if I grasped every single nuance, but for a game built around suspicion and doubt, that probably works in its favor! :)
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Pawn Hub – The Art of the StealI'm a solo developer who's actually shocked that managed to finish the project on time.
I know absolutely nothing about sound design, so skipping it probably turned out for the best.
As for the gameplay mechanics, I really should have explained them better, perhaps with a better tutorial. From a developer’s perspective, everything about the gameplay is obvious, but from a player’s perspective, it can indeed be unclear.
Thank you for Your detailed comment!
Nice game, not a super fan of the artstyle but for 1 week is super ok.
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TRUST NOO̶N̶E̶IRNice art. Nice concept. Would be very replayable once having more variaty.
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