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A jam submission

Escape Before You WakeView game page

Every door says EXIT. Only the words tell the truth.
Submitted by jujube, lulucyan, revolverqwq, Yang678, 9daY, sdssdsdsddss — 4 hours, 47 minutes before the deadline
Rated by 127 people so far
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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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Submitted(+1)

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!!!

Developer

谢谢你的喜欢!!!

Submitted(+1)

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!

Submitted(+1)

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!

Developer

谢谢您提供的好建议!

Submitted(+1)

really pretty and clever game!

Submitted

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. 

Submitted

this game is tricky-uu

Submitted(+1)

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!

Submitted(+1)

its a cute side scroller. the riddles are nice

Submitted(+2)

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 ^

Submitted

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

Submitted(+1)

Cute game, twisting the theme into varied riddle made this platformer pretty fun!

Submitted(+1)

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.

Submitted(+1)

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.

Submitted

Really cute art style! Some of the puzzles were pretty confusing, but the hint guide definitely helped.

Submitted

Loved the game!

Submitted(+1)

i really loved the artstyle :)

Submitted

Really cool game! There's a different twist in each level!

Submitted(+1)

I liked how each level had a little twist to it, like interacting with the background, or using different interpretations of the the name, good job, it was fun.

Submitted(+1)

This has to be cutest interpretation of the theme I have seen so far. This game feels very cozy. There were some levels where jumping off a cliff won't result in a game over however but other than that I had alot of fun. I like that the different variations of trust no one serves as the hint as to what door to choose on each level. Awesome work!

Submitted(+1)

Oh my god this is so pretty!!! I love the art style I love the visuals, absolute gorgeous! I love the gameplay too, and the NPCs lying to you makes it very on theme! Wonderful puzzle platformer!

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