Brackeys Game Jam 2026.2

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A Brackeys Jam 2026.2 game

Submitted by Pyreau, WindWardPen, Carnalite — 1 minute, 42 seconds before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Audio	#329	3.411	4.000
Visuals	#820	3.198	3.750
Theme	#893	3.091	3.625
Overall	#1000	2.843	3.333
Enjoyment	#1184	2.558	3.000
Innovation	#1228	2.452	2.875
Gameplay	#1254	2.345	2.750

Ranked from 8 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?
The personalities you meet throughout the hotel are unreliable, and their directions or stories cannot always be trusted. Even the hotel itself is suspicious, the receptionist doesn't tell you the same name every time you speak to they.
But the idea goes further than simply having characters lie to the player. Nothing in the game is inherently trustworthy. Most importantly, you can’t completely trust the protagonist either. The character has multiple personalities. The environment can deceive you, the information you receive can be contradictory, and even your own perception becomes unreliable in the dark.

What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
We used Dialogic2 addon on godot for text boxes.

How many people worked on the game?
3

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kzlucasSubmitted11 days ago(+1)

Love the art, sound design, and the texts! The humour throughout the game is really nice too.

The mouse controls are really cool as well.

Arg, I relaunched the game multiple times to try to progress despite the bugs, but each time I got stuck in a room or ended up looping through the Iliade notes pages... It’s really a shame that it’s not a bit smoother, because I think this game is really nice. The atmosphere is quite intriguing.

Good job overall for a game jam! I’d love to play it again if you plan to fix it up a bit!

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Little Red Riding Paranoia

WindWardPenDeveloper10 days ago

Thanks, i really appreciate it. Some of us have been lightly working on bugs and rushed mechanics and potentially we will start working on it properly and release something better.

Bionic.mangoSubmitted11 days ago(+1)

Pros:

Interesting storyline, wanted to see where the story went (also the couch had a crazy lore drop lmao)
Art was well done and the lack of music in the dark rooms really added to the vibe
Relates well to the theme “Trust No One”, all the characters just felt a little “off” and untrustworthy

Cons:

Doesn’t give a lot of direction as to where to go or what to do, I understand the choice but this could have been supported better (e.g. some sort of indicator why the spotlight is bad would have been nice) - hope this makes sense
When entering doorways in the second part the mc didn’t “enter” the room (i.e. new scene wasn’t shown) straight away - we had to walk inside the doorways in some weird directions. This could have been a design choice but I don’t think I like it 😅
Navigation - when restarting after failing (thanks, spotlight 😆) the character kept wanting to go to the middle? Also when clicking on a spot for the character to go, sometimes it would get stuck, it’s only a small detail though!

Overall, while the game feels like I’m being thrown in the deep end and could do with a bit of polishing, I enjoyed the gameplay quite a bit!

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Treasonably Incompetent

WindWardPenDeveloper10 days ago(+1)

Heh, i am very glad i dropped in the couch encounter. Glad someone found it.

I'm aware of the many bugs and issues, i was the only coder and honestly it's the first time i've coded a complete game like this.

This jam version will stay the same but some of us are interested in reworking things and at least releasing a polished non rushed version of what we have if not add more content, which i could imagine doing because i really enjoyed doing dialogue and puzzle ideas.

Bionic.mangoSubmitted10 days ago (1 edit) (+1)

I see, as a not very experienced coder myself it’s hard to make a fully coherent game by yourself (I made my first one for a different game jam and it was… interesting to say the least). It is helpful to keep scope in mind though so it’s not overwhelming.

I’d love to see a polished version of this =]

WindWardPenDeveloper9 days ago(+1)

Thanks once again. The recent feedback has inspired me to get back into it.

Killer M. CreationsSubmitted16 days ago

I like a lot of the small details, but as others said there are quite a few issues with stuff. Try shrinking the scope into smaller checkpoints that complete a larger game rather than trying to do the whole adventure. Either way, I think the game is very interesting, and I enjoyed the 2d sprites. Good job devs

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Masquerade in the Bunker

CarnaliteDeveloper15 days ago(+1)

Thank you for the feedback. Noted!

EEY TMSubmitted17 days ago(+1)

Loved the humor hahahaha and the music is good too, nice work!

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WindWardPenDeveloper10 days ago

Thanks, really appreciate it!

NathanSubmitted18 days ago(+1)

I love the style and the audio in this game, though I think I got myself stuck in a room haha

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WindWardPenDeveloper18 days ago (1 edit)

Yeah i apologize, one of those test rooms that i thought i removed but appearantly did not. I handled almost everything that isn't art and audio so you can blame me.

SodaGummySubmitted19 days ago

I like the character animations in the game! The character kept getting stuck on corners while walking, would be nice if the pathing was a bit smoother. Love the sound effects and background music! I got stuck in a room, spent a few minutes there, couldn’t figure out how to leave or interact with anything? I think I need a hint haha

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The Way The Cookie Crumbles

CarnaliteDeveloper18 days ago (1 edit)

Thanks on behalf of the team. I'm part of the team and still not able to clear it. I guess will have to check with our dev 😉.

the topher offerSubmitted20 days ago(+1)

I did not fully get what I had to do but besides that his looks and sounds really great! It definitely gets across an untrustworthy atmosphere :)

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Pawn Hub – The Art of the Steal