A jam submission

RETRYS DemoView game page

“Please fix the bugs in this RPG!” It’s a little weird and quirky, but it’s a story that will stay with you.

Submitted by Ikepapa — 17 days, 3 hours before the deadline

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AlekSan4Submitted2 days ago

I've made it to the part where you have to find the right kitten in the room — still haven't guessed the right one yet :)

The opening definitely made me want to keep playing. I was mainly curious to see how the game's core idea would develop further, so I had no problem staying interested and wanting to continue.

The concept of fixing bugs in an unfinished RPG also becomes clear pretty quickly. After a while, I actually stopped thinking about it as a separate concept because it blends so naturally into everything that's happening around you. So I'd say the unfinished, buggy RPG idea definitely works!

The shift in tone didn't feel abrupt to me either. Interestingly, I started feeling a more serious undertone pretty early on, rather than seeing the game as purely comedic from the beginning — but that wasn't a problem at all. The transition felt natural to me.

Really interesting concept so far! I'll keep playing and hopefully figure out which kitten I'm looking for :)

Submitted

Doughborn [Demo]

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memodungeonSubmitted4 days ago(+1)

Hi,

I liked the beginning more than Undertale, captcha was a bit confusing well everything was but probably in a good way.

I didn't get much past the town and forrest just because I need to do other things, but it's a pretty nice game and I'll be happy to come back.

Good with the autosave coz I died exactly in that forest.

Unfortunately I don't know if I can give any useful feedback... the mouse only controls were pretty good, I didn't find any bugs except for the 3 that seemed intentional.

I didn't experiment with using the wrong bug to solve problems.

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Memo Dungeon

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IkepapaDeveloper2 days ago

Thank you for playing and for sharing your impressions!

I hope you’ll come back to the game when you have time!

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gerardtheratSubmitted11 days ago (2 edits) (+1)

I played through to Day 3 before stopping, after roughly an hour.

Overall, I found the game quite intuitive.

During Day 1 I usually understood what I was supposed to do without much help. The first hint telling me to go to the creature to fix the bug actually felt a little too explicit to me.

On Day 2, I initially didn’t realize that the forest could be crossed to reach the castle — I assumed it was blocking scenery. Once I understood that, the objective itself was clear.

My biggest issue was movement. The keyboard controls didn’t work properly for me on an AZERTY keyboard, so I mostly used the mouse. Mouse movement works, but it felt imprecise. This became frustrating in the castle section with the holes, where reaching the small opening took me much longer than I think the puzzle itself required.

I also liked the tonal progression so far. The shifts in tone felt natural to me because they were introduced gradually rather than changing abruptly.

Overall, the game was easy to understand and the concept felt intuitive, but more reliable movement controls would make the experience much smoother.

One additional audio note: the movement sound became irritating fairly quickly for me. It may be because it is a little too high-pitched

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03:17 — Incident Desk

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IkepapaDeveloper11 days ago

Thank you very much for playing through to Day 3 and for the detailed feedback.

It was especially helpful to hear that the overall flow and tonal progression felt natural. Your comments about the forest, keyboard, mouse, the castle section, and the movement sound also gave me several things to review carefully.

Thank you again for playing and sharing such thoughtful feedback.

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chipsi_devSubmitted16 days ago(+1)

honestly i like the game a lot. the concept is easy to understand and the comedy to emotional shift doesn't feel weird, but the opening feels a bit empty. also i noticed that when you fix a bug, the text box saying that you fixed the bug appears and then the bug gets fixed and i think the opposite would be better. the rest is great, nice game!

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Titanic 2: Panic

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IkepapaDeveloper16 days ago

Thanks a lot for the feedback!

I’m really glad you enjoyed the game.

I’ll take your comments about the opening and the bug-fixing sequence into account and take another careful look at both.

Thanks again for sharing your thoughts!

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IkepapaDeveloper17 days ago

Hi, I’m the developer of RETRYS. Thanks for checking it out! If you play it, I’d especially appreciate feedback on: