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A jam submission

HomeboundView game page

A short little exploration game about an octopus bringing the ocean home
Submitted by Snow — 13 hours, 39 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Upliftment Factor#132.8242.824
Visuals / Art#153.1763.176
Theme#163.6473.647
Music/Sfx#192.7062.706
Overall#232.7142.714
Smoothness / Polish#312.4122.412
Gameplay/Fun#432.1182.118
Creativity / Innovation#512.1182.118

Ranked from 17 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

how the game fits the uplifting theme?
A sweet, uplifting journey about finding little gifts in the ocean to bring to a loved one

how the game fits the ocean theme?
Set in the ocean, Homebound recounts the tale of two octopi seperated by the vast deep but connected by thoughts. The player has to traverse the ocean and interact with ocean-themed NPCs before reaching their destination and completing their objective of assembling a gift made up of ocean-themed trinkets.

please If you used any per-made assets or AI generated content credit them
Yes, they are credited in my description. Here is a recap: Environment Art: Free Underwater Parallax Backgrounds & Game Objects: CraftPix.net Free Underwater World 2D Game Objects: CraftPix.net Music & Audio: "Ocean Adventure" Created by Jhawk Studios "Ocean Vibes" Created by ToiletPlungerStudios via Pixabay Programming: Snowfrost3 + Google Gemini

Can you vote for other entries during the voting period? How many?
Yes, I'm open to do 2 or 3! But I don't have experience rating/voting in game jams, if that matters.

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Comments

Submitted

Really cute apreceite hand drawn creatures and environment! Plus octonecklace is so cute awwww

Submitted(+1)

Overall a good interpretation of the theme! Loves that cute sea creature and simple puzzle. The game was short and I wished it was longer! Lol! The sound and vibes go well with rest of the game. 

Developer

I should have definitely added more to do and made the environment more interative as well... Next time, for sure. Thank you so much, I'm glad you liked it :D

Jam Judge(+1)

Pleasant and appealing, I just wish there were more of it!

Developer

Aw, thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it, and thank you for the feedback!

Submitted(+1)

I see this is your first game on Itch - congratulations! Achievement unlocked :D

That rock did NOT want to go down, I had to do weird zig zag maneuvers to get it in place. You might want to consider reworking that part.

Other than that - a very aesthetically pleasing game. Thank you! Good luck

Developer

HAHA thank you! Yeah, I noticed some issues with the rock while testing but ultimately ran out of time... I'll definitely look into that when I'm free. Thank you so much, and good luck to you, too!

Submitted(+1)

Cute

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted(+1)

Very cute! I wanted to keep playing and see more story!

Developer

Aww, thank you so much!

Submitted(+1)

fun game!

Developer

thank you! :D