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A jam submission

The Garden of WondersView game page

Grow your roots. Gather sap. Discover little wonders.
Submitted by sovium โ€” 7 hours, 34 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Creativity#123.9173.917
Enjoyment#123.7923.792
Overall#243.6883.688
Presentation (Look, Sound, Feel)#283.8753.875
Cozy Fall Vibes#863.1673.167

Ranked from 24 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Grow your tree roots to find wonders

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Comments

Submitted(+1)
This was really nice, I enjoyed it! The idea of growing your roots, Gather sap, Discover little wonders was a fun touch.
Developer

Thanks a lot Thegm26!

Submitted(+1)

A fantastic game. The theme of roots is implemented better in this game than anywhere else. Iโ€™ve played it twice :-)

Developer

Thank you for the kind words!

Submitted(+1)

The execution is really good, and I love the way you used the roots as a main character. Great job!

Developer

Thanks for playing SkySerenade!

Submitted(+1)

I really enjoyed this one, very creative use of the theme, firefly queen was a bit powerful.

Developer

Thank you so much, it is indeed game changing

(+1)

Really good game. Perfect mix of cozzy and puzzle. If you have some time i love to see more of it. Maybe prestige, even biger map. I like nature sounds.

Developer

Thanks for playing, I do have some changes lined up after the jam is over regarding the progression and goals.

Submitted(+1)

rlly good job!

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Loved the game, the idea was very interesting, and the game itself was very polished. The ambience was also peaceful. Undoubtably my favorite game in the game jam so far.

Developer

Thank you very much for playing!

Submitted(+1)

please add a skip harvest button because at some point you're collecting so fast you have to wait even 20 seconds for harvest to end :<

other than that this is AWESOME

Developer(+1)

Already added that for the next version, thanks for playing!

Submitted

This is hands down the best game in this game jam, played it for 40 minutes straight. Loved the SFX of collecting sap. Thank you!

Developer

Thank you so much Team Ruby, glad you enjoyed it!

Submitted(+1)

So cool and actually quite addicting. Has a nice amount of depth to it! Love the little firefly helpers :) but not a big fan of the moonflower thing because that just means waiting at some point as you are usually faster than the countdown timer...

Developer

Yeah I understand that was a bit of a boring one. Thanks for playing!

(+1)

I enjoyed it, definitely cozy and the balance between collectable sap and interactive actions was well balanced against the timer / firefly pickup speed, which I appreciated a lot.  Feel like a lot of games don't manage to hit that mark.

Developer

Thanks for playing Avalorn, appreciate your feedback

(+1)

really fu nn!!! one of the best games i played this jam! its so addicting collecting the little saplings and expanding your roots !

Developer

Thank you so much tgum!

Submitted(+1)

I am someone who really does not enjoy these types of games... that being said, I finished the game which was an awesome experience!

Developer(+1)

That is great to hear Kodumaster!

Submitted(+1)

Really nice little game! Fascinating how something so simple can be so fun!

Developer

Thanks Peppernut for the review! Yes I always envy people who can make fun simple games and this time I think I got pretty close :D

Submitted(+1)

Very relaxing game loop! 

Developer

Thanks for playing cannice!

Submitted(+1)

Super satisfying game with a great and addictive feedback loop. An option to end the harvest phase a little early would be great!

Developer

Thanks BokChoyWithSoy, the harvest normally ends when all saplets are collected, but some things like moonflower will extend it. But yes it could be good idea to be able to manually end it as well

Submitted(+1)

One of my favorite games so far! It's not too repetitive, and very addictive. Great job!

Developer(+1)

Thank you so much Kosm0-o

Submitted(+1)

I love the game, spent far too long here. Really great design and smooth gamefeel - even did a tutorial. Respect! Well done!

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing the game, it is indeed quite relaxing ๐Ÿ˜€