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A jam submission

The FurnaceView game page

2D wave monster shooter game where you have to maintain your furnace too
Submitted by silicon_gamedev — 2 hours, 22 minutes before the deadline
Rated by 18 people so far
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Team members and roles
silicon_gamedev -> solo dev

How did you interpret the themes?
Wave shooter while doing multiple other tasks. Maintain the furnace while protecting yourself. +turrets, random cards

What are you entering?

Game only

Engine and tools used?
Godot, Piksel, Antigravity to find some complex bug issues.

Road to GDC

Yes

Consider my game for the Road to GDC prize

Bezi Challenge

N/A

We are not entering this prize track

Synty Challenge

N/A

I am not entering this prize track

Which Synty assets did you use?
N/A

CrazyGames Challenge

Yes

Enter my game in the CrazyGames Challenge

Fan Art Artist
N/A

Fan Art Process Video
N/A

Where can we find your Fan Art?
N/A

Submission Confirmation

I have read the Bezi Mega Jam rules
This submission was created during the jam period
All team members and contributors are listed
Third-party assets are credited where applicable

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

It was fun and I love the card abilities! feels like a 2D risk of rain!

Developer

Thank you very much!

Submitted(+1)

This was a fun game, I enjoyed the balance between running around collecting the bones and having to feed the furnace. Like others said some of the hitboxes feel a little too large and the coin gain is a bit slow, but the weapon variety really made up for it! I also liked the aesthetic, it fits really well!

Developer

Thank you for the feedback!

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Hey what a fun and challenging incremental shooter game you have. Usually the melee enemies are just cannon fodder in this type of game, but in this game, you will run your ass and peeing while being chased. The visual clarity of the furnace is one problem during my playtime. When it cooked coins, the sfx and the coins became one and you cannot distinguish which is which. Also there should be more coins. Why did i smelt 5 bones and it only gave 3 coins? And disappeared in 2 seconds! And the bones disappeared too quick too.

But don't think that this is a bad game. It is a very good game. But like i said, the challenge (disappearing coins, etc) is just too much. You will find sometimes you finish a wave with just +20 coins when an upgrade needs like 70 coins.

The art and the music and the movement are on point though. Also like the variety of the weapons. Very good submission!

Developer

Thank you for the feedback :)  Yeah, coin disappearing might be too much

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Very enjoyable game feels good, easy to get it, and ambitious. Still, i believe tutorial could be better, is hard to read while they are attacking you. Also the UI, there is at times to much stuff in screen. Still amazing game.

Developer

Thank you so much for the feedback!

Submitted(+1)

Very polished. Managing the furnace is fun twist to the proven survivor-type gameplay loop.
I think theres a bit too much of a focus on ranged / projectile enemies. There are a lot of things flying at you at any time, and whether three white pixels are a bone or a bolt isn't easy tell.

Also, some of those hit boxes... don't know feel a bit dodgy, got squashed a lot without an enemy anywhere near me.

I would have loved to see a tronger commitment to a theme. Mini guns and magic wands, giant mantis's and animated snow men? Eh~ I'd say, stick to one direction.

All in all:👍
Propably gonna come back to this for a couple more rounds.

Developer (1 edit) (+1)

Thank you for the feedback, appreciate it! 

yeah i might have focused too much on ranged enemies😐

Submitted(+1)

Super polished and instantly readable — I was dashing, spraying and stacking turrets within a minute. Having to keep feeding and cooling the furnace mid-wave adds a nice little management layer on top of the shooting, and the sheer amount of weapons for a jam game is impressive.

Developer

Glad you liked it, thanks