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A jam submission

Skyward - High Score ChasersView game page

Every pilot you ever beat wants their record back. Don't let them have it.
Submitted by Jroxic Studios
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Polish & Presentation#811.8592.000
Technical Execution#861.8101.947
Scope & Completion#1021.7121.842
Overall#1041.7221.853
Creativity & Theme Interpretation#1241.6141.737
Gameplay & Core Idea#1261.6141.737

Ranked from 19 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Team members and roles
Jroxic Studios - Solo developer. I handled the programming, game design, gameplay systems, writing, story, UI, and audio implementation.

How did you interpret the themes?
I combined dogfighting and visual novel gameplay into one game. The player fights enemy aircraft in real time, then makes story choices between waves that can affect the rest of the run.

What are you entering?

Game only

Engine and tools used?
HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, HTML5 Canvas, and Web Audio API. I also used Claude for AI-assisted dialog, nothing else

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

yoo this game is like top gun, maverick. Peak

Developer

Thank you so much!

Submitted

I enjoyed the game very much. Reminded me of Ace Combat. I don't like the control though. I like it better if the steer is like tank, not screen relative.

This one is so polished, The vfx and sounds are so on point. Good submission and good job!

Developer

Thanks for the suggestion