The gear-dropping loop and the conveyor belt filling up with +1 gears is a satisfying little economy to watch - I enjoyed buying and queuing gears while the cost climbed. I wasn't sure what happens once the belt fills up (I didn't see it trigger anything), so a clearer visual cue for the payoff moment would make the loop click faster for new players.
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Presentation - how game looks and sounds like | #28 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
| Overall - main category | #32 | 3.048 | 3.048 |
| Game Design - how good idea and mechanics design is | #52 | 2.714 | 2.714 |
Ranked from 21 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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I broke it! I was too greedy upgrading them and got stuck with no credits for new gears, sorry, gearz, and had not enough left to connect. My poor city...
Cool concept, I had fun. Nice presentation, easy to follow.
Really great concept! I would have liked a bit more feedback to understand the benefits of upgrading the gears and the cost of buying a new one. The game feels pretty good and the music fits perfectly. At one point, I ran out of money to buy things and didn't know what to do :'( I just got stuck there.

Nice incremental. But I kept bricking myself accidentally by combining too many of my pieces and losing income generation and not being able to buy any more gears π
The game looks excellent! I liked how the gears fit into each other and turn. And I think thereβs something cool to be made of, but currently the gameplay is a bit too shallow to have longevity. Perhaps more puzzle elements, or different upgrades for the gears might fix that.
The concept of the game is generally good, but the gameβs responsiveness really hurts the overall experience. I often have to click on a gear 3β4 times before it finally gets selected, which makes the gameplay feel extremely slow.
I love merge games! β€οΈ
The merge effect is super satisfying. The only thing is, you can get way too carried away and merge too many gears, leaving you with no resources for new ones. π
But overall, the game is absolutely excellent! Well done!


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