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A jam submission

Running Out Of PineView game page

A simple survival game where you must break trees and continue to fuel their cart.
Submitted by Toby Morgan, ChloeSakura, jamdov, Parees Lakhman, OracleJW (@OracleJW) — 11 minutes, 52 seconds before the deadline
Rated by 19 people so far
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Team members
Toby Morgan - www.linkedin.com/in/toby-d-morgan, Chloe Gratton www.linkedin.com/in/chloe-gratton, Jamie Wong - www.linkedin.com/in/jamiewongdev, Jamie Dovaston - www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-dovaston, Parees Lakhman - www.linkedin.com/in/parees-lakhman

Software used
Unreal Engine 4.22.3, Blender

Use of the limitation
The player must keep the fire lit while progressing along the track through the forest!

Cookies eaten
Roughly 37

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Submitted(+1)

I loved the art style and and overall great vibes - cute graphics paired with unforgiving cold! The death screen just saying "Hypothermia" is hilarious.  Nicely done, team! 

Developer

Thank you for playing Barrie! So glad you enjoyed it, we really appreciate your kind words. Congrats on your own entry, it's awesome

Submitted(+1)

the art look and feel is so neat for a 3-day jam omg congrats to all of u! i didnt exactly spot the difference between the 3 levels, but maybe it's bc i didnt make it too far in any of them, i'll have to come back and beat them all!

Developer

Thank you so much for playing Sengul and for the kind words! They are all quite different once you get moving along the track, they also get progressively harder. Definitely see if you can do it (the trick is to run ahead a little bit and to fuel the fire little and often so you can stay warm). Congrats again on your own entry, you all did a great job!

Submitted(+1)

It looks, sounds, and feels so good. Like a chill version of Unrailed game, if it weren't for the threat of imminent death from hypothermia :D

Developer

Glad you enjoyed it! Congratulations with you submission!

Submitted(+1)

Overall, I think this is a pretty good game! While the developers seem to have chosen not to emphasize the optional autumn theme, they more than made up for it with their implementation of the "Stay Warm" restriction.

I'd also like to highlight the fact that this was a five-person team project. That kind of coordination deserves respect! I don't know how things worked behind the scenes, but I wouldn't be surprised if this wasn't their first project together. Please don't take that as criticism - quite the opposite! It's genuinely encouraging to see how experience can help people achieve something more ambitious. At the very least, it's clear that the people involved weren't completely new to their tools or to releasing games.

Here are a few things I'd like to point out:

  • As Goose Loop mentioned, and as I experienced myself to some extent, the game sometimes refuses to launch or has trouble starting properly. This could be an issue with the hosting website, the game itself, or certain devices. More playtesting would help identify the cause and make the experience more reliable.
  • As another commenter pointed out, the menu lowered my initial expectations a little. Perhaps that was intentional, but it might be worth giving the game's presentation a little more attention in future projects.
  • Unless I missed it, the game doesn't seem to have a settings menu. I would have really appreciated at least an option to adjust the sound volume without having to change my system's overall volume. Maybe this feature was deliberately left out due to time constraints, or perhaps it simply didn't make the cut.

That said, the game itself is charming, atmospheric, and enjoyable. The sound effects, 3D models, and underlying systems deserve special recognition - great work from the programmers, sound designers, and 3D artists alike!

The level design also stands out. It's immediately apparent that the team put considerable effort into the levels and gave them proper attention. The polish, sound effects, and overall game feel are the icing on the cake.

Everyone did a great job, and you can really see how much each person contributed to the final result. Well done, everyone! ❤️👏

Developer (1 edit) (+1)

Thank you so much for your lengthy review going into great depth with your experience playing out submission!


I personally have known the other devs of this game for years but this is actually our first time all working together as a team of 5.


It’s disappointing to hear you had issues with booting the game, it’s something we’ll have to look into. We used an old version of Unreal Engine to build this as modern versions don’t support HTML5 builds so perhaps that causes issues for some people booting it up.


The text on the menus scale can appear strangely sized when in the smaller box size, this is something we were aware of but simply didn’t have time to resolve before submission unfortunately, the same is the case with any settings / pause menus, it’s something we’d like to add in a future build!


Thank you again for the kind words and in depth feedback, we really appreciate it 😁

Submitted(+2)

This looks so cute!!! i loved every aspect of this game!!

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing Racconjs! Congrats on your teams game, it looks awesome.

Submitted(+2)

Artsyle seems nice, but I won’t be able to play the game, seems like my keyboard keys are ignored by the  game. Mouse works.

Launched in brave on mac os. 

Developer

Thanks for giving it a go Goose, unfortunate to hear that. We did test a bunch through the jam development but all of us are on windows using either Chrome or Opera.


Congrats on your own submission!

Submitted(+2)

This was really good, unforgiving at times but really good! I really love the music and the art style too

Developer

So glad you enjoyed it! Did you manage to beat all 3 levels? Thank you for the kind words

Submitted(+3)

Dying of hypothermia launched me into the stratosphere. Cute game!

Developer

Thank you for playing, we’re glad you enjoyed it!

Submitted(+2)

Really enjoyed it. The art and sfx looks great

Developer

Thank you for the kind words, we're glad you enjoyed it!

Submitted(+2)

That was fun took me a few tries to figure it out at first

Developer

Really glad you enjoyed it Vorta, is there anything we could add / change to make things clearer do you think?

Submitted

After thinking of it,  if i can suggest maybe introduce a new skill/mechanic in the game that you can throw the wood to the cart. this would open a lot of new opportunities to explore.

Submitted(+2)

Love the art direction and style, and the use of the limitation is perfect!

I do also think it's funny how you can win right after dying of hypothermia

However, the geometry of the game causes some annoying scenarios to happen though, especially with how slow you move in the game, got stuck on stumps more often than I'd like to admit

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing Purp, we’re glad you enjoyed it! The feedback is great also, we’ll work on a build with some refinements.


Congrats on your own submission, it looks awesome!

Submitted(+2)

Very nice work. Seems like you have a great team! The art looks great and the light of the fire is very realistic. Also the movement feels very smooth. 
The intro and the menu set the expectations lowers but once you enter the game everything changes.

Great look & feel. Congrats!

Developer

Thank you for playing Kibbitz! Really glad you enjoyed it. Congrats on your submission too, looks and plays incredibly especially given you worked alone, well done!

Submitted(+2)

Great game man, its funny how the human just falls down when getting hypothermia lmao, its like ragdolling immediately. I really like that you need to be real fast when collecting the wood to keep the fire. 

Developer

Thank you for playing!

Submitted(+3)

Good job

Developer

Thank you for playing! Just gave your game a go, great job guys

Submitted(+3)

Holy peak

Developer

Thank you for giving it a go, we're glad you enjoyed it! Congrats on your own submission!