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A jam submission

Lazy Leaf CollectorView game page

Cozy Idle/Incremental game where you collect falling leaves during the Autumn Season!
Submitted by Smidge7 (@Smidge707) — 2 hours, 6 minutes before the deadline
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Play To The Leaves!

Lazy Leaf Collector's itch.io page

Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Presentation#244.1434.143
Overall#303.7503.750
Enjoyment#353.6673.667
Concept#503.6673.667
Use of the Limitation#633.5243.524

Ranked from 21 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Team members
Programming/Art: Smidge7, Music: Peachysam

Software used
Gamemaker Studio 2, Aseprite for the Art, Canva for the Title Card

Use of the limitation
You may only stay out collecting leaves while you are warm. You must go and recharge warmth in your den. You also are trying to build a fire to stay warm for the winter.

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

I really like this incremental game. I wish it was just a bit faster or scaled a lot higher, it felt like the pacing stayed pretty consistent the entire game.

Submitted(+1)

A pretty solid incremental game! The visuals are well done, and the idea that each animal offers a unique interaction is both charming and interesting. Here are a few areas I'd suggest improving:

  • The early game feels a little slow, but toward the end, you can suddenly afford all the expensive upgrades at once, leaving very little time to appreciate their individual impact. I think the game could benefit from some minor balancing adjustments to make progression feel more consistent and rewarding.
  • The music is pleasant, but its repetitive nature becomes more noticeable over time. A longer track or a greater variety of music would help keep the experience fresh.
  • While golden leaf already stands out, I think it could be made a little more visually striking so that it immediately catches the player's attention without them having to look too closely.

Overall, this is a very well-made game! The art is beautiful, the gameplay is engaging, and the main character is absolutely adorable. I especially loved how the clothing upgrades are reflected in the character's appearance. It's a lovely detail that makes the progression feel more tangible.

Thank you to the developers for creating such a wonderful project! I hope to see it grow even further. Great job! ❤️

Developer

I totally agree with all of your points! I'm very thankful to you for putting the time into sharing your thoughts and playing the game! I had never made an incremental before this and struggled with the balance of the scaling for sure :)

Submitted(+1)

Hi

I absolutely loved this little universe! That adorable little raccoon stole my heart. I just wish I could have played the game in fullscreen!

I did find myself wishing for a sprint or a longer jump, and maybe even some way to hit the tree? But overall, you managed to keep me engaged all the way to the end!

Thanks for creating such beautiful assets and sharing this lovely little world with us!

Best

Developer

Thank you! I love your ideas and if I had more time during the jam I had more ideas too, like throwing pinecones at the leaves etc. I very much appreciate you sticking with it until the end :)

Submitted(+1)

I love this! There's a lot of cool stuff here and I wanted to highlight a couple of things I noticed that I liked:

  • Some of the upgrades feel like I have a bit more control. Like Ivan which lets me "cheese" collecting the leafs by running right behind him
  • I love how you don't kill me when it gets cold but just return to me. And then later you have unlocks that give you bonuses if you go back in time
  • The little attention to detail when you upgrade the clothes you can actually see the clothes ❤️very cute
  • It doesn't feel like a "regular" incremental and that makes it unique to me
  • Just that first sight of the tree with all the leafs that tempts you and does foreshadowing of what is to come. very cool

I really like this :-) Good job

Developer(+1)

Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad you managed to "cheese" it with Ivan a bit, that is quite intended but I was worried no-one would figure it out and find the poor guy useless lol

Submitted(+1)

Ahhh nice pixel art!
It's a very cute game with simple loop.

Love when I goes BRrrr!!!

Submitted(+1)

Cute game about collecting and upgrading. The progression is a tad slow but still quite addictive.

Developer

I agree that it starts a little slow, especially for a game jam scenario where people are trying a ton of games!  I appreciate you playing and I hope you enjoyed it once it ramped up a bit more :) 

Submitted(+1)

Smart and cute concept! I never thought I would have so much fun chasing falling leaves loll 

I especially love the SFX when you pick them up, for some reason it just scratches my brain in exactly the right way.. The movement is really neat too. I love the attention to detail, like how jumping on Melvin's head feels bouncy and actually really satisfying. The racoon is also super cute (the shoes.. they're amazing) Also the little zoomies when it gets cold is very very cute!

This is a very charming game. I enjoy it very much :D

Submitted(+1)

I never knew picking up leaves was THIS satisfying, 

I really wanted to jump into the tree from the first second gosh. 

even besides the gameplay loop, I love the addicting design, for better or worse ^^ 

great job you two!

Submitted(+1)

Super addictive, absolutely adorable game lol, lovely work!

Developer

Thanks! I appreciate you playing!

Submitted(+1)

A very charming game, my favourite part was bonking melvin on the head! The crunchy sound of the leaves was great and I really appreciated the attention to detail with the tree slowly losing it's leaves - that was a very nice touch!

Developer

Thank you! Yeah the leaves are all individual and the tree will eventually shed them all! Everyone also  gets a slightly different randomized tree :)

Submitted(+1)

Simple but fun. Very good art.

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted(+1)

cozy art and gameplay loop, congrats!

Developer

Thanks for playing!

Submitted(+1)

the playthrough is insanely addictive, love the shop features!!!

Submitted(+1)

I felt that the music, which was both calm and quirky, was incredibly appropriate for this game! Regarding game design, I feel like progression could be a little bit faster at the start, but overall, I like the concept which seems well thought out. Regarding presentation, I enjoyed the art style, especially how the leaves look, the raccoon's design/animation, the SFX which were all satisfying, and the music of course. This game is a vibe - great work!

Submitted(+1)

Hey, after your comment I stopped by and it's true we had a similar idea, haha. I really like the physics of the leaves when you collect them. And are the leaves on the tree a limited pool?

Developer(+1)

Yes the tree has an actual limited number of leaves so the longer you play, the more the tree becomes barren! There is a button to refill the tree tho so you don't get stuck :) I wanted it to really feel like the season was changing.

Submitted(+1)

amazing art!! and super cute aswell

Submitted(+1)

very cute! remaind me of this flash games from 2000x

Submitted(+1)

Very cute! A pleasant, relaxing game

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted(+1)

Very cozy atmosphere and addictive gameplay! Some music or ambient would help the game, though.

Developer

Im glad you liked it! It does have music and sounds so maybe you encountered a bug? Would love to know if you give it another go :)

Submitted(+1)

The best , good game bro!! i am serious!!

Developer

Thank you so much!