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A jam submission

Ember HopView game page

One ember against a long winter. Stay warm, light every fire, and get home.
Submitted by Nizomov — 8 minutes, 10 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Use of the Limitation#1053.1253.125
Presentation#1263.0003.000
Enjoyment#1382.7502.750
Overall#1382.9062.906
Concept#1652.7502.750

Ranked from 8 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Team members
Solo. Just me — design, code, art, sound and all 100 levels.

Software used
Vanilla JavaScript on HTML5 Canvas (2D), written in VS Code. No engine, no libraries. Every sprite, tile, particle and sound effect is generated in code — the game ships as a single HTML file with no external or AI-made assets.

Use of the limitation
The limitation is the game. Your warmth bar drains every second no matter what you do, so "staying warm" is the core loop rather than a timer bolted on top. Candles, campfires and hearths refill it, and their glow is the only place a frost wisp cannot reach — so light is both health and shelter. Everything else is balanced around heat: wind gusts drain it twice as fast, cracked ice punishes hesitation, long jumps cost you warmth in the air, and stomping an enemy refunds a little. Even the scoring is warm — chaining acorns builds a combo multiplier, and every 5th hit pays warmth back. Route planning becomes warmth planning.

Cookies eaten
Lost count at 23 — chocolate orange ones. Had to keep the theme going.

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Comments

Submitted

A good platformer—I enjoyed it. It has a really cool design and a cute little flame.

Developer

Thank you so much for playing! 🔥 I'm glad you liked the design and our little flame!

Submitted

preety cool platformer, a good ass music would be great tho

Developer

Thanks for playing! 🔥 Yeah, better music would definitely make the experience even better. I'll keep that in mind for future updates!

Submitted(+1)

very fun level design! I also had a similar idea to make the player character itself a being of fire, so I'm happy to see that others also had the same idea

Developer(+1)

Thank you so much! 🔥 It's awesome to see that we had similar ideas. I really appreciate you playing my game!

Submitted

Haha, great minds think alike! 🔥 If you haven't already, I'd love for you to check out my game as well! A rating and some feedback would mean a lot. 😄

Submitted(+1)

how could you make such good lighting

Developer

Thank you so much!! 🔥 I put a lot of love into the lighting, so it means a lot that you noticed! This is just the demo — the full version of The Last Ember drops in 4 days! 👀🔥 Hope you’ll check it out!

Submitted(+1)

This is so cooll

Developer

Thank you!! ❤️🔥 Really glad you enjoyed it! This is only the demo — the full version of The Last Ember is coming in just 4 days! There’s more to come, so stay tuned!