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A jam submission

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A cozy autumn game about tidying village gardens, meeting odd neighbors, and uncover dark secrets under the leaves...
Submitted by Akuvent, ozz35, Fenley, Cocaz_69 โ€” 10 hours, 55 minutes before the deadline
Rated by 9 people so far
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Submitted

It was really satisfying gathering all the leaves into one big pile, then pushing them out in bulk and watching that meter jump up! I loved how the mechanics progressed with each new tool, keeping things from feeling stale. The leaf blower was by far the most fun. I gathered up a huge pile and just went to town with it XD. Stepping into each new yard felt a little overwhelming at first, but after putting in some elbow grease, seeing everything finally cleared out was so satisfying. I liked how you could really see the results of all that work. 

I also thought I caught someone watching me from the forest, which had me pretty intrigued about what was going on. I'm glad I got to find out what that was all about in the end! The art and music were really nice too, and I liked how the cozy leaf-clearing gameplay had a little bit of mystery going on in the background. Good job; this was really enjoyable.

Developer

Thank you so much for playing! I'm glad you enjoyed :>

Submitted(+1)

Didn't finish the first yard. I understand this game requires some patience, but the broom rotating around the player made it so much more difficult than it should've been and made the whole thing feel like an actual chore rather than a game. Nice artwork though.

Developer

Yeah it does make it harder it's been a recurring feedback.. Thanks for trying it tho!

(+1)

Peak game. The art and the music are amazing, the tools are well balanced to the sizes of the gardens, the flashes were fire, peak. I hope to see more games from you.

Developer

Thank you so much for your feedback and for playing! We're planning on working on a new project soon ๐Ÿ˜‹

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Love the art, music and mechanics. Although I found it a bit frustrating that the tool rotated around the player instead of at the center of the player. It made it harder to rake the leaves in the direction I wanted.  I personally didn't have enough patience to complete the game. The cleanup took too long for me . I got the to the second yard and was happy to see that I got a more effective tool but lost motivation to continue after seeing how much bigger the yard was. Great job to the team!

Developer

Thanks for playing! And yeah I understand the frustration but I realize it was gonna be a problem too late ๐Ÿ˜ญ Next time I won't do this lol

Submitted

I ran into the same issue with my game. Getting people not involved with the project to playtest will definitely be something I prioritize next time!

Submitted(+1)

Nice game! You made something special here! Love the art and the plot!

The broom could push the leaves a bit further to make the first level a bit easier. Also, the โ€œlooking away effectโ€ was a bit to jarring for me. I think you may want to add a seizure warning, its a bit too flashy and aggressive in my opinion.

Developer(+1)

Oooh you're right I'm gonna add it to the description thank you so much. As for the broom I was a bit too scared to buff it too much because I tought the rake would be underwhelming then but everyone is saying it's too weak so you must be right ๐Ÿ˜ญ. Thank you so much for playing!!

Submitted

Donโ€™t be hard on you!

Gamejams are all about putting stuff out there and learning from it. You did a great job here ๐Ÿ˜Š making games is hard!

(+1)

This is the kind of game I love spending hours on. As you figure out how your tools interact, you end up mastering the art of gardening... and then—bam!—an unexpected plot twist! It leaves you with a sense of accomplishment and the satisfaction of having experienced a wonderful adventure :D Thanks for this excellent game; Iโ€™m looking forward to the next one!!!

Submitted(+2)

The game's mechanic to me feels like washing the dishes. It's a bit anoying at first, but then you hit this kind of flow state and when you kinda do it mindlessly and then all fo the sudden you're almost done. I like the tool update progression, leaf blower felt so satisfying. Also i really appreciate the little hints and foreshadowing throughout the levels

Developer

Thank you so much I'm glad you liked it!!!! ๐Ÿ˜Š

Submitted(+1)

This game was fun, the theme fit very well with the autumn part of it and it also looked very nice, the raking/brooming part of it felt sort of strange in how it sweeped sideways and was also very tedious due to how little you pushed at once. Other than this good game!

Developer (1 edit)

Yeah the broom is horrible I have no idea why it swipes sideways this much like that ๐Ÿ˜ญ Thank you for your feedback!