I'm reminded of Spiritfarer with how the player character operates a vehicle while making stops at locations, picking up or dropping off passengers. Though it was hard for me to understand how the limitation was used, the concept, game design, writing, art, and music are all beautiful and cohesive - a testament not only to each member's individual capabilities but also to the team's synergy. Congrats on a great game - there is a lot of potential here for this to be fleshed out into something much bigger!
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #1 | 4.704 | 4.704 |
| Art | #2 | 4.926 | 4.926 |
| Polish | #2 | 4.741 | 4.741 |
| Theme | #3 | 4.704 | 4.704 |
| Overall | #3 | 4.302 | 4.302 |
| Gameplay | #20 | 3.926 | 3.926 |
| Limitation | #111 | 2.815 | 2.815 |
Ranked from 28 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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My jaw is on THE GROUND at this artwork. What a charming and polished jam entry with so much going on! I really wanted to play longer but stopped after about 25 mins because I'm trying to see as many games as possible. Thanks for sharing your game!
I had so much fun playing this! The world is so beautiful and exciting to unlock/explore. The painted artstyle is such a delight, and I really loved hearing the different songs fade in with each new location! That’s so cool!! The polish is amazing too. The UI is so clear and well done. I also really loved the transitions when arriving in a new location! Though I wonder if maybe cutting or shortening the fade with the name of the location when you’ve already been to a place before could help with pacing when players end up returning to previous locations a bunch? Overall, such an amazing game to play!!
Wow, what a game! The art is just amazing. I loved how each area had its own look and music. By the middle of the game, I was actually looking forward to selling my goods to unlock the next and see what it looked like XD. The dialogue is great too, with all the character having their own unique personalities. I was pretty curious about Jean-March after the little ones kept talking about him lol. Finding all of them was such a fun extra too! I loved bringing them back and checking the patch to see where they end up.
There's so much polish here, even the little things like screen transitions. The music was fantastic too, especially how each area had its own tune and how smoothly it faded in and out as you traveled around. It felt like I was playing a published, finished game. I could've kept playing for a lot longer. Such a fun little world to explore. Amazing job by everyone involved.
This game is awesomely fun, i had a great time helping out the dudes, and finding the pumpkin was fun too, im not sure how many out there after i got around 8 of them lol. anyway i enjoyed the game alot, and everyone working on this are super awesome! the npc interaction are nice, looking foward to see more
Always great to see others from the PNW participating in jams—greetings from Seattle, WA!
This is a stunner. Beautiful art, masterful audio, and a really nice experience all around. One thing y'all may want to consider is only cutting to the train when new information is ready to be revealed by characters riding with you. I would always check in with my passengers when on my way in-between spots, and it didn't seem like anything would change after my first interaction with them so I eventually starting bypassing that segment, wishing my travel would take me directly to that location without the extra transition/click on the locomotive needed to proceed to my destination.
Now THIS is a game, I hope the team here publishes this game in the future because it is something I would pay money for. Super well made and the artwork was chefs kiss
Damn, this was like playing a finished game. Loved the artstyle, it reminded me of old fairy tales books and the characters were all great to interact with. The ending was sweet as well. Great job!
HOLY artwork and polish!! The whole environment and the character designs are something that feels like it came right out from a children's storybook! It's so sweet, I'm very amazed. The Music and SFX are very nice as well. Good job!!!
Very well done, this is like an entire small finished adventure game. I can see it being extended into full game easily, almost finished it (could not find the last pumpkin boy no matter what)
The game is awesome! So well-polished and cozy. And artstyle is unique too :)
A very cozy game with great art and dialogues, even the music is awesome as well... definitely one of the best games ive played so far, great work :)
I enjoyed playing this game so much and the end was bittersweet but I'm glad ghost was not alone. :-') There was nothing to nitpick, it is a super well-polished game, my favorite has to be the witch's sound track!
What a gorgeous and surprisingly fleshed out game, definitely one of the best in the jam!
Wow! Everything was put together so nicely, super cozy and interesting, the dialogue and interactions were awesome. Great job :)








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