This is a really interesting concept, and the game is polished too! I really like the concept of dragging the cursor to form a complete recipe!

This is a great submission! Really polished, and fun concept, with some really fun music too.

I'm one of those who needs to keep looking back at the book for the recipes, so for players like me, having the legend/recipes one less step away would make it easier for me to memorize the spells. I found myself loading up on tons of skeletons. This  incidentally worked pretty ok for most of the fights, so I didn't feel the need/urge for getting too creative with ingredients, which caused my bag to overflow.

Also I loved the intro - perfect, no notes.

I'm so obsessed with this kind of games, I can keep playing it! The intro and the art are amazing!

Awesome everything. Is there an end?

omg this is super addictive and clever !! I really like the crafting mechanics, maybe other said that but maybe the only thing missing is the possibility to always see what you can craft, bc i get annoyed by opening the book every time (maybe with allowing the player to do one and craft and when he did it show them another etc, so that he can memorize idk)

But this was a really great game !! Art and music and also no bugs found !!

Really like the lore intro scene, it really got me into it! Game concept was cool!

Concept: super clever stuff, I love it! I really like how it combines some turned based strategy aspects with the random fun of the sack combining system. One of the most unique ideas this year for sure!

Gameplay: it's very fun, had a really good time. No bugs either, everything works really well.
The combining system is great, and I really like how smooth it is. I think it's a bit too random though, I felt like I didn't really have any control over the content of the sack, no matter how hard I tried to strategise it. Swords and wands kept piling at the bottom with no way to utilize them. I think some more controlled way of interacting with the sack like the ability to delete some items or shaking it in a specific direction alleviate this.
It's also a bit too easy, I've not lost a single skeleton during the whole game. Never even got to see what the unique kinds of skeletons do because of this, the difficulty should've kept ramping up infinitely I think, maybe even exponentially after some point. Though I know that balancing is a hard to afford luxury with these jams so it's fine. 
The instructions should maybe be pushed in the player's face a bit more, I was kinda confused at the beginning before I saw the instructions on the top. 
These are not a big deal though, just nitpicks from me, what you have is already very impressive.

Art: the spritework is really good and well polished. Also the opening cinematic is pure gold, please make more of these in the furture Jello.

Audio: pretty good, everything fits well with the gameplay.

Very impressive submission overall, nicely polished with unique and fun gameplay. Congrats!

10/10 purely for the intro. Great gameplay, got me hooked and trying to find combinations for an hour straight. Nice!

Really cool concept and nice artwork, feels very polished too! It's pretty satisfying to combine stuff. But I feel like the gameplay could have a bit more depth to it overall. Oh and that intro cutscene... absolute cinema! Thanks for jamming with us :)

Okay. I think I’ve spent the most time playing this particular game.

I’m not sure if it’s the best one from the game jam, but it’s definitely the most promising candidate for being developed into a full-fledged product. So, please—don’t abandon it!

Ever since *Backpack Hero*, the "inventory-management-as-combat-mechanic" theme has been gaining popularity, but I actually like this particular take on it even more. That’s why I believe it’s worth further development.

Since I’ve played it for quite a while, I have a few thoughts I’d like to share.

What works well: There’s an RNG element that might occasionally force you to restart, but it’s not overly punishing. Once you’ve memorized the recipes and taken a moment to assess the options available in your backpack, the game turns into a really engaging puzzle. Even before hitting 20 runs, I managed to build an incredibly overpowered army. Of course, this poses a significant challenge for game balance—you’ll need to figure out how to reward the player for clever thinking without accidentally stripping the game of its challenge. If you aren’t familiar with the concept, look up "flow channel game design." It’s an important principle to keep in mind—or at least to practice implementing.

Regarding the unit combinations, I have a few more comments:

Perhaps it’s better to avoid letting players build an army of 100 skeletons—especially when, with a bit of luck, none of them even die. (I realize this was the theme of the jam, but just something to consider for the future.) Maybe focus on upgrading them or restoring their health instead? Perhaps for attacking, it would be better to use the sword (without any bindings) and the wand for mages? This way, we could remove individual items from the bag—effectively keeping the attack UI contained within the bag itself. :)

Also, a 10% boost to all stats for having 3 pumpkins is incredibly powerful. I also felt the absence of any "secret" recipes. Since I enjoy experimenting with random combinations, I secretly hoped to discover a recipe not listed in the official book. For instance, what if combining 2 iron, 1 wood, and 3 bones created a skeleton warrior? This would allow players to explore more complex combinations and make better use of the inventory's potential.

Another issue was that there were simply too many items in the inventory; they were overflowing everywhere. At a certain point, I was only looking for pumpkins, focusing exclusively on combinations that would result in a set of 3 pumpkins.

Anyway, that’s all for now! :) Have a great day.

The vibes of that intro cutscene are wild! This game really snuck up on me and held my attention for a long time. I'm on round 253, and I don't think it would end any time soon if I let it. Really great work! I could be good to have some way to eliminate really buried items, maybe at the cost of HP, and something to stop the items from bunching up at the top. 

Love this!

This is a solid match-3 game! It was different and not something that I expected, which is refreshing! The intro is also hilarious, so gotta give props to that for sure. I will say that I think there could be more combinations possibly, as I felt as though I had to shake the bag a lot. When I didn't have to shake the bag and would get in the groove, I would have a pretty decent army stockpiled, get through a few waves, and then realize that the bag was extremely full and I would have to shake things out or be very precise in matching as items were overlaying each other, but I did thoroughly enjoy my time with this one. Great Job! 

Great cutscene lmaooo. I love the concept of the bag and how you summon your dudes. The bag shake addition is fantastic too! Great game design here. Art is really great, and sound fits so well too! Well done guys.

Thanks for jamming with us again. :)

i meannn that starting trailer! the voice acting is so good and the editing is very vibe-y and theme-y. 
the UI looks great as well as the art, suuuuper polished. 
music is a jammm, rly well mixed and mastered. 
and the game design/gameplay iss....PEAK. the game is a blast and the concept works so well!!! i wanted to make an archer and wizard sooo bad but my lil skelley guys were so goood. the programming is so tight too! i kept trying to cheese the dragging mechanic, but i couldn't. the shake bag feature, necromancy book, the helpful guide at the top....so good. 
yall killed it. one of the best game concepts i've seen in a while. 

P.S. i tapped out at Round 36 

the game was pretty confusing at first peak intro tho and i still dont understand alot of stuff but it was fun playing

Let us know what needs fixing and what you think we should add. We had little time to balance so that is currently the main issue but let us know anything else please!

I really enjoyed this concept. It was a little confusing at first, but once you understand the mechanics, it's really fun. I would add a feature that lets you restart the bag, which would make gathering items a little less frustrating. Overall, though, I liked it.