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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #7 | 4.226 | 4.226 |
| Enjoyment (Best Game) | #9 | 3.806 | 3.806 |
| Aesthetics | #10 | 4.355 | 4.355 |
| Story | #22 | 3.581 | 3.581 |
| Sound Design | #41 | 3.323 | 3.323 |
| Horror | #76 | 2.581 | 2.581 |
Ranked from 31 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
What game engine did you make this project in?
Unity
Did you use generative AI for any part of this game?
No
Any other notes?
Bug fix: should work on mobile now, too ;3
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Got the A+ on 4th try yipee
I thought there was going to be an oversmoke ending but there's not?
I made a video of your game! It's at the 16:41 mark of this video.
I wanted to make a video of your game during the rating period, but I could not find a way to get an A+ rating until after the jam was over.
Well I guess all the comments have already said a lot, so I wont be commenting much
If procrastination were a game, this would be it. I also appreciate how the game raises awareness about substance abuse, although I'm wondering how the player can drink an infinite amount of coffee without collapsing lol.
Overall, one of the best game here, the artstyle is genuinely stunning
We're glad to hear you enjoyed our game and found the experience true to life! What can I say, drinking infinite amounts of coffee without collapsing comes with the territory of being a uni student lol. Thank you for playing and commenting!
Amazing art and atmosphere, the gameplay is also really good, this is also the first game I've played to almost discover I am a giant rodent. Amazing job!
We're happy to hear that our game was able to see right through you haha. Thank you for playing!
Very unique, both in idea and visuals. And it seems like there is a lot to discover in the game :D
Thank you! We tried to pack as much little details for the player to find as we could in one week haha
Absolutely beautiful art! I managed to get 16/21 and had a heart attack. At one point, I think I encountered a bug where I pressed the take a break button, the character said, "Yeah, I need to take a break," but nothing happened. Or maybe I just didn't understand something. Other than that, this is an incredible game!
Thank you so much! And yeah, it was a bug; the screen is supposed to slide back to the living room when you're taking a break. 16/21 is quite high, good job! ;3
AMAZING ART STYLE GAMEPLAY IS AMAZING THE GAME WAS SOO GOOD
Thanks a lot!!! Very glad you enjoyed it so much :DDD
To start, the art for this game is AMAZING!!! Such a unique style, absolutely loved it! The gameplay being tied in with exploring was a great gameplay loop. Everything changing and being different based on your stats, in my opinion, is what made it so fun to play! I have attempted to beat it three times now and have been unsuccessful, but you bet your biscuits I will beat it. My favorite part though, BIRD.
Thank you so much! Not going insane over an essay when the deadline is so tight can be tricky, so don't give up too soon ;DDD And The Bird loves you too, random citizen!
That's most of us trying to get ahead in life. This brought back memories, man. The experience was frustrating and intimidating at the same time. A beautiful life-slice of a past life. Well done!
Thank you so much! We're glad that we managed to convey the feelings we experience as college students, haha~ I hope these brought-back memories were good ones!
Really cool game, loved the artstyle and concept of it!
Thank you, very glad to hear it!
Impeccable aesthetics, I love this turbulent displace effect on the stroke. I couldn’t resist, and the first thing I did was start scrolling... Anyway, I love how you’ve managed to build this game around such a creative concept. Congratulations!!! :D
It was my first time working with shaders for a jam, so I'm very happy you like our wibble wobble :DDD
Seems tempting even in fiction, huh? xD
Thank you so much!
What you've managed to create here is incredible, the style is fantastic, the horror moments uncanny, and the combination of balancing stats while also watching all your stat balancers get corrupted by working too long on your essay is fantastic. I'll have to play a few more times to get more achievements, but you all made something amazing here!
Thank you very much <3 We're very glad you're enjoying the game and wish you luck with getting all of the achievements :DDD
This essay literally killed me (one of three times). I had a great time with this and definitely want to go for all the endings! I also was genuinely concerned by the heartbeats, as well as the creepy art bits. Great job! The art style was creative and immersive, really sold the noir, and the control scheme was equal parts intuitive.
Yeah history of art tends to have that effect on people haha
We're glad that you had fun with our game!!
Thank you for checking it out <33
This was very cool I liked it a lot :), I did manage to get a C probably could get better but I wanted to check out the other endings. I really resonated with the premise being a former engineering student lol. The heart rate stuff kinda spooked me, same for when the stair way became an endless pit and I couldn't back out. Very nice and to the point.
Video:
Thank you so much for sharing your playthrough with us! I had a great time watching it and your reaction to the stairs gave me a laugh
And you brought up an interesting point with the grades at the beginning. Our team is based in Poland and we're used to a slightly different grading scale. For this we decided to go with a simple F - fail, D - A - pass just to make the game understandable for the broader audience.
There's still a lot of stuff you haven't seen so if you ever feel like playing again you'd still have new things to surprise you :)
We're glad to hear that you enjoyed our game!
man the use of color here is amazing, really awesome style in this game with a super creative premise! My only gripe is that it wasnt spooky at all :[ great game anyways!
You definitely missed some stuff, there was some spooks there
Thank you for playing!
We know that our game isn't exactly scary, we were aiming for something more cozy with a slightly spooky undertone. We're glad that you enjoyed it anyway!
10/10 art style and as a former student writing a lot of scientific papers, I got elevated back to the dread of writing deadlines! I "died" quite a lot as I couldn't foretell if the next writing step would deplete one of the bars completely, maybe that's also the challenge to not go too far. Anyway I enjoy it a lot and will try to get all achievements. Long neck pigeon got me intrigued!
Thank you for the compliments! We're happy to hear you found our game relatable haha. And good luck with achievement hunting!
ok I got an A but A+ is really hard. How do I acchieve the broken plate and zzz achievements? I'm out of my ideas and tried a lot, but to no avail.
Yeah A+ takes a lot of effort and even then you will just barely squeeze through. That's why it's an achievement haha
As for the other ones:
Zzz: Go to sleep on the couch as the first action of the run
Broken plate: Don't eat anything until the Time's up ending (won't count if you sleep on the couch)
Love the artstyle and how colours are used to depict the moods! This is so unqiue imo!!
Thank you, we're happy to hear that you enjoyed it!!
Very good game. The visual style is excellent. I especially appreciate how you managed to integrate the horror elements. There are many interesting interactions that you only notice on subsequent playthroughs.
Glad that you enjoyed our game!!
And we're happy to hear that you took the time to play multiple times <33
Thank you for the comment!
This is really charming and a very fun concept. I love the art style a lot! I did have a tough time noticing the UI for navigating to different rooms, and it wasn't immediately clear that I needed to click on the icon on the screen in order to do a writing minigame. Other than that, really well done and I love how many different things you can try.
Thanks a lot! I'm glad you managed to figure it out and enjoy the game!
We wanted to encourage the player to experiment, that's why there are so many things (and achievements) :333 Cause, you know... Everything else seems interesting when you're supposed to study, hahah
This is really good! There's a lot of little interactions and changes depending on the MC's psyche, it's very well thought through. The art is amazing. This is one of the better games here for sure
I immediately went to doomscroll for 12 hours. Which is something I also do in real life so it's very relatable
I feel like I've had a couple episodes like this back in uni lol
We're happy to hear that you enjoyed it!
We're also glad that you found it relatable and that it reminded you of uni days (for better or worse lol). That's exactly the kind of fell we've been aiming for with this one.
Thank you for all the praise, it means a lot <33