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A jam submission

Push SpaceView game page

You just have to push space.
Submitted by RobinWilde (@thewilderobin) — 3 hours, 33 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Gameplay#14.2734.273
Overall#43.6363.636
Visuals#63.8183.818
Audio#113.0913.091
Thematic Relevance#143.0003.000
Accuracy & Authenticity#162.3642.364

Ranked from 11 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Historical Accuracy
Based on some of the real challenges of control, launch and return experienced during the space race, albeit wearing the history fairly lightly!

Thematic Relevance
It's a game about space, in which you have to push space. There are spacy microgames, starry backgrounds, space-themed music and plenty of fun with physics and gravity.

Disclaimers
Music and sound effects from Creative Commons sources and credited on the game page. No AI-generated content was used.

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

The responsiveness of the game and the audio were really excellent! I had a blast!

Submitted(+1)

Congratulations on doing all the art yourself! The style is very consistent.

It seems to me the combination of the fast pace and the levels repeating without end (no end screen with a score) wastes the opportunity to learn something about the space race itself.

It is fun the first minutes. After that the single button control interface transforms from the biggest strength to the biggest weakness: lack of player agency. It's just a series of quick time events.

Thank you for the game. Good luck!

Submitted(+1)

Love the super simple space bar micro games... I missed those old Wario vibes. It becomes a little too easy after a few tries (without the pressure of multiplayer). It could be fun to add a 2 players version. Pixel art is very good. Sounds are ok, and music fits the main menu very well but it feels a little too present or maybe repetitive during gameplay. Well done!

Submitted(+1)

Perfect game name!

Addictive, diverse use of the space bar. Silly (which I love) while still including interesting tests (such as the photography and valve door, and Sputnik’s orbit).

Cheery, quick; glad to have played this.

Submitted(+1)

LOVe; that was SO FUN, super simple and STILL CHALLENGING. I looooved this game so much art was also just super duper cute pixel style I am really glad to see the pixely energy in this jam

Submitted(+1)

This made me grin.
Instructions said press space for all the minigames.
Title screen comes up with "PUSH SPACE" in big letters.
I press space nothing happens LOL. 
I wanted to try the ANY key after that.

 I've never heard of Wario Ware.
Each of the mini-games was fun in a WhatTheHeck kind of way.
Some lovely touches in the graphics like the soviet flag on the docking craft.

Great game name, great fun.

Submitted(+1)

Really enjoyed this one! Love wario-ware style microgames, the art style was really nice, I only wish there was more! I got to around 40 points before I stopped because it was the same games. Would love to see more!

Submitted(+1)

Quite a good game! I wouldn't call it super thematically relevant or historically accurate but gameplay wise it's really good. Managed to get a nice score and have fun with it.
Two nitpicks: if there is a fullscreen button enabled, i expect the fullscreen mode to be working. The music was a bit too much, I would add a mute button at the very least.