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A jam submission

AUTOMATONView game page

A Programming/Puzzle game where you add only one method
Submitted by TheoV (@theoverpillat) — 2 hours, 25 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Overall#974.2704.270
Originality#1604.3284.328
Design#1844.0664.066
Adherence to the Theme#2014.4184.418

Ranked from 122 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Submitted(+1)

Excellent game! One of my favourite games of this jam!

My only gripe is that it wasn't too clear what the effects of some of the cards were (like the card that looks like a refresh button, which I happened to never trigger, and the spikes which I at first thought was a pie).

Developer

Thank you so much <3

Yeah, I think I'll rework some of them, the "refresh" card is just something that cancel the previous action, but I think I will delete it since its quite confusing and not really useful

Hmm, Maybe it's a pie, a dangerous pie...

Submitted(+1)

Looks great! I think the post-processing is a little too much (the bloom) But other then that, an amazing, original game, I've not seen another like this, great job! I mean it!

(- Amy)

Developer

Thank you so much <3 I'm happy you liked it!

(Do not ever criticize bloom)

Submitted(+1)

Great use of theme and fun game! Looked very good too, excellent job! I do wonder, is there only one way to clear levels? it certainly felt like sometimes more than one thing would work. Doesn't matter, still fit the theme amazingly, but if you want to expand maybe eventually reach such a point would be cool. You could throw algorithms at it to figure it out for you!

great game!

Developer

Thank you for your feedbacks! <3

There is on certain levels few possible solutions, some unintentional but I kept them because I liked them!

Submitted(+1)

Great game! Unique idea, very well executed!

Developer

Thank you! Glad you liked it!

Submitted(+1)

My job IS automation and this is gold for me lol. When I first started learning automation, I started with a game exactly like this and seeing it here 5 years later really brought me back! Awesome! I will be replaying this!

Developer

Thank you so much <3 I'm really happy you had a great time <3 

Submitted(+1)

Very original. Really got me thinking. Nice and clean style too. Maybe a speed increase button might be nice sometimes?  Not a big issue though. All in all - good job!

Developer

Thank you! Yes, Some people talked about it and I think that's a good idea, and will probably put it in a "bugfix" version after the rating round!

Submitted (3 edits) (+1)

I love puzzle games that let the player create their own solutions! A very unique take on the theme!

Developer

Thank you! <3

Submitted(+1)

Really cool, super original. I'd love to play an updated version with more commands and elements. Great work!

Developer

Thank you! For the moment, I don't plan any new commands and elements, but I plan a "bugfix" version with customizable options like the amount of chromatic aberration, grid display or sequence speed, bugfixes of course and a Level Editor if I find the time to do it!

Thank you for playing and for your feedbacks! <3

Submitted(+1)

Amazing game and idea :). It would be very helpful to be able to speed up the movement a little bit. Maybe 2x an 3x mode + when the new  moves are available it would be great to see what they do e.g. once you select them from the menu they could "happen on the screen". Besides that no comments really as the game is really well executed! :)

Developer

Yeah, I thought about a preview button to see what the sequence does, and a 2x speed mode is a pretty cool idea thanks!
And thanks for the feedbacks <3

(+1)

you gonna be in top 10 for sure... 

all the best for the rest of the jam
return the favor by Trying mine and leave your feedback: /jam/gmtk-2019/rate/431948

Developer (2 edits)

Thank you so much for this comment <3 Haha, I don't think so, there is so many great games, but really appreciate you think that <3
Unfortunately I can't because I'm on a Mac, but if you have a link for a HTML5 or macOS build I would gladly try it (Or maybe if you have a full gameplay video, it's not quite the experience but I can get an idea)

Submitted(+1)

Great level design and fun art style! I love how I was able to learn the mechanics just through playing the levels.

Developer

Thank you! <3 I tried my best to do that and I'm glad it works!

Submitted(+1)

Nice game and the difficulty progression is well done and the art looks really nice. It is fun to think about how things will progress and how they will interact. However, some commands were introduced in complex levels so it sometimes require losing at least once to explore how they work. I would've preferred if they were introduced in simpler levels. Still, this is not a big problem and losing once or twice before understanding is not frustrating. The chromatic aberration effect looks really nice (It is one of my favorite effects). Overall, this game is really intriguing and fun. Excellent work.

Developer

Thank you for this awesome feedback! <3

I think, for a better understanding of new features I will add a "preview" button in a V2 version if I found the time to work on it, so we can see how the sequence works before doing any actions

Submitted(+1)

That's so cool! I managed to pass all levels! Haha we both have the same responsive problem, my game also cuts the logo if you don't go fullscreen

Developer

Nice! Thank you! Yeah haha, I'll try to fix that!

Submitted(+1)

Already had played that one, but thanks for pointing it out in the bug thread :) Rating is present!

Developer

Thank you! I plan to inspect and correct to release a bugfree version soon, with amelioration I saw in feedbacks!

Submitted(+1)

Yeah same here! Already have the fixed version ready to deploy as soon as it opens. Working on converting it into a bigger project at the moment. So much fun this weekend.

Submitted(+1)

Fantastic work. I really enjoyed your puzzles.

Developer

Thanks! <3

Submitted(+1)

Puzzle game with potential, only being able to choose one action makes strategy more accessible, the amount of possibilities makes it not break the game. Great job.

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted(+1)

Really good, easy to understand game. The only part I had issues with was knowing the sword would destroy dropped spike balls and push bombs. 

Developer

Thanks for those feedbacks!

Submitted(+1)

Wow this a one of the really good ones! I was surprised I managed to be able to get to the end of the demo, really good work on this!

Developer

Thank you! <3

Submitted(+1)

The concept is really well thought out! This game makes you think and I LOVE it for that! Graphics are great too with a really cool shader on there! great game!

Developer

Thank you for this comment <3 I'm glad you had a great time!

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Interesting idea! Reminds me a bit of Else Walker from last year's GMTK Jam. A neutral play without inputting any events would have been nice so I could understand the level before inputting anything. Still, very well executed.

Developer

Oh yeah, I've heard of it but never actually played it! I love this type of game and it's mainly inspired from Zachtronics games!

Thank you for the comment and suggestion! <3

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