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Fun game that really appeals to me as a Slay the Spire addict. The mysterious vibe and nautical theme are intriguing and I like how it’s based on a public domain text, as well as the fact that even the most basic gameplay elements have an attached narrative. But other than that, there’s no gameplay mechanics that are really distinct from STS. I’m also still not quite sure what Powder does

Intriguing little game with quite a bit of replay value. Everyone has believable motivations, no matter how depraved. The art style’s appealing and the music is pretty decent for Google Song Maker.

One small error I noticed was the choice “I saw Caleb do it.” There’s no character named Caleb but Diego reacts to it

Sorry you couldn’t finish in time. This is a cool convept with a pretty oppressive atmosphere, so I’d like to see it expanded on.

Chilling. Absolutely love the photo cutouts and real footage and how they accentuate the symbolism. Felt myself needing to look away during that one part (you know the one)

Reminds me of Papers Please a little with how you need to follow instructions on which deer to kill and how it tests your moral compass. Saw the twist coming but it was no less effective.

I do wish the game told you what you did wrong when you make a mistake.

Just letting you know I’ve added an optional walkthrough to the comments section.

Thanks for the additional feedback. Just letting you know I’ve added an optional walkthrough to the comments section.

Noted about the background; will remove it.

The top platforms do work; they’re just designed to be optical illusions that trick you. Try to find another way up. Also updated the description to make that more clear

Keep finagling and interacting with everything and you’ll figure it out. Let me know if you’re still stuck

(hint: Mother has to be alive)

Once you’re on the upper right platform, press down (which moves you down-left) and jump

Feed Mother

The constant switching between brewing new berries and actually feeding Beary was addictive and constantly kept me on my toes. I love the Chowder-style texture on Beary that stays static even when he moves

I wish I could mix some ingredients while leaving out others

You can; just press cancel (Esc/Tab) during the brew phase

Balatro meets Tetris with tons of ingredient synergies and so much polish. And you made this solo? Truly, there’s nothing more I could ask for

Love the concept and the atmosphere, but it could use more work. When I click on an option in the cauldron UI, it uses up one of my spells even when I didn’t want it to. I also wish it had traditional WASD/mouse controls, as picking up an object (which you do a lot) takes more work than it should

Got pretty lost on where to go and where the third ingredient for the second cauldron is. On the other hand, best walk cycle since Treasure Master

Fun little game with a unique concept. Had to replay a couple times to get the riddles right (still don’t know the third)

I have no idea how to complete the hostage subplot. I tried showing her every package and every gun, and nothing’s changed. And since this is a game jam game that came out literally yesterday, I can’t just look up a guide. That said, I do like the characters and general vibe, and the 2D-cutouts-in-a-3D-world aesthetic isn’t something I see a lot. One of the coworkers just being a normal ass seagull was hysterical

Really like the use of the theme and how the game subtly teaches you, such as by making each enemy drop ammo for the weapon most useful for beating them. In love with the bitcrushed music and voices

IS THAT THE GRIM REAPER???

Really clever use of the theme that I’ll definitely be replaying. Music and announcer remind me of Dynamite Headdy, which is probably what you were going for

Turn fullscreen on, that should fix it

Unfortunately, completely unplayable. The executable doesn’t work without the .pck file, and there’s no web version

Not the Deltarune logo font 😭

Really fun and intuitive game, and satisfying to get the shapes exactly filled in (or at least close enough)

Fun game with a really creative use of the theme. I really like how it incentivizes both planning and thinking on the fly, and the hats were a nice touch. Did encounter a bug where the screen froze for no apparent reason, but my progress was saved so it wasn’t really an issue

Charming little game. Cart was fun to control, but I do wish there was a map

Noticed a few major bugs:

• There are a few NPCs that don’t do anything when you talk to them (were they cut during development?)
• The music doesn’t loop, so I spent most of the game in eerie silence
• The .exe doesn’t work because it’s missing the .pck file

Unfortunately, doesn’t seem to work on Linux with Wine

Gameplay took me a while to get the hang of, but I was able to learn just by playing. Very satisfying controls

Very cool idea and fun gameplay loop. I just wish it was clearer what upgrades each color frog can give

Pretty addictive and surprisingly complex. There’s no worse feeling than losing a run at 6:57

Thank you!

At the end of 3XXX, you mentioned feeling like you need to write a happy ending to get your message out to people, but at least to me, this game is proof that you don’t

Don’t be the Sarah1984 of your friend group

But seriously, I didn’t even know a text adventure could be this anxiety-inducing

This is a linear story, so there’s nothing more you could’ve done

Impressed that you got the secret good ending on the first try. But your comment spoils how to get it so yeah. The game closing is intended behavior

OK, I just updated the game to hopefully alleviate your concern

Duly noted

OK this made me cry

Appreciate you including a walkthrough

How do I run it?