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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Gameplay | #247 | 3.231 | 3.231 |
| Overall | #303 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
| Originality | #337 | 3.385 | 3.385 |
| Presentation | #368 | 3.385 | 3.385 |
Ranked from 13 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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I like that this game is non-stop intensity.
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Very cool spin on Vampire Survivors! Art is also pretty!
Heaps of fun just scootin around, started getting crazy when the defenses fell. So many awesome zaney characters, really liked the art. The sounds were really poppy. Overall very engaging, and cool concept.
This definitely falls in the category: "If it sounds like it could not work, it might be awesome!"
The game just a is a blast to play. Awesome art and the creature design and it feels well balanced. Nice Job! Ship it!:D
This definitely falls in the category: "If it sounds like it could not work, it might be awesome!"
The game just a is a blast to play. Awesome art and the creature design and it feels well balanced. Nice Job! Ship it!:D
Really cool concept! it pretty fun and a very challenging! I didn't manage to finish it, but it was pretty fun
Somehow it works in a silly way. I enjoyed the monkey theme and the idea that you get worse the more you play. I enjoyed playing the game, and wished there was more.
as somebody who has put an embarrassing number of hours in vampire survivors and other bullet heaven games, this hits all the right spots for me! instead of living out a power fantasy of seeing your little guy plow through waves of enemies, this game turns into a desperate struggle of surviving with what little you already have, and thats really cool! i like how this mechanic changes the way with how you interact with enemies. i constantly found myself considering my positioning and how my weapon debuff choice would affect my overall attack coverage, which was very engaging!
also very surprised with the variation of different simians there are in the game. i thought i already saw it all after defeating the supreme simian, but then new ones kept showing up! not sure if i missed any though since the longest survived was around 10:11? but yeah, impressive stuff on having a good variety in the game, and they all look really nice too!
one thing i would have appreciated in the game was if the mass of the enemies in general wasn't the same as the player (or i assume it is?). im not sure if vampire survivors does this (its been a while since i played), but some bullet heaven games either allow the mass of the enemies be pretty low so that players can easily push enemies out of the way or just not have enemy collision be active on the player. especially in a game where you're leveling down and are weaker, if one enemy slightly touches you for a second, they will slow you down due to them pushing against your movement direction, which can quickly result in other enemies to be in a formation where it will be impossible to escape and breakthrough. this happened to me quite often while i was at full health and found myself dead afterwards which could feel frustrating. i think it'd be nice to offer this level of leniency to a game that makes it harder play as time goes on, but if this design intentional then its fine, more power to you!
all in all, this was really fun! had a great strategizing and figuring which weapons i was more comfortable with using and which ones i should level down first. great game!
Thanks for playing, I'm so glad you enjoyed it so much! Your feedback is incredibly helpful.
The mass of the enemies is only slightly less than the player, you're completely right that I need to change that, once I can update the game I will definitely make the mass of the enemies way less than the player so you can push through crowds. I remember thinking that getting stuck in a crowd was frustrating while playtesting but it didn't even occur to me to fix it lol.
Also I made sure every enemy spawns by the 10 minute mark so you saw everything in the game, great job! :D
Thanks again for such detailed feedback I really appreciate all of your insight.
I didn't like the artstyle at first, but over time it grew on me and it finally clicked when i reached the monkeys. The quicksand kinda looked like Cinnamon Rolls. But other than that, I found it fun and intuitive to play, good job man!
Thanks for playing and leaving helpful feedback. Yeah I wondered if people would think the quicksand was cinnamon rolls lol
very nice game inspired by vampire survivors, very fun and creative.
Thank you!
a solid vampire survivors game, simple but it works
Thanks so much for playing it!