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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Characterization | #18 | 3.893 | 3.893 |
| Overall | #29 | 3.714 | 3.714 |
| Atmosphere | #32 | 4.071 | 4.071 |
| Overall | #33 | 3.542 | 3.542 |
| Emotional Engagement | #34 | 3.214 | 3.214 |
| Lasting Impression | #37 | 3.464 | 3.464 |
| Mental Engagement | #67 | 2.893 | 2.893 |
Ranked from 28 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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The choices and different endings were really well written. I love the little details in the artwork, but I think the main screen with the graphics could have been a bit bigger. You have made an awesome game using the old-school adventure game formula. Fantastic entry for the jam!
Thank you so much for playing! (And agree about the images -- the goal was to let players get more immersed in all those little details, but it ended up being a casualty of the jam deadline.)
Man I hope one day you'll eventually decide to get back to the original point&click plan because I would really love to explore every nook and cranny of those backgrounds! Nice art, well written and funny, well done!
Dude i hope so too, the hunt for a programmer is always afoot.
thanks so much!!!
This game is awesome, the art is gorgeous and I like how interactive the game is. Great work!!
Thank you so much for playing!!
I'm not normally a fan of text based games personally, but this one oddly felt very interactive to what I've seen in the past. GJ!
Super interesting point about the interactivity. We'd originally planned on a point and click game, and the twine was a playtest for the narrative & puzzle logic. When we got closer to the deadline and scaled down on the scope, I wonder of that point and click sensibility was baked into the text.
Thank you for playing!
That art! and such a cute story!
Thank you so much for playing!!
I loved this game, colours and art are great, the feel of the game is perfect, you have done an amazing job in two weeks.
Thank you so much for playing -- glad you enjoyed it!!
Cool to see a game made in twine! I like the palette and the art is amazing! Good job! I also like how the story is written. It was really fun. The atmospheric music is fitting and it improves the atmosphere of the game.
I appreciate that the game remembers what you have picked up after choosing "replay".
Thank you so much!
To be honest, I can't claim the variable states lasting through replay was intentional, but I'm glad it worked out. It does make replaying for the different endings easier. :)
Remind me old point and click games. Great job!
Exactly the feel we were going for! Thank you!
This was a fun story. I really enjoyed the point of view of the cat, it was very accurate. I also really liked the art. Good work!
Thank you so much for playing! Glad you liked it!!
This was fun! Good job capturing the cat-spirit, you had me chuckle several times.^^ And the graphics are just gorgeous.
😊 thanks so much!
Wonderfully quirky. The story was just the right length for me. Trying out the other options was also fun. Entertainingly written and the graphics are top-notch and fit like a glove.
This is really well done, the design, writing and art are all A1! The sounds and ambience really added to the immersivity. Incredible job!
::sparkle emoji:: dude, thanks.
It's a nice short story, the artwork and colors give very good atmosphere, good game overall!
Thank you for playing! (And yeah, ilikethepixies' color palette is perfection.) Glad you liked it!!
It's a nice short story, the artwork and colors give very good atmosphere, good game overall!
Very fun story, I liked all the writing from the cat's perspective! The art's pretty snappy too.
Thank you!! It was totally fun writing from a cat's POV. :)
Very pleasing presentation - writing and visuals! Super dreamy vibes, excellent stuff!
Great job!
Thank you so much!!
Solid art, solid text game, pretty interesting overall
Thank you so much for playing!
i like the art
I really liked the art accompanying the text!
Yes! It's so perfect, right? ILikeThePixies knocked it out of the park!!
This was awesome! Loved the ominous fungi-infested space station.
That you so much -- glad the ominous tones came through!!
Oh yeah, I meant to ask. How did you guys handle dialogue? Do you use a prebuilt tool or did you make something yourself?
The whole thing's in Twine (Harlowe). It makes dialogue & multiple choices super easy!