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A jam submission

Rube-like Gold-bergerView game page

A wild, silly roguelike contraption builder!
Submitted by twice-twice, jneen, HackaKat, Canyyon, Stevo19, wilfredtheboss — 27 minutes, 37 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Originality#54.7144.714
Theme#64.6434.643
Fun#124.3214.321
Presentation#604.3574.357

Ranked from 29 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game represent "Power"?
Transfer power throughout your contraption to solve generated puzzles in this puzzle roguelike!

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Submitted(+2)

Super nice custom sound effects, really creative idea, some of those missions popping up can really put you in a bind down the line when you got so much stuff cemented!

Really fun, nice and creative! I got a windmill going SO powerful though that the effects would continue happening if I stopped, moved stuff, and started again before it all had a chance to die down from the previous attempt. :P

Real cool stuff!

Developer(+1)

let's goooo yeah the windmill is pretty op if you set it up right ;)

thanks for playing!

Submitted

It sure was over-powered after I set it up just right, hohoho

Submitted(+2)

This was a really neat idea for a rougelike, and I enjoyed the depth and variety in mechanisms you added!

Submitted(+2)

Awesome game and really deep mechanically! Really nice work in a short time frame.

Submitted (1 edit) (+2)

Very cool, used to be obsessed with Rube Goldberg machines when I was little. It can be unfair where objectives spawn, but everything else is so solid and it's amazing it works as well as it does procedurally anyway it's hard to complain. The only thing is maybe being able to see where objectives will spawn next round so you don't put yourself in a corner. 

Submitted(+2)

Strong presentation and clear instructions.
I did experience a strong difficulty spike attempting to make a battery land in the proper spot.

Submitted(+2)

Great game! Gives me similar vibes to making a redstone contraption, itches that computer science brain of mine. art was nice, I think having levels of different puzzles that can introduce you to each contraption over time, and then having the normal mode as like an endless mode you can play would be awesome and really benefit the game! Well done!

Submitted(+3)

Full marks for me! Really fun!

Developer(+1)

thank you so much!

Submitted(+3)

Ey, i like your game and i love your sfx sounds, those really added some ambiance and charisma to the game, the puzzles seemed a bit hard for me, but i did really loved the mechanics made ^^

Developer(+1)

heck yeah thank you! the sfx are all my voice :3

Submitted

really? thats pretty neat! awesome :3

Submitted(+3)

This was so awesome. Like Gizmos and Gadgets but better. Fit the theme so well. PEW

Submitted(+3)

All of the components are super fun and feel really distinct from each other, as do each of the goals. The roguelike aspect just pushes the game even higher. Amazing job.

Here's a vod of me playing your game: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2373494360?t=00h11m07s

Developer(+1)

thanks so much for playin, that was a fun time

Submitted(+3)

Was already a little biased because I love games like this, but what great execution! I'm always worried about randomized elements for these sorts of puzzles, but it all ended up working out very well. Every item worked exactly how it claimed it did so there were no surprises, and it was very funny seeing how the additions to the goals would completely derail previous solutions. Ended up making a barricade around a guy I needed to keep alive and watched as the generation slowly made the barricade less and less effective.

Also my favorite cheat was placing items that would fall on top of platforms for guys I needed to take out and them just falling off the platform because the bomb was obstructing their space. Got lucky finding that one out, but new obstacle gens would bamboozle even that technique sometimes!

Submitted(+2)

An Addictive and Satisfying Modular Puzzle Game! 🧩⚙️

This game is absolutely brilliant! 🎮 It offers great freedom, is easy to understand, incredibly satisfying, and provides endless possibilities. It’s almost like a sandbox game, super ingenious and original. I never expected to find something like this during the jam, and I’m enjoying it a lot! 🌟 Every element is perfectly chosen, and the game feels fresh with every attempt. It’s so satisfying to watch these perfectly tuned machines come together piece by piece. 🛠️💡

However, due to Godot's physics engine, the game sometimes feels non-deterministic and relies on randomness. 🎲 It would also be great to have an option to validate your setup and move on to the next objective, especially in a game that’s all about experimentation. And at times, the random spawns feel impossible. 🔴

In conclusion, this is an excellent game! 👏 Fantastic work, and I really hope you have more original ideas to offer to the gaming community! 🎉

Submitted(+3)

I started off thinking it was kinda cool, then ended up playing for almost an hour! Very fun, addicting gameplay, and I liked all the different tools and the amount of creativity I felt I could put into it. 

Fantastic job.

Submitted(+3)

Well, if it isn't the consequences of my own actions.
This game is a ton of fun. It's the ultimate representation of any developer trying to fix their bugged, outdated code. Reminds me a lot of ultimate chicken horse. Great stuff!

Submitted(+3)

Very creative idea! Was a lot of fun to play and try not to get pigeonholed by previous decisions.

Submitted(+3)

This is so good. So polished, and such a unique game relative to all the others I've seen so far. 

Submitted (1 edit) (+4)

one of my favorites in the jam so far! im usually not a fan of rougelikes BUT this one has so much charm and is unique enough where even i like it... GOOD WORK!!

Submitted(+4)

Genuinely love this game. 10/10.

Submitted(+3)

the game is good and all, but where's the burger

Submitted(+3)

holy shit this game gets chaotic. this is so much fun. i love the presentation. suuuuper good.

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