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A jam submission

Byte DefenderView game page

Fight enemies as a virtual snake that tries to protect your computer in an action old arcade-style game.
Submitted by sewejr — 1 day, 53 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Gameplay#34.1794.179
Music#133.6793.679
Overall#173.7203.720
Is the graphics 1 bit?#184.7864.786
Art#203.8213.821
Originality#243.6793.679
Theme#562.1792.179

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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Comments

Submitted

Really fun game! Everything feels super crunchy and satisfying. The title screen doubling as a tutorial-space to learn the game is also really good. Amazing stuff!

Submitted

I liked how juicy this game is to play, I love two buttons games! And the art style is pretty interesting too :D I just didn't get the theme use in the game... But despite that is a pretty great game with solid mechanics

Submitted

Very fun game! I really enjoyed playing it!

Submitted

Fantastic!!!

Submitted

Gameplay felt fantastic! I'd like to see more!

Submitted

Really nice gameplay, felt very polished even with just two controls. I wasn't very good but I can see how the difficulty would increase as the tail becomes longer. Just one critique is the music is slightly repetitive.

Submitted

Cool retro arcade vibes. Very slick and hard to master. Also feels like a good phone game lol. Very addicting!

Submitted

I love everything about this, it's a fun arcade game that you only need your mouse for! The dash attack is fun, the music feels like it fits perfectly without overshadowing the game too much. The old cabinet window style framing for the game, it's amazing.

The only thing that, of course others have mentioned, is the theme. But otherwise, great job.

Submitted

This game is something I could see myself going back to every now and then. By expanding on the gameplay loop a bit, this could easily be made into a full-fledged game. Great work.

Submitted

Super fun game with great controls!

Submitted

Very satisfying gameplay! Controls felt good and the concept is pretty fun

Submitted

Holding middle mouse makes the game SPAZ out. It really feels good to slam into enemies, good job on that. All-in-all a simple but fun little game!

Submitted

cool game! the sound design and art really capture the arcade feel quite nicely, and I like the little lines that pop up when you kill a snake

Submitted

Really liked your game, it's a really fun take on the snake game which I am a fan of. The controls where a fun variation and nicely done. Great job!

Developer

Thanks, your game was a lot of fun too!

Submitted

Loved the art style and dash attack mechanic! The gameplay is quite addicting and satisfying. It doesnt relate to the theme very much but other than that its a solid and very well polished expierience.

Developer

I know, I forgot about the theme and when I realized it was too late but still thanks for the feedback.

Submitted

GG

Developer

Thanks, I am going to rate your entry too.

Submitted

Absolutely loved the feel to the game, as well as the style. The music is awesome and is something i wouldn't mind listening to on repeat.

Only thing that is needed is it linking back to the theme, but other then that its Amazing.

Developer

You are totally right on the theme bit. Thanks for the feedback! 

Submitted

This is my favorite so far.  It's so fun to just dash through the enemies and get further each time.  Also, having the main menu also being a tutorial is just genius.  Awesome work.  The only criticism I can think of is that the theme isn't really incorporated.

Developer

Yeah... I kinda forgot about the theme. After seeing the game jam page, I got inspired by the font and forgot to look at the theme. I remembered to look at the end but was too late to redo everything and said that it was close enough with the randomly spawning enemies. 

Thanks for the comment. I will be looking at your entry too.

Submitted

The music slams on this one!

really well done!

A ton of fun and easy to get into :D

Submitted

I really like this! The controls are very smooth, the game loop is easy to pick up on, the visuals are great & its overall very easy to get into. Well done!

Developer

Thanks, I will be checking your game too.