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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| WINNERS | #1 | n/a | n/a |
| BOSS DESIGN | #2 | 4.217 | 4.217 |
| ART / VISUALS | #5 | 4.600 | 4.600 |
| Overall | #5 | 3.978 | 3.978 |
| FUN | #17 | 3.883 | 3.883 |
| USE OF THEME | #19 | 3.883 | 3.883 |
| SOUNDS / MUSIC | #34 | 3.700 | 3.700 |
| CONTROLS | #38 | 3.583 | 3.583 |
Ranked from 60 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Game's take on the theme
Exchange the blood spilled by bosses as either a mid fight heal OR save it for later and exchange blood for upgrades. Upgrades are strong buffs / abilities, and the more blood that you bring with you the less punishing your upgrade is.
Did your team create the vast majority of art and music during the game jam?
Yea
Did your game use PlusMusic?
No
Did your game use Playroom?
No
Did your game use generative AI art?
No
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hey man, nice job , please check out my game, you wont regret it
Dang, I wash I played this during the rating period. Fantastic entry. Only complaint is that my game glitched out during the fly boss and he burrowed into the wall and never came back out
yup common bug though if you wait long enough he will actually come back haha, thanks for playing even after voting! Still very appreciated!!
Incredible game! It’s just really well made, congrats :)
Top 10 in the JAM! great game here!
Hey there, I am trying to get other to re-submit their reviews for my game if possible...it was deleted and removed from the Jam on accident based on a technicality which was solved between the Jam Host and a particular asset used in the game...please if you have time, energy, and/or generosity to re-saved your ratings/reviews for the game. I am going through and re-saving yours given my browser kept your rating saved data on my end...but it looks like I lost all 73 reviews and ratings from my end.... :( best of luck to you in the Jam
Sorry for the inconvenience if you have a chance to rate/re-rate
I loved every pixel! Would dig a full release! Also I got stuck in the air and could not progress after collecting the blood of the spiked-ball-head boss.
Awesome job! My least favorite thing was the controls, I guess with everything else being so amazing I wish I had the option for gamepad also! Great job 5/5 !
Wow, one of the best I’ve played so far for sure. The core controls feel so good to use; Feels like I can definitely see the hollow knight influence.
Each of the bosses felt really fun, but wow that final boss was spectacular. I don’t have any feedback other than this was a total blast to play. I love how the healing mechanic is basically infinite but difficult to use in the middle of a fight. It made landing ‘partial heals’ feel really useful and satisfying. I love games that force you to find different types of ‘windows’ of opportunity, like finding a full heal window during the final boss was really tough but really satisfying to finally do.
I really love the final boss’s attack patterns. Each attack felt like it required a slightly different dodging technique (like pogoing the boss’s melee slash). I’m super impressed by this game, awesome job!
So good...no way this game isn't top 5
This is a top contender for sure
I loved playing this game. The combat is great and the art is too. I enjoyed playing and the boss designs are great. Great job.
If you are interested, could you please play my game too. I would really appreciate it.
Personal top 3 from this jam at least!
Amazing game! The art style is good, combat and visuals are too. Very like boss desighn!
Cool style, cool bosses and exchange mechanics, a lot of blood :)
Amazing game, really well done.
The sfx can use some improvement but other than that this game is fantastic, Great job.
Very cool boss fights and amazing animations! It's also nice to have some player choice considered w/ the upgrades, I'm a fan of the blood spikes! Anyway, I got to the what I think is the last boss (4th fight), and was indeed a true boss. So needless to say I died, and restarting to the very start is a bit too punishing for me, so I didn't finish it. But might come back and try again later. But awesome job guys! Solid entry!
Thank you so much for playing! but yes starting from the beginning is insanely punishing no doubt.
One of the best games I've played so far. The visuals are incredible, the blood splatter looks amazing, and the creepy atmosphere is extremely well put together. The controls felt nice, everything moved as I wanted it to.
The only thing that I could mention is that starting from the very beginning every time you lose feels a bit jarring. Having extra attempts or starting from the last boss would help alleviate that. Nevertheless, it's an amazing game, great job!
completely agree with starting from the beginning being a bit too annoying or difficult. I wanted it to be every death would push you back 1 boss but ran out of time. Thanks for playing the game!!
This I am really well made game. The animations were the thing that impresses me the most. The main mechanic is easy to understand and satisfying to use. The only thing I would change is the fonts, that aides with the post processing fxs makes it hard to read. Overall an excellent entry. Good luck!
I completely agree, we tried to go for a "script" like font but it's a bit hard to read. Thank you for playing!!
This is excellent all around. Please consider adding controller support as the only complaint I have is the default keys take some getting used to.
never did it before and i didn't have time to even attempt learning it for this jam, will for sure add it in the post-jam!
Very polished game for the jam, has a lot of thematic and mechanical consideration. It obviously looks really good and plays the way it should, and I'm impressed with the amount of style and care went into it. Great contribution to the jam, I'm sure it's going to place well. :]
Wow love blood particle and art-style. So good