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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| CONTROLS | #79 | 3.400 | 3.400 |
| USE OF THEME | #99 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Overall | #102 | 3.383 | 3.383 |
| FUN | #133 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
| SOUNDS / MUSIC | #142 | 3.200 | 3.200 |
| ART / VISUALS | #148 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
| BOSS DESIGN | #158 | 3.200 | 3.200 |
Ranked from 30 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Game's Take on the Theme
Multiple aspects of the game involve spining/rolling: 'wheel of fortune' revolver, russian roulette themes, roulette selecting boss upgrades, boss's skill attacks also involve a spinning/rolling component.
Did your team make the majority of the art and music during the jam?
Yes
If not, please link to any asset packs or resources used here.
We've used some parts of these free asset packs: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/props/pbr-little-games-pack-4k-237164; https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/vfx/particles/spells/magic-effects-free-247933; https://github.com/CristianQiu/Unity-URP-Volumetric-Light
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The intro cutscene is great!
The fight itself has a steep curve I think, I couldn't make it past the second phase. I would love to have some damage indicators on the boss, other than the healthbar on top, which tbh I'm not really focusing at. I'd also like it if the boss itself would move too or if there were some obstacles in the level, but maybe that's part of a higher phase which I didn't get to. The UI looks great!
The audio was okay I think, but a little bland compared to the rest. It also stopped playing randomly after I lost one time.
Thanks for playing! The music does change/progress throughout the rounds. I'd not encountered the no audio issue before, might be a new bug will have to look into, thanks for the feedback!
That intro cutscene was legit, but I feel like it left me with a lot of questions after turning miniature and battling the guy lol. Lots of spinning though and feels like a pretty good fps! And the UI is just wow
Thanks for playing! The intro and ending cutscene represented the actual situation, while the gameplay part was meant to be like the metaphorical fight/game taking place, though I understand what you mean lol.
I really like the user interface; it matches the mood of a casino. However, I would like to critique the revolver's reload and shooting rate. I wish I could fire once per click instead of having a fixed interval between shots. A faster reload would also help me be more dynamic when fighting the boss, who has many moves and a lot of health. I'm still unsure how to use the purple bullet is not explained.
I played this on a 15 year old PC with around 20fps at most and I had an absolute blast. Though I did die on the third round, because the house always spins. Amazing game!
The intro cutscene is the most awesome opening to any game I've seen in this game, by far. The gameplay is smooth and the bullets add a lot of juice to the the vfx on screen as well as adding gameplay variety. Only slight nitpick is that the boss could be more interesting and have different attacks or different behaviors. Super impressive work.
that what i called a good game good job i will rate your game try to beat my game and rate me too
link = https://itch.io/jam/boss-rush-jam-2025/rate/3292181
You really did in in a month? That's very good. Although dodging attack is not very convenient and tutorial does not explain every mechanic of the game
One of the more interesting uses of the revolver mechanic. I really liked it! Wish there was more variety in bosses though. Great job!
I like the UI its pretty well made, at first I didn't know what the bullets did during tutorial and had to read about them, the game design is unique, the arena obstacles were pretty good, my pinky got tired from dashing constantly from the boss always throwing a card, would suggest the boss has a different attack type. But overall its a great game, congrats on submission.
I rated and submitted to return the favor of your rate submission of my game below! - If others read this, play/rate my game to get me to try yours as well! Thanks!
Interesting FPS with ballistics, well done!
I love the story aspect and the cutscene, it greatly adds to the mood.
The decision-making loop is nice, you have to adapt to the bullets and to changing surroundings. However, bullet effects did not feel different enough to care with a few exceptions: I was always happy to get shielding and healing bullets (and sad not to get them for many reloads in a row), and blanks were also useful sometimes (I was hoping to get explosives after collecting six blanks, and it is amazingly effective when you get it). For all other types, I could hardly tell if they do anything apart from adding visual effects.
I would love to have a controllable FOV, as it was hard to plan the movement at later rounds without seeing more (where are these jumping cubes? oh, exactly where I decided to dash-jump :<)
Thanks for playing! We tried our best to balance the bullet types, and so far been nice to see people have different favorite bullets and strategies to win. I completely agree with having better indicators especially with dice. I hadn't noticed it at first since I got so accustomed to (and because I made) their behavior lol. Maybe will include FOV amongst other additional settings in the future..
Pretty nice concept I loved the bullet variety, projectiles are a bit difficult to dodge but thats about it !