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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Innovation | #55 | 3.786 | 3.786 |
| Theme | #59 | 3.964 | 3.964 |
| Overall | #188 | 3.512 | 3.512 |
| Game Design | #270 | 3.429 | 3.429 |
| Audio | #307 | 3.286 | 3.286 |
| Graphics | #399 | 3.464 | 3.464 |
| Fun | #441 | 3.143 | 3.143 |
Ranked from 28 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
The game is about protecting a village from harsh storms, by nurturing trees when the weather is "calm".
Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
Yes. LorinczAdrien wrote the code, SaroltaMihaly created all the assets, beside a single sprite, which is linked in the credits.
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Really great game! The introduction was nicely done and controls were pretty simple! Really liked the combining branch to make stronger branch mechanic. Though would like some sort of in game tips to tell how each branch holds off the storm
Had a great time all things considered!
Thanks for the feedback, glad you enjoyed it!!
We thought about explaining it a little, but felt like we already did too much exposition :D, but yea it can be frustrating to see the branches fall without knowing why.
I like the concept! The best strategy I found was just growing one branch, strengthening it, then growing it some more. That single branch held out the entire storm! I wanted to combine branches before sticking them on the tree, but without that ability there a bit more challenge.
Haha, that strategy is still a little OP, we tried to nerf it a little bit, but I guess it wasn't enough :D.
Thanks for playing our game!!
I love the game concept! It’s has a very simple idea, and a clear vision. Plus I save the village with a score of 66 :D It could maybe use a bit more juice, but I don’t really see anything bad with what is there. Great job!
Thanks for the feedback, glad you had fun!!
A very cute game! The art is amazing! I really liked the story telling at the start of the game! I think I didn't understand what I did wrong when my branches fell after the storm, but I saved the village at least :) Well done!
Sarolta did all the art and made the intro! She's amazing!
We're getting a lot of feedback, about the not-explaining of the branch mechanic as well, we will post a patched version after the voting ends.
Thanks for playing :D
Real cute and simple game, but I didn't understand how the scoring and the wind works though it doesn't ruin the experience, I still got to the end.
Thanks for playing and the feedback!
Should have explained that better :D, or at least tried to.
Still not sure what the logic of wind was, at first i thought it's physics-based, but now i'm not sure. Nevertheless. it's a short and chill game, very good!
Thanks for the feedback!
We could have explained better what makes a branch a good branch :D. It's simple now, but we planned adding a physics-like improvement, where if a branch is supported by multiple branches, then that branch would become stronger, that would be a little more intuitive.
It was a very fun play! It reminded me of World of Goo a little. Excellent job!
Glad you had fun!! Didn't even think about the similarity until now :D (maybe because this is an organic theme).
Thanks for playing!
Win with score 46.
Game had nice calm atmosphere. I didn't get what affects when branch falls or not, I just build one large one and still won. But great game overall.
Thanks for playing and feedback!
The branch falling system is quite simple, if you place a thinner branch on a wider branch than it's sturdier then if you would do the inverse, and the current branch inherits the strength of the parent branch.
We could have explained, but I guess we wanted people to have fun guessing :D.
Also needs balancing
I saved the village! I like the emphasis on the calm aspect of the theme. It was nice and relaxing. You get the player to create a tree that is strong and resilient, and you leave enough time to make it your own unique, beautiful tree. The art and audio are also very nice!
Great game!
Thanks for playing it, we're glad you had fun!!
Hee-ho. Meditation game. Very nice
Thanks for playing (meditating with us :D).
Very creative aproach of the theme! I loved the puzzle element of the game. Maybe you could add a sound when the timer is going low? Also is bit weird holding right click instead of left.
Overall great game!
Thanks for the feedback!!
We've noticed that it really depends on how people use the scroll wheel, if they use the index finger for scrolling than it's comfortable, if not than they prefer left click for grabbing :D.
We should have added a configuration option for that, also great idea about the notification noise, you can get lost in placing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for playing!
Super cute! I read the controls and then instantly forgot how to grab branches and still won :D
I've said the same to my colleague :D
Thanks for playing!
Cute game! I love the intro and the mechanic is definitely unique. Visuals are also very charming. I think the initial difficulty could be harder, as I just sort of placed branches to reach the edge of the circle and didn't really learn the mechanic. Nice that there is a diffulty setting in Options but you could definitely have it start on the medium setting.
Great work and hope you enjoyed the jam!
Cute game! I love the intro and the mechanic is definitely unique. Visuals are also very charming. I think the initial difficulty could be harder, as I just sort of placed branches to reach the edge of the circle and didn't really learn the mechanic. Nice that there is a diffulty setting in Options but you could definitely have it start on the medium setting.
Great work and hope you enjoyed the jam!
Thanks for playing and the feedback!
Wish we'd have more time for balancing :D. In retrospective, the difficulty options should have been placed there, we just didn't have time to make it pretty :(.
Glad you enjoyed it, we had a lot of fun too!!
Great game, fit the theme perfectly!
Thanks for playing and the feedback :)
I love the tree monstrosity that I've made to save the village hahaha. I have really high hopes for this one. It's very polished, the art style and the sound effects work flawlessly with each other. The color pallet also adds to the feel of the game. Really enjoyed the game. Really hope to see this game getting featured! Wonderful job people.
Thanks for the kind words ❤️!! We're glad you had fun!
Also, nice profile picture :)
Nice cozy game!
Beat the game two times with some crazy looking trees! 😅
Glad you had fun! The bigger the score, the crazier the tree :D
A great experience! Love the art style, it feels very calm and relaxing, great work!
Thanks for playing, glad you had fun!!
What a lovely relaxing game ! I forgot i could actually rotate the branches but i still beat the game on normal difficulty with the ugliest tree layout imaginable hahaha (might go back later for the hard mode)
The concept is really cute and the atmosphere feels really cozy, good job !
Thanks for playing it, we're glad you had fun!!
We've also noticed that if you try hard on scores you get the ugliest trees :))