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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Innovation | #3 | 4.350 | 4.350 |
| Overall | #17 | 4.104 | 4.104 |
| Game Design | #40 | 4.100 | 4.100 |
| Fun | #58 | 3.925 | 3.925 |
| Graphics | #60 | 4.300 | 4.300 |
| Audio | #80 | 3.825 | 3.825 |
| Theme | #87 | 4.125 | 4.125 |
Ranked from 40 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
In what way does your game fit the theme?
Unwind the tether to get the treasure at the bottom of the well, then rewind quickly as the native inhabitants attempt to stop you escaping!
Did you write most of the code yourself and made all the assets from scratch?
Yes, everything except the audio (which is properly licensed).
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I'am a huge fan of pixel art style, you made a great job with this game. It reminds me of some good old times, haha
Very Polished! Nice graphics and level design, love the mechanic. Great job mate!
This game is REALLY good! I think its one of the best! :) Good work!
The sounds and images mesh together incredibly. Even though this may look familiar, the gimmick is unique enough to make it stand out! It looks like there's enough turn this into a full release with story/upgrades and all! The coin mechanic is interesting as it allows a careful player to maximize points while a casual one can focus on finishing the level alive. Really nice how there's a level select that tracks that score as well as time!
Very well done!! I love the art style and even though there is only 5 levels they are quite polished!
Really nice game! Graphics look great and the audio fits really well!
The graphics, audio, and unique game design are all super on point! Amazing job!
Very cute artstyle!
Fantastic game. Best so far. A real must play of the jam. Well done. The dialog had me in stitches. Really funny. The man with a hat was so good.
Interesting take on the theme and funny setup.
I really like how you interpreted the theme as unwinding and rewinding the rope, it makes for very fun and frantic levels as you try to prevent Steve from being eaten by giant worms. I thought that the game was a little unforgiving at times, specifically when Steve gets hit by spikes at the end of their animation, but I still greatly enjoyed the game nonetheless. I also ran into a small problem where the game froze after each time I died, but that didn't stop me from beating all 5 levels. Overall great game!
Remember seeing this on Twitter during the jam, super happy to have found it here! Really loved your interpretation of the theme, and very fun to play! Maybe a little difficult to direct Steve when he's hanging in midair but overall the game was great and I liked the humour you added in the beginning!