Love the idea, would like to see more of this.

This game is ❤️ touching

Great idea I too got "the ham moment" lol. Would love to be able to just hold a direction tho instead of mashing my keyboard.

Really beautiful game, surprisingly emotional. I thought it was a good spin on the idea behind baba is you. Was funny trying to write hammer and suddenly having a ham appear. I don't have any constructive criticism to give that hasn't been given by other commenters. Good work!

Really great game! Very innovative! I'd love to hear what you think of the game I made!

I really enjoyed this game. it was so cute. From the level design to the music I enjoyed playing. Well done! 

It would be cool if you could check out my game too and give it a rating. https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-5/rate/925013

Solid puzzle game, with fun word play!

Fun: 

This deserved a solid score since the unique mechanic of building words to solve puzzles was fun. I know you only had a week to build this, but I think if you implemented more possible solutions to the puzzles then you could really have fun with the mechanic. 

Innovation/Theme:

 Another solid aspect. You combine letters, which on their own are useless, but together become useful tools. The main word building mechanic was unique which carries over into the theme very smoothly.  Only thing I could say about the innovation aspect, is there has been recent games with similar concepts such as baba is you. It's still a fresh idea of how you use the mechanic though.

Graphics: 

The graphics were very cute and simple. You had a nice squiggle/wiggle effect on all the objects. The background was always a flat black, which generally made the levels feel empty. Don't take this as a negative, but all the art gave me the impression that it was made quickly in MS paint. If you are looking for breath taking graphics, this is not the game for that. This game sticks with a style and uses it well and stays consistent. 

Audio: 

The music was very pleasant and it changed for each level. The music reminded me of the 1950's lovey dovey diner scene you'd see in a movie. It worked very well for the game and didn't drone on. The only thing I can say here is even though the music worked well and fit the game, it wasn't entirely memorable to me. There was no hook to it that made me want to hum it my daily life. But still a solid experience!

Game Design: 

To me, this is the most important category. This is taking every category here and combining them into a end product. You took a fun and unique concept of combining letters to make words that turned into usable tools/objects all with a simplistic art style that still stood out on it's own, with an atmosphere created by a decent story and music that added volume.  The only major drawbacks to this game was the slightly clunky movement. Maybe being able to hold down a key for continuous movement would have helped here, and also the generic black background became a little overwhelming staring at for a bit. The puzzles were very solid and all had a solution, just a strict solution, which once you got the gist of how the game worked, it made the rest of the puzzles feel a little too easy. I think utilization of multiple solutions via different words built could have really improved the game, but in all honesty the time restraint of a week restricted this area. What you created was strong all around and a fun experience!

I streamed the game here:

Wow, what a cute game, I really enjoyed it! Excellent design all around, calling back to previous solutions to help guide the player in later puzzles was very clever. I never felt like I was being handheld, figuring out the puzzles was very intuitive. The art and audio are also very lovely :).

My only complaint would be what others have mentioned on the movement. It's not a dealbreaker by any means, and this game is very well designed in every other aspect. It just felt like I was pressing buttons way more than I needed to and made my hand a bit tired.

What a great entry, I hope you work on it more after the jam!

Great game! Super creative to the theme & the atmosphere you set up with the art style, backstory, and sounds/music are perfect!

My only critique is while I do like the movement style, I don't think you need the directional arrow. It would avoid a lot of unnecessary double clicking on the keys (which you already do a lot of anyways just to move around.) Otherwise, really great game!

I'd appreciate it if you could play/rate my game as well! :)

Cool concept :)

I recognize the style of Baba is You :)

Maybe a bit fiddly. I rapidly find solutions but it take long to sort the letters.

I really liked the game, the mechanic is simple and quickly masterized and yet still allow for quite complex puzzle, I also absolutely love the simple graphisms, especially the "shaking" of the letters, wich I find really adds to the ambiance of the game. Speaking of ambiance, the story telling, even if it's quite simple, really allow for a good immersion.

 The game in a way remind me of Baba Is You, particularly in it's innovative way to play with the "rules" of the game. I would for sure love to play to a much longer version of the game with even more  advanced levels, with for example missdirections (possibles word not useful in the puzzle of the level, ie : rat or hate for the level 1).

The only criticism I could make is the lack of mechanic to differentiate between the "words" that can be broken with E and those wich needs a "tool".

Lastly, I find that the twist on the theme is really poetic (like the rest of the game) and pure genius.

So adorable. It feels like a love letter in a game. Is it a love letter in a game?? omg

Sadly got stuck at the bridge part, and the hints weren't enough :c broke the tree but couldn't break the bricks to get the letters I needed for a bridge!! 

Incredibly cute. Great concept, even better execution.

I like the concept a lot! I think it's really cool and interesting ^^ 

My main problem while playing was that I have  an azerty keyboard so the controls were very unnatural to me and got kinda tedious because I kept forgetting which key was what, so I have to admit that I haven't finished the game yet (I do plan to try again when I have more time tho).

Also the first time I played level one I got confused because writing "heart" seemed too obvious and I didn't understood properly what I was supposed to do (but that might just be me, haha!) so I tried to write "rat" and nothing happened... And then I read the description and finally got it xD

Overall I liked it, I found the the music to be nice and fitting, too, What I saw of the story (I gave up after level 3) seemed sweet!

(EDIT: correcting  english mistakes, don't mind me)

so sweet :o this game is great, and innovative :3 I like the story between each level, and the animations with the text moving :D 

Cool concept and art, really enjoyed playing your game

Well what a lovely game! Its really hard work somtimes to push all the letters around but that fits the story of the game! Well done!

really sweet wholesome game :> it kind of remined me of baba is you, but you took it ti a different place. well done! 

Really sweet game! I really enjoyed the unique puzzles and the cute message, as well as how the music progressed throughout the levels! Only thing extra I'd like is the ability to build words vertically (didnt seem to work for me at least)

Loved the game! Very relaxing with great music. Plays a lot like baba is you, but you put your own twist on it by creating the actual words. Can get a bit messy, especially the later levels as the screen gets filled with letters. Really liked the way you hinted the player to making specific words by having the words on screen, very helpful!