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Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Theme | #85 | 4.100 | 4.100 |
Fun | #139 | 3.750 | 3.750 |
Innovation | #150 | 3.700 | 3.700 |
Overall | #150 | 3.683 | 3.683 |
Audio | #210 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
Game Design | #262 | 3.600 | 3.600 |
Graphics | #498 | 3.450 | 3.450 |
Ranked from 20 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?
You need many of you to swarm together in harmony to lift things.
Did you write all the code yourself and made all the assets from scratch?
Yes
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Comments
The idea is fun. The music and visuals is good. The controls makes the game a bit too difficult for me. But overall an interesting jam game. Well done.
The soundtrack is really calming and it fits so well with the minimalistic visuals. Keep up the good work! If you do have any time try out my game :)
Really cool game with nice minimalist graphics and soundtrack! I think having the second level where it says you need two swarmlings to lift the ball then you're able to do it with one was confusing. After that I felt like "do I even need all these swarmlings, or were they just put there for the theme?" Overall really well polished game though, I can appreciate the simple, easy to pick up gameplay!
Really liked the idea! The atmosphere and the simplistic design really enthralled me. My only issue was I thought the movement of the balls felt a bit off. Still loved it though!
Simple concept but well excuted making it very fun :)
Feels really relaxing and satisfying with the music, I liked the atmosphere and concept.
fun concept, easy to learn. little weird to control the balls effectively but i suppose thats the game
Such an awesome concept!
the game is fun and i like the concept of freezing the balls
Nice game.
Great camera control I must say.
This looks like a simple game but with this many of mechanisms I would say you really put some effort into it.
I actually like how uncontrollable sometimes the game is, the music really help the player to keep patient. You even added sound effect when the balls touch the ground, impressive work.
And I think the control feel much better when it is run under full screen.
I'll be honnest, I think this is the most clever entry I've seen so far that also suits the theme very well, I love that you managed to create a game that is challenging but somehow is easy enough to play to include people with disabilities. I'm not sure if it is one of your intention, but I think it's great! Good job!
Great game! Love the music! I also like the idea of being able to add more balls to your swarm!
Interesting design but the controls are a little annoying. Trying to squeeze the balls into tight spaces takes a lot of effort.
I don't know if it's just me, but I had struggled with the controls. Especially when the ball is stuck at the corner and you try to pull it upwards, you just feel useless and powerless. I have played the browser version, anyhow, some playtesting is surely needed here. So, apart from that, I actually enjoyed the game. From the sound of the waterfall, the beautiful piano melody, and the sound of the balls hitting each other like pool balls, the sound is great! The visuals are minimalistic, but not poorly made. On the contrary, everything looks like it belongs there, the minimalistic look fits well with the sound and the feel of the game. I especially liked the part where you had initially just a couple of balls (clearly not enough of them), and as I desperately trying to pull up the big ball I figure out that: "Oh! I can activate more balls! it's much easier now, it makes sense!". I liked that part. Keep it up! ;D
it's a great game, but pretty short. you introduce new mechanics but they are only useful for one or two levels. mechanics are something you should expand upon