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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #3 | 4.147 | 4.147 |
| Game Design | #5 | 4.279 | 4.279 |
| Fun | #17 | 4.074 | 4.074 |
| Theme | #21 | 4.191 | 4.191 |
| Audio | #24 | 3.985 | 3.985 |
| Innovation | #26 | 4.044 | 4.044 |
| Graphics | #44 | 4.309 | 4.309 |
Ranked from 68 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does you game fit the theme?
Some synonyms for “not real” or “unreal” include "pretend" and "mock", which inspired this game. You're a sneaky slime that can absorb and then mock objects, to try and escape!
Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
I wrote the code and made the art (I did follow some coding and animation tutorials for bits and pieces along the way)! I found other resources for music, sound effects, and fonts (credited on my page).
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Everything is perfect in this game, especially the level design. Well done !!
Movement feels good and the disguise mechanic was fun.
Thank you appreciate it!
A really good game, the concept is very interesting and fun, the graphics and music are very good and they generate a very good experience
Thanks a lot!
Really great game, everything works really well together and I have very few complaints. I kept wishing there were checkpoints because the levels were just a little long-- each time I thought I had done the hard thing and had earned a checkpoint I was actually only half way done, would die, and then restart. Only noting this because the rest of the game was pretty flawless, well done!
Thanks a lot!
And that's totally fair, looking back I think adding a halfway checkpoint would have been a really great idea. Hoping to make some adjustments after the rating period to make improvements :)
Thanks for playing/reviewing and for your comments!
An amazing game, a really interesting idea and it's done so well! The game play is so smooth, nothing goes wrong and everything just works together! Very nicely done, thank you for the game and congrats for making it!
Thanks so much, really appreciate it!
This was so much fun.
I love stealth games and this one did so much right. I really enjoyed the interactive tutorial. I enjoy learning about controls this way the most.
I think I played it a bit too save. I ran out of energy a few times haha. if you continue working on the game maybe checkpoints could help. or difficulty settings for more energy.
But thats after-jam-stuff :D
very well done!
Thank you!
I definitely think checkpoints are a great idea. I think resetting your whole progress for a level can be frustrating especially if you made it really far! I'm thinking to add checkpoints in after the rating period :)
Again, thanks so much for playing and your comments/feedback!
oh I just saw that you did the art yourself as well. for some reason I got you mixed up with another entry I played before where they used an asset set. which only shows how good your art is. everything felt like it fit together perfectly!
I really love the clean pixelart!
That's an incredible concept! I really enjoyed it ^^ ! The controls are really crisp, the art is awesome, and the gameplay is really original! It was a bit frustrating sometimes to die because an off-screen enemy turned around without me being able to see it, but it's still a really solid game. Congratulations ^^ !
Thanks a lot! And that's a good point, I should probably adjust the camera so you're able to see farther ahead. Thanks for playing and for your reviews/comments!
Great concept! Really liked the idea of player mocking objects to hide from enemies! Kudos!
Thank you :D!
This May have been the best project of the jam
Thanks a lot, really appreciate it!
Really solid, felt like a mini prop hunt. Good job
Thanks a lot for playing and for your comment!
it was fun to play.
Thank you :) !
Really great one! your interpretation of the theme was great and very creative, and as others have said, the art and music are on point! one of my issues was with the platforms where there was a knight on top shining the light I wish there was more telegraphing for them because it felt frustrating to be caught by them
Thank you :)! And I agree, it's easier to tell for the walking knights since they will stand idle for a bit before turning. I'll have to think of some visual cue for the top window knights. Anyways thanks for playing and your feedback/reviews, I really appreciate it!
Very well done! I like your take on the theme. Very clever idea. I didn't like to start from the beginning everytime i died, though. This made me quit the game early, but imagining this game without this makes it one of my favorites! :-) Your artwork is wonderful! I love your pixel art! <3
Thank you! I'm thinking of updating afterward to add a checkpoint halfway through the level as someone else suggested. I think that might help to not reset your whole progress each time!
Thanks for playing and for the feedback/comments!
Yes, please :-) I would really like to play your game more. It's so much fun to change into a piece of furniture or a statue. :-)
I love this game, great work!!
Thank you :D!
I liked everything about this game. Congratulations.
Thanks so much!
i cant seem to find anything bad with this game. the art is good, the idea is amazing, music is great, overall an amazing game to play
Thanks a lot!! Appreciate you taking the time to play and comment :D
Very good game ! Little hard and very frame perfect on some moments, relly like the mechanics and very good game design :D
Thank you! I agree, I hope to touch it up after the jam to fix the difficulty. Thanks for playing and for your comments!
Nice core mechanic supported by nice systems, even the game page is well done. In my opinion it's a bit too dificult, I struggled a bit with the timings, other than that I really liked it.
Thank you! Yeah the difficulty seems to be a common critique! Definitely going to work on adjusting that and balancing the game more to get a better feeling for it. Thanks for playing & reviewing :)
The game is so fun to play, controlling the slime is so good, I had difficulty with the controls a bit bc I wasn't used to it but that's okay😂
I think it might be nice to have some checkpoints so that when you die right next to the door you don't have to repeat the entire level again but that's just a preference😂
The art is really nice,
Great work!
Thank you! Yeah it can take some getting used to for the controls :)
& Yeah I've been thinking about how to better balance it and make it less tedious to restart the level each time you die (I was thinking shorter levels or having a certain amount of lives for each room, etc.). I really like your idea of having checkpoints!
Thanks so much for your playing & your comments + feedback, appreciate it!!
So well done!!!
Thank you :) !