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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #30 | 3.903 | 3.903 |
| Graphics | #39 | 4.333 | 4.333 |
| Game Design | #55 | 3.938 | 3.938 |
| Theme | #72 | 3.979 | 3.979 |
| Innovation | #75 | 3.792 | 3.792 |
| Audio | #95 | 3.688 | 3.688 |
| Fun | #114 | 3.688 | 3.688 |
Ranked from 48 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?
Don’t is the embodiment of the theme ‘It is not real’ as it exaggerates those concocted childhood warnings to show how nonsensical they truly are. Each level has a clear “don’t” statement that must be breached, causing a dramatic transition to the imaginary world that children envision as the consequence. The game is an overarching lesson that many of the warnings parents give children ‘are not real.’
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Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
Don’t was created from scratch with all code and most models being sourced from the core development team. The exception was the playable character Timmy, whose model and animations were source from ‘Mixamo.com.’ Many of the other models’ textures were sourced from the Megascans library and are covered by the personal license owned by one of the team members. All sound was sourced from uncopyrighted websites like ‘freesound.org.’
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Wow! that was really fun. loved all the childhood imagination games brought to life like that. the execution was exquisite. Great job!
Thank you so much for your comment! I really enjoyed your game too :D
I liked the kid's imagination. 800 MB was a little too much but the game looks good.
Thanks for the feedback!
File size is way too big. Does look nice though.
thanks for your feedback!
I LOVED the concept.
It's also very well executed, from the intro screen, to every little detail.
Music and graphics are great. And you actually managed to pull many games into one here, in a week! so it's an outstanding achievement.
I felt that replaying the 1st level after loosing was not the best fun, so I',m glad you moved me to the next one after a few losses. But that didn't happen to me with any of the other levels. So maybe there's something to improve there. I definitely would at least consider switching the first level for a different one, since I almost churned there.
Congrats on an awesome concept and great execution!
Maybe give a try to my game if you can :)
Thanks for your comment. Yeah perhaps in the future, we can change the order of levels to better suit the progression of difficulty. :)
Great game! brings me back to when i was younger and the things i used to think.
great experience and good mechanics!
Thanks for playing! Glad you enjoyed it!
What a cool experience! The tonal shift caught me off guard! I'd love to see more level that could use different types of phobias as inspiration. The level with the crack had collision that would mess with the camera when near a wall, but everything else was amazing :D
Thanks for the feedback :) We are glad you liked it!
This was really fun to play!! very cool graphics as well!!
The one in the swimming pool scared me so bad T^T, that was like one of my phobias lol
Overall really great game and I had fun playing it!! great job ^^b
Thanks so much for the review! Loved your game too! :D
Sorry, I have a Mac so I can't download this entry. I love the character form the screenshots though!
Good luck in the jam :)
Thanks so much for the comment :)
Really well polished for the time given, good job! The variety of mini games was great although I felt the shark one was much easier than the others. The hand one was also much harder lol but it was a fun challenge. Good work!
Thanks, I really enjoyed your game too and left a rating :)
Wow, the game is really horrifying. I was scared when the scene changed to the imagination world. The atmosphere and environment set up is good and I really enjoy this game.
Thank you!
man 786 mb!, you guys really go out big time on this one! good job!
Thank you for playing!
This is so good! I can tell a ton of work went into this. The concept is classic and instantly relatable, the aesthetics are on point, and there's a lot of polish. Fantastic work, maybe the best I've played yet.
Thank you!
Most interesting take I've seen on the theme yet! The idea is clearly very well executed, with beautiful graphics, no bugs and great sound design. If there is one bit of feedback I have, it would be to make the first level a bit easier (since logically, in a set, "first" usually coincides with "easiest") and to make the theme a bit more overt (perhaps via an in-game description). Overall though, great job! :D
Thank you very much!
Would appreciate if you could rate mine as well :)
Ok, why are these things so relatable, floor is lava, shark chasing you in the swimming pool, monster under the bed. Just wow, I still remember these horrible imaginations from my childhood. Overall well done, loved it, you created a really cool game!
I'm glad you find them relatable! I was a bit worried that they are too aussie and the others wouldn't get it 🤣
Thank you for playing!
Really interesting and creative game! I really liked how the "real" game mechanics would set you up for the "unreal" parts of the level. Great stuff!
Real and unreal, what is 'real' anyway.
Thank you for playing our game!
really nice - really polished gamed.
Had fun playing it.
Well done.
Super great and polished experience, excellent work!
Cool game ! Fun to play !
Interesting idea and very nice graphics! Very nice game!
Thanks so much!
Amazing game! I don't particularly like when games get the windows user name, but there's no harm. Cool mechanics and cool story!
Thanks for the review :)