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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Innovation | #265 | 3.184 | 3.184 |
| Theme | #399 | 3.122 | 3.122 |
| Overall | #527 | 2.759 | 2.759 |
| Game Design | #532 | 2.755 | 2.755 |
| Graphics | #539 | 2.816 | 2.816 |
| Fun | #590 | 2.592 | 2.592 |
| Audio | #703 | 2.082 | 2.082 |
Ranked from 49 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?
you discover that the solar system is actually occupied by a species of aliens, proving once and for all that we are not alone in the universe. however they have only revealed themselves via a series of rustic looking shops so you do the only logical thing. try to exploit the economy.
Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
yes, all code, cover art, animations, sounds, etc(excluding fonts) were made by my teammate and i
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Good job!
I just cannot enter a planet. I reloaded few times, tried diferent seeds, I dont know what else to try?
try moving away from the planet and coming back to it? its a known bug, i shouldve handled this via overlaps but sadly i used collisions
Ok, this is how I got in, I hold down (s) and hit enter. When I do that it kept changing worlds, and I ended up on planet, I played for a while, made lots of money (screenshot included :)) but could not get from the planet. I tried same aproach, but it did not worked. I am realy sorry, I wanted to explore other planets, but for what I saw, this is really awesome and fun and cool game!
jesus i honestly didnt anticipate anyone playing enough to get that much money lmfao, and yeah the game is super super buggy, so not your fault xd, thanks for playing though! btw we do plan on updating the game after the jam so all the bugs would be addressed then xd
About money, it was not so difficult, I just move toward and back from shop until good deal comes :)
I can't unsee this, but I think the spaceship is smiling at my screen lol. In all seriousness, this is a pretty fun and creative experience - and I ALWAYS have respect for people who put in time to have such simple, but charming cutscenes in their games :) Had to retype my seed to get a playable world, but it was a blast! (no pun intended). Good Job!
lmfao now i cant unsee it, also thanks alot, it means so much! also we are working on making the experience a bit smoother, so stay tuned xd
The fuel XD. come on you are taking advantage even here XD. Great game like the idea. Great work !!
lmfaooo, thank you!
I liked the idea of the game!
thank you!
Good game. Difficult with fuel, like nowadays. :) take a look at me too, if you have time!All the best!
thanks haha
Good game, could you please rate my game https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-8/rate/1680919 ?
thanks! rated yours!
Thank you
Wow coool! The fuel could have drained a bit slower, but love the space trading concept and the pixel art! Always have loved elite dangerous, wish we had aliens to trade with!!!
thanks alot! and well dont give up hope yet lmfao aliens still could exist xd, lets just hope they accept credit card
I like the idea of this, even if it does require a calculator :). Unfortunately entering and leaving planets was very buggy for me, and it was tough to make progress with so little fuel. I like the pixel art, and the music isn't bad either. Nice work!
thanks alot! i am actively working on improving my music production so it means alot! and yeah the game balancing is totally off xd, and i definitely was thinking of adding an inbuilt calculator to the game lmfao
Nice space roguelike!
thank you!
great design and pixel art!
thanks!
Really cool procedurally generated scifi game!
Pros: impressive that you managed anything resembling procedural generation in a week, music was cool, really fun interpretation of the theme, exploiting the intergalactic econemy is just such a funny goal
Cons: many seeds are literally impossible to progress in, fuel drains so quickly that reaching a planet you can't see is completely up to luck, your fix of flying away and coming back is sometimes impossible if you're low on fuel, could use more sound design, UI is kind of buggy and I got stuck unable to reenter my ship a couple times, shops often rapidly randomize 2-3 times each time I enter them.
Overall really fun and funny concept and one of my favorite uses of the theme.
hey! thanks for the feedback! i appreciate the compliments! and well to address the cons, yeah haha the game is extremely buggy and imbalanced for now however we are going to fix it as soon as the jam is over! thanks for playing the game and im glad you enjoyed it!
Nice job
thank you!
I stuck on a planet trying to make as much money as I can :D
Fun to play.
hehe thanks!
The idea of exploiting an alien economy is really nice, but my main problem is that the random generation made it impossible to reach the planets way too many times, I had to reset the game 4 times just to reach the planet.
but still i enjoyed this, Good job!
thanks, and yep thats a known issue we plan to fix!
very nice cinematics at the begining , really good, nice concepts, good job!
thanks! i worked pretty hard on that xd
Funny!
thanks alot!
Cool!
thanks!
Nice game!
thanks man!
I like how it’s random each play, the concept is hilarious, great work!
I’d appriciate it if you could check out ours too!
thanks alot! and sure ill check it out soon!