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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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personally not big on economy sims, but this seems like its got the correct ideas with just a lack of development time (but its a gamejam after all so thats normal lol).
leaving a planet had me go back and forth between planet and space for a few times before i could actually leave, and using the actual enter key is not the most intuitive imo.
I think just having fuel last longer would go a long way to make this more fun, because i found that sometimes you can just run out before getting anywhere, which is pretty unfortunate.
Balancing is something important to check upon. Meanwhile noted the fuel concern. Initially the plan was to be able to upgrade the ship but we kinda run out of time 😅
thanks haha, and yeah sadly theres alot of jank in the game which we are most probably going to patch. and the balancing, my god the balancing is essentially based on random values lol which is definitely something i will address, hope you had a somewhat positive experience despite the jank lol
Pretty good concept! I enjoyed the idea and the story a lot, but the gameplay mostly boiled to hopping in and out of a shop until gold was in better stock by long. I'd love to see a sort of space trading idea like this expanded into something more exciting! Good work on the assets and the idea
thanks! honestly the game isnt living up to either my teammates nor my vision, so i do plan to update the game and add some proper balance and polish after the jam! also im glad you liked the assets!
Time was really one resource that would help a lot and most likely after the Jam a lot more can be added to the world generation and balancing. Thank you for playing ☺️
I really liked the style of this and enjoyed going around to the different planets! I had some bugs like getting stuck on a planet but refreshing and choosing different seeds for awhile yielded good results. Well done!
haha thanks, and yeah sadly due to a complete engine change like 5 days in the jam, there are many bugs xd
Godot bested us this time so it was the ol reliable Unity.
yeah lmfao