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A jam submission

Desert Day Worm NightView game page

for the Game Dev TV jam 2023
Submitted by Crabbit Slater — 1 day, 22 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Story#883.4003.400
Sound#2393.0673.067
Mechanics#2503.2673.267
Aesthetics#2713.4673.467
Fun#2833.2673.267
Theme#2983.3333.333
Music#6961.4671.467

Ranked from 15 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How many people worked on this game total?
1

Did you use any existing assets? If so, list them below.
none

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

A great game and great visual.Loved your idea.

Submitted(+1)

Fun concept and I like your art style! I think it's got some great potential if you were considering working on it more after the jam. The driving mechanics got a bit crazy when heavily upgraded haha, it almost got undriveable! Unfortunately I ended up boosting into something so hard (i think that caused it?) that the screen went a solid grey color for the top down segments and I couldn't really continue. Nice work though!

Submitted(+1)

The hybrid gameplay was really clever and an interesting take on the theme. Really liked the visuals/aesthetic and the quirky writing. The buggy upgrades can get really crazy! I love it!

Submitted(+1)

took me ten days and 11 hours to finish it. This is a pretty fun game. The jumping could be a little weird in platforming, especially when holding a worm, i think some collision with the worm while jumping maybe. This was cool though. Great job!

Submitted(+1)

I think this is a really neat idea for a roguelike. The concept of switching back between the game and a mini-game to upgrade yourself is pretty cool and inventive. The only thing is that I would say the upgrades felt more like a hindrance than an advantage. I found myself driving backwards at one point because it was easier to control. But I thought this idea was cool and I did manage to get to the end :)

Submitted(+1)

I liked this game as well, for me the controls of the buggy felt too erratic though. But otherwise a really good entry.

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

This game has some really smart ideas. I think there is some very string potential in this game. The controls were a little wonky (player controller while at night) the buggy was great, but I had a blast. There is some room for you to turn this into something buyable on a store. Great Job, really liked what you did with this. It gave me some real "Damnation Alley" vibes.

Submitted(+1)

Oh My Dog! I think I got deported! Cute little game, and completely chaotic!

Submitted(+1)

Stupendous work on the game, pal! I've left a rating. Can you return the favor and rate my game?

Submitted

pretty fun game, good job for completing the game!

Submitted(+1)

How do I upgrade to a tesla? :)

Submitted(+1)

The concept of the game is really great and it was so much fun to try it out. What I liked most was the surprise effect - a car game turned into a jump`n`run. Great! 

The only thing I missed was the music. I don`t know if there was none or if I would have had to press a button. 

Other than that, really a wonderful indie game :) 

Submitted(+1)

I don't know why but the throwing mechanic was so pleasant. It motivated me so much to gather most stuf to play basketball :D

Submitted(+1)

The buggy was so fun to drive, that drifting felt so good

Submitted(+1)

This is really cool! At first I thought the buggy controls were wonky, but as I played I actually really liked them because it just felt like even the controls fit the world. In fact, for what appears to be a relatively small game on the surface, there is actually quite a bit of world-building going on here that just makes me want to hang out with the little green guy forever.  Just really good vibes all around.

(Also... a pause menu?! My game doesn't have one of those!)

I could see this being expanded for sure if that's what you're looking to do. (Also, I selfishly kind of want more. If I do have a criticism, it's probably that (as is the nature of a jam game) this is somewhat limited.)

Really, I dig this one big time. Awesome job.

Submitted(+1)

I really like the concept! Had a little trouble with the platforming controls, as it seems that the jump button is used both for jumping and throwing objects. Apart from that feels really nice, good job!