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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #135 | 4.161 | 4.161 |
| Overall | #150 | 3.964 | 3.964 |
| Fun | #157 | 3.902 | 3.902 |
| Presentation | #428 | 3.964 | 3.964 |
Ranked from 112 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
Each key on your keyboard has a health bar assigned to it. The more you use that key the quicker the health depletes. If the key runs out of health you can no longer use it and you are left "out of control".
Did your team create the art for this game during the 48 hour time slot?
Yes
We created all art during the game jam
Did your team create the audio for this game during the 48 hour time slot?
No
We used pre-existing audio
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Comments
Awesome game. Starting with visuals and soundtrack to the core mechanics of the game it is nearly perfect in what it tried to achieve, all of that in just 48 hours. I'm not great at platformers so I very much enjoy the puzzle aspect of the game. If I would have to point some things out to further improve the game I would say that it would benefit from displaying health and function of the keys used somewhere on the screen with the keyboard folded (or atleast the health of it). That's just my thought, but if your design idea was to hide it so people have to memorize it and get a feel of how much you can use the key I get it and completely support you in staying with the idea.
I have to say that there are simmilar games in this jam, or that this game could be a mix of 2 games from this jam, but to me this one takes the cake as the best designed and polished one.
Keep up the good work!
Hey, thanks for the comment. If I continue to work on this in the future, I will definitely revamp the remapping/UI system. Glad you enjoyed it!
Very clever - I liked how dynamic this became once I took the platforming to more challenging scenarios! I really love the premise of action economy literally mapping to your key presses.
Polished, interesting, and over-all well made submission. I love the simple details like the dust-cloud behind my character and the over-all gameplay is super engaging. Awesome job on this. Definitely deserves a top 100 spot
This is really neat. The simple aesthetic is great. There is a nice sense of weight (both physically and mechanically) to each jump. I wish you could always see how much HP each key has without covering half of the screen.
simple + effective in every aspect, from the gameplay to the art!
a really pretty game! a great game mechanic and really entertaining level design! it sometimes gets a little annoying to reconnect the same controls after every retry, but thats probably just because im bad at this game :D
Awesome take on the theme! I really like both the concept and the minimalist art!
Well played guys
Nice idea to use all the keys, it break the easy solutions very well!
I like the minimalist art style as well
Good Game =)
This one became both a real game of keyboard twister and brain busting by the third level. Really cool idea!
The game has a great consept and is really well polished
5/5 for the originality! Very cool concept of the keyboard keys having health bars!
This was one of the strong prevalent ideas, and the execution the best I've seen so far. Smooth, rewarding and fun, though takes some getting used to!
Love the idea and the execution is spot on. Very nice visuals, great interface and it's pretty hard to get to swap your keys every time ^^
I loved the idea, interesting interpretation of the theme :)
Such a well executed concept! Awesome job! Some levels were quite tricky but really fun!
Interesting take on the "change your controls in time to move" idea. Very well polished. Well done.
I love the minimal art and implementation of theme, amazing
Really great execution! Love the game feel, only complaint is that I couldn't always tell when keys break which made a few sequences frustrating. Overall great game, really enjoyed it!
Really cool, I love the art and the concept!
Clean and objective art style, great work in this jam!!