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A jam submission

Poorly KeysView game page

Each key on your keyboard has a health bar. Use them wisely.
Submitted by Oliver Hughes (@GamesOjh) — 1 hour, 46 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Originality#1354.1614.161
Overall#1503.9643.964
Fun#1573.9023.902
Presentation#4283.9643.964

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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Submitted(+1)

Pretty fun! The health bar on your buttons is a very clever idea!

Submitted(+1)

Very interesting concept and well executed!

Submitted(+1)

Really cool idea, great game feel!

Submitted(+1)

Really unordinary core mechanics! Nice game.

Submitted(+1)

Pretty clever. I went back to the menu, but the latest level unlocked wasn't the one i was on, so gave up at that point.

Developer

I'll look in to that issue. Thanks for the feedback!

Submitted(+1)

I liked the health bar on the keys and that you could change what they did. It was really out of my control

Submitted(+1)

I'm really enjoying your game :D Really well executed, I like the idea that you're 'running out of controls' ^^

I love pickup you introduce as well! ^^ really clever!

Submitted(+1)

Fits the theme perfectly, and the visuals are very nice, Great job

Submitted(+1)

This is the only one tricky input game that doesn't hurt my small brain. lol       Great work!

Submitted(+1)

Really cool concept. Pretty well executed too. The jump feels perfect!

Submitted(+1)

Daaaamn what a smart and original concept. I'm really impressed with the idea you run with. At first I didn't get that you have to manually drag the keys to your actions and did wonder why I couldn't move. But once you get it it's SO fun. Thank you for this game it blew my mind! Never seen that before.

Submitted(+1)

A really smart game, hard for the brain AND for the fingers :p
I liked it, nice job ! I loved the art

Submitted(+1)

fun mechanic, nice audio and visuals too. I really liked it!

(+1)

Art is great, but the music is the standout! It gives me some nostalgic feel, weird right.

Submitted(+1)

Movement feels really nice and has good visual feedback, the remapping is a really cool core idea and you executed it really well.

The visuals and audio while simple work really well for the game.

Submitted(+1)

I love the responsive controls, and the art style is very nice as well

Developer

Glad you enjoyed it :) Thanks for playing.

(+1)

Really cool concept, it's hard to re-train your mind to different keybindings haha. Cute presentation too and nice background tune.

Developer

Haha! I made it and I still try and jump with space instead of the mapped key. Glad you enjoyed it!

Submitted(+1)

Very cool concept! Needing to mentally remap the commands made this tricky, but it's a creative take on a puzzle platformer

Developer

Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed it.

Submitted(+1)

Very cool game!

The controls feel really smooth, you did well!

The idea is very original and i like how it makes platforming into a puzzle with limited resources.

I wish the keyboard was smaller, i know i can hide it but i feel having it open helps with quick switching.

Developer

Hey, thanks for the comment. If I work on this in the future I think I would definitely revamp the UI system. Glad you enjoyed it!

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