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A jam submission

OverwhelmedView game page

A short experience about living with untreated ADHD.
Submitted by Michael Wolf (@MichaelWolf95) — 2 minutes, 44 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Originality#11733.4654.077
Presentation#12693.3994.000
Overall#26542.6803.154
Fun#30662.4192.846

Ranked from 13 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?
ADHD is when you don't have control over your attention.

Did your team create the art for this game during the 48 hour time slot?

No

We used pre-existing art

Did your team create the audio for this game during the 48 hour time slot?

Yes

We created all audio during the game jam

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

I really connected with this concept, even though the game is a pretty short experience overall. I know many, if not most, of us have gone through this struggle, and it was meaningful for me to see you working on this and it nailed the concept of the game jam. I hope more folks can give this a play. 

Hope you keep working on it :)

Submitted(+1)

First and foremost, I believe this submission completely nailed the experience that it intended to portray. Finished or not, that came across clearly and powerfully and should be congratulated based on that alone.

Unfortunately, there isn't much of an actual game here, which I do get was the point. Its more meant to be an interactive experience and I believe once fully finished and fleshed out, could do a lot for people who have a hard time explaining how these kinds of conditions feel day-to-day.


Good work, keep it up.

Submitted(+1)

(As far as I'm aware,) I don't have ADD, but as someone who's dealt with levels of depression that made even dragging myself out of bed feel near-impossible, never mind self-care and managing responsibilities and having a social life, this definitely hits the mark. Good art style, great sound design, gameplay that pretty well conveys the feeling of very slowly gathering the will to do anything, at all. Great work.

Submitted(+2)

This was powerful. I don't know if people who never felt like that can understand, but for those of us who did (or do), it's always good to remember we're not alone.

Submitted(+2)

Very artistic game. Really want to see the concept explored further since I really relate to this.