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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Presentation | #5 | 4.750 | 4.750 |
| Originality | #23 | 4.424 | 4.424 |
| Overall | #34 | 4.252 | 4.252 |
| Fun | #516 | 3.583 | 3.583 |
Ranked from 144 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?
We interpreted the theme of Joined Together as independent objects that, when connected, take a different meaning and interpretation. In Starsnap, you take photos to isolate shooting stars, which then you connect to create constellations for points. With the randomizing of stars, objects around, and different names, no constellation is ever the same, so each group of stars, joined together, are unique. At the end of the game, you have your very own sky made of joined constellations, that’s uniquely yours to export and share with others! Show us your own sky and wallpapers in the comments! ✨
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
We created the vast majority of the music during the game jam
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Such a wonderful idea and well executed! If you work on this more in the future, it'd be great to make the differences between the stars more mechanically meaningful. But wonderful job!
Thanks for the feedback! We certainly could have experimented more in that area. We already did some compromises to make it to the deadline, but it's still something to put on the table if we do update the game afterwards. 🌟
Very beautiful game. At first, I was confused what the objective was until I realized this was meant to be a peaceful, relaxing game. Nonetheless, the score system gives some incentive for more competitive players to keep playing, which is brilliant design. Perfect for all sorts of audiences!
Yep! Even when we wanted to make something more casual and relaxing, we still wanted to have a more traditional game loop. Letting the player get highscores felt like the way to go, rather than limiting the number of photos or putting a time limit, so anyone can take their time. Thanks for the compliments! 😊
Everything about this is super professional! Cool idea, relaxing and really cute aesthetic. Well done!
Love to hear that, thanks! People are telling us it's relaxing and cute, which was our goal, so guess it was achieved. Thanks again for taking it for a spin! 👍
Unbelivably polished for 48 hours, I literally forgot this was a jam game as I was playing it. Amazing job, very cool idea, very cool application of the theme, just great job overall.
We crunched so much on it that those 48 hours certainly felt a lot longer. But seeing people liking it made it all worth it! Thanks a lot for playing it and for the nice comment! Cheers! 🥂
Very interesting game concept! Nice job!
Woo, thanks!! 🎉
Excellent, relaxing game! Brilliant graphics and creative interpretation of the theme!
Found it fitting that Chill found it relaxing. Ah well, thanks a lot! That was very thoughtful! 😊
I have absolutely no words, this game is astonishingly wonderful!
What sold me is the delicate craft of making every single detail beautiful - from the gorgeous game page (even the custom cursor was really well designed!), to the actual game: The initial cutscene is charming and the option to save your own created galaxy as a background is a genius idea!
By the way, such a creative idea and implementation of the theme! Connecting stars and catching critters as a deco feels really satisfying! The gameplay also connects every experience so well together! This is what it means to think outside of the box and execute it just right, I haven't got anything to complain about!
I really admire you people as a team, wonderful job. Definitely goes to my top 20 favorites!
We stand humbled by the kind words of the Mad Dog of Shimano.
Thanks a lot for quite an extended praise! We're mostly used to three day jams, so cramming this one up was quite a different experience. Even now we're trying to see what else we can change on the game page, in social media and around, since we do enjoy polishing up our presentation whenever possible!
Thanks for lifting our spirits this high! And if you happened to save one of your creations, we'd love it if you could show it to us! 😀
Very beautiful game!! Everything is polished. The mechanics is cool. ~ Please check my entry, when you get time.
Thanks for giving it a shot! We tried to polished it up right to the last minute! 💪
Almost didn't see the start button, glad i played, this game is wonderful, I could keep going forever. It was so cool, loved it, nice job
Well, it's good that you saw it. That would have been a very short playthrough otherwise! We'll take that as feedback and discuss if we can do better in that readability aspect. Anyhow, thanks a lot for playing it that much!
So well made, beautiful and relaxing. Amazing work!
We'll take those words to heart, thanks a lot! 💖
Really chill game presented beautifully. I love the wallpaper export idea too!
We thought it'd be a fun idea early on in development, so we're enjoying seeing people sharing their wallpapers with us! If you saved yours, it'd be great if you'd show it to us too! 😁
Beautiful and super calming! A really original idea that was implemented almost perfectly, great job! :D
It's one of our most zen experiences to date! We could do with more calm experiences now and then. Thanks for giving it a try!
This is really wonderful.
Thanks! 👋
Wow this is awesome, really polished and well done. I LOVE that you can download the wallpaper of the stars you make at the end.
I like the use of Joined Together as joining stars together, and you've executed that excellently.
I think my only critique would be that a volume bar would be nice! The music and sound design is lovely but is a bit loud by default for me!
Thanks for the feedback! When it comes to the sound, we tried to compromise the slider situation which we didn't have much time to implement by making it so the button toggles from loud to not-as-lout to mute. Yet, I think it might still be a bit too loud for some people.
Other than that, we're happy to hear you liked the feature! If you happened to save one around and you don't mind, we'd love it if you'd like to share your creation with us! 🌌
Really chill game !
Yep! Hope you liked it! 👍
Pokemon snap meets stargazing? :P
Absolutely lovely little game!
Felt very relaxing to play in a casual manner, quite enjoyed just taking in what was going on and waiting for the right moment to take the perfect lil snap.
Did wish that I could do something with the points I was harvesting, although that honestly sounds outside of the scope of this jam.
All in all, really like what you made here!
Funny that you mention it, since we originally intended to let the player buy stickers at the end of the run to spice up the wallpaper. But alas, jam-time is jam-time. We created the objects around the map to more or less compensate for that.
Well, thanks for sitting down with our snappy game! 🌟
The game is sooo amazingly beautiful and plays great! A unique take on the theme as well!
Thanks and more thanks for the kind words!
Definitely one of the best ones, especially visually. The game feels complete, art style is phenomenal and the gameplay is pretty creative and fitting to the jam's theme.
The style wouldn't have been possible without constant input from the team. We all did what we could to push it to what it is now, and we're glad that people are liking it. Thanks a ton!!
Best game I have ever played in this jam.
Thanks for the encouraging words! 😊
this is sooo cute, and for a game without any time pressure or conflict in it (besides that of the game jam......) its still really really fun
It's good to try something more calm and casual every now and then. Thanks for playing!