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A jam submission

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Submission for the GMTK GJ 2021 : join atoms together to create and collect molecules!
Submitted by charon25 (@565ares) — 2 hours, 17 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Fun#1024.0004.000
Originality#1164.1754.175
Overall#1524.0084.008
Presentation#5763.8503.850

Ranked from 40 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?
You must join atoms together to create molecules.

Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?

Yes

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?

Yes

We created the vast majority of the music during the game jam

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Submitted(+1)

Awesome game! Possible the one I played the most in this jam!

Developer

Thank you !!

Submitted(+1)

This is the best game I've seen so far! It may be my personal interests, but so far a game hasn't grabbed my interest and pulled me in the way this did. On top of all that, it was made in pygame which is one of the most awkward languages to build a game in. Excellent work!

Developer

Thank you very much for your comment it is really pleasing to read!!

Submitted(+1)

Excellent, I have spend too much time with this game, a great timewaster, i could see this game being on the google play, just make efor mobile and you're done. Excellent job

Developer

Thank you very much, it means a lot!

Submitted(+1)

My first Python game that I've played in the jam and it's a lot of fun. My only advice would be to have a visual reminder of how many numbers each needed, as I kept forgetting. But it was very crunchy and fun to play.

Developer

Thank you ! The reminder is in the formula but I guess it may be a good idea to have a visual representation yes!

Submitted(+1)

This is very engaging! Would have been nice to have a periodic table, or a table showing different types of categories of bindings, as I started to just idle for hint after I found 25. Which means the design is possible to expand further. Great job!

Developer

Thank you very much! Yeah I could have done a lot to help to find molecules, but I didn't find an elegant solution in time, besides the hint haha

Submitted(+1)

I am a chemistry lover and 5 star originality! This game is fitting the theme perfectly.

You cannot create carbon monoxide (CO) because all the atoms should be full of valencies.

Developer

Thank you it is very nice to read! 

Yeah it would add another layer of complexity to be able to create some molecules, so I chose not to include them. 

Submitted(+1)

That was actually a lot of fun :D I really like the core concept here, maybe it could be expanded with moving atoms or some sort of tetris mode where you can see upcoming molecules.

Developer(+1)

Thank you very much! 

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Very interesting concept. I spent a good deal of time clicking on everything because I had one large mess in the middle that wouldn't go away, and I couldn't figure out why.

It was a singular not-fully-bonded carbon.

Developer

Yeah maybe I should have made it clearer which atom wasn't fully bonded haha

Thank you! 

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Pretty cool! I could see this being a decent learning tool for chemistry students! I couldn't figure out how to delete bonds I drew so my game usually ended quickly after making a big mistake. Also big respect for using PyGame! ^^

Developer

Thank you!! 

Submitted(+2)

While this game mostly made me feel bad for basically forgetting everything I learned in high school chem (I even took an advanced class in it) this was a super cool concept, and I kind of wish I had this as a tool to study with! I'm glad you stuck with just a few atoms since more might have made it far too complex, but maybe having different levels with different building blocks for molecules would be cool! Solid music and art as well! Great job!

Developer

Thank you very much! Yeah I stuck with the "basic" four we see in class and because they all have different number of bonds, but it could be cool to have other atoms in different mode for sure!

Submitted

I feel the same way! Amazing game and I should definitely study Chemistry again.

Submitted(+1)

great puzzle game, I really enjoyed it.

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted

no problem, hope you don't mind giving feedback on my entry.

Submitted(+1)

This game is really addictive, I played it in 30 minutes. But the more molecules I found, the more patience I lost TwT

Developer

Wow it is really nice to know someone played it so long ! Thank you very much

Submitted(+1)

nice. This game get's you up to speed on concepts that takes almost  half a year to get a good grasp of in high school.

great job!

Developer

Thanks!

Submitted(+1)

Great game. Love the original concept.

Developer

Thanks!

Submitted(+1)

Oh noe! My smoll chemistry brain can't handle how good the concept is, as well as those combinations. Well done!

Developer(+1)

Thank you very much 😊

Submitted(+1)

Really nice concept and this game can teach chemistry to students

this game can be a very useful tool and very fun to learn chemistry

Developer

Haha thanks, it would sure be more fun to learn this way

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

I had lots of fun playing this! It was a throw back to my high school years when I had to try figure out what the shape of molecules was based on their notations. I always thought of these as a sort of a puzzle and you gave life to this idea very neatly in this game!

The only two things I wished for while playing were being able to:

  • Make the game window bigger.
  • Move atoms around, so I could group them in certain areas while waiting for other specific atoms to appear.

Great nifty little game, made me think a lot of SpaceChem!

Developer(+1)

Thank you it is very nice to read !

Being able to move the atoms around was really a missed opportunity, it would have been a great addition, but for the size of the window it is part of the challenge !

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

This game makes me glad I took chemistry, which is a rare feat. Great job, I especially appreciated the hints at the end. This is the kind of educational game that inspires people to enjoy the subjects they learn- great work!

Developer

Thanks, it means a lot! 

Developer

Thanks, it means a lot! 

Submitted(+1)

Really fun and chill! I appreciated the hints, especially toward the end.

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted(+1)

Wow! Very interesting idea and very well executed.  Very fun trying to discover new combinations. Only suggestion would be to make it possible to drag molecules around on screen to stop things getting so cluttered and make going for a bigger combo easier to plan out.

Developer

Thank you very much for your feedback, very appreciated!

And that's a smart idea :)

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