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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #108 | 4.183 | 4.183 |
| Overall | #119 | 4.044 | 4.044 |
| Presentation | #180 | 4.250 | 4.250 |
| Fun | #378 | 3.700 | 3.700 |
Ranked from 60 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?
Pawn of the Dead joins together the concepts of chess and dungeon crawlers
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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Comments
This is great! Very clean aesthetic and solid strategic gameplay. I like the addition of traps and obstacles and I also appreciate that if you come to a draw you can still escape down the stairs. Really nicely done!
In my opinion a totally underrated game!
This basic idea is so clever to cross chess with a dungeon crawler.
The game is from the first second self explaining. I love the clean and simple graphics.
Also the game mechanics are outstanding: the figures may only move according to chess rules - but you inherit the movement of the figure you just attacked, which opens much possibilities for creative level design.
A bit of critique: the music gets a bit annoying after hearing it for 10 minutes, but actually it's also well done and fits the game.
I'm hoping this game will land in the top 10 - it deserves it!
@Ennea @leorean @marpir As a chess fan I would say its a new masterpiece concept very interesting very clear, I would love to see more levels :D
That's a very cool and original idea! Nice graphics too. In principle I like the game play as well: there are some nice small puzzle challenges that emerge while playing. Though often there's a bit too much waiting around for the enemy AI to do something stupid (and the slow animations for rooks and bishops don't help). Nevertheless: in all this is a very nice game!
Good idea
Hi Ennea!
This is such a beautiful composition of two incredibly different genres. I am a huge fan of chess, although I am terrible at it. Knowing how each piece moved was helpful but the UI highlights were an excellent reminder. The idea of taking the piece you conquers power to solve dungeon puzzles is nothing short of genius.
The music was awesome, the gameplay was simple and effective. I am not sure what sort of feedback I could provide to help improve the game - so I will just say, well done! Good luck in the rest of the jam!
Best,
Brandon from TheIndieDream
Thanks a ton from our entire team for this appreciation, we were all quite happy to read your comment :)
interesting gampley, i think the art was very well polished and the music was pretty good as well.
This is very fun!! Love the theme and the gameplay, also super polished! Would love to see this game develop further and publish!
It was a fun game such a clever idea. Loved the art too !
Very fun! I love chess and I love classic old school dungeon adventure puzzle games and this was a really unique combo! Great job!
You all killed this! I think this my favorite game from this year!
You need to keep going with this idea and turn it into a full game I would pay money for this.
I know absolutely nothing about chess, but it was still enjoyable. Looks awesome, too.
Really clever idea, it looks awesome and plays really good. There's definetly a lot of potential if you continue with this project. Love it!
Please King not Pawn. I beg you. Not mentioning some tiresome moment like hoping that Horse will land on one specific tile or being blocked by pawn in 8x1 tunnel. Fun game regardless
really like the idea
Super fun game and easy to understand! Lots of strategy depth in how the enemy pieces move and how you become whatever you kill. There is a ton of RNG involved though and sometimes you can be screwed if the enemies decide to move in ways which box you in.
Awesome game, really fun, and easy to pick up! I'm not a big fan of chess, but I really loved this experience! The gameplay is very addictive, great job :D 5/5
really good game and it made me remember how to play chess now as well as a bonus
Great game, would love to see this game go a step further and see more levels and fix some of it's few problems with level design.
Thank you, I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it :) The level design was definitely one of our bigger issues.
Very cool idea! I really like the blending of two types of game. Some of the gameplay felt a bit random but that could be that I'm not good at chess.
Glad you liked it, thank you :)