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A jam submission

Defying InstinctsView game page

A cat that regrets hurting a harmless bird and helps it get to its babies
Submitted by CroSnake, Gintu — 23 minutes, 46 seconds before the deadline
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CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Originality#7663.6823.682
Overall#14913.2233.223
Presentation#18143.1023.102
Fun#19322.8852.885

Ranked from 157 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?
Cat can only proceed with bird

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)

Really nice game!! I struggled a bit trying to find out what should I do on each level, but I think that's fine. Congrats!

Submitted(+1)

Knúria is adorable. Birdie felt a little too punishing, sometimes, but really sweet premise, and a fun figure-it-out-on-your-own puzzle! Well done!

Submitted (2 edits) (+1)

This is a pretty cool concept, the story is sweet and there are some interesting mechanics, the fragility of the bird is perhaps too punishing and the puzzles are a bit obtuse at times, but, all in all it's fun and a solid entry, nice work!

Submitted(+1)

Nice game, but sometimes level design was not too obvious. For example in the first room maybe play the animation of the women cleaning the box, when player walks in, so you have some clue, but you must still figure out, that you can trigger it. Just put some small hints throughout the whole game for the puzzles.

But overall it was fun and sometimes even funny. Good job.

Submitted(+1)

This is nice! It has a sweet story and a good premise. I think the fragility of the bird could have been a little more forgiving, but overall you did great!

Submitted(+1)

Loving the art & feel of the game! Great work on doing such a polished game!

Submitted(+1)

This is a neat game!  The story elements are nice and set up the gameplay well, and the art and music does a good job of building the atmosphere.  The mechanics of carrying the bird around and hiding it are neat, although what did and didn't count as gentle felt a bit arbitrary and frustrating at times.  The level design and puzzles are also really nice, and for the most part I was challenged without reaching the point of frustration.  It would be nice to have an indicator as to what you can interact with as it was a bit difficult to tell at times, but the way the objects interact was cool and made for some interesting and humorous moments (the litterbox had me laughing out loud for a moment).  I ended up getting stuck on the kitchen because I couldn't figure out how to get the bird across the space without getting detected, but everything up to that point was fun and charming.  Well done!

Submitted(+1)

Very sweet and surprisingly challenging :)

Submitted(+1)

There has to be some prize for coding a functioning litter box. :-D

Submitted(+1)

The first cutscene is so cute and so is the rest of the game. The idea is pretty original and I liked the way you implemented it. The music loop does get annoying at some time since it's a pretty short one and some times I felt lost on what I had to do, but with time I was able to figure it out.  Great work on the game!

Submitted(+1)

I spent a long time trying to get past the kitchen because your story was so wonderful! I wish I could have seen more of it!

Submitted(+1)

This is a great challenge for the brain and really cute to boot. Very well thought out puzzles, I enjoyed playing it a lot. Thank you and well done!

Submitted(+1)

Cute art and interesting puzzles. Good job!

Submitted(+1)

Aw such adorable story telling and endearing characters. Great game!

Submitted(+1)

Look at this chonky boi! Really cool concept, and like how it combines stealth and platforming and such. Some controls and mechanics are a bit frustrating but overall great job!

Submitted(+1)

I think the concept is very creative. It's like a combination of the stealth, puzzle and platformer categories. There are different ways to distract the humans, which is cool.

I think that failing the player when falling down from a certain height while holding the bird adds more to frustration than to the actual gameplay.

Great job on the game!

Submitted(+1)

Damn, this is a harder game than I expected it to be. The restriction/obstacle on the mechanic & levels is both annoying and hilarious/sweet at the same time. Very creative, really adore this work! :)

Submitted(+1)

Lol this is such a cute game. Especially how the cat is so sad about knocking over the bird. It is a bit tricky but I really enjoy the concept! Very charming!!

Submitted(+1)

This was an incredible game for the jam, good job! We could not beat the kitchen to save our lives, though!

Submitted(+1)

Very cute! I love the interpretation of the theme and I love games with non-human characters! I think cats are so interesting and experience the world so differently that they made an excellent subject for games so really great job all around!

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