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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #110 | 4.320 | 4.320 |
| Overall | #163 | 4.133 | 4.133 |
| Enjoyment | #312 | 3.880 | 3.880 |
| Presentation | #394 | 4.200 | 4.200 |
Ranked from 50 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?
An hidden object game where YOU have to hide stuff. Also your are a human in an alien world for once. DOUBLE REVERSION. Ah !
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?
No
We used pre-existing audio
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This game is so silly and I love it the concept is really creative and I love that you used your own hand haha! the puzzles are relatively easy and don’t punish you for getting them wrong which is great!
I felt a bit bad on the notebook level though!
I would love to be able to interact with more stuff maybe having some weird alien stuff on the desk you can click on and I really want to poke the alien in the eye who comes and inspects my desk lol!
I got stuck on the (definitely not a)joycon level it would be nice if the game showed you the “areas” you are neglecting when you get it wrong :]
Really solid game and I hope you expand upon it! I really want to play as your cat and hide my cat things from the aliens haha!
Thank you for your comment !
And thank you for persisting when the game didn't launch at first :3
This is awesome. Such a wonderfully weird game that works so well.
Thank you !
Such a cool idea! The visuals are amazing, I really love this cute doodle art style. The arm fits it surprisingly well. Audio is nice, and gameplay was very good as well! I had some trouble with hiding the remote, I could not see where it was not hidden. Had to shuffle the pieces a bit and after a while I got it. Other than that, the game mechanics are introduced gradually and logically, making things fresh after each level. Would love to see more!
Thank you so much for playing !
Wait... I'd you reverse 2 role do they cancel out? Really great art and a fun idea. Great job!
Oh no ! You've discovered my secret !
*throw away human disguise*
* Run away in an alien way *
Very nice drawings and the mixture with the picture of the hand is great. Nice game!
What I somehow did not enjoy so much was a subtile feeling of being in the world of teletubbies. Maybe a different background sound would help that or maybe it was intended after all?
Not exactly intended, I wanted to find a copyright free music that gives some alien and puzzles vibe that's also copyright free, but it's not easy during the 48hours period... Thank you for playing !
this game was a blast! i loved the combination of photos with art, gave it a very silly whimsical feel :) all the aliens walking in the background, the little bugs you have to use to cover up your stuff, so good :)
fun gameplay too, i love puzzle games that are tactile like this! and i really liked that there is no punishment for failure, just trying again until you get it.
i'd love to play an expanded version if you ever make one :)
Thank you for playing !
I don't know yet if I'll do an expanded version but I do have a lot of ideas
This game is wonderful great job! I would love to see a touch device version. Then the hand would be you real hand and the tablet/phone would be your desk. I was playing using my laptop track pad and as I looked at the game I realized my real hand on the track pad was using the same index finger to drag and drop aliens. So perhaps a touch version that needs the user to use different gestures as well to interact with the game. Pinching with two fingers to pick up the purple aliens or two hands to stretch a gummy alien in shape. A simple and clear goal with so many possibilities of more cool mechanics to fill the core gameplay loop. Hope to see it further developed!
Thank you !
Yeah, having the game on mobile would work very well. But I don't know how to do that using my Monogame framework '-'
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Review Summary
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Had a lot of fun! Creative as f*#k. Honestly wasn't into the aesthetic at first, but everything about this game was charming and worked well together! Enough to excuse some of the small bugs. UwU
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go wash the purple off of my paperweight.
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Rubric / How I Measure The Score
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[ + + - - - ] 2 - Somewhat Present
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[ + + + + - ] 4 - Well Done
[ + + + + + ] 5 - Outstanding
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Detailed Review
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[ + + + + - ] :: ENJOYMENT
Just another day at the alien office... hope nobody finds out my true identity...
I'm sorry little guy, but I have to smush you! It's for the greater good!
Things are a bit janky and unpolished, but you did an amazing job!
[ + + + + +] :: CREATIVITY
I don't think there's a corner of my mind that could have imagined up this world that you created. I applaud you good sir!
[ + + + + - ] :: PRESENTATION
I was really into the opening theme, but then it just kept repeating (a bit out of sync). Nevertheless, the rest of the game had great audio! Loved the comic strip narrative, and loved how you had the alien office workers walking around in the background!
Thank you so much for this detailled review ! <3
You're welcome!
I hope it helps!
I successfully hid all my human stuff! Wonderful aesthetic and idea, the worms(?) were tricky to work with on the glasses level, but I had a lot of fun with it. Glad there were no stakes for not fully hiding it, would be curious to see what more mechanics you could add to this.
Thank you for playing ! Yeah, the glasses level is the hardest right now, if I was to balance it, I would make the alien worms a little bit bigger so it's less tedious to cover the glasses
And If I was to make a bigger version of this game, I would go wild on alien mecanisms, but still keeping the office vibe. Like why not an alien food distributor that function like a small escape game ? Lots of ideas to explore :D
The presentation is very quirky and cute! helps add to the chill vibes
Thank you !
Quick / Easy and Funny :)
Music still in my head ... Nooooooo
Good Works Lucas.
Merci Emmanuel ;)
Fun idea, and nicely done mechanic - I couldn't cheat the alien! I liked the purposefully relaxing tone, a very fun game to chill out to.
Thank you for playing !
very creative, that's so impressive!
love the idea, the execution, visuals, sounds, everything :) sometimes it becomes a bit hard, but no need to hurry makes it a really fun game.
and poor little purple guys! i want to free them all :D
10 out of 10 alien abductions
Whoaaaa, you've freed all these aliens ?! Amazing !
Thank you for playing !
Mindless in a good way. Is also looks great and has good atmosphere, which never hurts.
Minor nitpick though: with so much pointing and clicking I wish the hand would just mimic mouse movements 1:1, because while the mouse acceleration and smoothing is charming and appropriate for the first couple of levels, after a while I just wanted to feel fully in control of what I'm doing.
Thank you for playing !
Yeah, you are right about the hand movement. I should tweak it so it's way less annoying when doing huuuuuge movement. Or maybe put an option to handle that, it really depend on the player
Super chill game, kind of gave me "A Little To The Left" vibes but with aliens
Thaaaaaank you ! \o/
Really great entry and some fun puzzles. I struggled a bit with the hand lerping to the cursor but that's probably just a personal issue. The game is very polished and has a nice sense of whimsy, I really like the decision to have no pressure. Great work!
Yeah, you are right about the hand lerping. I should tweak it so it's way less annoying when doing huge movements
Thank you for playing !
Great game ,reminds me picking ants , smooth control very satisfying
Thank you ! I more thought about worms when making the game
Well done, the game feels really cute 👍 very satisfying to crush these little guys
Thank you, you happy little guy crusher
This was an original experience of gaming 😁
Thanks !
Aliens when they see a smartphone: 👹👹👹
Alien when they see a bunch of little guys just squeaking around their desk: 😇😇😇
Brilliant, fun and creative take on the theme. I loved it!
Those squeaking thingy gives them luck !