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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Enjoyment | #193 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Creativity | #304 | 4.133 | 4.133 |
| Overall | #414 | 3.933 | 3.933 |
| Style | #1446 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
Ranked from 15 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?
The game is built around the sponges, which grow in scale upon being shot with water
Development Time
96 hours
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Very nice art and gameplay! We had a similar idea but very different execution XD Really cool game
I love the idea. I think it's the only sponge-type game I've seen in this jam, and it fits the theme so naturally. You could easily run with this idea further. I think it might be interesting to explore the water as a resource/health system. Instead of letting players shoot indefinitely, maybe give them a set amount of water at checkpoints/hydrants, or maybe let them absorb water from saturated sponges, etc. There's a lot you can do with this!
The style is already quite polished, but some small additions like sound effects/particles/juice would help the feel a lot. I only encountered one small bug where shooting a sponge repeatedly from the same side can cause it to extend past the red barriers that normally stop it from growing further.
Besides that, everything felt great to play, especially the character. I'm sure the game would feel even better on a controller.
Quite creative use of the theme! And the levels are fun too. Good job
Also the cover art is amazing!
Please continue to develop this game. I love everything about it. So original and fun. Fantastic effort.
No lie, this is the best game I've played in the jam so far 5/5!
Amazing!! Such a great mechanic, great style and vibe. Awesome puzzles and lvl design. It got a bit frustating at the end but I did end up beating it. Well done!!
I LOVED this one. Very celeste / mario kaiso esque. I'm always scared to make a platformer / action type game for a jam (I think it could be harder to balance / make as fun). Well done, thoroughly enjoyed. I want more :3
Thank you for the kind comment :) Mario and Celeste are definitely big inspirations to us!!
I got stuck here by shooting this sponge multiple times and jumping into it.
Otherwise, really enjoyed the game, very creative and fun puzzles and platforming!
HUH thats very strange! The sponges were definitely hard to code and it seems like there is still some issues with them XD Glad you enjoyed the game nonetheless!! :)
I completed it in about 15 minutes, amazing work! really enjoyed it <3
GG, thanks a lot for the kind words :D
What an incredibly clever mechanic! The expanding blocks allow for very diverse level design without the need for many elements. With a bit more polish I can definitely see this becoming a full game.
Thank you for the kind words!! :D
This is actually so much fun and what a cool mechanic
Thank you!!! :)
Black screen for me.
That is very very strange!!! D: What exactly did you do? Also the game only works on Windows, so in case you are using something else it is likely not going to work
Sorry for the rating : I changed it to four stars.
I don't know what I was thinking when I dropped the rating whitout even having played the game
Sorry again.
Its ok!! I will see if I can try and find a solution
I'm having the same issue 🤔though someone else was able to play it, so I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. It opens a black window that plays music, and is titled "Soak it Up (DEBUG)"
Hmmm if you check the console, is there any error message?
Nope :(
Are you not on windows? Other than that I really have no idea what could be causing such issue :/ Sorry for the trouble!!
I'm on windows... :(