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Star Runner (GMTK Jam 2024)'s itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Style | #310 | 4.290 | 4.290 |
| Overall | #1118 | 3.624 | 3.624 |
| Enjoyment | #1144 | 3.484 | 3.484 |
| Creativity | #3124 | 3.097 | 3.097 |
Ranked from 31 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 player character can change size to walk on different size tiles and avoid enemies.
Development Time
96 hours
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instantly understandable thank you for such a throw back <3
I love the arcade style of this game. Very interesting take on the theme!
very fashionable
Love the retro aesthetic and music! The game is quite polished as well, great work!
I know you said this is inspired by the Master System, but it gave me a lot of nostalgia for old arcade games, from the life counter to the font to the way the score gets tallied at the end of each level. And great job with the gameplay as well!
Loved the retro style!
Damn Im loving the graphics and especially the music! Well made guys!
Looks, sounds, plays good, and feels pretty authentic; something I've come to expect from your games!
a few nitpicks:
i found myself often spamming O as a fruitless way to speed up the intermission screens and, during game over, it caused me to instantly start a new game and lose my progress twice.
I wish the game would do that pacman style position shifting when you're turning corners without being fully in the middle of a tile, I got snagged a good amount while trying to get around fast.
It's possible that I just didn't pay enough attention, but I thought the enemy movement was quite difficult to predict, which became a little annoying for me in the later levels when trying to time my actions to where they are.
Thanks Robin! All valid points, I'll use these to improve the game in the future.
Nice retro vibe. I could not found the activation key on keyboard for the shrink tile.
It's in the description but I could've made it easier to find in-game. Thanks for playing!
Love the retro NES vibe - the sound and the graphics are really good! The puzzles were fun, ramped up well. Nicely done!
Really nice and polish retro arcade game ! I am a bit dump dump and i needed to press all the keys on my keyboard to figure out the shrink button but afterward I had a blast !
Keep it up !
I’m a sucker for this kind of tile pizzle, so that’s an easy win. But, the polish on display here is astounding. Great music, perfect NES graphics. Menu, controls and UI. Top notch!
I’m a sucker for this kind of tile pizzle, so that’s an easy win. But, the polish on display here is astounding. Great music, perfect NES graphics. Menu, controls and UI. Top notch!
Super fun and beautiful game! Had a bit of a time trying to figure out what button to use to shrink but once I figured it out the game really shined!
Love the aesthethics, and the gameplay is pretty solid.
Nice job. :)
Well done puzzle game with A1 presentation, nice work :)
A very well-made, fun, and beautiful game inspired by the Sega Master System. Everything is absolutely stunning, from the puzzles and gameplay to the art and music! This should definitely be on your radar for testing and rating. You won’t regret it!
Amazing aesthetics, love to see something heavily inspired by classics (reminds me of Annalynn, a recent throwback like this). Congratulations on the awesome submission!