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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Style | #235 | 4.344 | 4.344 |
| Enjoyment | #264 | 3.938 | 3.938 |
| Overall | #315 | 3.990 | 3.990 |
| Creativity | #1251 | 3.688 | 3.688 |
Ranked from 32 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?
You scale cubes in the level to solve puzzles
Development Time
96 hours
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Font: Pixelify Sans - Stefie Justprince
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Bro this game is fire, you did a so much great job, the designs are incredible, the implementation for the tutorial is amazing, the transitions are so smooth, and the gameplay is easy to understand ! Good job, just one thing, maybe we shouldn't be able to take the box if it's too big ?
Thanks for the encouragement and design feedback. That could be an interesting mechanic although in my mind it wasn't mass that changed it was density however mechanics that used density had to be cut. But mass-based puzzles could make for interesting challenges and conflicts. Thanks for playing and leaving feedback. :D
That screen transition was so smooth! And the puzzles are really smart. Great job!
Thank you for playing I'm glad you liked the puzzles. :D
This is fantastic!
Very polished, I loved the music and the wonderful art of that little sand mage and the sand reload animation was great too, they totally set the right mood for the game, it fits the theme perfectly and the puzzles were challenging, they made me think and I felt really good solving the levels and making it to the end, kinda had like "what if the old DOS games were created today" type of cool vibe.
This is my favorite type of game and I really really enjoyed it, amazing job! :)
Thank the positivity means and I'm glad you enjoyed thanks for leaving this comment and playing :D
Really pretty style and fun premise. I however got stuck pretty early on (level where tutorial says R to Restart, ESC for main menu). I moved around and clicked various switches, and saw the paths light up, but nothing else was changing. I imagine maybe you need to press several at once, but if that is the case it would be good to have some hints as to which ones!
(Oh, nevermind... I figured it out now)
Thank you for playing and reviewing :D
Art style is gorgeous. I feel like game has some problems with movement and cubes placing. S in uncommon for ladders. I would suggest to assign scale on keyboard, not on mouse. Other things are pretty good!
Thank you for the compliment I'm quite proud of the art I made this time. I agree that there are a fair amount of issues with the movement and that using keys would probably be more elegant to control scaling. Thanks for leaving some feedback and taking the time to play :D
Puzzle Design is great, Movement is a bit difficult to get used to but it works. the scale up down mechanic is great but indication for where you will be placing it would be good. Overall a very good idea, maybe manage the difficulty scale a bit better, as some level earlier are difficult and some at the end are easier
Having a placement outline is actually a really good idea and I agree that the difficulty curve is messed up. Thanks for the feedback and for playing. :D
I love the art style! Great puzzle game!
Thank you for the kind words and taking the time to play :D
stuck on lvl 10 )=
Sorry about that :(
great puzzles <3
Thank you for playing :D
This game slaps. That last puzzle was super tricky. I loved it. Great job.
Yeah there is a difficulty spike on the last level. Thank you for playing :D
The pixel art is just too good, i love it !!
Thank you for the kind words and for playing :D
Cool puzzles, loved the art and animations. Good job!
Thanks for leaving a comment and playing :D
interesting puzzle platformer! loved the music
great job!
Thank you for playing and leaving a comment :D
This is a great puzzle platformer and I really enjoyed playing it, Good Job! The only thing I have to say is that I had a hard time figuring out which buttons powers which gates. Maybe you could make the lines a little more clear?
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Yeah the that was an issue I didn't quite know how to balance. Thanks for leaving a comment and taking the time to play :D
Wow, great puzzles. Seems like this is just the tip of the iceberg for what could be done here. Lots of potential for new levels and large amounts of game content.
Love the subtle animations and transitions - very polished game for such a small time investment.
Thank you for the feedback I wish I had time for more creative levels but jam constraints oof. Thank you for playing :D
Very nice puzzles. Love the visuals! And the music fits super well!
Thanks for playing and taking the time to leave a comment :D
That sand stinger transition is so seamless! I restarted a lot, but that animation was so clean.
Thank you I'm also quite happy with that transition thanks for playing :D
Great game! The art is amazing, and the puzzles and mechanics are cool and engaging. Good work!
Thank you for playing and leaving a comment. :D
This game is cool, even thought I am not a huge fan of puzzle games. The core mechanic is simple yet effective. I like the art style, I think it is really great, but I must say I don't like the music (but considering the context, is it nice to even have music).
Well done nevertheless!
Thank you for taking the time to play. I agree with you the music that is not great. Thanks for playing :D
Ditto to the art comments. This game has great style. The mechanics of this game are fairly similar to mine, but the polish and thoughtfulness in the levels is definitely a cut above. Anyways, great game well done
Just played your game and our main mechanics are similar lol. Thank you for taking the time to play and rate. :D