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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Style | #15 | 4.720 | 4.720 |
| Overall | #71 | 4.260 | 4.260 |
| Creativity | #254 | 4.170 | 4.170 |
| Enjoyment | #332 | 3.890 | 3.890 |
Ranked from 100 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Swan Song is a relaxing puzzle game about building your own music scales. You're grandpa left you with a small magical music box. It's up to you to solve it and reveal its secrets. Puzzle your way through numerous levels by placing notes on the scale and cranking the box. Watch your composition come to life when the box starts playing your musical score which moves & twists the gears & platforms, in order to get your little Goose safely to its nest! You only need your mouse to play: Simply click and drag notes on your scale and crank the crank to start your composition and solve the puzzle!
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Amazing concept and execution, just a few gameplay hitches like the notes being very "physical" and having to be violently pulled off haha! Not sure how much more complexity you could pull out of it were it to become a real game, but for a game jam game this is superb apart the minor usability issues
Thanks and sorry about the issues! :D We do have a lot more ideas if we develop it into a full game tho! :D
Great game! Lovely art with a very relaxing music! I played around 10+ levels but I will definitely come back and try the rest too.
Rather than just placing the music notes would also love to see a challenging level where I would have to move the same note around multiple places to pass the level. Would be fun and challenging.
Oh thank you! We still have a lot of concepts for blocks and with the notes! So in the future your wants will be added;)
This made me so relaxed after a long day :)
The chill music, the honking swan and the intriguing puzzle really worked well together.
At some point the box closed and didn’t open again so I’m not sure whether I finished.
Thanks for playing! And there are 18 levels in total, but there is a bug that the box sometimes closes and doesn't open again like you experienced sadly! :o
Stunning levels of quality.
This is a charmingly pleasant game!! I liked it and the puzzles were complex, however, I did get the game to soft-lock.
Played for today's stream!!
Thanks for playing it on stream! Glad you liked it! But really sad you got the softlock bug :( We already fixed it, but yeah we can't update the build :(
When I saw the early intro screen for this game I thought all effort was put into only that, but I was clearly wrong. Clear theme, varied game-play, great design decisions and all-in-all amazing presentation. A guaranteed top score and I'll be sure something is rigged if this doesn't appear in the GMTK video.
Thank you so so much!! 😁
Wow, I'm completely baffled by the quality of your game, everything is so elegantly designed and polished, and there's a good amount of puzzles too! I would've paid to play this, so I thank you for letting me enjoy this excellent game for free.
Thank you and no problem haha! :D
Awesome game, love simple puzzle mechanics. I would add an option to change note position
Polishing is one of the best I've seen
Thanks for the kind words! :D And you can take off the notes to place them somewhere else, but the drag time to take them off is a bit long in this version, so we drasticly changed that already for a future update! :D
Wow, this is hands down the best game I've played in this jam! The puzzles are brilliantly crafted, and the relaxing vibe it creates is just perfect. The gameplay is smooth and engaging, and the music and SFX are absolutely top-notch. The art style is stunning, too—everything just comes together so beautifully. This is a solid 5/5 for me! I really hope this team continues to develop this game or collaborates on more projects in the future because what they've created here is truly exceptional!
Wow! Thanks for these kind words! With all the positive reactions we are really thinking about releasing it into a full game! We still have a lot of game concepts that we didn't have the time for to include them! We are an actual game studio by the way, we created Sizeable, you can check it on itch or stream! :)
Just wishlisted and will likely buy soon! I had no idea you were also behind the Dino Dino board game I backed on Kickstarter earlier this year. I love what your studio is doing and can’t wait to see your future projects!
We try to dabble in a lot of different forms of games! :D And thanks for backing and wishlisting!
The game kept dropping frames from being in exclusive fullscreen unfortunately, and also unfortunately I got the box closed with the notes floating and couldn't do anything about it, but aside from its issues, man is this just such a pleasant game. I love musical puzzles that make you think about sheet music, and the visuals are absolutely beautiful too. Can't wait to see where this project goes.
Thanks for playing, that's unfortunate that you had some issues :( We have resolved a couple of bugs already, so I hope in the future it will run smoother for you!
I'll be looking forward to it!
Dieses Spiel ist wunderschön. Eines der besten Spiele, die ich in diesem Jam gespielt habe. Ich liebe die Idee und den Stil wirklich. Manchmal hatte ich ein kleines Problem mit den Noten, weil sie anfingen zu wackeln, aber insgesamt ist es ein sehr unterhaltsames und ausgefeiltes Spiel. Machen Sie weiter mit dieser großartigen Arbeit! I will follow you.
Thank you very very much! And yeah, the issue with the notes has been fixed and changed! But that's for a future update! 😁
Such a nice and relaxing game loved it!
Thank you!! 😁
Great entry!
Thanks! 😁
Damn ! What a qualitative piece of game :o
I'm impressed of the result for a 4 day jam !
Well played, had a lot of fun playing it, would love to play it again with other puzzles !
Thank you! And you will probably have more to play in the future! 😁
This is easily one of the most visually stunning entries, with a nice twist on the jams prompt, great work! very cozy
Thanks!! 😁
Everything about this game is just special. The letters left behind by the grandfather was so touching and I enjoyed every second playing this relaxing game. Outstanding entry right here!
Thank you for the very kind words! 😁
I love these type of "tactile puzzles" ala The Room
It's so impressive how much variety there is from such a simple concept, simply awesome
Thank you so much! 😁
Interesting game ! I like the gameplay and the mecanics, Keep up the good work :)
Thank you! 😁
Amazing little puzzle game. Great atmosphere and pacing. I really liked the mechanics and theming. It gave my computer the orange screen of death (which I didn't even know was a thing), but was still well worth it.
Thanks! And really weird that it happened! :o Hopefully it didn't break anything! :o