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SNAKE but now it's a story of survival and motherhood in a post-apocalyptic world's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Style | #538 | 4.140 | 4.140 |
| Enjoyment | #762 | 3.649 | 3.649 |
| Overall | #1047 | 3.649 | 3.649 |
| Creativity | #2926 | 3.158 | 3.158 |
Ranked from 57 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?
It's the classic Snake, so the player grows when eating food. You get shorter while "boosting" to go faster as well.
Development Time
96 hours
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Snake is already an addicting game as it is! But add in enemies and your eggs to protect? You have something here.
Thank you for playing!
The theme made me feel extra motivated to play, since this snake is more than just a glutton. Gotta live to defend the little ones!
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At first, I was feeling like the gameplay was a little slow, but I like the addition of the boost! It speeds up the gameplay and also further leans into the theme by putting the size of the snake in the player's control and linking size to speed. I'd like to see how this game could improve if it deviated even more from the traditional Snake gameplay format.
Appreciate the comment! Who knows, maybe we’ll expand on this idea more after the Jam ends … :)
A great take on a classic! Both my runs I died by eating my own babies 😅 it’s a rough world out there post-apocalypse!
In a post-apocalyptic world, motherhood is truly a challenge for the toughest… Thank you for playing! :D
Very nice reimagining of Snake. The art is pretty cool and the game has a good rythme!
Congrats to the team on submitting your game!
I'm very bad at Snake-type games, but I'm really interested in their design. I was eager to try yours out! I really liked the idea that there were two types of things that you needed to run over, one for score(hunger) but another that presented an alternate lose condition. That's a neat twist that would be fun to explore in more time than a jam usually allows. And the world/narrative you've built up is delightfully absurd. I put this on the top of my list from the title alone.
I agree with the comment before mine that the movement feels way too jerky. I got used to it after a little bit, but it was still disorienting. And definitely not like a snake. And the game changed dramatically after I realized you can also "block" the rats with your head, effectively making them moving apples that aren't worth points. That's a totally different game, I think. If you work more into this, either explore what being able to eat the rats means, or penalize the player for eating or blocking with your head.
I think the speedup was a neat idea, but didn't end up feeling as good. You lose length so rapidly that it actually benefits you to stay short once you realize you can eat the rats. It'd be more important if the rats could ONLY be blocked by the body.
Overall, very cool entry. Thanks for making this! Keep making games!
Thanks for such a detailed review and for the kind words!! We plan to keep working a bit on the game, so look forward to a patch in the future!!
Love the title. Gameplay is a good arcade style. Love to see new takes on classic games.
The snake graphic is a little to blocky for me. I don't mean the pixel art, that's good and very well done, I mean it moves too abruptly from block to block and hurts my eyes.
Thank you for playing and providing feedback! Glad you enjoyed most of what we had to offer. We’ll definitely look into easing the snake movements once this Jam ends :)
nice idea, interesting twist on the snake while not being too different than the original one. i liked the graphics and the overall presentation of the game!
We tried to go hard on the presentation, thanks for the kind words!
I thing eating the mice and should get you a full bar. I agree with the other comments that the controls felt stiff.
I really liked the music, sfx, art, and concept. Nice application of the theme!
The hunger bar was originally designed as more of an excuse to keep you going around the map collecting points instead of camping the eggs to protect them indefinitely. I feel like that extra layer of strategy would be removed if eating mice also relieved your hunger.
Thanks for checking the game out!
i like eating my baby instead of defending him. i like the snappy controls and the games is so polished. the music is also fantastic!
Glad you enjoyed the game! We put our heart into it <3
Snappy controls, might need a little bit of easing between positions.
Incredibly polished and great sound effects. I did chuckle a bunch while playing it.
We strive for comedy and quality as much as humanly possible B)
The controls were a bit stiff but the concept and gameplay were well executed, nice take on the theme as well!
Much appreciated!!
Cool game overall. I really liked the music and sound effects. Although controls feel a bit unresponsive
Thank you!! I am glad you like the music :)
Oh haha the title, so self aware, love it!
I enjoy classic snake, and your twist on it was pretty great! Well done!
Thank you so much for playing! Once this title appeared in the group chat, all the other options were pretty much doomed xD
Could the optimal strategy of this game be to be a short as possible so you don't have to deal with your own body?
It's a possible strategy yeah, but having a longer body allows you to cover more area at a time so you block off rats in a more passive way, and having some dash boost juice stored to reach a certain place in a pinch is also appreciated :)
Great Snake game!
Thanks!! Glad you liked it!
THE SFX THO! Very clean, simple and fun build up. I look forward to see future games!
Happy to hear! Thanks a lot for playing
I love the classic snake game, so might be a bit bias, but adding the touches of 'motherhood' as in protecting the child makes it a lot more fun. The SFX and the art are just 🤌🏼
Thank you very much! I know I tried my bestest to make good art in these 96 hours of dev time, I'm glad you enjoyed yourself!
Keep it up! Both of you :)
Thank you for playing! Mama Snake cares deeply for her Greggs and Meggs…
I do love original snake and this remake with an added challenge is very stylish and a lot of fun! (Also the itch page is amazingly styled--I love it!)
Much appreciated, thank you for playing!! We put a lot of effort into the page, we appreciate the compliment!!!
Nice twist on a classic game! I love the music.
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Question: As mama snake gets longer, is she developing tumours?
Probably. Those apples don't look too healthy... But I guess that's what you eat in there