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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Style | #960 | 3.892 | 3.892 |
| Overall | #2005 | 3.324 | 3.324 |
| Creativity | #2633 | 3.243 | 3.243 |
| Enjoyment | #3081 | 2.838 | 2.838 |
Ranked from 37 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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An ant is a small insect and the main character is an ant.
Development Time
96 hours
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Stylish game!
And thank you
It's adorable! ♥ Interesting gameplay, although using the balls on the chain to help jump took me a bit too long to finally get it working. The artstyle is really nice, Professor Ant is so cute! I hope you will develop this project in the future, because it's already very good! Well done! ♥
Wow, thanks so much!
I loved the style of this game and the way it utilizes the objects around the room in the platforming.
Thankkk you
I couldn't figure out how to jump or physics my way across the first gap with the 2 yellow balls on a chain XD It's a cute and charming game nonetheless, and the short piece of bgm does capture that whimsical vibe nicely
Thank you very much. (Also you had to push down the big ball and use the momentum from the small ball to get across the gap ;P)
Yeah I tried doing that, but my closest attempt was it flinging me into the corner then falling back down XD Then I could not get any closer to that ever again lmfao
Very good physics game! Really cute style! One feedback though is I feel like professor ant is too slow, maybe that's just me, i enjoyed it regardless! Good job!
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Really cute style and interesting concept!
I'm flattered.
Game looks so good. Once I managed to make the first puzzle I felt really like Professor Ant. Climbing was little bit weird, because I started climbing only when pressing A/D and then pressing W/S button. Being able to start climbing even when player holds W/S with A/D even before being close to a wall will fix it.
But otherwise good job.
... Yep that'd definitely fix it I should've thought that :P. Thxs for playing.
Love the style. The concept is interesting, but unfortunately I found the movement a bit clunky.
I've been told the movement was clunky before. I'm sorry that you had to see that. Thanks for playing though.
Super cute looking game! Good job :D -Kaylee
Thank You, Kaylee :).
Hello, I really love the visuals of the game and physics-based mechanics, but the game was, unfortunately, a bit frustrating. It looks like the second weight at the beginning of level 2 was sometimes falling on its own, so when I finally managed to do the first jump, I couldn't continue and had to restart the level.
I'm so sorry about that. I couldn't quite perfect the reset system :(. I hope it wasn't too frustrating though. Thank you for playing.
Very bizarre game in a good way. It almost felt like a dream. Love the artstyle and physics based mechanics. Though there are things I will complain about. I’ll start by saying I got stuck trying to figure out how climbing works for a good while. The restart button being in the menu is a little annoying I would prefer R key more. And it might be my skill issue but I just couldn’t complete level 2 and got stuck at the swinging platform section. I was slipping from those platforms every time I just couldn’t get past that section. All in all good game but the things I mentioned make it a bit frustrating.
The restart button on R is a good idea (if only i could've had it beforehand (T-T))
Wdym you don’t have R key?😅
The first jump was confusing to me, I didn't know it was a physics based game and I kept jumping before the little ball comes :D, but after that it was really fun! The art is cute and I love how there's little stuff around that doesn't add anything to the gameplay, but add a lot to the environment! On laptop the grab wall to climb is a bit finicky to work with. Great game!
Much appreciated :).
Very nice idea! Cute art, cute story concept, and gameplay was fun. I had a bit of trouble getting used to the climbing but once I got the hand of it, it was all good! Also love the climbing sound :)
Thank you. All sfx where made in house.
LMAO Thank god you put that restart button cause i kept falling the first minutes or so ahah once i figured everything it was fun to play ! The visual is very clea, good job !
Much obliged :D.
Flinging yourself using physics is satisfying, but i wish there was checkpoints ><
Sry I should've added more checkpoints :C . But thanks for playing.
That's a good game, I like the art and transitions
Thaank you for playing :)
An interesting puzzle platformer, nice work on designing the professor.
Thxs-a-lot
Overall I really like this game, especially the art style. I also like all the little intractable elements. Those really made the world feel very alive. However, I think the restart button should be a bit more quickly accessible. I did manage to complete all the levels, but i did forget that you can pick stuff up with lmb.
Thxs for playing.
I really love the story and the art style, I think the idea of playing as Professor Ant is incredible.
Unfortunately I suck at platformers and the second jump was already too difficult for me. I would have liked Professor Ant to move a little faster and I think if you land in an area that is a dead end (or a loss) then the restart should either be automatic or faster to access at least. I do love that you took the time to decorate these areas though, it really adds a lot of character to the game!
Sorry about the reset thing it was meant to work as you described but I couldn't double-check to make sure it worked.
Neat idea, and a very cute artstyle! And physics puzzles were pretty clever!
Though, while I understand that it's difficult to UX properly during the gamejam, more tooltips and 'easing' player into more advanced mechanics would help a lot.
Thanks for your consideration. I kinda underestimated UX a little. My bad.