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A jam submission

The Nested SquaresView game page

solve puzzle platformer levels with three nested squares.
Submitted by CodingIsMagic — 15 hours, 57 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Enjoyment#8143.6323.632
Creativity#9573.7893.789
Overall#19573.3333.333
Style#44232.5792.579

Ranked from 19 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 Nested Squared are like Russian nesting dolls which come in different sizes.

Development Time

48 hours

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

The game has a simple and clear style, and easy to understand controls which helps make the puzzles satisfying and have freedom for lateral thinking. The premise of having three boxes in varying sizes fit in designated goal zones allows for some creative solutions that made me go "ahaaa" once solved. Keeping it self contained to eight puzzles allows the novelty and the charm to remain strong, and each puzzle offers a great challenge that allows me to experiment and play around with what's given - which is little, but that in itself makes it a very stimulating and enjoyable puzzle game. I think the overall direction it's going for is strong as sometimes - especially for puzzles, simplicity and clarity goes a long way. If you were to expand this game, by adding more puzzle stages with varying degrees of complexity, having a hint system would be a long way, but honestly, it's a suggestion I can live without happily and the game right now is satisfying and stimulating.

Submitted(+1)

nice simple and elegant puzzle. just my kind of game :)

Submitted(+1)

This a very nice puzzle game. I completed it and I had great fun. The jumping needs to be tweaked a little bit and may use better assets in the future which will take this game to the next level. Anyway, this game has potential. Well done!

Submitted(+1)

Nice to see that I was not the only one not using a engine.  However, you do need to slow down the game or limit the framerate some how since the game was moving so fast jumping sucked.  Upwards It felt like you were going 1000 miles per hour and downwards was double that... Still I think it's cool that you could get 8 levels from a very basic idea!!
Streamed Tomorrow!!

Submitted(+1)

This was a pretty nice game! I was surprised at how many levels and ideas you got from this simple mechanic. Also, the difficulty curve of the puzzles was well done. I never felt frustrated, but I still had to think for a bit on how to solve them . I really liked the final puzzle, when you have to throw a square and jump at the same time; all of the necessary pieces of knowledge were already learned in the previous levels one by one.

I also have to say, its pretty impressive doing a game without an engine :0

Awesome work!!

Submitted(+1)

Very nice puzzles, you get a lot of mileage out of a simple mechanic! The visuals could be improved, and the jump is a bit heavy, but very enjoyable regardless!

Submitted(+1)

It's pretty amazing to me that such captivating games can be made with such simple graphics! And with a concept so straightforward that you don't even need a tutorial. What a fun game you made, and with just the perfect amount of challenge in your puzzles. Very well executed, especially considering your time spent! Well done!

Submitted(+1)

Simple and creative :)

Submitted(+1)

Fun Creative game!

Submitted(+1)

The puzzles are really creative. I enjoyed solving them. Jumping mechanic is really unforgiving which may cause frustration ;) Anyway good game.

Submitted(+1)

I really liked the way you interpreted the theme, and the puzzles were just challenging enough to make me scratch my head but not get super frustrated! It felt really smooth to play, but I think the jumps were totally too quick (perhaps you forgot deltatime?). Loved your game, well done!

Submitted(+1)

This was really fun! The last puzzle made me wish the jumps were floatier or nested box timing a little more forgiving  (or maybe I just need to get good or found the wrong solution) but I got that "Aha!" moment when it clicked :)

Submitted(+1)

The main mechanic  is kinda fun, but I can see the lack of time you said about.

Good luck on your next jams tho!

Submitted(+1)

the main mechanic was fun, and the theme application too. I had fun!

(+1)

waittt this is fire