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A jam submission

Scale The TreeView game page

My submission for the GMTK jam 2024
Submitted by rekp — 5 hours, 20 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Creativity#2044.2164.216
Overall#2314.0634.063
Enjoyment#2913.9193.919
Style#6614.0544.054

Ranked from 37 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 play as a termite scaling a tree, and make your way through a variety of levels where you traverse tunnels that scale you and other objects up and down

Development Time

96 hours

(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
Sounds from freesound.org (Door Knock-1 by Ligidium, 01-34 Footsteps, Wood, Socks, Running 1 by SpliceSound, Error by LorenzoTheGreat)

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Submitted(+1)

This game is really polished. Congrats ! The mechanics are easy to understand and could be quite challenging with the levels you provided :D

Submitted(+1)

Really liked it. I'd love to see the scaling tunnels could work with more mechanics :)

Developer

Thanks for playing. The next mechanic I wanted to add but didn't have the time would have been tunnels on boxes, so that you could scale the tunnels up and down, and in turn change how they would scale other objects.

Submitted(+1)

Something about these kind's of mechanics just breaks my brain but I love the creativity, the companion blocks scaling up and down is a nice trick and keeping the players controller input through the doors was a nice touch!

Submitted(+1)

Really cute, polished, and fun puzzle game!

Submitted(+1)

A great idea in a cute, consistent package. The resizing mechanic is seamless but the collisions with the boxes and walls could be smoother though.

Submitted(+1)

Great quality game. A really interesting mechanic with strong puzzles to back it up. My only minor gripe would be that it's a little annoying that you always place blocks infront of you but, other than that, excellent work.

Developer

I went back and forth on a few different options. I think at least having an indicator of where the box would be placed would be good improvement. Thanks for the feedback!

Submitted(+1)

I love the concept! I was actually puzzled on of the last levels, but I managed to get by!! Great game, keep it up!

Submitted(+1)

Lovely game,  We loved it!

Submitted(+1)

Great puzzle game. Cute art and music and a fun mechanic!

Submitted(+1)

Smart and simple puzzle game, I like it!

Submitted(+1)

This was super cool! Intuitive, well designed puzzles, and a great art style. Great job!

Submitted(+1)

Lovely little game! Very cute, lovely music, had a good time! 

Submitted(+1)

This is such a fun puzzle game! I also really like the art and the music :D

Submitted(+1)

There are a lot of similar games in the jam, but this is the first one that feels really good

Submitted(+1)

Love the scaling mechanic!! The artstyle is incredibly coherent and cosy, and the dynamic sound effects that depend on your size are an amazing touch of detail showing how much effort was put into this idea :)

Developer

I'm glad you noticed the music change!

Submitted

It's a very cool puzzle game. Some of the levels took me a while for me to solve them, but I was able to solve all of the levels and had a great time doing so. 

Submitted(+1)

We love that one, awesome puzzle game with nice music and sound effects.

Submitted(+1)

Cutest game I've played yet. I love termites now :(

Concept was super simple but challenges were equally fun, game felt so polished it was shining the entire time I played and the entire mood was perfect throughout. Great work!!

Submitted(+1)

The game is enjoyable. A lot of the puzzles take the perfect amount of time to figure out giving you a good feeling. Just a little polish but overall it was a good experience and that it was really fun.

Submitted(+2)

I very much enjoyed the game. Several of the puzzles felt like there was an "aha!" moment when I suddenly figured out the trick to beating the level, and it was a great feeling. The aesthetics were very nice: I loved the little ant guy, and the music was relaxing, giving a feeling of climbing up something. I did encounter some issues where the ant became misaligned with the grid, so I couldn't get through a gap, and once I pushed up against a wall, without changing size, I could fit through. Also, I found the second puzzle kind of unintuitive: when I realized that you needed to turn in the passageway, it didn't feel like I'd figured out the solution, more that I'd been tricked. It could use a bit of polish, but overall, a great experience, and I felt like my time was well spent!

Developer

Thank you so much for playing! and I appreciate the feedback!

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