Interesting concept! I tried to keep both meters relatively low by blinking very rapidly until I gave up from my own exhaustion.
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I HATE SLEEP's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Style | #5292 | 2.268 | 3.000 |
| Creativity | #5644 | 2.268 | 3.000 |
| Overall | #5660 | 2.173 | 2.875 |
| Enjoyment | #5717 | 1.984 | 2.625 |
Ranked from 8 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?
Rahter than take the theme at its literal meaning, I decided to add some subtle scaling into the game with your exhaustion scaling based on how hard you try to stay awake, and your anxiety scaling increasingly with your level of exhaustion.
Development Time
48 hours
(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
Game code, UI art, and background music created by the developer.
Environment textures: zstudios
Ghost trail texture: Le Lu on Youtube
Ghost sound: opengameart.org
Fonts: fontsquirrel
(see description for full credits and links.)
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