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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Style | #172 | 4.407 | 4.407 |
| Overall | #925 | 3.691 | 3.691 |
| Enjoyment | #1743 | 3.259 | 3.259 |
| Creativity | #2089 | 3.407 | 3.407 |
Ranked from 27 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?
In this game you are a scientist that can genetically modify people through typing on his special computer (it's a game about genes...they're small...yeah)
Development Time
96 hours
(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
"Open Peeps" by Pablo Stanley
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Immediately one of my favorite games of this jam. It was so much fun and so addictive. My girlfriend is a biochemist and she was so obsessed with this game. The art style looked so good. This might be my favorite from this jam. I have been looking for this sort of dna/rna game for so long. great work! 5/5 all around
Thanks for the kind words man <3
I love every bit of the look and feel of the game. This is indeed a work of genius!
I like the tight race against time, too. It's just 4 key game but really felt the pressure.
I felt the connection with the theme was a bit weak... Maybe it would have been cool if we could see the actual body being modified realtime (like, scaling up and down...) or is it just crazy to look at? lol
Thanks man🤗 yeah the connection to the theme is a bit weak...but I was brainstorming ideas for hours, so when this came to my mind I just picked it with no hesitation haha it's a simple idea😏
Really like the one, super polished and smooth to play. Looks GREAT, also minimal sound is on point. Well done :)
Thanks man!
5/5/5 Incredible game! The presentation is beautiful and I love the art style! It's fun and easy to understand! The writing is funny but the difficulty and the lack of pause between each round made me too focus to read the description of each people. I really love the game and I would love to see more of it
Thank you so much🤗 I'll try to improve it
Wow very difficult, but fun typing game. The style art and music are all 10/10. Interested in how you'd mix up levels beyond typing keys. Also great job having a very clear intro and tutorial!
Thank you so much! For the jam I just wanted to make one mechanic super polished and fun, so I didn't think about the possible evolution of the game...but I think I could add some other fun mechanics that could fit in without completely changing the game as it is now :)
Really fun but boy is that timer harsh! I don't think I ever managed to earn more time than I started with on anyone, max I managed to do was 3 (but it was definitely more often just 1 lol). Great job!
Yeah, didn't have enough time to make it progressively harder, but I'm glad you still enjoyed it 🤗
Love the vibes and looks of the game! Super clean and polished! Would be cool to see this developed further beyond just typing the right keys. Regardless, good stuff and keep it up!
At the beginning of the jam I had more mechanics planned to make the game a bit deeper, but had to cut them out in order to make it polished. Maybe in the future I'll update it, who knows...thanks for playing tho🤟🏼🙃
Simple but with cool writing and art, and also has that nice, juicy/crunchy game feel! As a geneticist myself I was happy to find a game about genes lol.
(obligatory nerdy note, please do not take this as hard criticism): if you ever want to update the game for more "biological correctness" the correct nucleotides for DNA would be A,C,G,T not "U" (U is present in RNA) :)
Thanks for the feedback🤗 yeah I knew It was the Rna, but I didn't want to go extra detailed in the "tutorial" slides. Originally I wanted to use A C G T, but It was more uncomfortable to type...anyway happy you enjoyed 🙃
That makes sense considering it's better for the mechanic! :)
Simple cool typing game! Gotta type fast!
Fast fast fast fast🙌🏼
Really charming art and got a few good chuckles out of me as well. How do I get rid of this mustache? I know, genetic mutation!
Thank you🤗
This is an awesome game!!. The artsyle is so good, the instructions were pretty funny, and the thematic is really original. Im not that good at the game (I could only cure up to 2 genes), but i still had fun. Clever game!
Thanks you so much🙌🏼🙃 yeah the game is a bit tricky at the beginning🧬
i tried my best 🥹👍🏼
fantastic ui and art style, music also is very good! congrats on your entry!!
Thanks man🤗 the game is a bit hard yeah haha. I tried to make it as polished as possible so glad you enjoyed it
This was so much fun! I'm a big fan of typing games, and it felt really clean and well-executed . The requests were funny, too--dream big, T-Rex guy.
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed It🙃
This looks and feels fantastic, I love the art style.
Thanks❤️ I put a bunch of effort into the art, really like the way It turned out🙌🏼
Very nice aesthetic! I like the concept, but it is too hard for me.
Yeah it's a bit hard at the beginning haha💀 but if you tried 2-3 more times it would have become easier and easier😏 thanks for playing man
Hi, congrats on your first game. Completing it is already a huge achievement. Even more for having such a clean and cozy aesthetic like the one you did. I like how you also managed to add "juice" to where was need, making the experience of playing more enjoyable overall.
I'll list now two things that, in my humble opinion, would have the game even more enjoyable.
Thank u so much man🤗 really appreciate the feedback. Yeah I tried to polish it as much as possible, sounds where the most important parts of the game to me. Like you said, I wanted to implement a progressive difficulty, but I Just didn't have enough time🥲 anyway glad you liked it
Game art pulled me in right away, very pleasant style!
Thank you🤗