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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #577 | 3.842 | 3.842 |
| Creativity | #593 | 3.958 | 3.958 |
| Style | #698 | 4.033 | 4.033 |
| Enjoyment | #1021 | 3.533 | 3.533 |
Ranked from 120 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?
Build/Design critters to scale yourself and return to the stars
Development Time
96 hours
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oops, I ran out of time to rate this but it is insanely good! This seriously doesn’t feel like a game jam game
Thanks for playing :) it's a long game so no worries on the rating haha
Cooool.
Really cool idea! Personally I was bored, but this a fantastic start!
Thanks for playing! I really wish I could nerf the values for the last levels, so people can see the ending, The game progresses quite fast at first, but I can understand the last level being a bit long for some players.
Thanks for positive feedback, already got 2.0 underway :)
This was such an entertaining game! The fact that you had to create you own units was amazing. It felt like spore and StarCraft mixed together in one game! Great job on this years game jam!
Thanks for playing! Those two games are a such a compliment!
WOW that's a good game. I have no unique feedback to say, so I'll just mention that I think this game has a looot of potential, and I'd definitely play the beep out of this if this were fully worked on < 3 Also, love the logo!
Thank you for the kind words! Already got a post jam version ready to go and a lot of ideas for a follow up!
I loved it.
Does it end ?
Yes, there is an ending! you can have a look at the video if you don't feel like another full run. Thanks for playing!
Ohhh, I was like 100 organics away from the end ! If only I knew !
Super game !!!
I really liked the vibe of this game and the strategy! Probably the most well done, I just wish I could tell apart my creatures especially with the spawners. Otherwise, great job! Played at https://twitch.tv/hedge_in <3 vod Day 4 @ 5:40:26
Ah you got to us! Thanks for playing, you really did go through your entire queue haha
I liked the visuals and overall atmosphere. The main thing I missed was a way to distinguish between different types of creatures, especially when I had to drop some of them. I found a number of stats a little overwhelming for real time and also didn't really see the need to mix body values in a different way than just maxing the most relevant ones.
I think by the end, maxing the most relevant ones + brain is pretty viable. But it's very difficult to make a game like this challenging & easy to understand, if the stat requirements for things were tighter, the game might be a bit too confusing/difficult for a jam entry.
Glad you enjoyed though!
Really cool game - I would like to edit what my critters looked like as it was hard to remember which ones I wanted to delete
I would have liked an evolve button to edit them instead of needing to delete and remake.
The simple behaviour programming was fun as was designing the critters - I would like to see this expanded (perhaps the critters stats are not controlled by the player but rather influenced (food, behaviour, previous generation experience)
The art was great and very unique, really loved the loot - reminded me of cult of the lamb a little.
Was really fun - Good job ❤️
ooo an evolve button is an interesting idea! thanks for that :)
Glad you enjoyed!
Interesting idea, I was a bit overwhelmed by the creation process to be honest. The intro and art add a lot to the game though :)
The most creative game I've seen in the jam so far, I really loved the art and more than that the creativity behind this game was just mind blowing, I would love to see this game in top 100.
Best of luck :D
Also, I invite you to play my silly python game as well, it will be a pleasure for me.
Thank you for the lovely comment and thank you for playing!
It's impressive that you created this in just a few days. The title graphic is excellent, and the opening cutscene was very well done. However, it might help to make each critter version more distinct, as they can be difficult to differentiate when swarming. The critter builder is well-designed and easy to use. I couldn't help but watch all those minions working for Mother. Great job!
Thank you! Yes a way to easily tell what each minion is is in the post-jam to-do for sure :) Glad you had fun!
I'm impressed that you created this in just a couple of days. The title graphic is great and the opening cut scene was top-notch. I feel you could have made each version of critter a bit more distinct (hard to tell apart when swarming) but the critter builder is well-made and intuitive. I just kept staring all those minions work for Mother. lol
Thank you Yoneda, happy to hear that you've enjoyed the game!
I also like so much the intro, make me thing of super Mario galaxy! Hope to see you in GMTK 2025!
Thank you for your feedback soytak111, hope to see you on GMTK 2025!
OMG I love the intro.
The game is stunning, I like the general idea of this game and I think this has so much potential ,this reminds me of starcraft and one of the main reasons why I played it. one feedback though is I wish I could hover over my critters and see their stats so I know what to remove and keep, nevertheless I really like the game, this is brilliant!!
Really fun gameplay! I like how custumisable the critters are and how i can choose what behaviour they have :) really fun game!
Stunning art! The music is really cool, I could just sit and listen to it all day. The gameplay is simple, but fun. I found it hard to keep track of what each critter does. Changing their shape based on their stats is a clever idea, but maybe letting the player choose the color or naming them would work even better. Great game, had a lot of fun playing! :D
@moustronaut worked hard on the music, you can actually do that! here is the link :
I really like the behavior designing aspect. Makes me feel like I'm programming their little minds. Really cool!
It would be awesome if you could rate my game too!
It is very satisfying to see the critters move around! Having a tutorial might help with the progression of the core mechanics. it might be hard for others though it was fine for me
Such a fun concept and game! I loved that you could change and decide on multiple things about the children. The music was cool, the graphics were great and the concept was brilliant. My one and only note would be to make somewhere we can turn the volume down
Thanks for playing! Options menu will be in the post-jam build for sure :)