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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #1091 | 3.746 | 3.746 |
| Overall | #2251 | 3.243 | 3.243 |
| Enjoyment | #2815 | 2.921 | 2.921 |
| Style | #2990 | 3.063 | 3.063 |
Ranked from 63 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?
It's about building the universe. You throw planets. Every puzzle you complete is added to the starry sky.
Development Time
96 hours
(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
Kenny Assets
https://kenney.nl/assets/planets
https://kenney.nl/assets/boardgame-pack were heavily edited
Rest of the art and the music is original.
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Stellar writing and a great concept too :)
Thanks for playing! :)
Interesting concept and nice writing :) I like the idea of a puzzle game where you build planets with different attributes.
Well done on your first game and game jam!
Thank you and thanks so much for playing!
Very interesting puzzle game! Would be nice to see what goals were required to complete the current level, but otherwise well done!
Thanks for playing! :)
Loved the texts haha I could see this been really fun to play, with more types of cards and things to do to the planets. Definitely has potential :)
Thanks for playing! :)
An interesting idea with satisfying gameplay. Finding the correct order of cards to achieve the intended result felt very good, and the status bars are very helpful for figuring out the required steps. I did end up restarting the final level a few times because I had forgotten what the required planets were, so a button to view the dialogue again or some kind of checklist on screen would be nice. Overall though, this was very fun to play and
Thanks so much for playing! :) Yeah the final puzzle is a little much without some way to view the objective. It was part of the plan but unfortunately we just ran out of time.
Very fun to play with planets! I like these explanations that give no info
Thanks so much for playing! :)
Nice concept and I appreciate the nonsensical explanations ^^
Like others, I sadly got stuck at one level which even after several restarts didn't let me play my cards, but until that it was fun!
Thanks so much for playing and sorry about the bug! I think we’re going to fix it after the jam is over if you’d like to try again later!
Now that the jam is over, we just released an update with those major bugs fixed. If you liked it, feel free to give it another shot!
Super interesting game concept-- would definitely have benefited from more factors (maybe stuff like gravity or... idk im not a space nerd), but overall, enjoyable puzzle game! I also think it would have benefited from some more guidance on what the solutions were, such as just a picture of what the final planet should be or something. Other than that though, fun! If you guy have the time, we'd also appreciate if you took a look at our game in turn < 3
Thanks so much for playing! :) Yeah we wanted to make the goal a little bit clearer but ran out of time unfortunately. Thanks for the feedback!
This is a really cool game concept. I love getting to be an omnipotent creator of life. I think the game could use a bit more explaining on what each level is looking for. I was able to complete the chaos planet level, but truthfully, I'm not entirely sure how I did it. At it's core, though, this is a really interesting game with a lot of possibilities to expand upon!
Thanks for playing! :)
I only got through a few puzzles before I got bugged from using any cards on the planets, but I like the concept and enjoyed the puzzles I got to play!
Thanks for playing! Yeah I’ve been kicking myself over that bug all week. I think we’re going to fix it after the jam is over if you feel like checking it out again later!
Now that the jam is over, we just released an update with those major bugs fixed. If you liked it, feel free to give it another shot!
Really great concept and executed well! I unfortunately ran into the UI bugs you mentioned which hampered my experience a bit but what I played was really fun. Nice work!
Thanks so much for playing and streaming it! 🙂
Now that the jam is over, we just released an update with those major bugs fixed. If you liked it, feel free to give it another shot!
Really like the slingshot merging ability!
I had a hard time making the cards do what I would want to do. I don't know why the clicks or controls were not working all the time.
Thanks so much for playing! :) Yeah that bug happens sometimes. We’re planning on fixing the bugs after jam is over if you feel like checking it out again later!
Now that the jam is over, we just released an update with those major bugs fixed. If you liked it, feel free to give it another shot!
Nice! The slingshot works much better now, and the cards are applied as expected. Cheers!
This was enjoyable, looking forward to see more complex mechanics like adding gravity so the planets affect each other more.
Well done, good music, good art, fun concept, fun story. Well done for a first game! You 2 should be proud! :)
Thank you and thanks so much for playing! :)
The puzzle element is interesting, but the game lost me once it introduced slingshot and more comprehensive puzzles. Obvious skill issue.
Nice concept and cool game. But cards are little buggy.
Now that the jam is over, we just released an update with those major bugs fixed. If you liked it, feel free to give it another shot!
Nice game, but the visuals are a bit lacking in my opinion. And on lvl 5-ish i hade some problem, my controls didn't register. But a solid idea, i could see a more complex version of this with more resources and systems. (I you can find the time i would be happy if you took a look at my game and rated it)
Pretty solid idea, nice audio, and good visuals, but the cards sometimes just refuses to work though.
Now that the jam is over, we just released an update with those major bugs fixed. If you liked it, feel free to give it another shot!
Creative concept and challenging puzzles, had fun making extremely livable planets.
Some of the cards just aren't working for me. The slingshot is super inconsistent, but otherwise I like the concept :)
Now that the jam is over, we just released an update with those major bugs fixed. If you liked it, feel free to give it another shot!
The conecept is interesting, but need more polishment.