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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #58 | 3.518 | 3.889 |
| Graphics | #59 | 3.417 | 3.778 |
| Theme | #64 | 3.618 | 4.000 |
| Fun | #87 | 2.814 | 3.111 |
| Overall | #114 | 2.599 | 2.873 |
| Controls | #138 | 2.111 | 2.333 |
| Audio | #144 | 1.106 | 1.222 |
| Accessibility | #147 | 1.608 | 1.778 |
Ranked from 9 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Godot Version
4.2.1.stable
Wildcards Used
none
Game Description
You are a spaceship builder looking to make some Gallium(money) and must make items to sell to customers. A merchant will sell you parts to upgrade your ship allowing you to make more money.
How does your game tie into the theme?
The main aspect of the game it to craft different items using multiple forges which you unlock with time.
Source(s)
no
Discord Username(s)
mediano228
Participation Level (GWJ Only)
0
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Comments
I really liked this game. The graphics looked really good and the core loop is fun. However, I do have some suggestions on how to improve it. At the start, I was unsure of what to do, so you should probably add some instructions. Second, while it was really fun to build my base and watch as my resource generation expanded, Pat's shop only popping up occasionally made the base building really slow and tedious. I would suggest either making the shop always available or making it pop up more frequently, and being able to buy more than one item at a time. I also found that I was never worried about money and could always buy from the shop. I would recommend rebalancing the prices in the shop and how much you get from selling. Besides that it was very fun and enjoyable!
This got a lot of potential. Would it still be possible to put instructions on the game page? Because that would help your ratings greatly.
Really well done gameplay loop, I liked buying modules and improving on what I could craft. I love the visuals, the styles was great! I know the feeling well of not getting audio in as I’m too focused on gameplay, but this could have benefited from even simple sounds. I wish Pat’s shop could be summoned whenever, or was more frequent. Mixed with RNG and the delay, it took forever to get the modules to make other items, as I would only get tier 1 modules for sale, and it took me a minute to realize how to buy, as I clicked DONE and lost out on about 4 or 5 shop opportunities haha. Overall very nice project, would love to see it taken further!
I think there are some cool ideas here, but I got stuck. Once I make an item, how do I get it to a customer (and make money)? Also, once I entered Pat’s Shop, I couldn’t figure out how to get out.
The node at the top is where you can sell the items, I think. I also got stuck in Pat's Shop. I think it's because I only have a 1080p monitor, because the modal becomes about 4 times larger than my screen.
I enjoyed this game! There's obviously a ton of gameplay here and I wish I had more time to explore some more. I couldn't figure out exactly how to use the shop or progress much further than just selling to the initial customers with the initial set of resources. Every purchase I made at Pat's shop appeared to have no impact. I loved how the planets floated by in the background and the parallax effect created with the stars made it even better. Neat concept! Let me know if there was something I was missing with the shop! I'd love to come back and explore this some more!
- Jedi
Cool concept and nice graphics. It took me a while to work out what to do (so a tutorial would have been handy), but when I finally got it I liked it!
I absolutely loved this game. My intent tonight was to play about 10 games for about 10 minutes each. However, after 4 games, I found yours and ended up spending 2 hours on it! Outstanding job. I was able to forge the Ceremonial Sword and every other item (I think) in the game. With some music and the ability to sort your menus/nodes, this would be an idle game I would gladly pay for! Kudos!