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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #17 | 3.955 | 3.955 |
| Aesthetic Flair (Graphics & Sound Presentation) | #18 | 4.308 | 4.308 |
| Relevance (Creative Expression of Theme) | #23 | 4.077 | 4.077 |
| Immersion (Gameplay & Storytelling Engagement) | #25 | 3.795 | 3.795 |
| Technical Excellence (Design & Engineering) | #32 | 3.641 | 3.641 |
Ranked from 39 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Judge feedback
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- Hey there! Thanks so much for the game, and for the awesome streaming over the weekend. I really like this concept, and had a lot of fun playing it. I thought the sound design and general game feel was actually really good, especially against the rising panic of the depleting bar and the commotion going on in the lamp. I also appreciated the setup and ending. This was a short and sweet one, but has a lot going for it. A couple of things I think could have been a little stronger were graphical cohesion. There's a bit going on, between the different art styles in the room vs the lamp. In-game text was also a little bit of a challenge to read, playing at full screen. One UX issue I had was the "rotate" button, which I mistook for a "reset". A little more work in these aspects would definitely put this game in a higher category. I'm really looking forward to seeing what comes next from you both! - Adam.
Made by One or Two People
yes this was made by just me / us
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yes everything was made during the jam
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I really love the concept here! It's simple and fun. The way everything gets darker as time is nearly out is great; it makes finding those last few items really tense. The art and music were really great too. Everyone else has already mentioned the confusing swivel button design, which was my only issue with the game. Overall, this was a fun entry.
thank you for the kind words, and glad you enjoyed! 💜
Very hilarious concept, and really nice execution! The art is fantastic as well! Great job! :)
thanks so much, glad you enjoyed! I'm glad we did okay on the humor concept, I think the fact that things are so silly in a very dark story concept makes it even better hahaha
Loved the retro feel of this with the graphics and the music! It took me forever to figure out that you could flip the room, I played it about 3 times and was always missing one item and lost D: But I got it eventually. Awesome job!
thanks so much! yeah, the button design could probably be different haha, but fun fact: using the button to flip the room does actually refresh the item spawn rates as well! Glad you enjoyed!
Nice art but I couldn't find all the items to stop the djinn :( The changing lamp is great!
Thanks so much, I had so much fun making the art for this game! Glad you enjoyed :)
Very fun game. Dragging and dropping the objects is very nice and the art is very cool. Nice to see how the lamp is changing. Great job!
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed <3
This was a really fun game :) The graphics and the music were especially great and of course programming wise it was great as well (I didn't find any bugs). But the game was a little bit short, but considering the time you had, it was pretty good! Good job!
Thankyou for your comment. Glad you enjoyed! :)
More like Djacked.
This is a fun little point-and-click! I like the idea of re-rolling the environment to try and find new items, with the ticking clock of both the progress bar and the dimming lights. I could imagine additional factors contributing to the global death clock, like some sort of spirits attempting to free the Djinn that must be banished before they reach the lamp. Any way to get the player juggling more would be a fun inclusion!
Aesthetically, the art direction here is clean and well made. The focal point of each environment is always the lamp and discovering all the places where the items can hide led to some fun surprises throughout.
Great work!
Thank you so much for the kind words! I'd definitely love to explore some other ways to make this game more hectic; if Mr Afroduck is up for it, I'd also like to make an endless version! Thanks for playing and glad you enjoyed!
Lovely game, a nice spin on the point and click genre! The art is great and although I'm not a fan of 8 bit sounds they fit well. I also liked that it gets darker and darker, it's a nice touch. The main complaint that I have is that the time limit does not allow me to appreciate the various ways I'm sealing off the lamp and the funny details. Regardless, great job!
It's one of my favourite games in the jam, fun, relevant to the topic... game on point! The only thing I could only say is that swivel, but I know you know. :) Thanks for submitting this one! Good job! :)
hey thanks for playing! Definitely the most common feedback we’ve gotten and the most common struggle I’ve seen when folks stream our game, totally my bad! That’s what barely sleeping for 72 hours will do to you: cause you to make bad design decisions 🤣 glad you enjoyed!
This was very fun, great art, satisfying sounds, lightings kinda hard to see at times but i guess it's intentional to make it more difficult. Other than that no complaints, great submission!
thank you so much! If you’re playing the downloaded version, we have discovered a bug that sometimes happens (we’re unsure why) where sometimes the light on the cursor does not cut through the darkness of the room. Not sure if this is what you’re experiencing, but if so, the browser version does not do this. Other than that, yeah, the lighting in the room gets darker and darker the longer you take to complete the game. :) glad you enjoyed!
Really great game! your music and the art were really good, and the genie was so well done. It took me a bit to get you could turn around and that stuff can appear in containers I already opened. Overall really good work and interpretation of the theme, big thumbs up ^^
Thanks so much! Definitely want to change the design of the button to turn around after the jam's over, maybe we can expand a bit more on the tutorial too. Glad you enjoyed!
Fantastic use of the theme, really creative and funny. Could have been a little longer and the swivel button could have done with being explained in the instructions, but other than that, a great game. Good job!
Thanks so much Swizz! Yeah, I kind of realized some trouble with the swivel button after the fact; if I could go back, I'd definitely not make it circular hahaha - lesson learned. While we didn't do this for the jam, I'd love to look into an Endless mode if Mr Afroduck's into it! It'd be a great opportunity for me to make even MORE ridiculous items! But, glad you enjoyed it :)
10/10 for the music and art, was so impressed and surprised when the music started!
Absolutely loved the concept, when I realised you could turn around and see the REST of the room I was floored, and that goddamn genie looked so angry and malevolent that the pressure really built up and I REALLY wanted to gut the dude. Really enjoyed the slow decent into darkness too, but I got him, it's all good ;)
Thanks so much! Yeah, the main point of feedback we've been getting is that the icon to switch room sides is not very clear what it's for. Definitely something I want to correct after the jam is over! Glad you enjoyed, thank you for the kind words!
My heart beat was so fast while playing this game you really gave this game a perfect athmosphere with the room getting darker and darker the more time goes by. The graphics are fantastic i had a lot of fun. Very creative maybe a bit short but i think games like this have to be short. I hope your game makes it up to the top 20 of this jam.
that’s a heck of a compliment, I appreciate it so much and so glad you enjoyed the game! ❤️
An interesting take on the theme, combining elements from point and click adventure and clicker games.
It was definitely a fun game to make! I personally am used to making platformers, so this was new territory for me. Glad you enjoyed!
Haha, I was panicking when the time almost runs out. It's a really fun game!
hahaha yeah, especially as the darkness settles in :P Glad you enjoyed!
The pixel art was lovely! awesome theme, and the music fit perfectly, well done!
Thanks so much for the kind words <3 Glad you liked our game!!
I really like the idea of a genie in a bottle! The graphics and music/sound effects are great, and there is a real sense of urgency playing the game because of the time limit so it kept me immersed throughout the whole experience. A great job overall!
Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed!!
While Brainstorming for game ideas, I also thought about a genie in a bottle, but I was not creative enough to make something of that thought. But you nailed it! The graphics are great! The sounds and music are awesome! It was so much fun to find the items and i liked it that you could turn the room. I even played it again and didn't finish it on purpose just to see what would happen if I lose :D I would have liked some kind oft sound to signalize the losing. But all in all this was so well made. great experience playing!
Thank you so much! I'm not super adept at music; I have a hard time coming up with melodies. So after coming up with the main game music and the credits music my brain was absolutely fried 🤣 but, glad you enjoyed, and thank you so much for playing!!
I totally get it. I felt the same with the music for our game in this jam :D
I really liked the game but on my first attempt I didnt press the rotate button haha
yeahhh... I realized afterward that the button looks like a refresh button, so that's my bad. Definitely something I overlooked as it was an asset made toward the end of the jam hahaha. But thanks for playing, glad you enjoyed!