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A jam submission

Cross WordsView game page

My entry into the Major Jam 4: Cosmic game jam. A short puzzle game about working around broken crosswords.
Submitted by Juice Box Games (@g_ldf_sh) — 22 hours, 37 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Enjoyment#123.8003.800
Concept#243.8003.800
Overall#253.6003.600
Presentation#353.7003.700
Use of the Limitation#503.1003.100

Ranked from 10 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Team members
Sejjemba Magoye, www.bensound.com (for music)

Software used
Unity, Visual Studio, Aseprite

Use of the limitation
the game is based around crossword puzzles, however these crosswords are messed up so the player needs to cheat by changing the hints to the crossword to complete the levels.

Cookies eaten
none I think, maybe 2 or 3 Oreos. Most of the time I had been awake for at least 16 hours already so I'm not entirely sure.

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Comments

Submitted

Nice little idea. I'm personally not a huge fan of crosswords but you did a good job. The only features I would enjoy would be to remove already used words from the list on the right. And not allow to use 3 letter word in 4 letter slots.

Submitted

Really cool game. Atmosphere was super chill. Great work.

Submitted

Great idea! I love the atmosphere and music a lot. Also very creative and unique. You did a great job!

Submitted

Very unique and interesting idea. Loved the relaxing atmosphere and music.

Maybe don't allow to put words into a slot with too little characters (e.g. putting a three letter word where a four letter one is needed), creates a weird looking visual bug. Also it might be helpful to cross out words that have already been used.

Submitted

Great entry! One of my favourites from this jam, very fun style of puzzle

Submitted

Love this concept soo much. Never seen something like that. Also this simple art style is so cool.