Skip to main content

Indie game storeFree gamesFun gamesHorror games
Game developmentAssetsComics
SalesBundles
Jobs
Tags
A jam submission

The Escape PodView game page

Submitted by Darius Alvanez — 2 minutes, 39 seconds before the deadline
Add to collection

Play game

The Escape Pod's itch.io page

Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Concept#163.6253.625
Overall#223.5553.555
Enjoyment#263.3133.313
Presentation#273.6563.656
Use of the Limitation#403.6253.625

Ranked from 32 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Team members
Darius Alvanez

Software used
Game Maker Studio 2, Bfxr, Paint.net

Use of the limitation
I used no text, opting for simple cutscenes that segway into and out of the gameplay.

Cookies eaten
None :(

Leave a comment

Log in with itch.io to leave a comment.

Comments

Viewing comments 20 to 1 of 25 · Previous page · First page
Submitted

the pixel art is beautiful, cool shattering effect and pod cracks, the music fits greatly and the game is enjoyable good job! One thing to improve would be the control position as it was a bit hard to press it correctly, keep it up friend

Submitted

Nice game! It`s well polished, but controls are a bit hard, because it`s easy to miss the middle so sometimes it feels unfair (like "a did attacked, but the ship didn`t responded") and therefore a little frustrating. Overall realy polished short game, just make controls not attached to the middle of the ship (if it`s not intended)

Submitted

I really like the design and art beside that game play simple and fun but maybe ship speed a little faster :D

Submitted

I really like the artstyle. The controls are a bit hard to get used to but I guess that's kind of the point. Good sprite work and good gameplay!

Submitted

Amazing entry!

The unique controls required more precise timings which was a fun challenge!

The pixel art is great! I like the 1-bit color palette with only the character of a different color which makes it stand out more!

Overall great game!

I would appreciate it if you played and maybe rated my entry:)

Submitted

Really good game! The controls feel a little weird, but that is probably because I am playing on the browser. The graphics are cool and the music and sfx are satisfying.

Submitted

The displaying of gestures to teach the player how to play is done quite well. It’s adorable and I like it when the person in the ship changes after every death. The attacks are kind of slow and controlling with the mouse doesn’t feel too good. The scores also didn’t seem to display correctly. Overall, I had a bit of fun and find it quite relaxing to play.

Submitted

This is a very cool result in 3 days. The soundtrack is mesmerizing.

Submitted

Fun game! I felt like i was getting more points then i should because i would smash some rocks for 100 points and then after i die it would show me having over 2300 points.

Developer

Thanks for playing! You earn 500 points for every second, which is why you have more points than you thought you did. I think that probably could have been better conveyed, but I'm unsure of how.

Submitted(+1)

You could have the score always on screen. The score going up every second would at least to me make the 500 points every second very obvious.

Submitted

Really nice Soundtrack! The game concept is unique and actually cool. As people already said here it would be way better in Mobile for the swipping mechanic, but i enjoyed playing in my computer too anyway.

Submitted

Very nicely done! I agree with the mobile comment, I think that this game is well-suited for the phone with all of the swiping.

Submitted

This is very good to be made in such a short time! I really like the unique concept! And such a unique style! I think it was a little tricky to move the "pod" at first but eventually I understood that you could keep holding on with the mouse and didn't need to let go. Overall very good!

Submitted(+1)

People will play this a lot if you make it mobile! I can see tons of finger sliding..

Submitted

I like the concept of game. But it have some problems like slow player's attack. I think, if you work on the mechanic it will brilliant!

Submitted

really well done! super cool mechanic and idea - love the little smashing graphics as the window thing breaks, some really nice touches. Also nice work on showing the mechanic and the presentation.

Submitted

really well done! super cool mechanic and idea - love the little smashing graphics as the window thing breaks, some really nice touches. Also nice work on showing the mechanic and the presentation.

Submitted

Really coo game! the art looks good and the music and sounds fit it very well

Submitted(+1)

Very cool animations and stylistics!  There was not enough responsiveness in management and, probably, a couple of additional mechanics, but what we have is done perfectly!

Submitted

I dig the art and music. Really liked how you change aliens each run and animations of cracking pod. Controls were a bit unintuitive, but I got the hang of them over time. The gameplay is simple and easy to understand, but it's also really cool that you added little tutorial at the start.

Submitted

I liked the art, sounds, and animations!

I thought it was frustrating having to reselect the character after every "smash attack", I would suggest just having the mouse control the character the whole time instead.

Otherwise an awesome, great looking submission!

Viewing comments 20 to 1 of 25 · Previous page · First page