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A jam submission

AntHillView game page

Submitted by preu — 7 hours, 28 minutes before the deadline
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CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Playability#15.0005.000
Cleverness#15.0005.000
Theme#15.0005.000
Artistic Style#15.0005.000

Ranked from 1 rating. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Judge feedback

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  • ALL AROUND BANGER. BOY DID LEVEL 9 KICK MY ASS. VERY WELL DONE. KEEP MAKING GAMES!

Did you include your Game Design Document in your downloadable files?
yes

Tell us about your game!
AntTrail is a puzzle platformer about a ant colony taking over all the food in the kitchen

Extra Notes
Leave a comment if you were able to beat level 9
I recommend playing the windows version and not the web version. It runs better on most pcs.

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Submitted

Rad game! Sick mechanic!


I only got to level 7 and hit a wall, but I hope to come back and finish strong at some point!

Submitted

interesting main mechanic! gave up on level 9 but other than that very good entry, nice art and compact overall experience! well done!

Submitted

Very clever! Simple yet challenging at times. Very good entry.

Submitted(+1)

Holy guacamole, this is so good! it's so clever and well done. And I was able to beat Level 9!

Submitted

What a clever puzzle game! Really loved the mechanics i got to witness. I am not that great at it so i got stuck at lvl 5. But the concept is well thought out.

Submitted

This is great. Simple, fun, and interesting. 

Developer

Thank you.

Submitted(+1)

Finished the game! Woah that was hard, but it was satisfying, would like to play more of this!

Submitted (1 edit)

A wonderful and unique puzzle game! You did a very good job introducing concepts through gameplay. That being said... Whoever says they beat level 9, they're lying and you can't convince me otherwise. Great job!!! I hope you expand this idea further, I'd definitely buy this game.

EDIT: I tried level 9 again and I beat it! :) I'm not sure that wasn't cheese tho lol

Submitted (1 edit)

Oh man this game is clever. Love the art and the music. I need to come back and beat level 9 it's difficult. I really liked how the difficulty curve didn't ramp up super quick too. It felt like the progression was relatively smooth. Loved the... "Pirate Jam".

Developer(+1)

the pirate jam looks really cute and I'm very happy with how its animations came out looking.

The only thing I don't like about my difficulty curve is level 9 I like the level itself, but it's too hard so most players don't get the satisfaction of finessing the game. I should have made level 8 the final level and added level 9 as an extra challenge.

Submitted

That's fair. I think I could tackle it given more time. But ya know. 

Developer(+1)

It's not that the level is super hard, it's that it takes too much time to beat and is a significant jump in difficulty from the previous levels.

Submitted(+1)

Good job. This is a fun puzzle platformer. Took me a bit to beat lvl 9. I enjoyed the challenge.

Developer(+1)

Nice. I think you are the 4th person to fully complete the game.

This is a really clever little puzzle game, I hope you keep going with this idea after the Jam 🐜

Submitted

Loved this game! Didn't beat level 9 (my god it's hard) but genuinely with some extra levels, some fine tuning on difficulty, and potentially more different tiles that you can interact with this could just be a steam game outright. The music, art and gameplay are all there.

Really hope you work on this post-jam!

Submitted

I love the cute music and the cute art style. Quite pleasant. 

Submitted(+1)

Really cool game! Love the mechanics and the levels. Especially how you introduced one new mechanic at a time.

Small bug: when you respawn on level 9, the red area doesn't turn your trail off until you exit the red. Doesn't impact gameplay, but I wonder if that would have implications if you made more levels.  Should be an easy fix though :) 

Submitted

Oh one piece of feedback: I wish there was a way to undo my last finished line so I don't have to keep redoing the first couple jars if I mess up the third, for example

Developer(+1)

Wanted to do it but didn't have the time, it's even written down in the GDD.

Developer(+1)

Thank you. It's cool to see you kept playing the game all the way to the end. You are only the second person to beat level 9.

I know about this bug and I know why it happens. I discovered it at the end and wasn't able to fix it because I was so tired and didn't have the energy to keep digging throw my spaghetti code, so I left it in because it didn't affect the game's playability.

If I keep working on the game after the jam, I must rewrite most of the code.

Submitted(+1)

Imgur: The magic of the Internet
Beat level 9. I can see why you said to screenshot haha it was tough but very good, loved the main mechanic, no gripes with anything. Can't wait for more levels!

Developer

Well done. You are the first one to beat the game. How long did it take you, and what was your favorite level?

Submitted

Probably 20 minutes, and I think my favorite one was the one where you start at the top and theres a passageway right below you, and you have to drop to a jam on a ledge on the right, and there's a one-way staircase at the bottom. It had the right amount of difficulty for most players I think. I would like more level 9s though maybe as bonus levels or something.

Developer

I like the idea of making level 9 a bonus level, then I can give the player the satisfaction of finishing the game and make hard levels.

I'm surprised the tunnel level was your favorite it was the last one finished, and I didn't get to test it on other people like the other levels, so I wasn't sure how it came out. I had the idea for the level early on, but wasn't able to make the level interesting to solve until the end

Submitted

Yeah honestly the one with the 1 wide block platforming is pretty good too.

Developer

That one is my personal favorite

Submitted

Really interesting mechanic! How did you think of it? I wouldn't have predicted when starting the game that I'd be able to walk on the ant trail. Nice one. The movement and jumping felt really natural and accurate. The graphics are cute and I have not yet progressed to level 9 :)

I think the difficulty ramps up at about the right rate. I can't think of anything I'd immediately change, look forward to seeing where you take this. Nice work!

Submitted

Yo, this game is lovely, but I'm really bad at puzzle games xd
I liked this game a lot, the graphics are cute and the vibe is relaxing, nice work!

Developer

I'm bad at puzzle game too, but I keep making them because trying to design a good puzzle is extremely rewording and hard, very hard.

Submitted

Very cute and simple game. Very good puzzles that makes you think and reconsider. Got to lvl 8 and might come back to finish this.

Developer

If you come back and beat level 9 you will be the first one to do so. Post a screenshot if you do beat it.

Submitted

Really love this game! Very interesting puzzle design and clean, adorable graphics! Great work on it! :3

Submitted

couldn't figure out level 9 but such a nice game this is, really like so many things about it. the music is so chill, the spread mechanism is fun to think through. the art is cute and works great. very nice entry, congrats, had heaps of fun with it!

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