What a fantastic demo! And a super clever use of the theme. With fun, yet easy to grasp puzzles that take "show, don't tell" to heart to teach the game mechanics. The artstyle, the camera, the sound design, the sinister mood of the temple, all come together so well. Perfect foundation for (hopefully) more to come!
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Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Theme | #1 | 5.000 | 5.000 |
Cleverness | #220 | 4.667 | 4.667 |
Playability | #244 | 4.333 | 4.333 |
Artistic Style | #386 | 4.333 | 4.333 |
Ranked from 3 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Judge feedback
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- Love the implementation of the theme. It's implemented in a way that's easy to pick up and the game gives a good indication of some of the creative ways photomorphosis could be used. The VFX are very well done. Looking at the GDD there are plenty of solid ideas for how the concept could be taken further and I'd love to have seen more time put towards creating more puzzles and implementing your desired mechanics over some other elements. I enjoyed the atmospheric music too. Honestly would love to play a full length demo of this game with more puzzles. Well done!
- Incredibly atmospheric little game with a nice combination of both themes into cohesive mechanics. Already a lot of visible love and polish into such a short but compelling demo!
Did you include your Game Design Document as a Google Drive link?
yes
Seriously... did you include your Game Design Document?
yes
Is your game set to Public so we can see it?
yes
Tell us about your game!
Toadstone is an adventure puzzle, where you take on the role of a tiny frog in an old and tenebrous temple. Light and Shadow possess magical powers here – use them wisely to transform obstacles in your path and find a way out.
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