Congrats on top 3! It's a very beautiful entry.
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The Alchemy Between Us's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Playability | #213 | 4.600 | 4.600 |
| Theme | #232 | 4.200 | 4.200 |
| Cleverness | #281 | 4.200 | 4.200 |
| Artistic Style | #317 | 4.800 | 4.800 |
Ranked from 5 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Judge feedback
Judge feedback is anonymous and shown in a random order.
- One of the best games I've played so far, love the vibe and atmosphere, the music, the entire design. This is a really standout entry. An incredible entry which communicates emotion and interaction well, even without words. A real contender, in my opinion
- Seriously great art and atmosphere in this game. I would however criticise that alchemy and chemistry are different things. While your game doesn't have that much going on mechanically, it does well with what it has and is reasonably challenging. Really enjoyed playing overall, well done!
- Beautiful artwork, love the cute theme. Clever idea for a 'short story' game!
- Lovely story of two people finding "alchemy". Mechanics are simple, music is very soft and appropriate, Normally I'd like to see a progress gauge, but I think this game works better without it. Overall well done. Make more games!
- Simple, but expresses a lot of complexity of emotion and building comfort with another person. Beautiful art, relaxing (despite the potential awkwardness), and clever. Fantastic job.
Did you include your Game Design Document as a Google Drive link?
Yes
Seriously... did you include your Game Design Document?
Wait, let me check again... still yes! 🙌
Is your game set to Public so we can see it?
Yes
Tell us about your game!
The Alchemy Between Us is a minimalist 5 minute game that tells a tiny story without words about two people that can't keep their eyes off each other.
### How To Play ###
To play the game you need only your mouse. Look at the other character to gain "Alchemy". But watch out, if they look back it turns into "Awkwardness" 🫢 The rules are simple:
- fill up your Alchemy Gauge to increase your alchemy level
- but if your Awkward Gauge is full, you are set back one level
Reach the final level to see how the tiny story unfolds ✨
Comments
133 days ago(+1)
Oh wow, even switched PC to play - optimizing performance is on the todo list for sure ;) Thank you so much for playing and your feedback! 🫶
135 days ago(+1)
Thank you so much, that’s so nice 💖 It makes me so happy when I hear players connect to the game like you did!
135 days ago(+2)
Thanks for playing! 🙌
Yes, I am thinking about turning it into a “full” game. I don’t have a very specific plan yet, but I am really fond of the simplicity of the concept, so I’d like to keep that a theme. First ideas include telling a longer story across different environments, and having things in the environment for the player to look at, interact with, and for the characters react to. Maybe adding some puzzle-like mechanics.
This is of course very vague at this point. I’ll have to do a lot more experimenting and prototyping to figure out a game loop that does not feel repetitive, and the game will need a lot more content in the end, all while keeping the simplicity & “special vibe” many people told me it has.
(Reposted response from the itch page, don’t mind me.)
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! This is not a review, this is a masterpiece, I’m gonna frame it. With that beautiful beginning I went from “awww” to laughing tears in the end. That twist was point on, and him moving away the nail in the coffin, so good! I am honestly surprised you are the first to mention the jank with her head and the hair, because I knew it was there 😅
Thank you so much, Nevakanezah! It’s so well written. This makes me so happy 💖
136 days ago(+1)
Thank you so much for playing 🧡 Glad you figured it out! Making a small tutorial, or making it more intuitive right from the start, is definitely on my list of possible improvements.
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