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| 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
- Beautiful artwork, love the cute theme. Clever idea for a 'short story' game!
- 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.
- 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!
- 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!
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 ✨
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Game got stuck on the Unity loading screen. It's too poorly optimized for Webgl.
Oh no, sorry to hear that. It’s around ~150mb to load, but it shouldn’t get stuck. Did you try on desktop or mobile? It’s meant to be played on desktop.
Desktop.
The visual style and ambience of the game are amazing.
Very simple but very cute.
Thank you! 🧡
man! that is incredibly beatifull. I was praying all the time for the silence. One word would spoil the mood. You achieved so much in 5 minutes. That's what I call enriching experience :) kudos :)
That’s so great to hear 🧡 Actually I started out with the gameplay being about dialog, but then realized how strong it would be to tell the story without a single word. Thanks so much for playing!
sure! I've seen on discord that You plan to make it a big and build on this alchemy :)
Hehe, yes I might :) Got so much positive feedback, and love the concept of the game myself, so we’ll see ^^
This game made me so incredibly happy. I love the theme interpretation, very unique. As is the application of the sneak mechanic. Very well done.
That’s so nice, I’m glad you like it 🫶 Thanks for playing!
Oh my god this game is so sweet and so beautiful, you knocked it out of the park with the graphics. Gameplay is so simple yet it works really well, and it’s used to tell such a cute story. Even the ending is so simple but it fits so damn nicely. You’ve done so well to capture the feeling of having a crush on someone and staring at them, suddenly looking away as soon as they turn your way so they don’t catch on to you. My only small criticism is that the characters look a little uncanny as they move towards each other in my opinion, but honestly that’s such a tiny concern when you consider the rest of the game being visually stunning. Well done.
Thank you so much 🧡 I’m really happy people get this feel from the game! And you’re right, at times the characters can look a bit like little shadow creatures 😅 Thanks for playing!
Spectacular game! Very simple and elegant, and all the more moving and to the point for it. Congratulations!
Thank you! 🙌
Wow, looks stunning! Both the characters (especially the hair) are so lively. The look-at-what-you're-pointing mechanic works really well and naturally!
Thanks so much! 🫶 Actually took quite some tweaking so that the character model doesn’t go crazy when looking around at weird angles :D
Gorgeous visuals and sounds. Taking an idea that seems so simple on the surface, then making it invoke such feeling anyone can relate to, all without words or dialogue, it's brilliant!
Thank you 🧡 I was hoping players get that feel from it
Such a cute concept and the effects you have on your assets are great. I love the sunset, it sets the mood perfectly.
Thank you so much! 🫶
Stunning visuals and audio! As @Jonytonyx mentioned, I would consider making the length of the game shorter or maybe adding another game mechanic?
Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated 🙏 Yes, although I am very fond of the simplicity, I probably could cook up some more mechanics that go well with it!
This may be one of the best interpretation for the gamejam theme... simple but still amazing...GG
Thanks a lot 🙏
SO SMART! The simplicity, yet beauty, is something I will take as a reference! I would have gone with the “chemistry between us” and let the “Alchemy” be an implicit theme that would have added more to the cleverness.
Man, I feel honored you take it as a reference! ❤️ Thanks for playing!
Amazing visuals, my personal top 5 in this jam. Only critical thing is i wish the game was a little shorter for such simple mechanic. For post jam I wish looking at different things could do different stuff? Anyways so good, fantastic work!
Thank you ❤️ And you’re absolutely right, an interactive environment with stuff to look at and point out to the second character would be really cool!
Great game. Super original and the artistic design is amazing
Thank you, I’m glad you like it! 🙌
This game is stunning and very original considering its simple mechanics. Congrats!
Thank you! 🙌
I love the games that put a unique twist on the theme, great idea!
The visuals and the soundscape enhance a very cool game with a simple mechanic.
Simple yet emotive, great stuff!
Thank you ❤️
I LOVE this! ❤️ Perfect example of how to invoke a feeling in your audience and letting them feel things out.
I was hoping it would, thanks so much for playing! 🫶
This is just gorgeous.
Love this so much, the art style, the game play , the feeling... Thank you so much for this piece of art.
I can see you “feel the alchemy” here 🧡 Thanks for playing!
so simple, yet so beautiful! well done 💜
Thank you! 💜
Lovely! I just loved how you interpreted the "Alchemy". The aesthetic and how you worked on the title was superb. Congrats, and thank you for this piece of art!
Thank you for the kind words 😊 Will check your game out later!