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Pirate Software - Game Jam 16

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A jam submission

Ahh NutsView game page

Made by "lvl 4 Lama's" for Pirate Software Game Jam 2025
Submitted by Call_Me_Xi_3 — 5 hours, 17 minutes before the deadline
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Judge feedback

Judge feedback is anonymous.

  • The game plays very well in the browser and the gameplay feels smooth and is a lot of fun. Yes, it put a smile on my face. The GDD is detailed and a good base for the development of the game. Keep it up, write down what you want to do it helps a lot for the further development. The animation of the squirrel is awesome and really cute. The speed of the flying nuts and enemy projectiles is good and the game doesn't feel too crowded. You could implement the theme a bit better if you made the squirrel interact more with the enemies like biting, tail swipe and such. The throwing of the nuts feels a bit too overpowered. You could implement an ammo capacity and show it on the squirrel like have his cheeks as ammo pouches.

Link to your Game Design Doc on Google Drive.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/13QHIDI_EG1u2gRtyjA_4bLYBxcRLYeNX/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108040641268558343573&rtpof=true&sd=true

Have you checked that your GDD is publicly accessible ?
Yes

Is your game set to public on itch.io so we can see it?
Yes

Summarise your game!
Use ASWD to control your character and mouse left click shoot acorns (click the Help Button on the main menu)
No other controls, no secret buttons, no pause menu, very simple.
There are secrets though ...

Collect acorns for HP and for fun!

Explore an icy landscape while searching for your children and wife!

Watch out for fire breathing monsters, and angry insects!

Please enjoy!

Please explain how your game fits the theme:
A meme of a squirrel with a gun was brought to the first meeting.
The rest is history!

The team was made up of first time game designers, graphic designers, and story tellers.
We poured our hearts into this and are really proud of what we were able to accomplish, while holding down full time jobs and a child.

We all actually wish to continue to develop the game after the game jam is completed.
You made indie developers out of us all in this group.

THANK YOU!

Is there anything you'd like the judges to pay particular attention to?
Feedback on level design (did you get lost in a way that did not make it fun?)

The details of the acorn interactions

What secrets did you find?

Did it put a smile on your face?

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Comments

MythikalSubmitted29 days ago

I couldn't find my mom, this is so sad.

This game is very cute and charming! Also has some clever level design. I feel like sounds would really help. Also, the art looks a little blurry, I think that could be fixed in your project by setting the image scaling to Nearest Neighbor (I'm pretty sure lol), though the blurriness sorta adds to the Christmas/Winter nostalgia vibe

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Traumatized
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Call_Me_Xi_3Developer23 days ago

Thank you for playing Mythikal!
Sound effects would be a great addition, thank you!
Thank you for the feedback on the image scaling!
I hope you really enjoyed it, and to find the mom, I would suggest searching around the lake... You may find some barriers in the way so keep exploring!

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OllibanjoSubmitted29 days ago(+1)

Cover Art brought me here, i liked the sprites of the squirrel and the animations.
I think you would improve the game 100% if you would add some Soundeffects. Take a look at the Itch.io assets for free and put a few sounds into the game, there is good free music too!

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Carnity
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Call_Me_Xi_3Developer23 days ago

Thank you Ollibanjo for playing!  Music and sound effects would be a great addition!  Thank you for pointing us into the right place for the assets!

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VeggienatorSubmitted29 days ago(+1)

nice wee game, maps is much bigger than expected. I found 2 other squirels but not the door they mentioned. smiley face out of acrons was cute. cover image is great

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Seagull Gets It
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Call_Me_Xi_3Developer29 days ago

Thank you for playing Veggienator!  Glad you found the game enjoyable!  That message was there so that if you found the door, before the squirrels it was a hint that you had to go find something in the world!  Did you find any secrets?

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gnuckellSubmitted31 days ago(+2)

Nice! I liked the how it changed from the exploration segment to a big combat section at the end! Good job!

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Little Iron
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Call_Me_Xi_3Developer29 days ago

Thank you for playing nulture!  Glad you had a great time with it!

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GamedevGoblinSubmitted31 days ago(+1)

Cool game with nice exploration aspect. Camera movement felt a little hard on the eyes. Short invincibility time after a hit would have been nice (would made the combat not as punishing). Otherwise very fun to play!

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Super Smash Couples
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Call_Me_Xi_3Developer29 days ago(+1)

That is an excellent idea GamedevGoblin!  Thank you for playing and excellent idea for a mechanic! 

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