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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Sound | #3 | 4.030 | 4.030 |
| Stealth | #7 | 3.970 | 3.970 |
| Play | #7 | 4.182 | 4.182 |
| Overall | #8 | 3.521 | 3.521 |
| Ambition | #9 | 3.788 | 3.788 |
| Aesthetic | #12 | 4.182 | 4.182 |
| Kink | #24 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
| Novelty | #24 | 3.455 | 3.455 |
| Narrative | #27 | 2.818 | 2.818 |
| Harmony | #31 | 3.212 | 3.212 |
| Horny | #53 | 2.242 | 2.242 |
Ranked from 33 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
i started early
I used some libraries I've been writing for a year or so, but all game content (art, music, sounds, game logic, game-specific rendering) was produced in the month of February.
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Very interesting. Some rather unexpected twists and turns in this one! The difficulty is pretty punishing, but that seems appropriate for this style of game, and it was never unfair. Yeah, there were traps and surprises, but if you really thought that empty corridor had nothing else going on, that's on you.
Thanks for including a Linux build! That's always nice to see.
Very well done game, the pixel art is very good and the sound design is pretty nice. The combat is a bit difficult but pretty sure that is intentional.
Masterfully put together! It's a fully complete short game with fun challenges, and lots of attention to detail, polish and presentation. I like how the game weaves a narrative through visuals alone. The game treats all of its gory fatalities with love and care and really lets the player feel like they have died or killed a foe in a new and innovative way! It's also incredibly accessible for those who are not into that with lots of options to turn off any gameplay or visual elements.
I really like the art direction with a clear separation of environments and obstacles. The music is also an excellent fit for the action. I wasn't too sure about the sound effects at first thinking that they're a bit tonally different from the game's atmosphere, but I grew to like them over the course of the game.
This was lots of fun to play through. I love how intelligent the enemies feel, there were plenty of times when I got shocked at how they act, especially when the last lizard on deathless mode suddenly does the opposite of what you expect!
Couldn't even really figure out level one. Are there instructions anywhere?
There's an explanation of the default controls in README.md. Other than that, I don't know what to say. It's a simple action game where you jump and stab things. You can hit the blue switch to open the door.
I guess I must have missed the switch.
Okay, I actually figured it out this time and wow! I enjoyed this so much. The extra mile of having all those different animations for where the opponent hits you made it really powerful, and the enemy AI was insanely good. Also the boss fight was absolutely sadistic and did NOT end the way I expected at all, but I honestly loved the twist.
Favorite game of strawberry jam 2024 so far, honestly. Well done!
Literally the only thing I would change is probably adding a level before the first one for dummies like me where the switch is on the ground so the player gets confirmation that it is indeed a switch. The jump challenge made me hit at it like 20 times and not understand that I was missing it.
Devilishly difficult, wonderfully deviant. Loved this.
Wow thank you so much! I'll consider if there's something I can do about that issue. Probably won't change it before the jam rating period ends though.
The default keybinds are, quite frankly, atrocious. But once I figured out how to rebind them, I had a good time! Combat was fun, and the death effects were good. High quality stuff. I also loved the ending!
Thanks for playing! Sorry but arrow keys with z+x is pretty standard for indie platformers on PC, so if I had different defaults other people would complain. Glad you had fun though!
I love the sound effects!