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A jam submission

SQUAREISHView game page

A minimalist puzzle platformer where you squish down to jump
Submitted by Valdis Gunn — 13 hours, 40 minutes before the deadline
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The levels were each unique with well thought out challenges! Would you have any interest in joining our game jam? Cash Prizes and the opportunity for grants! 2023 Aviator Arcade Game Jam - itch.io

Developer

Thank you for the review! I did try to make each level a challenge, especially the ones later on, and introduce you to new concepts while you progress in the game, so your review means a lot to me :)

I checked out your jam, and I love the concept, an arcade game would be perfect for a jam, even a shorter one, like a 1 week jam.

I also checked out the prizes and I were surprised by their value, good job putting that together.

Ultimately, I also joined the jam, but to be honest, I don't think I'll have the time to craft a well designed and fun game in that specific period of the year... I'll try my best though, good job again on it to all of you guys :D

Submitted(+1)

I really enjoyed the game and the art style!

Played through about 15 levels in one sitting, and had a blast 💖

The only mechanic that surprised me was how you die when you are in a narrow tunnel and you expand. It makes sense, but it might be nice to have some way of indicating that can happen.

Easier said than done though, so no worries if you don’t change anything- that was the only piece of feedback I could think of.

Great job on the game!

Developer(+1)

Thank you very much for the feedback and for the kind words!

For the death under the narrow tunnels, like for any other mechanic in the game actually, I went for a "discover it yourself" approach, meaning once you know you die under a certain tunnel, then you are likely not going to try it again (unless you misclick of course). I could't find a better way of communicating that, but I tried to make the player discover that as soon as possible with early levels, so you don't end discovering it later on and lose progress on a more complex level like the ones in the second half of the game.

Unfortunately, I tried to download and play your game to provide some feedback, but got stuck on the car selection screen sicne I don't have someone to play with at the momennt...

The graphics and polish, for what I could see, are very nice though :D