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A jam submission

Campfire KeeperView game page

Is there a way to survive?
Submitted by AlexdV — 7 minutes, 41 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Audio#73.6093.609
Theme#74.1304.130
Polish#193.2613.261
Overall#203.2833.283
Graphics#263.3483.348
Innovation#372.6962.696
Fun#422.6522.652

Ranked from 23 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Submitted

Just playing the game give me chils. I can feel the character. Well designed

Submitted

Hey, this reminded me of "The Long Dark". I wonder if you have played that. Luckily I really enjoyed the long dark, so I also had my fun with this one. It is pretty simple but it has some good atmosphere and "It just works"! Well done! :)

Developer

Thanks, glad you liked it!  In the middle of the jam, when I was thinking about whether to add some kind of plot, I realized that it turns out the long dark in 2d😂

Submitted

Great game, very atmospheric and I loved the feeling of impending doom :D I managed to get 4th on the leaderboard too! I did feel like it should show your score as you play as I wanted to know if I had beaten my previous score or not.

Developer(+1)

Thanks for the feedback!

Visible score is not interesting) I wanted to get rid of the interface completely, for more atmosphere and hardcore, but I can't figure out how to pass the campfire time without the UI.

Submitted

Yeah I also like minimalist UI in games :) But I feel like for a score based game there should be something there. Perhaps for the fire you could do something like have a crackling fire sound effect that gradually gets quieter, it may not be obvious enough though.

Submitted

What a cool game! I love the addition of having the axe as a hidden pickup, made the game feel nostalgic

Developer(+1)

Thanks for the feedback!😊

Submitted(+1)

Love the title screen graphic.

(+1)

Good Job, i like this

Submitted

Nicely done, the atmosphere is really chilling! Great little experience, nice addition with the leaderboard!

Developer

Thanks for the feedback!

Submitted

Oh, if I  had an axe... I like this atmosphere!

Developer

Thanks. Were you able to find the axe?:)

Submitted

Nooo! There was one?

Developer

Ha ha ha, near the house

Submitted (2 edits)

House?? Now i'm gonna find it...
UPD: Okay, I did it. But now I have a question, if this guy have a house, why doesn't he get in, haha?

Developer

It's not his house. It is abandoned (at least I tried to make it so)

Submitted

really cool presentation. is it possible to find the axe

Developer

Thanks. Yes, I didn't want to talk about it straight, but apparently I need to add hints that the axe can be found.

Submitted

a simple game about a man with simple needs 
 i had exactly the same idea for my game :)