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Sounds interesting and I think its well within the jam's theme. Looking forward to your submission! Good Luck!

Well, then flip it around and make a DESTROY THE WORLD game. Be the storm after the calm. Like an alien spaceship collecting power ups to destroy the planet. Any time sensitive game where you have to prepare (or prepare for) something bad would fit the theme. Hope it helps. Good luck.

Two words (while cliché as hell): Wave Defense

Awesome little game, I enjoyed playing it. Couple of times when the timer reached zero seemingly nothing happened, until I realized I can scroll the map and the top left was full of void. :D

Thank you very much for playing!

Awesome game, very polished! You managed to take a fairly overused theme (zombies, infection) and still made something unique and fun. Love the graphics, especially the UI! Very well done!

I made a "tile corrupting" strategy-roguelike game for the jam based on an old idea I had. Most of the game came together very nicely. I struggled a bit with the "future-proof" rogue-like upgrade system and the overall balance of the game, which still needs a lot of work after the jam. Controlled randomness is hard people. :) I am very very proud of the result. Based on some feedback I received from this amazing community, I'm definitely going to develop it further into a full game.

https://jimmy-t.itch.io/domain-of-yvl

Thank you very much for playing and for the feedback! I'm gonna add some dialog in the future for sure, at the very least an intro sequence.

Congratulations on your first game! Loved the concept, the changing level and the message at the end. The game did not work for me in Librewolf (Firefox), but when I switched to Chrome it worked without any issues or bugs. Well done!

Thank you for the feedback! I like your idea about reverting tiles, definitely gonna consider it!

Thank you very much for the encouragement! Glad you liked the game!

Wow... what an experience, thank you for making it. It's very impressive that you made it with console only. I got used to the controls very quickly. It's a bit repetitive towards the end, yes, but it's understandable. I was in a similar situation where I had to choose between  simplifying things or missing the deadline. :) If you spice up the endgame with a few more "side-quests" like you did with the water meter then I think you're set. But the game is already great. Well done!

PS: Loved the "PS-GJ24" planet name. :)

Very nice art, sound and music. Nailed the atmosphere! Couple of suggestions:

1. Increased brightness/gamma, or option for it: Too hard to see some of the beautiful art you created. :)
2. While the font of the letters/diaries fits the theme very well, it is kinda hard to read (maybe just for me). I'd try something a bit more readable (handwriting style fonts perhaps?).
3. Flashing the interact key near objects. I kept pressing E and F and took me a while to realize that SPACE is the interact key.
4. Map maybe? Just a crude one? I don't know, maybe I just have a terrible sense of direction. :D

Overall, this game is gonna be great, I am really excited to see where you take it from here. Good work!

Quite a simple game, but fun. :) Loved the cutscene! ("Blargh Blargh, I can speak their language now." xD)

Thank you for playing!

Wow, this is amazing! Great graphics, sound effects and music! I like how you incorporated the theme. Unfortunately got stuck on one of the levels multiple times (light switch after a door with double stairs leading to the exit) due to the skelly getting stuck on stairs, not being able to jump up before the light turns off. With some small level design tweaks this is a 10/10. :)

Thank you very much for your feedback! Developing games for different resolutions is definitely something I need to learn more about / improve on with Godot.

Thank you for the feedback!

Congratulations on your first jam game! Very charming and relaxing! Loved watching the little guys working and running around. The day-night cycle is a very nice detail too. A few things I noticed:

The text is bit hard to read especially on the "how to play" pages, because it uses very similar color to the background.

When I wanted to build something the game let me select it, showed me the possible locations and even let me try to place it, despite not having enough materials. An earlier feedback about this (graying out buildings, popup texts, etc.) would be a great improvement I think.

I encountered a funny bug where if I placed a miner on a root, the mole destroyed the root later, but the little guy kept mining thin air. :)

Overall this is a fun little management game. Good job!

Thank you very much for playing! Yes, the difficulty and the upgrades definitely need a bit more time and tweaking! :)

Great example of how a simple game (not in a bad way) can keep you hooked. Loved the exploration, the mechanics, the little notes and the puzzles themselves of course. :) There are 2 small things I'd recommend:

1. The floor tiles blend a little bit too well with the walls and other non-walkable areas so it was hard to tell sometimes where I can or cannot go. A different color or maybe a darker shade would make it more "readable" I think.

2. When you finish a level, I'd add a little popup for a few seconds that says "Level 2" or "Floor 2" to provide feedback to the player that they are progressing and this is now another level.

But these are just small tweaks to an otherwise fun little puzzle game. Good job!

Great game, everything fits well together! Very nice pixel-art, especially on the Neurashade :) Also love the fact that you can click on power-ups while running. Good job!

I'd also like to promote my strategy rogue-like game. I would really appreciate some constructive feedback on it. I plan to develop it further, but I'm not sure if it's something other people enjoy playing. Thanks!

https://jimmy-t.itch.io/domain-of-yvl

Learned a lot about working with Godot. Creating menus, settings pages and using the Resource feature. Also learned that I should not get too attached to ideas and features even if they seem super exciting and awesome. After some quick testing they might turn out to be detrimental to the game, better to be left out.

Thank you very much for the suggestions and feedback! Improving the controls and a score system is definitely high on the to-do list after the jam.

Cute graphics, really satisfying fishing mechanic! I like that there are no menus and you can get right back into another try very quickly. Well done!

Very clever use of the theme and wildcards! Great art-style and gameplay! Loved it!

Thank you for playing and for the feedback! Sorry about the absence of scaling!

OMG! Such a simple concept, but executed so well! Extremely satisfying to play! One of the best of the jam for sure! This could make a very addicting (possibly commercial) mobile game!

Thank you for playing! How can you not recognize the famous "Right facing triangle" by Van Gogh? Just kidding, I just slapped together some  random shapes to be honest. :) Great suggestion tho, definitely a missed opportunity on my part!

Awesome game! Great graphics, sound and gameplay! Very polished! With more content this could even turn into a commercial game. 10/10

Thank you very much for the compliment!

Congratulations on your first jam game! Glad you managed to submit it! (32 seconds before the deadline was cutting it a bit close huh? :)) The music was a tiny bit repetitive for my taste and as @sophiadoodles wrote, it was a bit unclear how many items are needed for the adults to follow. But these are not serious "issues" for this otherwise charming and fun little first game. :) Great job!

Thank you so much for the kind feedback! Very glad you enjoyed the game! I feared players would become bored quickly with the mechanic, that's why I kept it short. :)

Thank you!

Congrats on your first jam game! Very enjoyable, solid entry, managed to win in a couple of tries. Good job!

Thank you!

Thanks!

Fun, super polished game! I love games with spooky atmosphere. Good job!

Great art and atmosphere! Really enjoyed exploring the house and the surroundings!