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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #4 | 4.643 | 4.643 |
| Gameplay | #20 | 3.786 | 3.786 |
| Is the graphics 1 bit? | #25 | 4.929 | 4.929 |
| Overall | #26 | 3.786 | 3.786 |
| Art | #30 | 3.643 | 3.643 |
| Music | #51 | 2.786 | 2.786 |
| Theme | #63 | 2.929 | 2.929 |
Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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After like 10 rounds of playing I finally killed a wyrm haha, they are pretty tough to kill but really awesome as an enemy. The sound effects of the wyrm coming in and out of the ground mixed with the style and scale of the wyrm to the rest of the things on the map make it a very menacing and terrifying enemy, I think you did a really great job with that. While the controls are a little clunky with having to manually move your character to pressure pads that move the sand tank around, I think it almost adds a sense of urgency to the game when a wyrm is nearby, which was very enjoyable in my opinion. Having that panic to move your tank out of the way while also trying to kill the wyrm makes for some really fun yet challenging gameplay. Overall great job, this is one of my favorite games that I've played in the jam :)
I loved the movement mechanic of moving around to the different parts.
Fun game! Reminded me a lot of "Lovers in a dangerous spacetime". I wasn't able to defeat a single wyrm, I got kind of confused. I also liked the option to change the palette. Congrats!
honestly lots of fun, managed to kill only 3 wyrms and recovered from losing my ship but still, great job!
"only 3 wyrms" might be the record right now lol, thank you so much for playing! due to the unconventional nature of the game i don't think many people gave it a chance to kill a single wyrm. glad you enjoyed!
Yeah it can be hard on jams for people to give the game a chance when its not too straightforward, but i like to try figure out, i usually dont read the tutorials and buttons and have to go back to do it after failing misserably lol
the control idea is so unique but hard the game play was fun but i didn't get it at first
Innovative game idea!
At first I struggled to understand how I was supposed to control the ship, but in the end it was fun to play.
Good job!
I had a bit of a hard time with this one. I quite liked the movement controls for the ship and the difference between in-vehicle vs on-ground movement, but I had some difficulty getting any wyrms to spawn so ended up driving in circles in the canyon for long periods of time without much really happening.
Still, I like the aesthetics and I think the gameplay being somewhat unintuitive (like the ship controls being deliberately difficult instead of a 1 to 1 with normal directional movement) made for a nice throwback to retro games as well as being additive to the challenge. I believe that some additional clarity would be nice to have in the game, however, since I didn't come across much over the course my running around. I might've just had some bad luck though.
Very unique retro-styled experience with a really fresh take on the mechanics of interacting with environment based on your actions in the vehicle (kinds resembles Faster Than Light and Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime, but in a very unique way).
I couldn't succeed at my hunt, wyrm just does not leave me enough time between bombing his head and shooting the weak spot from the turret. Or maybe that is not the right strategy, quite hard to tell, but experimenting with different tools (harpooning or bombing) was fun.
Hey couldnt figure out how to kill the worms, in the manual it says to attack on the back of the head, but it is always facing to the ship so I never reached the right angle. Controlling the ship feels good and unique, the effect when the worms dig up / down its mindblowing, good job !
you actually need to be outside the vehicle to attack the worms, which you can do by moving towards either the top or bottom exit while inside. glad you still enjoyed it even if you didn't kill any worms though!
Amazing game! when I first tried it, it felt weird to not just use WASD to move the ship, but it still had a fun gameplay! though I’m bad at the game
Interesting but engaging dual color choice! The gameplay is innovative and this is the most original game probably in the whole jam! Keep up the great work!
game really really leaned into the retro style, while also being super original with the navigation, would give 6 stars on originality if I could
Game is challenging and unique. Controls and navigation are the first of its kind as far as I'm concerned. Great game all in all!