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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| How good was the graphics? | #1 | 4.886 | 4.886 |
| How good was the design, ie. mechanics, levels, etc.? | #2 | 4.629 | 4.629 |
| How well was the theme implemented? | #2 | 4.686 | 4.686 |
| How fun was the game? | #2 | 4.314 | 4.314 |
| Overall Impression | #2 | 4.657 | 4.657 |
Ranked from 35 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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This game is an absolute gem! The visuals are stunning, creating an immersive and captivating gaming experience. The attention to detail in the graphics and animations is remarkable, making every moment a visual delight. The gameplay is both challenging and rewarding that keeps you engaged. The balance between difficulty and enjoyment is perfect, making it a truly addictive experience. Overall, a beautifully crafted game that combines breathtaking visuals with challenging gameplay for an unforgettable experience. Well done to the developers for creating such a masterpiece!
Such a beautiful game! Love the imagery and concept
Straightforward and engaging. I had a fantastic time!
Fantastic game, the mechanics were simple to understand and enthralling to experience. Excellent result.
Thank you, please come back and play again! :D
Such a gorgeous game, easy to understand and quite soothing to play! Obsessed the turning back time effect.
So happy to hear you enjoyed it ^^ hope you come back to play again
Loved the art! Very cool
Thank you! Our lovely artist Tori is to thank for that!
What a beautiful game
Thank you so much <3
Beautiful game, fun & relaxing gameplay - love it!
<3 mobile version coming soon!
Crazy stuff. Really well polished. Feels great to play.
Well done peeps :)
Thank you so much! <3 we put a lot of ourselves into this one and we're happy that it shows.
I really enjoy this game!
It is clear that the effort they put into it has made it marvelous, and these details, along with its simplicity, make the game very special. You don't need many instructions to understand how the game works.
The art is impeccable, and the music matches perfectly with the game.
I've seen it in a previous version, and now it is much more polished, with the right amount of elements to make the game fun and challenging (thanks to the leaderboard).
Congratulations to the dev team :)
Thank you so much for the feedback! We're so glad you enjoyed it, who knows, maybe you can top the leaderboard ;)
Such an incredibly well made game! I am a sucker for these kinds of simple to play but hard to master games xD
From the start, I am just blown away by the pure visual and audio masterpiece of it. The menu itself could be a tapestry I could see hanging in my house, just so beautiful. The music also compliments the art style so wonderfully, really leaning into the whole vintage style. Even the tutorial is great! Super simple and I'm not bombarded with text.
Gameplay and mechanics wise, I love how smooth it feels to jump between the different cogs, very satisfying sound effects and vfx too. The trails on the clock hands just add to the overall whimsy feeling of falling through the night sky.
The sound warps when speeding up or reversing time were suuper cool, and unsettling in contrast to the otherwise calm gameplay.
One criticism is that whenever I started running out of time, I found myself hurting down the screen hoping to land on one of the time reversing cogs, so it did feel somewhat luck based at times. I could just keep dropping down, searching for the time reversing cogs and then when the time wheel was reversed as far back as it could go I would go back to point collecting. Playing this way felt a bit grindy, it was more fun trying to see how high I could get my multiplier. You could implement something to discourage the user from flying down the screen hoping for a lucky cluster of cogs, maybe by reducing the chances of certain cogs from spawning if they haven't grabbed a cog in a certain amount of time.
I can see a lot room for enhancements here, like additional mechanics, gamemodes, multiplayer etc. Maybe some cogs could affect how fast or slow the hands move through the sky, or some could give even more points (imagining a rare golden cog that gives +20) or some could be powerups that physically reverse the hands through the sky, following an old path.
You guys could totally publish this game as is if you wanted to. It's really well polished, beautiful and addictive to play! Super job well done!! :D
Thank you Aimee!!! So chuffed you enjoyed it and thank you for engaging with it so thoroughly. I definitely agree, really like the idea of making falling more dangerous. And power ups are a must! Lots of space to grow :)
This is keeping me out of work! A lot of fun and addictive.
This means so much, thank you! We had a lot of fun making it.
Addicting game play, love the music and sound warp mechanic
Thank you! @Louis is to thank for the sound
Very relaxing, lots of fun to play!
Thanks! I think we're all in some need of relaxing :P
Really love the gameplay loop and how the presentation of visuals and sound are implemented. Super dope fly fire emoji x3
Hope you'll come back and play again!
SO gorgeous, love the unique concept as well. Amazing stuff :)
Thank you! We appreciate the love
This game is good for the soul. Such a gorgeous game
Rumor has it it will also lower your blood pressure
Really beautiful implementation!
Thank you ^^