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Backpack Boy (2023 Jam Edition)'s itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Fun | #4 | 4.400 | 4.400 |
| Theme | #21 | 4.267 | 4.267 |
| Originality | #57 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Presentation (graphics, audio) | #65 | 4.133 | 4.133 |
Ranked from 30 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game represent Mode?
You use a flashlight, a lantern, and a portal to change the mode that the world is in.
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Backpack Boy is being made into a full game! Follow us at https://twitter.com/backpackboygame for updates
Short and sweet, good puzzles although some of them felt a bit too tight on timing, liked how the music changed between light and dark mode
ps. you can go off-bounds if right at the beginning you jump over the door and climb the wall instead :')
Great puzzles and sound.
Surprisingly fun! Really enjoyed the mechanics and the little twist. Also great use of color palette for the light/dark modes. Great job!
Excellent puzzle game that leaves me wanting more. Enjoyed every mechanic and each one has good possibilities for puzzles. Hope you'll have an opportunity to continue this to add a few more levels in between and smooth out the learning curve, and also go even further with it.
Amazing Game! The pixel art for this game looks amazing especially the backgrounds. The theme feels really well interpreted and the game feels very polished. I genuinely think that you could sell this game on steam. Good Job!
One of, if not the best, use of the dark/light mode.
Really enjoyed the puzzles and the ending was a great touch.
A platformer that uses light, with a dark ending. :P
Loved it and hope you can play mine too! :V
Cool piece you got here! I appreciate the pacing, level design, and bit of tension towards the end. It's a surprisingly full experience given the time constraints so you ought to be proud of that.
I have to say, this game is exceptionally great! A practically complete game with really great design and mechanics. This may be my favorite game of the jam. Great job on this one!
I love the time travel paradoxes in this game! The platforming felt snappy and the puzzles had a good amount of challenge to them. The visuals and the music are excellent and provide a really good atmosphere. No notes, amazing work!
Super impressive, technically speaking! We chatted a bit about how the masking layers interact, and the way it's pulled off is incredible. I'd definitely love to see more puzzles utilizing these mechanics, and the spritework was really detailed and used subtle pixel movements to convey weight and depth that really made the experience pop.