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A jam submission

POWERLESSView game page

A punishing puzzle platformer set in complete darkness. Try. Fail. Try again.
Submitted by Don't Worry Games — 2 hours, 44 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Presentation#1134.1384.138
Originality#1583.7593.759
Fun#2553.1383.138
Theme#2753.3103.310

Ranked from 29 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game represent "Power"?
POWERLESS represents power through experience and practice. The map is pitch black and full of hidden traps. Failure is guaranteed. But as the player explores (and fails) the map is gradually lit up. Making subsequent tries easier. Failure is encouraged.

This was my first Game Jam. And the first game I've ever made. I started learning to code two days before this Jam started. I was very nervous going in. But I learned while doing. And I failed many times along the way. This game is an homage to the attitude of embracing failure. Because failure is the greatest teacher.

Try
Fail
Try again

That is power.

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Very atmospheric! I like the character design, and it's really nice that your corpses leave lights, like bloodstained breadcrumbs.

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