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A jam submission

The Minimalist (Blackthornprod GAME JAM #3)View game page

Submitted by Coreylr197 — 8 hours, 27 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
THEME#683.9063.906
DESIGN#1713.5003.500
SOUNDS#2293.2193.219
OVERALL#2343.5003.500
MUSIC#2653.2193.219
INNOVATION#2933.1563.156
VISUALS#3843.3133.313

Ranked from 32 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Submitted (2 edits)

I really like this game. It works with this theme really well. You're trying to clean up everything and trying to do so in the minimum amount of steps.

The dark levels were strange at first. There wasn't anyway to find the optimal path without some trial and error. However, they're the same as the previous four levels so I could just remember the previous paths. You can't lose anyway so this is a very minor nitpick.

The game was really easy though. There sadly isn't much nuance which goes into doing it in the optimal amount of steps. I still enjoyed the game and it is very well polished.

I highly recommend checking out my game. It has a very similar premise. You play as a hoarder trying to very quickly throw out all his stuff.

Developer

thanks for playing! I’ll definitely check out your game as well!

Submitted

Small and precise. Got star in all levels. I think the easiest way was to be patient and walk in straight lines. Loved the pixel art aesthetic. Great game! Thanks for submitting it.

Please consider playing and rating my game as well. I would really appreciate it!! Thanks!! Cheers!

Developer

thanks for playing! I’ll be sure to check out your game!

Submitted

What a great little puzzle game! I liked the visuals and audio, my only feedback would change the design of the fridge and door (as they were a little difficult to tell apart), and to have more visual feedback for the player; when the door is now accessible and how many totals of items are left to pick up in each room. I also heavily appreciated that reset button. Other than that, love the overall asthric and keep up the great work!

Developer

thanks for playing! Your feedback is really great as well! 

Submitted

I enjoyed playing this. It has good music and fun level designs. The Only problem I found was the player move script slides sometimes when trying to change direction fast. Great game I liked it!

Developer(+1)

I haven’t noticed that bug so thanks for pointing it out! And thanks for playing!

Submitted

Great game and implementation of the theme. The dark section is realy great. The only thing is that I can get the stars when I played twice. I think it could be better if it has a step limit, then I have to search the door and probably play a level repeatedly. Overal I like it :)

Developer

thank you for the suggestion and for playing! :)

Submitted

Cool, I liked that second chapter!

On first levels you are just understanding what to do and then with darkness it gets so much interesting to complete!

Developer

thanks for playing! :)

Submitted

The game is nicely polished, even though there are less levels it's still fun to play

Developer

I wish I had time to add more levels, but thanks for playing!

Submitted

You know, when I first started I was about to make a comment on how it is so simple and not very fun. Then I completed a level and was awarded a check mark instead of a star. I then repeated that level and every level I didn't perform the greatest on until I had stars in all levels. So bravo, you got me to stay captivated and I genuinely enjoyed playing your game! I gave you good ratings

Developer

thanks for playing! I was actually worried it wouldn’t be very fun for people, but glad you found it fun!

Submitted

Bery simple but it feels genuinely polished, so you hit the theme for sure. I was really surprised when I saw the first dark level, but it made things a lot more interesting near the end. The visuals are good, but the music gets a bit annoying rather quickly. The game feels a bit imactless though. You're picking up these items, but I don't feel there's a lot of weight/importance to it. Game feel is a hard thing to nail, especially with the very safe and relaxed enviorment of the house. Solid entry and good job for finishing it!

Developer

a fair critique for sure! I think if I had a story to go along with it, it would have been more impactful. Thanks for playing!

Submitted

I managed to get a perfect on most of the levels. Those last few were tricky though. The music was fine, but it got annoying after a while. I don't really like it when I hear a 6 second loop throughout the entire game. Other than that, I loved this game.

Developer

fair enough, thanks for the feedback and thanks for playing!

Submitted

incredibly simple game, BUT IT HAS NO GLITCHES! so that's great.

Developer

I’m sure that’s not true lol. The challenge is to fine one! :P thanks for playing! :)

Submitted

NP

Submitted

The game is really fun, and the art is great too.

Developer

thanks for playing! :)

Submitted

Good job! Nice look and complete feel.

Developer

thanks for playing! :)

Submitted

Great stuff! Gave it really great ratings! Fun and unique interpretation of the theme! The one thing that could improve it, is a bit of a background story before the game starts, to lure the player in and give a bit of context of who the player is and why he is picking up his stuff, etc. But that might just be my preference as I love story-based games :)

Developer

I love story based games too, can definitely add a little story to it in the future. Thanks for playing!

Submitted

I love the the art the concept and everything. This is for the score system, i think you should put a someting like target score to remind the player how many score require to get a star thingy. And the ui, maybe u can pick a nice color which i think you was think about it but you don't have time but the overall is good game i enjoyed 👍

Developer(+1)

really great suggestions, definitely something I can add in the future. Thanks for playing!

Submitted

I love The Overall of the game but the music is too loud!, You should put a slider to reduce the music not to mute the music , because I had to mute and i didn't enjoy the game that much , but great game!

Love It

Developer

yeah the mute button was actually a very last minute addition, so I can definitely add a slider instead! Thanks for the suggestion and for playing! 

Submitted

Nice job! I loved the art and sounds, but the movement felt a little unresponsive. Overall great game though! I enjoyed playing it quite a lot!

Developer

if you played the webGL version, it is very laggy and I’m not sure why. So I understand! Thanks for playing!

Submitted

Very cool concept! I liked how you had a night-time variation of the levels to make the game more challenging. The art style is great but, the soundtrack could be a little more quite. Other than that, expect a good rating from me!

Developer

thanks for playing! In the future I can add a slider bar for the volume of the music, so thanks for the suggestion!

Submitted

Very cool way to handle movement as the challenge! Fits the theme great, super easy to play, but difficult to master if you want a good score. Good job!

Developer

thanks for playing & for the feedback! :)

Submitted

Really good way to implement the theme! Well done

Developer

thanks for playing! :)

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