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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Innovation | #12 | 4.077 | 4.077 |
| Theme | #44 | 4.115 | 4.115 |
| Audio | #46 | 3.731 | 3.731 |
| Overall | #85 | 3.558 | 3.558 |
| Game Design | #100 | 3.577 | 3.577 |
| Fun | #365 | 2.846 | 2.846 |
| Graphics | #385 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
Ranked from 26 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
I suffer from sleep hallucinations, also know as hypnagogia. I used to be afraid of it before I knew the explanation. Nowadays I can kinda control them for a few seconds because I am aware of what is hapenning. So the idea of the game is to dive into one's mind to help them heal from mental health issues, using this awareness that the other person does not have to help them. The mind is made of layers, you can dive or swim up to transition through those layers. Each hallucination can only exist in a range, some are shallow and some are deep. You guid the patient's mind since the can't do it consciouly in their current state. But there are dangers in diving deeply in another mind, your mind may merge partially with the other and you might assimilate some of the mental health issues. But you can always emerge to take a deep breath to descend further.
Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
I did all the code and game design alone. I made most of the art. The rest of the assets are credited.
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really loved the theme and music. The gameplay was unique, really good
the intro is brilliant. Feels modern but retro. The game play is also fun. Quite alot to take on board and u must have done a tonne of work. Well done 👏
Yeah, I guess I went too complex for a jam game. Thanks for playing!
After I figured the game, it became fun, good entry!
Thank you! Yeah, it's a little bit overwhelming and complicated for a jam game xD
The music and vibe is awesome! It's also a really cool concept for a game. I found the tutorial a little lengthy, maybe it's possible to introduce it step by step rather than on screens - then you can learn by doing, I always find that more immersive. I would also do a polish pass of the UI so that it all matches together. It was challenging to play for me but blown away by the creativity!!
Thanks for the feedback! I wish I had more time to make a tutorial level, but I was doing almost everything alone haha Definetely will polish it after the jam!
Very interesting and unique idea, and implementation feels rather polished. A bit hard to get into though. In particuliar, if a hallucination block is blinking, sometimes it's hard to remember which -dive or climb - action will get rid of it or solidify it. Keep falling down :D
It great game. at first, I didn't know what to but after trying I figured out Really unique game
Thank you! It's a little bit overwhelming and confusing at first, I will polish it after the jam!
Nice game! As others have mentioned, it was a little hard to figure out at first. For me, it was a bit frustrating that the game would start all over again when you fell off. But after a few tries, I had it down. By all means, a unique and interesting game.
Thank you so much! Yeah, I will definetely polish it after the jam even make a tutorial level xD
really unique! but the controls where hard, it took me a long time to figure stuff out
Thank you! Feedback noted!
Loved it! One suggestion: Make UI consistent for different screen sizes. Overall 5/5 from me! Good job!
Wow! Thank you! I will polish it after the jam, for sure!
Through the depths of the mind!
Things I enjoyed ✔️
Things I would like to possibly see with your title. 🤷♂️
Overall 📓
I enjoyed my time playing this game, I cant honestly think of much things to improve on, because the game feels very polished, audio is amazing, art, gameplay, great job making a great game!
Thanks, amazing feedback!
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took some time understand it but its pretty fun and original idea!
Thank you! I will polish it and make a tutorial level after the jam!
Love the music and sounds, also very unique idea! Took me a minute to understand the mechanics fully. Tough game but was fun!
Interesting and poetic game. I think it can be improved and publish on steam. Good luck on your journey !
Thank you! I will definetly polish it after the jam!
really fun, really unique, really interesting!
Thank you!
Very unique game, I love the audio and VO, specially the intro scene. The gameplay and controls are kinda hard to get but nice work anyways :)
Thank you so much for these kind words!
This is such a unique submission, I really like it! I found the learning curve to be pretty steep, but it was still really cool!
Thanks! I will polish the level and mechanics after the jam, I focused so much on the concept that didn't have time to polish the gameplay xD
A bit confusing with the mechanics but very nice game
Thank you! I wish I had more time to polish the gameplay and the level!
Very interesting and thought-provoking entry; I liked that you were able to create a game based on your own experience with hypnagogia, and the story of the game was really nicely told. Based on the memories you collect, I could piece together what happened and it's definitely a sad tale; wasn't expecting to see a game with a deeper story in a game jam, but this is really great! Bonus points for having voice acting too :)
On the game/gameplay side, what initially confused me was the climbing and diving mechanic; a minor nitpick, but I would've preferred diving to be on E instead of R, as that way, the climb and dive buttons are right next to W. I got confused for a bit cause my muscle memory kept pressing E to dive.
Also, I think the mechanics are interesting but can be hard to understand because there's so many different parts to the game: you have phase shifting, the awareness meter, the nightmares, and how deep you've gone that affects the awareness meter gain rate, so it's a bit overwhelming, even with the 2 pages of help. Maybe one idea if you explore this game further is to break up the memories into different stages that slowly introduce the mechanics to the player, so it's easier to digest.
My only other nitpick is that the movement is a bit slow. But overall, I enjoyed this game and liked the angle you took with the theme; excellent job on the submission!
Thank you so much for you feedback! Definetly will update the game after the jam. I should put the dive in the E key, true xD I also plan to update the visuals because I was using a plain square for most of the props. Thank you again!!!
Nice game! I really liked the game mechanics, they are very interesting, but sometimes a bit confusing. Great entry!
Thanks! After the jam I will polish it and try to make the mechanics more clear!
a very unique entry! i liked the dive feature changing the scene its a cool concept! i had fun playing!
Thank you! You are very welcome!