This game was both fun and relaxing to play, and the art is fantastic!
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Carolines Basement's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Graphics | #14 | 4.348 | 4.348 |
| Innovation | #36 | 3.783 | 3.783 |
| Overall | #66 | 3.630 | 3.630 |
| Game Design | #113 | 3.522 | 3.522 |
| Theme | #174 | 3.696 | 3.696 |
| Audio | #212 | 3.217 | 3.217 |
| Fun | #213 | 3.217 | 3.217 |
Ranked from 23 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?
Carolines Basement uses the theme "dive deeper" as a exploration to dive deeper into hoarders and how people become them from their life experiences. In this game you are tasked with cleaning a carolines basement and you may infer how Caroline started hoarding
Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
Everything is made from scratch, however the sound effects have been made before the jam and repurposed
Comments
Simple and fun little puzzle with nice art style. Perfect game for OCD people)
Submitted
Abyssal DescentLandonZX said it best imo. Some things you could polish if you choose to make continue developing this are: animations, especifically after the dolls (I didn't know where the dolls went at first) and more concise text. I would also love to see some more creative ways to use the mechanics! I think you have a cool mechanic and some amazing art, and with more rooms you could explore a lot of different ways to use them. Maybe having to click and drag a telescope to find a specific constellation?
Submitted
Jim Dives DeeperCleaning feels so clean! (See what I did there (; )
Things I enjoyed ✔️
- The sprite work is fantastic!
- Gameplay felt intuitive!
- I love the gameplay so much! You did a great job mastering the mechanics!
Things I would like to possibly see with your title. 🤷♂️
- Honestly you should add more rooms! Make this game a cleaning simulator in a way, because it feels so nice to clean out the rooms!
Overall 📓
You did fantastic on this game! You should be very proud of yourself, because this is truly a one of a kind experience!
Submitted
Fishing Time 🎣Great idea with the digging into piles thing. As someone with a messy workspace its very relatable!
I would have wished there was more gameplay and levels like the whole house to clean! and the lore a little bit more thrown around the place.
Graphics were AMAZING loved it.
Audio could have used more diversity and music that stands out more.
Over all a GREAT first game jam game and I hope you and your team continue to work on games :)
Submitted
A Dive for the Pastthis was fun! The artwork was well done and the goals were simple to understand and do.
Submitted
Well DiverI messed up and dragged the dolls out instead of in, got it out of screen and got stuck xd
Apart from that, I liked the interpretation of the theme and you did great with making small interactions with the different items. Paired with the kinda sad music and cleaning, it made me think of my old childhood stuff lying around. Idk, the vibe just stuck out to me! Great job!
Submitted
Surviving The Deepsuch an amazing take on the theme! love the art, the sound design fit the aesthetic perfectly, all-around great entry!!
Submitted
Dolphin DiveVery neat little game! I liked the graphics and even some of the narrative pieces such as the atmosphere and the little details you can find about Caroline were cool. It was kind of a hassle opening the to-do menu over and over to make sure what to find but that's just a personal thing. I like it!
Submitted
Descent into Var Extremes
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