Real hot stuff. The concept is intriguing at first, and really ramps up. I really like the tutorial phase, then the change in music when the Nothing appears? Absolutely peak. Would love to see this as a full-fledged mobile game, and I daresay it'd even be a Play Pass worthy one.
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Happy Slime Merger's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Gameplay | #123 | 3.758 | 3.758 |
| Enjoyment | #153 | 3.848 | 3.848 |
| Innovation | #165 | 3.742 | 3.742 |
| Overall | #252 | 3.576 | 3.576 |
| Audio | #308 | 3.470 | 3.470 |
| Visuals | #496 | 3.621 | 3.621 |
| Theme | #772 | 3.015 | 3.015 |
Ranked from 66 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does the game fit the theme?
The game has a fakeout where all appears fine until you interact with "The Nothing".
Additionally, you'll need to beat the game without losing any slimes to win. However you need to do do multiple runs to the end of the game to unlock items and upgrades to allow you to beat the game.
What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
AeogoBox Font
Stepalange Font
Unity Engine
How many people worked on the game?2
Comments
I really enjoyed this game it's quite addicting, I really like the style of the game and the music too! It's great, well done
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Never leave the cat aloneSorry if I didn't get around to reviewing your games guys. Turns out a cyclone has now knocked out our power so I won't be able to do any more reviews 🥲.
As my phone slowly runs out of battery I wanna say thanks for all of the kind words from such an amazing community with amazing games. This will definitely the first of many game jams for me.
Love ya all ♥️♥️♥️
wow. that was SO COOL!!! I love the whole "Cozy Game Gone Wrong" concept, which was executed beautifully here. The mechanics of the game itself were sooooo cool and unique. Having to micromanage a bunch of slimes while keeping as many of them alive as possible from a somewhat invisible beast was honestly such good and fun game design. I actually lost track of time playing this game, which is something I haven't said for any of the other submissions yet, it was just so fun and addicting! Overall, this game has some amazing, unique mechanics that tie in with each really well, which makes it very fun to play. AMAZING JOB!!!
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everything is fineI really like your game! The idea is really unique! I spent like 30 minutes just trying to get 14 rebirth points for the upgrade. Without knowing the right strategy, the game feels really hard, but the gameplay is a real fun and my rating for this masterpiece is going to be really high! Keep it up!
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Grave DivingOmg thank you so much for playing for so long, I really appreciate the kind words too ♥️.
On the off chance you want some guidance to keep playing when there's so many other games to check out, best early game strat is to sacrifice little slimes of a type, while keeping big ones alive.
Yeah sorry for overturning the difficulty, especially for a game jam.
Thanks a million ♥️♥️♥️
Congratulations for submitting this game! The concept is cool and graphics too :)
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Angry ShepherdI really like the idea, it's very unique. It gets a bit repetitive after a while though - just drag slimes to merge them. I think that bonuses dropping on the screen mid-game (that automatically spawn, you don't have to buy them) will make the game better. For example, look at "Bejeweled" - there are bonus gems with special effects that appear every once in a while.
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The Trail of the WandererThank you for that feedback and for playing.
Yeah perhaps something to spice it up would be nice, 35 rounds can drag on.
I really wanted coins and the items you get from the upgrades to keep it spicy as you track "The Nothing", with the slime upgrades taking over for the cool merge effects. Love to hear your ideas for some of the special effects that bejeweled like mechanics could do :).
I like your take on the theme! I got too addicted playing this game. It's very exciting even though the gameplay is simple. This is the kind of game where, before you know it, you've been playing for hours!
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There is No Mystery HereFun and original, very addictive!
I got stuck in the nothing screen though, didn't know how to defeat it.
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Nine Lives Too ManyVery cool game about merging slimes and protecting the slimes from 'the nothing', I enjoyed that this was a tile-based game too and there were so many upgrades to unlock. Well done!! When the enemy went into the dark, I thought that was a great addition because it made the player guess where it was going.
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Mecha ForeverUm game interessante!
Gostei da mecânica, mas não entendi o porque da slime preta meio transparente e o que fazer quando acabam as opções de fusões.
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The Forgotten TrailMuito obrigado por jogar e avaliar ^_^ Você precisa sobreviver 35 rodadas (até o contador chegar a 0) para obter atualizações. Ao usar essas atualizações você pode revelar a posição e atordoar o lodo preto. Essas atualizações permitirão que você vença o jogo sem perder um único lodo. Depois de jogar onde nada dá errado, você poderá comprar a atualização final que lhe permitirá vencer o jogo para sempre. Espero que isso esclareça as coisas e espero que o Google Translate faça um bom trabalho com esta tradução. ♥️
I loved the cheerful merging of slimes! The upgrade system is nice and deep, though I found myself wishing for a bit more guidance on some mechanics. Overall, it’s a nicely crafted game!
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Diapers, Please!The twist surprised me, and revealed a very cool puzzle gameplay! The nothing felt smart. When becoming invisible, it stays on the same place so you can't know where it is going next. And I always failed to predict where it was going. Couldn't figure how the truesight worked tho :( I had a great time!
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Tech MoversThank you so much for playing and reviewing.
I probably should have specified that the direction of the truesight is based off the direction you do the merge. But yeah it creates a line of sight with a length equal to the level of the slime. This line reveals "The Nothing" if it is within it.
Yeah the AI is brutal even for me, despite how simple it is from a code perspective. :p
This is really fun! Surprisingly stressful for a turn-based puzzle game. 😅
It was a hard to figure out at the beginning, and I found it difficult and a bit grindy to play. I never had remotely enough coins, I found myself wishing for an upgrade that made it easier for me to get coins.
Great entry!
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CaretakerThank you very much for playing, kind words and feedback too ^_^. Yeah my sister who made the game with me said that too.
Being my first game jam game I didn't realise that I shouldn't inflict the rest of you jammers, 200 games deep out of 2000, with the longest possible grind I could muster. Don't know why Ella handed me the keys to the balancing of the game, but yeah I tried to pace this towards a masochistic stream user oops. So you're right about it being grindy, sorry about that lol.
Wow! You came up with an amazing game! I didn't expect such an engaging mix of match-three mechanics and survival! My applause! Very pleasant visuals and, surprisingly, addictive music!
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Disaster RescueNeat game! I thought nothing is going to go wrong and its just a chill fun cute slime game then. BAM. Really cool
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A house for Mrs. SpiegelI spent so long playing this, great fun. I did notice that if the "Nothing" already had Stun x 2 or more, and you drop a tnt on it, then its stun count resets to 1.
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Mission Crimpossible
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