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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #43 | 4.070 | 4.070 |
| Enjoyment | #76 | 4.005 | 4.005 |
| Gameplay | #96 | 3.796 | 3.796 |
| Innovation | #153 | 3.756 | 3.756 |
| Overall | #206 | 3.629 | 3.629 |
| Audio | #586 | 3.154 | 3.154 |
| Visuals | #987 | 2.990 | 2.990 |
Ranked from 201 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?
I took the theme as a challenge, or perhaps.. a threat?
Can't Lose is a minimalist puzzle platformer where the game really wants you to win, so the question is, how can you lose?
If you get stuck on a level the name is usually a bit of a clue, if you're still stuck you can always press esc to return to the menu and use the level select to skip
Also, just out of curiosity, leave a comment if you complete the last level, i'm a little worried its a bit tricky to work out
*** Thank you to everyone who's played so far, and thank you for all the feedback! I won't update the game during the Jam, but i am working on improving the feel of the game right now, and have a fair few new level ideas i would like to try out after the Jams finished***
What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
Music from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/
sound effects from https://archive.org/
How many people worked on the game?1
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This is great! So much fun!
I was surprised I didn’t even need a Flash player! xd good game
Perfect 2025 version of those hardest game ever type games! Has the essence of a 2010's flash game, but feels super fresh!!! Amazing job!
Lovely game! I assume it's heavily inspired by Level devil but it still has some unique twists!
Consistent art stlyle, bunch of levels created, game works smoothly, well done! I did not figure out level 15 ;) As a suggestion, make the double jump more obvious. I stumbled upon it by accident and it significantly changes the gameplay.
honestly the double jump is a bug... shit.. i mean a feature!
Also, for level 15.. did you check the instructions?
This is the most fun I've had so far in the jam, played to the very end and had a blast. The sense of humour is just great, really on point. I think I much preferred the later levels to the first few with the timer. I think the jump felt a bit slow and clumsy, to the point that even when I knew exactly what was coming, I could never react in time, and instead had to start jumping before the flag even started moving. I had tremendous enjoyment and had a good chuckle many times, felt really dared to make it all the way to the end.
thanks for your kind words, I'll be sure to check your game out as well :)
Definitely agree about the platforming, not sure how the rules work in regards to tweaking things (would that count as a bug fix?), but hey, it was my first attempt at making a game :)
Good job on making it to the end, you are officially a loser!
Great take on the cat mario genre applied to this jam. Would have played the shit out of this as a flash game as a kid
you're the second person to mention cat mario, i've never heard of it lol
Nice little game with neat level ideas.
However the jump is often inconsistent making some levels really frustrating.
(+ At first I did not get that I need to hold for higher jump, but I guess thats on me)
Spamming sometimes allows for than two jumps maybe thats part of the issue.
All in all great submission!
yeah i know theres room for improvement in how the character handles, i spent a long time tweaking it but still not quite there! This was my first attempt at making a game so still a lot to learn!
Glad you liked the game though! on my way to check out yours
Nice idea for the theme, and a fun game nice job. Lot's of levels to complete!
It's so awesome! The game is ridiculously hard, but it’s still a ton of fun. It’s tough to progress through each level, and the character moves pretty poorly. But the concept and everything else is amazing.
Loved it, GREAT idea
I really had much fun playing this game. Reminds me of the classic "Cat Mario". Would appreciate if you also looked at my submission! ;)
Really good and fun level design. Probably the game of the jam I had the most fun playing with, well done :D
Great twist on level devil (btw annoying bug/feature I found is that if I'm to close to the ledge I will not be able to jump)
so good design and it is very funny !!!!!I spent a lot of time on this game,it makrs me cracy buy had lot of fun
Amazing level design! Extremely well done, with amazing twists at every point.
Such an amazing game idea! I really love that you expanded the game mechanic based on the initial game concept.
Excellent game! Many very funny moments!
A very good game indeed, congratulations, I hope you get a very good result.
this game is incredibly good congratulations!