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A jam submission

Can't LoseView game page

a minimalist puzzle platformer where the game really wants you to win, so the question is, how can you lose?
Submitted by cackfog — 2 days, 18 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Theme#434.0704.070
Enjoyment#764.0054.005
Gameplay#963.7963.796
Innovation#1533.7563.756
Overall#2063.6293.629
Audio#5863.1543.154
Visuals#9872.9902.990

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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Submitted(+1)

Rated! I feel that is like a rage game, I liked it

Submitted(+1)

Heeell yeah I am a loser! Awesome game. Played till the end. Loooved the squid games level!

Submitted(+1)

Very nice and a good fit to the theme. The difficulty is definitely too high for me though, couldn't get past level 5.

Developer(+1)

yeah i think i fell into the trap of thinking things were easier than they were because i had played them so many times! The trick for level five is to walk forward slightly (to get away from the hidden block), then watch the timer, full jump (hold space) just before 2 seconds, then walk back to where you started before the second flag gets you

Submitted(+1)

I'm so bad at these but cool game!

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Really fun game! I got to level 15 but i didn't understand how to complete it. I loved the take on the theme. My only feedback is that the acceleration felt a bit too much.

Developer

for level fifteen, the clue is in the name, remember to check the instructions!

Submitted

I just don't get which instructions. Are they inside the game or in the description?

Submitted(+1)

Completed till level 12 but not level 15! Great idea!

Submitted(+1)

Great work Cackfog! Lots of really clever and funny puzzles. level 9 really made me laugh, the timing was perfect

Developer

Thanks for playing! i was playtesting a bug fix today and actually fell for level 9 myself.. shame on me

Submitted(+1)

Nice game! Simple and fun!

Submitted(+1)

A jam standout!! This was so much fun to play, and I don't remember the last time I bust out laughing while playing a puzzle platformer. A great spin on the genre!

Submitted(+1)

I haven't had that much fun in ages. And I completed the game! I was so locked in. Really good level design and challenging puzzles that we only mad harder by my own noobish nature. 5 stars all round. 

Submitted(+1)

Very fun game! Enjoyed the puzzles a lot.

Submitted(+1)

One of my fav that I have played so far! You did well on the interpretation of the theme and the level design reflected that. 

Submitted(+1)

whoever designed the levels absolutely cooked here, really tight game execution, would honestly play a lot more levels

Submitted

Great puzzle game, my only issue is that the sound is mixed quite loud even when I have my volume down to 10%.

Submitted

I absolutely love the concept! Was so fun I stuck around for all the levels. You really got me a few times bro. It felt like me verses you directly.

Submitted

Very well done and fun little puzzle/rage game. Reminds me of that game about an elephant in a room from when I was younger. Great job!

Submitted

A simple yet amazing way to interpret the game jam's theme ! :D Thank you for this ! :D The level 6 was a little bit hard to pass though (but maybe I'm just no that good haha) 

Submitted

We laughed out loud playing this game! It reminded me of Cat Mario but the opposite goal. I am not good at playing platform games so I made my partner play it instead while I help work out the "how" based on the level title. 

We did finish the game so it's not too tricky. Well it is tricky but the title did help ;P

Awesome job!

Submitted

Super clever take on the theme! I love platformers and this was a breath of fresh air. Simple but very fun and every level was a surprise.

Submitted

Very fun game, quite challenging as well, but fun :D

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