Brackeys Game Jam 2025.1

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A jam submission

Please, Finish This Game!View game page

The usual platformer that you should try.

Submitted by MassterMax — 8 hours, 35 minutes before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Theme	#44	4.068	4.068
Innovation	#125	3.824	3.824
Enjoyment	#158	3.838	3.838
Overall	#169	3.664	3.664
Gameplay	#200	3.622	3.622
Audio	#454	3.297	3.297
Visuals	#709	3.338	3.338

Ranked from 74 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?
Please, Finish This Game! is a classic 2D platformer where everything goes as it should. Just reach the finish line, avoid the traps and enjoy the gameplay, because nothing will go wrong, even if you want it to...

What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
I used some free audio and a font from google fonts:

1) SkyMusic.wav by WakuWakuWakuWaku -- https://freesound.org/s/423133/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
2) OKAY! by Scrampunk -- https://freesound.org/s/345299/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
3) Cartoon Kiss_cjohnstone.wav by trijohnstone -- https://freesound.org/s/536335/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
4) Straw Slurp.mp3 by TinyJiro -- https://freesound.org/s/96896/ -- License: Attribution 3.0 - i modified this one (shorten it)
5) https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Silkscreen

How many people worked on the game?
1

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ReidSubmitted301 days ago(+1)

Pretty cool game! simple and short, but I had to take a peak at the comments to know what to do

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Jinxed - Cat Café

Drather2303Submitted302 days ago(+1)

What an amazing entry! There are small things like small grammar inconsistencies (I saw one, there might be more) and not teaching the interact button, but this is ok. One thing that I would criticize harsher is making coyote jump mandatory (or nearly mandatory, not sure). Coyote jump is great to make the player feel good when they "lag", eyes deceive people and it serves as aligning our expectation with reality. But the moment you make the coyote jump necessary its usefulness becomes a burden. Otherwise I really enjoyed the dialogue and the concept, really fun! Maybe the dialogue at the beginning is a touch too long too.

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MassterMaxDeveloper302 days ago(+1)

Thank you so much! Honestly, there is a coyote time in my game, but people didn't feel it... So I think I should tune it:)

I will also check your game!

Drather2303Submitted302 days ago

There is indeed, but it feels mandatory for some jumps. It is used to make the player feel like there expectation of where the ledge ends meet the reality! In your case unless you rely on the coyote jump you will miss most of the time, because you need to jump right at the end or after the end of the ledge. All I am saying i that coyote jump is quality of life and not a mechanic to build a level or jump around it.

DeianTSubmitted302 days ago(+1)

Very fun game! Really polished and well made. Would love to see more levels added in the future.

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Factory Failure

karpovame302 days ago(+1)

it was very fun!!! thank you!!!

bluegarrettSubmitted303 days ago(+1)

Cute fun game! Trying to make something go wrong was fun! I don't know if I am a fast reader but it would've been nice to speed up the dialogue or have an option to skip (after reading of course). Nice job!

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Flawless Fortress

KORRVIDSubmitted303 days ago(+1)

This was a fun one.

I don't think I saw another game on this jam focus this much of dialogue.

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KesseSubmitted303 days ago(+1)

This is a hidden gem. Really well made!

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Hangover In HyperSpace

olekspickleSubmitted303 days ago(+1)

loved the idea! laughed at smooching devil :D my only critique would be that jumping could be more forgiving?..

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Jawbone GamesSubmitted303 days ago(+1)

This was a very fun game! Reminded me a lot of the Wheatley levels of Portal 2. I believe on the last level, I accidentally triggered some dialogue on top of dialogue that was supposed to give me a hint as to how to solve the final puzzle, so that one took me longer than normal to get to the end of. But other than that, and some of the jumps in the second level giving some trouble (mainly the first one haha) I would say job well done! I loved the art and all of the systems were well put together, some extra polish and levels is all this needs to become a complete picture!

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ErgodicEfimovSubmitted304 days ago

A really original take on the theme, I love it. A fun gameplay too. Some feedback: it would be nice to have an option to skip some dialogs. Also the jumps mechanics could be improved a little (adding some coyote time and things like that). That aside, I love it, good job, congrats!

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N.O.T.H.I.N.G. can go wrong

MassterMaxDeveloper304 days ago

Thanks! There is a coyote time actually;)

ErgodicEfimovSubmitted304 days ago(+1)

Anyway, the controls need some polishing for a better user experience, some jumps were pretty difficult. Good work anyways, pretty nice entry!

NerdycoldbrewSubmitted304 days ago(+1)

I liked the concept of the game and the puzzles at play. Some of the ways in which the game interacted with me was very charming. My one comment is that the movement could probably feel a bit better with fine-tuning of the speed and jump trajectory. I often felt like I was expecting a bigger jump or a slightly different jumping arc to the one the character actually made.
Overall, a great jam entry!

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Regicide: A Perfect Ending

ZipiRoGamesSubmitted305 days ago(+1)

The game is very well made, completed it to. I like this type of games with a twist. The pixel art is very good looking. good luck!

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src22Submitted305 days ago(+1)

I enjoyed it and would definetly play more levels. I agree with other comments, that some of jumps are hard to do

Billwood MarblesSubmitted305 days ago(+1)

This was super clever, loved it! Very Stanley Parable. Only thing I would have liked was the ability to speed up the text when it takes control away from you, I was often ready to get playing before the game would let me. Great work!

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Every Minute Matters

MassterMaxDeveloper305 days ago

Thank you very much!

woopSubmitted307 days ago (1 edit) (+1)

Awesome twist and interpretation of the theme! The puzzles were also fun, I wanna see this as a full game like the game said haha. Good job on this! My only real complaint is some of the jumps were sometimes annoyingly tight.

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blanchielSubmitted307 days ago(+1)

I like your take of the theme! It was a fun experience, I'm very satisfied making the game mad! I'm really bad at platformer games and usually end up dying a lot of times without getting to the finish line. So playing a platformer where I actually had to die was very refreshing!

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There is No Mystery Here

aloofReSubmitted308 days ago(+1)

This was a fun concept! Love the audio and the gameplay actually accounting for every one of the players moves was great! Id say the only thing that could be improved is the talking speed or adding a skip button, also a few jumps were quite hard but still epic game!

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Bastion CodesSubmitted309 days ago(+1)

Cool concept, minimal but great art style, and fun gameplay. Very enjoyable overall. The only thing that was slightly annoying is not being able to skip dialog. Still, even more impressive it was done by just one person. Good job :)

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MassterMaxDeveloper309 days ago

Thank you so much!

vulfhelmSubmitted309 days ago (1 edit) (+1)

Loved the speech sound effect, sounds that pop on every letter with a different pitch. Loved the the moods of the narrator speaking, it was funny! Great job

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BanzaiSoftwareSubmitted310 days ago(+1)

Really liked the character and the game that talks to you as a narrator. The problem is that I'm stuck with the scene with shadows on the ground and nothing happens, the game is telling me in loop that I can try to beat my time or something... Any help? Did you try Angry Shepherd?

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MassterMaxDeveloper309 days ago(+1)

Yeah, I played your game, it’s cool!

You stuck in the end of first level, if you walk a little under the shadows, the game will say that shadows are from invisible tiles. So you should try to jump into them (imagine there are tiles 2-3 squares above the shadows)

BanzaiSoftwareSubmitted309 days ago

Ooooooh right! I have to give it another try, I'm so stupid! I thought something will drop from the sky ^^

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