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A jam submission

VivariumView game page

A chill terrarium simulator
Submitted by friikjones, Thebearmaid, Goulartvic — 4 hours, 44 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Audio#12412.3452.345
Visuals#12602.5862.586
Theme#14552.2072.207
Innovation#15122.0002.000
Overall#15182.0632.063
Gameplay#17811.6551.655
Enjoyment#18821.5861.586

Ranked from 29 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?
There's no lose condition. Add plants and rocks to your vivarium and make it looks cute

What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
BG music and plant assets

How many people worked on the game?
4

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

Made a nice terrarium for my invisible lizard!

Submitted

Im sorry that i didnt really feel this this game fit to well to this jam. maybe it was just me but i hope you guys still try to make this game better after and make some improvements on how the game can be more different to play

Submitted(+1)

pretty game, relaxing! An indicator of what you have selected could be helpful, as well as possibly an in game tutorial?

Submitted

Unable to play game in browser. Unresponsive.

Submitted(+1)

Super nice idea, I can imagine players really enjoying landscaping their vivarium and keeping it alive over multiple days. Like Tamagotchi but with plants! I also loved the 3d view. Can definitely see this concept being popular!

Submitted(+1)

Nice idea, but it seems a bit boring, maybe add a preview of what you can place and growing plants?

The music was fire though :D

Submitted

I could only spin the dials.

Submitted

I cant figure out how to play but the music is fire

Submitted

Added plants and rocks to a vivarium don't know if there is anyhting else to do but left the game running to enjoy the song longer!

Submitted

Only thing you can do is spin 2 dials and one of them does nothing. Are you supposed to wait until something grows? What are the controls? Maybe add a tutorial and more info to the Game Page :)

Submitted

Only thing you can do is spin 2 dials and one of them does nothing. Are you supposed to wait until something grows? What are the controls? Maybe add a tutorial and more info to the Game Page :)

Submitted

I agree with what the other comments have said. I couldn't figure out what to do or what the goal is. 

Submitted

I agree with what the other comments have said. I couldn't figure out what to do or what the goal is. 

Submitted(+1)

Like all the other comments, it's very complicated to understand what you have to do. I've managed to place elements somewhat randomly, but without any real effect. 

You can edit your game page to say what needs to be done and the purpose of the game. Even if all the features aren't present, it doesn't matter, it's still a game jam and you've got to enjoy it :) 

Developer(+1)

Fair enough. We ran out of time to add that before the deadline, but will add it to a future update, thank you for the feedback =)

Submitted

I'm so confused, I don't know what to do...

Submitted

I was eventually able to figure out that clicking on rocks/plants and then clicking on a space in the vivarium would place it there, I was unsure of what else to do. Could benefit from some visual indicator of what actions are available/action you are taking (i.e. when clicking a rock/plant, highlight it or give a pseudo-inventory to show that the player is holding it) cute art and fun song though!

Submitted(+2)

I did not manage to do anything but click to place some objects in the vivarium, given there is water and light regulation i feel like im missing some part of the game. you should add a tutorial :)

Developer

Thank you for the feedback!

We definitely ran out of time to add a tutorial and some other features. There is no lose condition, though, so it's about fiddling and making it look cute, there's no challenge.