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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Gameplay | #342 | 3.462 | 3.462 |
| Enjoyment | #552 | 3.423 | 3.423 |
| Visuals | #787 | 3.385 | 3.385 |
| Innovation | #841 | 2.846 | 2.846 |
| Overall | #913 | 2.987 | 2.987 |
| Theme | #1037 | 2.885 | 2.885 |
| Audio | #1518 | 1.923 | 1.923 |
Ranked from 26 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?
Our precision platformer embodies the theme through core risk-reward gameplay players choose between safe paths to victory or dangerous paths for better rewards.
Generous checkpoints support the theme by removing frustration barriers, allowing players to focus on risk-reward decisions rather than punishment. Players can experiment with risky strategies without losing progress, making "risking it for the biscuit" an engaging choice rather than a punishing requirement.
What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
https://kenney-assets.itch.io/1-bit-platformer-pack - used this asset pack to build the level.
and music with creatie commons from Pixabay.
How many people worked on the game?2
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The movement in this feels really good!
Really fun open-ended platformer! The grappling mechanic was really satisfying to use.
Man, after playing this, I kinda regret not making more platformers. Yes, it has risks but the only reward is a higher score. Like, you can still finish the game just fine without getting any of the riskier coins. The movement is kinda rough around the edges but the main mechanics, grappling and dashing are pretty well implemented. A lot of people will probably suggest you work more on the player physics (like adding coyote time) but personally I recommend going to the basics, like having a game over screen or fixing the transparency on some of the sprites, maybe even updating the font to something more pixel perfect to match the rest of the game.
Great tutorial, explains everything without a wall of text and is interactive. The grapple works well and is fun when the player is moving at high speeds. To improve, I would look into addding Coyote Time / Jump Buffering.
Yes sure, i'll keep that in mind, thanks a lot for playing !
The grapple mechanic was great! I also really like how the game looks, and overall had a lot of fun. I did get stuck on one side of the map, but maybe there was a way to get out that I didn't realize. I also recommend changing the key for the graple into something other than E since it's a bit hard to press E while moving with A and D. Either way, this was a fun game.
The grapple mechanics seemed pretty familiar at first, but it turns out they can interact in a pretty cool way every once in a while: if you grapple while falling really fast, you can transfer that linear momentum straight into angular momentum and then yeet yourself off in whatever direction you want. I don't know that I got any explicit reward for doing this anywhere, but it was fun to schmove for the sake of schmovement.
I unfortunately was not able to make it all the way through the first big level. The first time it seems that I got caught in an inescapable area in the bottom-left. The next round through was going well until I clipped inside the wall and couldn't find a way to get myself back out again.
Great job! The controls were good, which is great for a platformer. I eventually got lost and couldn't figure out where to go -- I thought I was going the right way but teleporters just kept taking me back to the beginning -- so I couldn't get to the end of the game. Also, several times if my speed was too high I'd clip through the floor and get trapped inside (I would have to restart) -- so maybe adding a max speed to your character might prevent that (or increasing the physics tick rate. Some music would be nice -- free CC0 licensed tracks can be had in a lot of places (e.g. freesound.org). Also, I noticed some of your sprites had black backgrounds that would draw over other enemies, etc -- it'd be nice for those parts of the sprites to be transparent.
Yes sure, i'll keep that in mind, thanks a lot for playing !
Honestly, I got a little lost in the level and didn't know where to go, but I was having fun with the grappling hook and double dash, so it was fun haha! The atmosphere is cool and the gameplay is satisfying!
Thanks for playing. Glad you Liked it !
Cool game! The grappling hook and bouncing pads are very satisfying and I really dig the art style. Well done!
Thanks , glad you enjoyed
The grappling mechanic was fun, and I liked the 1-bit visuals too. Considering how risky the game is, it was also nice with respawn points.
A couple of points for improvement:
Yes yes, i'll keep that in mind, thanks a lot for playing !!
The grappling hook mechanic was really fun to play with! I enjoyed playing the game a lot, the 1bit artstyle is really nice too!
Thanks ! Glad you enjoyed !
Cute little game But I got stuck in the ground when hitting it at fast speeds
Ahh yes thats a know bug i wasnt able to fix, maybe it has something to do with the unitys rigidbody mechanics at higher speeds, i am open to suggestions tho , thanks for playing !
A game with a nice grapple mechanic is always a winner. Good Job. Though I think having a double jump on space and another button for the dash would be a really nice addition for smoother traversing. Good Job though. 🙌
Ahh yes yes nice idea , thanks for playing !
I didn't get my role, where am I in the game .
You are a mouse in this game, you have to collect the coins while avoiding the fall and death floor .
OK thanks
Goated game, really fun to play !
Thanks for playing ! Glad you enjoyed !
Good play, good mechanics :) Enjoyed trying it out
Thanks a lot !
Hi :-)
I also have the bugs mentioned below. I also paused the game and selected the options menu: impossible to go back.
But the game is fun. The platform levels are engaging and challenging with a limited number of mechanics. Good job ;-)
Ah yes, the ui was done right at the end when there was just a few hrs left and then i forgot about it lol , thanks a lot for playing !!
I thought the dash and the grappling mechanics were cool. I did encounter a bug where if you fall really fast you somehow glitch into the floor and can't get out. Other than the I thought it was a good.
Noted, its probably due to how i am using the physics based movement in unity, thanks a lot for playing !
I appreciated having infinite lives. Great grappling hook mechanic! Cute mouse too. Respect to jah
Ah yes it was decision taken so it would be enjoyable for a gamejam .
Being forgiving of player risk-taking is actually a really good game design philosophy, now that I think about it. Probably should have done that for my game...
It would have been nice to have some coyote time when jumping off the ledge; there were a lot of times when I hit jump too late and ended up dashing instead.
yea thanks a lot, initially i thought i'll keep it very difficult but then i realised for a gamejam i should focus on playability, so hence i implemented this feature