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Brackeys Game Jam 2020.1

Hosted by Yilian, AquaXV, Duxez, CodeMyst, hucota7, TheDutchMagikarp, Brackeys · #BrackeysGameJam
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A jam submission

Desert DigView game page

A puzzle game about digging
Submitted by Ari Maddison — 7 hours, 49 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Game Design#164.0744.074
Theme#264.0374.037
Fun#503.8153.815
Innovation#833.5193.519
Overall#1033.4883.488
Graphics#1173.7043.704
Audio#5221.7781.778

Ranked from 27 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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eagleman95Submitted5 years ago(+1)

Nice puzzle game, good job!

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Right in the Hole
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Ari MaddisonDeveloper5 years ago

Thank you. Good job to you too :)

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kawetofe gamesSubmitted5 years ago(+1)

Really good game, I liked the puzzles and enjoyed playing it. Got a good rating from me,

(Please rate mine too.:)

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Star Drifter
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Ari MaddisonDeveloper5 years ago

Thanks very much! Yours is so creative :)

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DrBlurySubmitted5 years ago(+1)

Wow I can't believe this is your first game jam! :o
I am really impressed by your game. The art style is just amazing and some of the puzzles are challenging in a good way. I really enjoyed it! :)
Please rate my game too. :)

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Cheese Defender
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Ari MaddisonDeveloper5 years ago

Thanks! I have rated yours and I liked it a lot.

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Udula benaragamaSubmitted5 years ago(+1)

I really like the puzzles! RATED!!

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the water drop
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Ari MaddisonDeveloper5 years ago

Thank you :) Yours is very fun.

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J4sonSubmitted5 years ago(+1)

wow really great puzzle game with such a nice game mechanics

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The Ground Is Falling!!!
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Ari MaddisonDeveloper5 years ago(+1)

Thank you so much :) Yours is so fun: I particularly like the UI design - definitely the best I've seen for the jam!

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JoeyVrijSubmitted5 years ago (1 edit) (+1)

Such nice game design! Great job I love it :)

gave it a nice rating!

Let me know what you think of mine if you'd like!

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Don't Sink
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Ari MaddisonDeveloper5 years ago

Thank you very much! I think yours is awesome and I have rated it and left a comment :)

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GehadAbdElhalimSubmitted5 years ago(+1)

Amazing Level Design man , Great Job :D

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Paper Holes
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Ari MaddisonDeveloper5 years ago

Thanks :) Yours was great!

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NemoSubmitted5 years ago (1 edit) (+1)

Loved the mechanics and the way you implemented the theme. Really good level design and I liked the color scheme very much. Nice work :)

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Mole in a Hole
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Ari MaddisonDeveloper5 years ago(+1)

Thank you. I've played yours and left a comment :)

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Chaki BehappySubmitted5 years ago(+1)

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Glimmer of Gold
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Chaki BehappySubmitted5 years ago(+1)

Yes another game that i beat x'3, i'm amaze by the level you design lol, some really need to think about each step to take haha, fun little game, i enjoy it a lot x'D

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Ari MaddisonDeveloper5 years ago(+1)

I really appreciate your comment :) I'm glad the level design turned out well: the developer really has no way of telling how good it is because in puzzle games so much of the experience comes from not knowing the answer. I liked yours too!

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stevensaadSubmitted5 years ago(+1)

a really unique and fun puzzle game!, i love art style and the simple yet challenging game mechanics!

the level design too is very good :)

i Like it :)

Great Job!

Would love you to come and rate our game too :)

https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-3/rate/574177

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ANKH
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Ari MaddisonDeveloper5 years ago (1 edit)

Thank you. I've rated yours and left a comment. It was very good :)

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Vexed ProgrammerSubmitted5 years ago(+1)

Great little puzzle game, quite challenging sometimes and the digging mechanic is interesting! Great work!

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Space Training!
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Ari MaddisonDeveloper5 years ago

Thanks! I liked yours too.

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Goiaba GamesSubmitted5 years ago(+1)

Awesome puzzle game, really well-designed! Only thing missing is some audio. I hope more people play your game because it deserves more ratings. Well done!

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Into the Depths
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Ari MaddisonDeveloper5 years ago(+1)

Thank you very much! I wanted to do audio, but I unfortunately ran out of time. Yours is great!

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Niko FedorovSubmitted5 years ago(+1)

Great! It was challenging and really enjoyable, mechanics are very interesting. Definitely, the game deserves more ratings. Good luck :)

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Project EarthLab
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Ari MaddisonDeveloper5 years ago

Thanks! Yours is good too.

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JustcamhSubmitted5 years ago (2 edits) (+1)

Cool puzzle game! I really like the twist; that digging holes prevents you from moving back to that tile. Made for some interesting puzzles, but I think you could have taken it a lot further. I found it really difficult to determine the orientation of enemies and which way they were about to look. I know that there were subtle indications for both of these, but I'd recommend making them more obvious. If you insist on sticking with the 8x8 art (which is very nice) then you could show a vision cone, or highlight the tiles in their view? Overall very fun, would be interesting to see what you could do with a few more levels!

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Hole Punch!
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Ari MaddisonDeveloper5 years ago

Thanks for the feedback! I would also like to make some more levels - I was planning to have more but I ran out of time during the jam. Vision cones are a very good idea, and maybe I could have a vision cone for their current vision and then a flashing one for where they're going to be looking next. Thanks again, that was very helpful :)

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Diamond32Submitted5 years ago(+1)

Very beautiful pixel art, and simple but really challenging game! I enjoyed!

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Survive the blackholes
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Ari MaddisonDeveloper5 years ago

Thanks! I enjoyed yours too :)

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JayometricSubmitted5 years ago(+1)

Great level design, visuals look good  (wish it was a little bigger to see things clearer!)  Excellent puzzle game! 

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UNFAIRWAY
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Ari MaddisonDeveloper5 years ago

Thank you! I totally agree with your critique - I wanted to do the graphics in 8x8 tiles so it was easier for me to draw them,  but the overall clarity of the graphics could be much better. Your game is great too!

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MonciiSubmitted5 years ago(+1)

Great game! The level design is great and so are the mechanics.

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Porthole
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Ari MaddisonDeveloper5 years ago(+1)

Thank you! Your game was very good too.

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MonciiSubmitted5 years ago(+1)

Thank you!

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Bull&RamSubmitted5 years ago(+1)

I can't move, can't dig after touching the button on the level with a button and enemy (second level with a button)

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Ari MaddisonDeveloper5 years ago

It is intentional that you can't dig while on a button, and also that when you dig in or out of the ground you leave an impassable hole - this might explain why you can't dig or move. I'm aware that perhaps my hole graphics could be clearer. Are you sure it's a bug? If not, I'd really like it if you tried again so you could play the whole game.

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Bull&RamSubmitted5 years ago (1 edit) (+1)

Nailed it. It was't easy:) Thanks

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Ari MaddisonDeveloper5 years ago

Thanks a lot for trying again :)

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RainSubmitted5 years ago(+1)

Really damn good!

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Coma
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Ari MaddisonDeveloper5 years ago

Thank you very much. Yours is fantastic too!

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memel065 years ago(+1)

Ok, let me tell you that this is an HIDDEN GEM
The mechanic of digging and leaving holes is simply AWESOME and the level design is top level quality.

The graphics reminds me that pico-8 games and it's enjoyable.

It's one of the most solid games that I played for this jam
KUDOS!

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Ari MaddisonDeveloper5 years ago(+1)

Thanks so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it.

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