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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Fun | #169 | 3.429 | 3.429 |
| Innovation | #279 | 3.143 | 3.143 |
| Overall | #305 | 3.196 | 3.196 |
| Game Design | #324 | 3.179 | 3.179 |
| Theme | #336 | 3.250 | 3.250 |
| Audio | #372 | 2.964 | 2.964 |
| Graphics | #387 | 3.214 | 3.214 |
Ranked from 28 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does you game fit the theme?
Dave the Watcher fits the theme of "You're Not Alone" because while the game is solo, a mysterious figure helps guide you through impossible levels.
However, this guide keeps messing up, and eventually, they lose it. Are you able to survive the guide and the challenges you face in the environment in this short and comedic game?
Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
I wrote 100% of the code from scratch. Since I did this project solo and I'm a programmer, I didn't create the audio/art, instead, I had permission to use them.
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Bruh.... I got stuck inside the box 3 times but your narrator and audio is really good.... Overall game play is smooth as butter.
Thanks for the feedback! Sorry about that, will find a fix for that soon.
This was really funny to play! All the dialogues and levels are good, the audio and art you chose complete everything very well.
I enjoyed it a lot!
Thank you so much for the feedback! Hope you enjoyed playing and finding the secrets!
I never played a bucket. This is an extra star for innovation!
The game had a good difficulty for me and the quick restart made failing bearable
Thank you so much! Hope you enjoyed the game and secrets (if you found them)!
Very sliperry and fun! I didn't get what was the prize for getting all the mops but overall, great game.
Thanks for playing! The suprise was a little weird I will admit! Thanks for playing and finding the secret! 🧹
Loved the commentator! The music was nice and the gameplay was smooth, but sometimes I got stuck inside blocks. Besides that, keep up the good work!
Thanks for the feedback! I will work on fixing hitboxes!
Really nice game!
The way the voice talks to us reminded me of Portal.
I struggled for a while to get past the level with the spikes that go up with a hole!
I like the concept of the same level changing each time.
With further development I'm sure this game would appeal to many. Maybe even a smartphone adaptation could be possible!
In any case, great job!
Thanks for the feedback! Hope you enjoyed playing and finding the secrets!
Good job creating this game on your own! It has some nice humor! The platform controls could have used more precision and why right click to continue dialogue? :P I din't manage to finish the level where the helper lost it. I couldn't jump high enough to get to the upper platforms and I tried jumping through the hole in the rising spikes, but just landed on other spikes. Perhaps I missed something?
Thanks for the feedback! For that level you were supposed to go to the upper level by climbing on the mountain of metal and from there land in the hole for the spike platform!
The right-click to move dialogie was weird. It was due to you clicking UI with that same click but also, it’s annoying and that’s what Dave wants! 🧹
i find the character movement was a little bit too fast especially on air. it even could just skip dave's help on like treadmil platform. but overall cool game :D
Thanks for playing! I agree the player was a bit fast and was having trouble nailing down a good speed. Will be sure to fix this!
Pretty nice one Congrats on submitting! All the best.
Thanks! Hope you had fun playing!
We loved it. Graphics are clean and seemed polished. We liked that the dialogue and the "guide's decisions" were playful and with character, Like a portal game, outsiders but meaningful. We were surprised that you had the time to add collectables and a final easter egg for those who put the effort. Great experience over all!
Thank you so much for the feedback! I really appreciate you playing the game! 🧹
It was a pain to collect all of those mops but it's worth it!
Haha! Thanks!
Loved it! Especially the art style and colors. I was satisfied with the box at the end. When I jumped, I kinda felt like a ghost floating around. Did you try to do that? The jumping I made for my game was more concise.
If you don't mind, could you play and review my game? I need some constructive criticism lol.
https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-8/rate/1680927
Hello, yes the floaty jump was intentional! Thanks for playing! 🧹
P.S. I will be sure to play your game!
Nice game love hopping in the box at the end it just feels great! Jumping feels a little floaty but maybe that's what you're going for
Hello, yes, the floaty jump was intentional so you could kind of glide. Thanks for playing! 🧹
i like the idea of iterating on the same level over and over, adding new challenges while keeping the base geometry the same. nice work!
Thank you so much for the feedback! I hope you enjoyed the game and tried finding all the mops! Thanks for playing :).
On some levels where there were spikes moving up, it was a bit weird having to go spam through the spawned to get the needed platform spawned in.
Small nitpick: right click is a bit weird for showing the next dialogue.
Nice complete little game. The "floaty" movement felt bad at first but then become the main challenge which was fine.
Hello, thanks for the feedback. I agree the movement is a little floaty and will be sure to fix in a later update!
I chose right-click because left-click was used for buttons, for the future, I can fix this and find a way to stop changing dialogue when you click on a button. The large amount of dialogue was done on purpose so Dave could frustrate you. Thanks for playing!
I didn't mind the dialogue. It was just a bit weird when a spike platform spawned in and started floating up and I have to go through some dialogue to have the platform I need to jump on spawned in. When this happens it incentives me to spam through the dialogue quickly to spawn in the platform I need before the spikes reach me.
I understand, I will work to find a fix for this, thanks for playing!
Nice game, I like the dialogues and the effort put into making them! The game mechanic with the levels etc is also a pretty well design part.
Overall is a good project, well done!
Thank you so much! I appreciate you playing the game!
Hey, I like it ! :)
One thing tough is that colliders felt a bit unfair at times, since I guess that they are rectanles, and not the shape of the spikes.
Other than that, pretty good ! :D
Oh, and I especially liked the secret dialog box D:
Hey, yeah I tried making them smaller but I could see how that was frustrating, I can decrease the size a little more. Thanks for the feedback, glad you enjoyed the ending ;)!
The evolving level mechanic fitted really well with the companion, the dialogue really gave life to it all. Also the main menu was dope!!
Thank you so much for your words! I really appreciate you playing my game!
Great work, I like this game.
Just a small detail, I played it on an old 22" monitor with a non-standard resolution of 1680x1050.
The game was therefore a little cut on the left/right side.
So, some mop was out of the view.
Hello 0nitenshi, Sorry to hear that, I will make sure to update this in future updates. Thanks for bringing it to my attention :)
I went through all of the missions, interesting approach to the theme, I also love the fact that you have to talk faster to the entity in order to have more time to scape the spikes, I dont know if that was intended or not, but great game overall
Thank you so much for the feedback! That was intentional and it was meant to be a little annoying lol.
Thanks for playing!