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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Innovation | #7 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Overall | #32 | 3.730 | 3.730 |
| Theme | #37 | 3.905 | 3.905 |
| Audio | #42 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
| Game Design | #49 | 3.810 | 3.810 |
| Graphics | #112 | 3.714 | 3.714 |
| Fun | #164 | 3.286 | 3.286 |
Ranked from 21 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
Grow then kill the blossoms in a supernova to unlock abilities and plant new blossoms in order to cover the entire level in vines. A short puzzle game meant to invoke the wonder and quite solitude of death and rebirth - to strive towards a goal larger than a single life.
Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
All art, programming, and music was created by me, EGW-bricabrac. Sound effects from owned/purchased from Epic Stock Media.
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nice concept, v unique!
Very relaxing. Nice artwork.
Very nice and chill, took me a bit to get everything figured out, but once I did, I enjoyed it!
I really liked the chill vibe of the game! I love what you did with the theme.
I got scared at first by the wall of text however, maybe it would be better to explain the rules in each level, one step after another? Also, not sure if I did the final level properly, I didn't use the fire blossom at all :p
You really did good working on that game ! It was a bit confusing for me at first, but I won't be surprised if it will be on the top 50 !
Cut puzzle game, I like the UI simple and clean and fits well the feel of the game. Well done!
good puzzle game, really like the game juice alot of effects added that make the game feel nice to play. i think that a tutorial would be needed as their was alot of instructions to read and hard to understand without visuals but other than that great game.
Fantastic! I had a slow start, but once I understood how Nova worked it was really fun!
Interresting puzzle game and good pixel art, the only thing is missing is maybe an interactive tutorial to learn how to play because the rules is not easy to understand at start. But I understand that in one week you didn't have time to do that and the game you made is already very good ! ;)
Nice puzzle game! The instructions were a bit overwhelming for me, I wonder how you could simplify the learning curve - perhaps introduce one idea at a time?
This is a beautifully crafted game.
It took me awhile to figure out what was going on, such as, needing to click on the bud to open up it's movement arrows. Sometimes I would accidentally trash can a growth option because I thought I was clicking on it to select the action (my fault). Once you figure out how the game works...it's really fun and interesting. I like the way you've integrated the game jam theme. having the vines 'super nova' is just a very creative idea to unlock the complexity of the game play.
Well done. I think this could be the start to a full game.
Amazing puzzle game! Well done!
Really strong use of the theme here, there was some nice complexity in the puzzles as well. Great job.
Good Game. I bet you worked a lot on this one.
Really great puzzle game! The concept was unique and fit the theme well, and the visuals and audio complemented the gameplay perfectly. I especially like the effect when going supernova.
My only minor nit is that there's a lot of instructions to get your head around at the start, and if this were ever to be expanded into a full game, it would be nice to have a gentler tutorial. But it's intuitive once you get into it.
Really great puzzle game! The concept was unique and fit the theme well, and the visuals and audio complemented the gameplay perfectly. I especially like the effect when going supernova.
My only minor nit is that there's a lot of instructions to get your head around at the start, and if this were ever to be expanded into a full game, it would be nice to have a gentler tutorial. But it's intuitive once you get into it.
Really great puzzle game! The concept was unique and fit the theme well, and the visuals and audio complemented the gameplay perfectly. I especially like the effect when going supernova.
My only minor nit is that there's a lot of instructions to get your head around at the start, and if this were ever to be expanded into a full game, it would be nice to have a gentler tutorial. But it's intuitive once you get into it.
This game was really fun! Simple in theory, but actually pretty complex in practice! Great job!
Wow, this game was great. Really unique interpretation of the theme. The puzzles were great - personally, I would love to see this concept evolve and have some even harder & more complex puzzles. Good job!
Very nice puzzle game. I got scared when reading the tutorial, but the gameplay was intuitive. I like the simple art, and have to say the level design was amazing. I really enjoyed playing this game.