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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Innovation | #22 | 3.822 | 3.822 |
| Game Design | #34 | 3.792 | 3.792 |
| Overall | #144 | 3.271 | 3.271 |
| Fun | #149 | 3.317 | 3.317 |
| Graphics | #167 | 3.634 | 3.634 |
| Audio | #203 | 3.178 | 3.178 |
| Theme | #764 | 1.881 | 1.881 |
Ranked from 101 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Nice idea, also good karma ;)
Loving the game! I wish you could change the controls though because some of the keys aren't on my keyboard.
Thanks for the feedback. To solve the issue of different keyboard layouts it's also possible to toggle keys by clicking on them with the mouse.
Very innovative game. I had a lot of fun playing it.
Really liked this - the simple graphics style and audio are great, the gameplay works well - I believe that all of the problems I had have been addressed already. Well done on this!
Very nice game, I was slightly confused at the beginning because both 'caps lock' and 'start' were green but i figured that out easily.
It would be nice if there was as option to turn off the can lines as well as the crt, and it would also be nice if there was a 'clear all' option. a few times when I made a mistake I had to uncheck a lot of keys and an option to just uncheck everything, or rest the level would be great.
Thanks for the feedback Walrus! I'm planning on making the start simulation button a different shade of green in the post-jam version. There is also an option to tone down the crt effect, but the game looks weird if I turn it off completely. You can restart a level with F1 and reset all keys to disabled with F2, but I see that I forgot to mention that on the page.
Great concept and execution, the look and feel is great. It's a game you can jump right into without thinking twice and I already know i'll be back at a later date to finish all the levels! :)
I absolutely loved it! I have always loved tower defense and your spin on it is fantastic. The simple sounds and look of the game are great!
All my small complaints (are they are small) you already mentioned in your description. So knowing your are aware of how to make your game better is great!
Thank you for this!
That is my overhall score :
My main complain is that I wish you made a saving system so I could get back to it later to get all the trophies :x
Great level design, you mixed tower defense with (kindof) typing game. This is a very surprising, minimal and efficient approach. Good job on the originality !
I personally had a lot of fun playing it despite the fact that I never play tower defense game.
The music fit well and is relaxing enough to make me think about a proper solution.
My only question is that ... how it is related to the theme?... Did I miss the lie?... But to be honest, who cares? It's a great game. So I call it a success.
Thank you for the feedback. The game does save your progress, so do you mean saving which keys you had enabled in each level? Also, well done with your progress! I made level 9 a bit too difficult, so that's quite impressive. The lie is that regular tower defence games are strategy games, but this game is a puzzle game. However, most people have pointed out that the connection to the theme isn't great.
What a great design I really enjoyed this, and the music was brilliant! Great Job! :)
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So relaxing.
This game is Incredibly relaxing, the sound effects accompanied by the background melody create a good atmosphere for this video game, Great job!
Love the combo of keyboard spaces and tower defense. TD is one of my all time fav genres. Great pacing. Clever level design with the removal of keys. Dig the concept and execution. I'm finding some shiny gems in this itch author community. A+
Thanks man! Yeah, there are quite a few great games. My favourites so far are Instrucdoors and Mondays.
As a fan of Tower Defense games, enjoyed this one a lot, even when it's not exactly a TD game.
The execution of the idea is cool and well implemented and visually enjoyed the game too.
It would be nice to have a button to speed up the enemies once you press start (maybe there's a way and I missed it)
Awesome game! Keep it up. I had fun playing it.
Awesome idea and amazing execution! Pressing the keys to create the path was a unique experience that I very much enjoyed. Well done!
wow, really great game, loved the design! Could also please check out my game? Any feedback would be appreciated :)
Thanks! Sure, I'll give you some feedback in a minute.
I loved how Key Defence was different from most other games during the gamejam. thanks!
Very cool game idea and in general a nice twist to the otherwise exhausted tower defense genre. If I were to change anything I would make the keys belonging to the path more salient, as they can sometimes be difficult to differentiate. Overall very nice work!
Thank you for the feedback, but what do you mean with "more salient"?
Beautiful graphics, I especially dig the CRT effect (any Superhot fans around here? : ) )
My only gripe was with the colors: it wasn't immediately obvious what I needed to do (e.g. since two keys share the color green).
Good sound effects, and music, too!
Thanks for the feedback, I'll make the "start simulation" key a different colour from the "start of the path" key.
This was a fun mechanic! I'm glad you allowed mouse clicks as well as keyboard presses because my keyboard layout didn't match yours so some keys weren't pressable easily :) It looked cool, and the music was quite relaxing :D Nice work!
Thanks! Yeah I added the ability to toggle keys with the mouse to fix the problem of different keyboard layouts, but also so that you don't have to constantly look up and down between the screen and your keyboard.
Cool Game idea and nice Graphic and art! Good Job! My Game is: https://itch.io/jam/cgj/rate/476937, its called You thought! Rated and Played yours btw!
Thanks, I'm glad to hear you liked it! I'll play your game in a minute as well.