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A jam submission

I Am CheeseView game page

POV: You are a sentient cheese come to life at the bottom of a rat-infested sewer.
Submitted by elexivv — 4 hours, 11 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Creativity#144.0004.000
Mood#244.0004.000
Presentation#354.0004.000
Fun#423.0003.000
Overall#423.7503.750

Ranked from 1 rating. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Judge feedback

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  • The physics and modeling are super impressive here, though the controls were hard to manuveur sometimes (I assume thats intentional based on the inspiration from "I am bread"). I liked the puzzles you had (the 1st one was a bit unintuitive for me personally but I got it haha) and the story/writing was humorous and left me wanting more! --- 30/40

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Submitted

I like the cheese concept! Really makes me wonder about the life of cheese....I am pretty bad at puzzle games, so I didnt get very far. If only I could have cheesed my way through it! :3

Submitted

I really like the concept of this game and am really invested in trying to to get to the end of it. The physics and music really add the feeling that you are the a piece of cheese and are in some kinda of danger from something.... I would have like a bit more direction to what I was suppose to do as I did spend a significant amount of time before something happened and I'm not even sure what I did :D. 

Overall, great concept for a game and I can't wait to see where the story goes.

This game confused me, and impressed me a lot. The storyline was really unique and I loved how floaty the cheese is. Only complaint was I never got to meet Moz! I love that cheese!!!

Submitted(+1)

I thoroughly enjoyed the puzzle aspect of the game, and navigating the game as a wedge of cheese was a novel and enjoyable experience. The atmosphere really made me feel like I was in danger of being consumed by rats at any time, great job! It is awkward interacting with the chest at the start, but that may just be the nature of being a piece of cheese. I am a little confused about the ordering of unlocking the rooms, it seemed like I was able to access the top level room before the second level, and the second level references the third level's hint. Other than that, this game is a very interesting experience and I was excited to uncover more of the story between doctor rats and sentient cheeses.

Developer

Thank you so much for the comment and compliments! I did purposely make the top level the second level unlocked but I realize this ordering may not be as intuitive for others. The last unlocked level referencing the top level’s hint was also intentional but I can see how that might’ve been confusing. I’ll definitely be making some adjustments post-jam based on everyone’s feedback! Thank you!

(+2)

This game was really hard. Love the eerie mood of the game. I would have liked more hints. Having never been a cheese before, it's not something I can relate to.

Developer

Thank you the comment I know it was a bit challenging! I thought it would help increase the play time but I may have made it a bit too hard ahaha, hope you enjoyed it anyways :D

Submitted(+1)

Its so impressive that you can feel watched at all times as a cheese with some funny movement( i dont know if its intended but i was able to fly everywhere by spamming the spacebar :D) 

Very creepy cheese indeed

Developer

thank you! Yes I was going to limit jumping but decided to leave it in cause it was fun to fly haha.

Submitted(+1)

I don't know how you managed to get such an incredibly spooky vibe in a game where you're literally a wedge of cheese but you pulled it off and it's amazing. 

Developer

Thank you!! The music pack I used from Andrew Sitkov (Horror and Thriller Ambient pack) really helped to sell the vibe!

Submitted(+1)

I got stuck but I like the atmosphere. Pretty spooky for a game where you play as cheese lol

Developer

Ah, I’m sorry! I’m assuming it was puzzle one 😅. I tried to make it challenging but i realize now I may need to make the solution a bit more clear. Thank you for playing!

Submitted(+2)

This game really makes you feel like cheese.

Developer

The best compliment I could receive. 

Submitted(+1)

I've never felt more like cheese in my life. A dream come true.


I beat the game - it's very fun and the cheese physics are immaculate. That first puzzle is confusing - it almost looked like the doors were bugged at the beginning. I think some text that says "the door is locked" would really help make it clear to the player. Also that ambient music is so spooky. Thought for sure I was bout to be eaten.

Very good/tasty game!

Developer

Hello thanks for your detailed feedback! I was going to add that “door locked” heads up but honestly i was so tired by the time I submitted I just left it 😅 - I’ll definitely fix it after judging is over! And yeah the first puzzle is for-sure the hardest one, i tried to hint to it as much as I could with the rat-guide without giving it away completely. I may have to go back and really emphasize my clue haha. Thanks for playing!

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Twas a fun little puzzle game, I liked it, 10/10, only thing I would change is the hitboxes on certain areas, I was able to get myself caught in tight corners

Developer

I’m glad you liked it! Thank you so much for taking the time to play :) I will look into that issue after judging is over!