Cozy Winter Jam 2023 ⛄

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Feeling Blue (Beta 0.2)View game page

When everything is a little much... come home and have some tea.

Submitted by MaelstromGames — 6 minutes, 54 seconds before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Fun	#90	2.404	3.400
Presentation	#93	2.404	3.400
Cozy Winter Vibes	#95	2.546	3.600
Overall	#95	2.451	3.467

Ranked from 5 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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MaelstromGamesDeveloper356 days ago

Hey everyone who's here, thank you for checking out my project <3 Sorry if it crashes in your face, I definitely ran out of time a little tiny bit ☠️

Controls (because I didn't have time to create a tutorial):
- Movement: A/D or Left/Right
- Interact: F (hold)
- Drink: T
- Choose Ingredients: LMB
- Get out of tea menu: ESC
- Get out of the "found" dialogue: Move around or F

## Known Issues:
- You can softlock your progression by repairing the radio before the fridge, so do that in reverse order :)
- Since one of the recipes is bugged, it's currently impossible to repair all objects in the game world

NuNoiNungSubmitted356 days ago(+1)

The game is really cozy. I like the game overall theme. I also like the tea making mechanic. Great game.

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Let's decorate the Christmas tree!

MaelstromGamesDeveloper356 days ago(+1)

Hey thank you so much, I'm glad you like it!! :)

MaelstromGamesDeveloper110 days ago(+1)

Hey! Thought I'd take the time to shoot you a message. You left a comment on my cozy jam game back in december and since then I have spent a lot of time working on it and fleshing it out into an actual game. If you feel like it, give it a try. Would love to hear what you think :)

NuNoiNungSubmitted58 days ago(+1)

Finally got around to playing it. I know I'm repeating myself, but the game is really cozy. The gameplay is nothing to speak of, but the dialogues is what carry the experience. The blue ghost grew on me as the game goes on. It's nice to see his energy level improve. The costumes are a hit or miss for me. Overall, really enjoyed it. Let's hope the flat never goes back to how it was before the game.

MaelstromGamesDeveloper58 days ago

Hey! Thanks for the feedback. Glad you found the time and glad you ended up enjoying it! :)

I'm happy to hear the cozyness worked out as intended. When it comes to the outfits, can you give me some pointers which you found "hit" and which more of a "miss"?

NuNoiNungSubmitted58 days ago(+1)

The Casual Wear is definitely a miss for me—it looks too run-down and grim to feel cozy. On the other hand, the Blue Fit looks neat and complements both the character's color and story perfectly. The Winter Warmers are a bit darker than the other outfits, but they look good on the character and don't disrupt the cozy atmosphere like the Casual Wear does. The Hawaiian Escape is just fantastic—the bright, open shirt looks great on a ghost, and the sunglasses fit faceless characters like a glove.

MaelstromGamesDeveloper57 days ago (1 edit)

Thank you so much for the feedback, that helps me out a lot. The Casual Wear was a bit of a tryout for me and personally I'm happy with how it turned out. Though I do recognize the lack of... coze so to speak. Maybe I can find a better way for the next update ;) Same for the Warmers, those are my personal least favorite ones as of now. Also really happy you like the Hawaiian Escape as much as I do. That one's definitely my favorite!!

Zee WeaselSubmitted358 days ago(+1)

Now that I know the controls, it is a really cozy cute game. Yah, got stuck too trying to repair everything but it's a clever mechanic and a super cool presentation!

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MaelstromGamesDeveloper358 days ago (1 edit)

Hey I'm so glad you like it!! :) Yeah that's very understandable, I completely forgot to put in any movement tutorialization ^^ A full version is also in the works with fixes and more content, so you can keep an eye out for that :)

MaelstromGamesDeveloper110 days ago

Hey! Thought I'd take the time to shoot you a message. Since you seemed to enjoy the jam iteration of my cozy game I wanted to let you know that I released a major update a month ago and another one just recently. It's now called "Feeling Blue", it's in Beta and has received a ton of improvement to content, art, progression... well, everything. If you feel like it, check it out and let me know what you think! :)

heatch359 days ago(+1)

Hi, your game is so relaxing. But i cant repair all of the objects. I also liked the style.

MaelstromGamesDeveloper358 days ago(+1)

Oh my god, I'm so happy to hear that!!! Yes, that's a known issue. The current implementation does literally not allow you to repair all objects, that's not intended 😅

I'm working on a fixed version with more content for after the jam ends :)

MaelstromGamesDeveloper110 days ago

Hey! Thought I'd take the time to shoot you a message. You left a comment on my jam game back in december and since then I have spent a lot of time working on it and fleshing it out into an actual game. If you feel like it, give it a try. Would love to hear what you think :)

Zee WeaselSubmitted359 days ago

I can't seem to progress once it offers me to 'Sort Out' no matter what I do

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MaelstromGamesDeveloper359 days ago (2 edits)

Hey there, thanks for trying my game! I assume that's right at the start? Have you tried using the movement keys (A/D or left/right)? I know it says absolutely nowhere how to use them 😅

Zee WeaselSubmitted358 days ago(+1)

OH! Yeah, I'm going to give it another whirl with that in mind