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A jam submission

HijaxView game page

spread to the brain
Submitted by laserDice — 27 minutes, 37 seconds before the deadline
Rated by 13 people so far
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How does you game relate to the theme of "Parasite"?
The player plays as a parasite taking over a human body

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Submitted

The art is so cute! I was a bit confused at first at where to click but I figured it out eventually. The immune system fighting back was a great idea!

Submitted

This game reminds me a bit of plague inc or risk. The bgm for this is really nice and calm and the sound effects mesh really well together.

Submitted(+1)

I really like how the immune system fights back, and will fight back more at higher temperatures! That's a really creative idea. Another thing that could maybe help with gameplay experience is incorporating subtle animations or other UI elements to help direct the player. For example, it was a bit difficult to understand how the immune system fights back, and what the number at the top left was. I could kinda just spam a bunch of organs and veins until things were working. But otherwise, this is a great take on the theme and I would love to see a post-jam version!

Submitted(+1)

I'm honestly surprised we didn't see more invasion style games where you are slowly taking over a host's body. I have seen several where it's about spreading from host to host. I guess it's just a consequence of the post covid world we live in. Cool concept.

Submitted(+1)

I really like the concept of this game! I had a little trouble figuring out the logic behind some actions and I was stuck a little bit on how to invade the liver (?) but I got there. I think I totally could have invaded the brain earlier but I didn't realize and just kept infecting the body more oops. The art is so cute and I love the replayability and love that it was thought about :D

Submitted(+1)

Very charming game! I like how the increased pushback of the immune system at higher temperatures can encourage the player to try different strategies. The numbers almost give it a board game-like quality, like Risk, which I think enhances the overall experience. :)

Submitted(+1)

This is awesome!! I can definitely see this being expanded into a bigger game with these mechanics. I think the sounds and visuals make taking over the body feel very satisfying. 

The body fighting off the infection and "reclaiming" parts of it is a great way to add difficulty, and I think can be scaled up easily if you had more levels/reoccurences of this gameplay loop in your game. The only thing I would say is the UX felt a little confusing since I didn't know where was clickable sometimes, but that's a super minor issue.

Overall this is really great and you should totally extend on this in the future!