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A jam submission

Launch Your SeedView game page

Game for the Global Game Jam 2023 - Roots
Submitted by Gerben Pasjes (@gerbenpasjes), Vadinci (@vadinciDev) — 20 minutes, 41 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Adherence to the theme (Does it incorporate the theme in a genuine way?)#34.4004.400
Gameplay (How fun is the game to play?)#43.6003.600
Completion (How complete is the final piece?)#54.1004.100
Innovation (Is the game new/interesting? Uses assets in an interesting way?)#93.4003.400
Well-rounded (How rounded is the game in terms of art, sound, visuals etc)#143.6003.600

Ranked from 10 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Team Details
Robin Zaagsma, Gerben Pasjes

How To Play
Launch your seed by swinging the tree. Make your roots grow as deep as possible!

Install Intructions
Play in your browser on phone or computer.

GDL Diversifiers

Purpose of Play

Your game is built just to be fun!

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

Very nice – love how simple, focused, and complete it feels. Super satisfying and clicky to launch the seed, and the framing of continuously launching from the last grown tree is sweet.

Submitted(+1)

Great game! One of the best ones of the jam with its gameplay and theme adherence. 

Developer

Cheers! We were going in a completely different direction until noon Saturday but we pivoted hard. And the game's better for it!

Submitted(+1)

Great game, potentially really addictive. The art also looks nice!

Developer

Thank you! We didn't set out to make it addictive but when the gameloop accidentally became endless it happened to us too...

Submitted(+1)

I love how the roots extend sideways as it goes deeper. Really satisfying gameplay! Would definitely like to see more of this game. The art is really well done too :)

Developer

Thank you! We're actually working on it right now to improve performance and rendering, as well as adding a bit more features.

Submitted(+1)

Very cute, small, and polished game. I enjoyed playing to get a new highscore. I'd say I was missing a soundtrack, but honestly don't think it needs one. Keep up the great work!

Developer

Thank you! Our highscore is 2070 now, curious how far you'd got. We're still looking into putting a track under it, but not before the jam ratings are done :)

(Pro tip: playing this on your phone upside down with two fingers improves your chances. We didn't design it that way, just discovered it by accident).

Submitted(+1)

Great game! The most fun I've had playing the jam games so far. The controls were awkward on a laptop tracker pad, but I still played for a lot longer than I expected to since I was hooked! Some music would round out the experience really well.

Developer(+1)

Thank you! Yup its a bit awkward but we did manage to get pretty good at it after a while. Still the phone has by far the best input.

Submitted(+1)

Really like the loop-feeling of the gameplay, the slingshot feels great. With a bit more variety it would make a great mobile game!

Developer

Thanks! The variety would hopefully come with actual horizontal progression, so the further you'd come, you'd encounter different biomes like desert or ice. And also more hazard types :)

Submitted(+2)

Great pixel art game. Saw this yesterday on the twitch stream and immediately liked it. The game play loop has a great replay value and vibe. Great work. kudos to the team. 

Developer(+1)

Thanks I'll pass it on to my friend :). The low barrier to entry and endless replay was exactly our goal!

Submitted(+1)

Good pixel art and fun game. I really love your creativity to let seeds grow underground!

Developer

Thanks! Yeah the root growing is not the most unique but it fit really well with our desired gameplay feel.

Submitted(+1)

This is a great entry! Really fun to play, could totally be a fun mobile game

Developer

Thanks! Yeah that was our goal, perfect gamejam fit to just pick up and play. Also helped us reduce the scope and complexity :)

Submitted(+1)

so simple yet so fun! you really nailed the "one more try" gimmick, I wasn't able to stop haha 

I didn't quite catch that I had to bend the tree at first (and the tree sound is louuud) so rip my ears.

The gameplay is super satisfying, you did an awesome job!!

Developer

Thanks! Yeah the sounds are a bit unbalanced, we'll work on it!