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A jam submission

breathe: the competitive breathing simulatorView game page

be the very best at breathing
Submitted by theChief — 9 days, 13 hours before the deadline
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breathe: the competitive breathing simulator's itch.io page

Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Sound#84.0004.000
Graphics#273.4003.400
Overall#293.3333.333
Fun#343.0673.067
Theme Use#522.8672.867

Ranked from 15 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

What was your favourite part of working on your game during GDM?
Doing something a little different to what I usually do

What was the hardest part of creating your game?
figuring out what the game actually is

Did you use any pre-existing assets in your submission?
shapes (graphics library)
comfortaa (font)
dotween pro (for easing animations)
04 pollie soft by summonhue (background music)
gong brilliant paiste 32" by jenszygar (sound effect)
various sounds from sonniss gdc 2023

links on the game page!

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Comments

VisualImpactSubmitted2 years ago

Really great idea and also well executed, as someone said - meditation and stress in one package! Good job!

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kaidancosmosSubmitted2 years ago

Part meditation app, part hyperventilation simulator. lol

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Otherworldly Relics ( Play in Browser | WIP )
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IggyminiousSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Once I saw that the WebGL window said "Run Experience", I had a feeling of what I was getting into. It's a very simple, yet effective concept, and I like the addition of leaderboards to encourage you to do even better. My best score was 6205.

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Barry Berry Basket
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Just JDepSubmitted2 years ago

Tell me, why does it sound so easy to breath... On TV?

Lol can't get above 0. not 100% hoe to actually get points. An interesting idea though. Now you just need to get it to work with mic input. 

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The Game With No Name
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theChiefDeveloper2 years ago

You get points when the gold blobs hit the circle! Hold space to move them closer, let go to make them bigger. You have to alternate - you can't just hold space! Watch the instructions, that will let you know timing.

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SilverSterling5Submitted2 years ago(+1)

It's definitely different...

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Jessi James and the Ninja Complex Game Center
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theChiefDeveloper2 years ago

that was the aim, yeah 😂

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emzodaikiSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

breathtaking

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theChiefDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

s tier comment 👌

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IngeneniousPhoenixSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

I enjoyed it. This was definitely relaxing. I wasn't expecting a game like this though lol. I would play this again, and I can see it as a phone app. 

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The Great Adventure of Pink Slime
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theChiefDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

iOS and Android versions are in progress 😁

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tanukisuitupSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

This is an interesting concept. It's the first breathing game I've played. It's a little difficult to see how to increase your score while playing, but maybe the point it just to relax and the score is secondary. Maybe a short breathing tutorial would be helpful haha.

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Fruit Swarm
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theChiefDeveloper2 years ago

there's a hidden multiplier - to get the highest scores, you need to collect many points at almost the same time. In the comments on the devlog there's my method for high scores!

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