Skip to main content

Indie game storeFree gamesFun gamesHorror games
Game developmentAssetsComics
SalesBundles
Jobs
TagsGame Engines
A jam submission

Running With KnivesView game page

A game for the gamedevJS jam
Submitted by KeithK — 3 hours, 22 minutes before the deadline
Add to collection

Play game

Running With Knives's itch.io page

Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Graphics#212.8983.000
Theme#233.0363.143
Gameplay#252.7602.857
Overall#252.6222.714
Audio#292.3462.429
Innovation#292.0702.143

Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Leave a comment

Log in with itch.io to leave a comment.

Comments

Submitted

Very cool graphics and effects. I like the shot and especially the dash effect/animation! Otherwise the game is quite funny. Some recommendations:

- As others already realized you can get stuck on the right side of the first level

- Please change the colors of your text, they are not very well readable and hurt in my eyes :).

Submitted

Pretty fun little shooter.
My mouse left the area and then i was stuck running right and couldnt progress

Had fun with it though :)

Submitted

Nice work, I like the sound effects. As others have said, the controls are a bit odd (V key etc.)

Submitted (1 edit)

Quite fun little shoot-em-up!

But it was difficult for me to understand how to start the game, I thought that it's loading eternally  :)

I like the dodge movement, it's pretty decent and has a cool blur effect. I think It'd be cool to add some 8-bit hardcore music  to make player experience  more immersive 

Submitted

I beated the boss.

Submitted

Wow, this an unexpected game. The animations are so detailed and fluent, the character movements are unique and surprising, and still, it felt insanely difficult to play with. The bullets felt slower than the leaping enemies and I wondered if I can even hit anything. The gun ran out of energy after 2-3 shots, and then it felt even slower. The only reason I survived is the huge amount of starting health.

The theme is unquestionably futuristic, and the sounds were fitting. Some pumping electro music would have been cool though.

In the end, I was able to finish the game, but just because I read Auer's comment first.


Submitted

I'd recommend putting instructions on how to start the game (or add a start button).

Animations and pixel graphics are well done, very nice. I like the difficulty and variability in the enemies. If you add some background music I think it would really make the atmosphere come to life.

Text is difficult to read (especially pink). I was also able to run straight through levels without killing the enemies (unsure if that is intended).  Also the boss knocked me out of the map (was able to walk back in the entrance).

Submitted

How to get the game started was a bit confusing. V key for chat is an odd choice. But that's all ok because I somehow got off the map and now feel like a hacker.