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A jam submission

Axe and ArrowView game page

Axe and Arrow, a survivor type game that focuses on managing the balance between light and dark!
Submitted by Mookie (@jyoung424242), Drew Conley (@drewconley13), Glenn LaBarre (@glennlabarre) — 1 day, 1 hour before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Audio#453.4863.486
Graphics#523.8293.829
Overall#683.4293.429
Gameplay#883.3433.343
Theme#1333.4573.457
Innovation#1583.0293.029

Ranked from 35 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Open Source

GitHub repository url
https://github.com/jyoung4242/GameDevJSJam2025

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Submitted(+1)

I really like the retro sound effects, well done.

Developer

Thank you very much for the comment, I'm glad you liked it!

(+1)

For the open source category, you'll need to have a README file and License file. Your screenshots are super cute so you could easily add those into your README (as shown with Mookie on stream, this is super easy to create and can essentially be autogenerated. Since Mookie was on stream with me, I did this for you all 😉).

The concept is great, fun, exciting. I like that the characters can hit multiple enemies. I enjoy the sound effects and music; they fit nicely with your game, and the sound effect for hitting multiple enemies is so satisfying.  Having two "characters" to control is rather creative. Nice work. The graphics and art style is cute as.

At the end of the "level" just need a "restart" button or similar, "new game" or something (this only happened with the game was zoomed in so it wouldn't go to the next game). Would love to see more levels here too in future. The resizing might have some issues with the screen, on my first play I couldn't see the balance or slider, or enemy count, but when I refreshed and played a second time, the slider was there and the enemy kill count etc. was all visible. It was then that the game also continued after finishing a level, and continued to the next level.

I love the animation for when you change characters, the zoom out and in is very cool, nice touch. Enemies are actually really cute too. Great job on this game everyone.

Developer(+1)

Glad you enjoyed it!  Was great watching on the stream!  Thanks for all your input for the repo.  Cheers!

Anytime - thanks for joining the stream live ❤️.

Submitted(+1)

Interesting take on Survivors-like genre! I liked the art style, very cute characters and animations

Developer

I'm glad you liked it!  Thanks for the comment!

Submitted(+1)

Very nice and polished game! I really like the graphics and the music. The mechanic of having to switch between the different characters is very interesting. However, as it is a survivors like game and the two characters follow each other, I felt that the switching between the characters had not much influence. I had this feeling especially for the arrow character. As it has anyway a range attack and you never know where it shoots it was very hard to steer where he will attack. I think the whole mechanic is cool, but might need some tweaking, so that the switching feels more impactful. Maybe the characters should really move completely independently? However, if you do this it might be too difficult to manage, especially with the horde of enemies. Maybe you need then to dial down the number of enemies. Another idea would be that they move independently, but you can call the other character to you, e.g. with a whistle or so :).

I still liked playing this! Congratulations to a very polished entry.

Developer

Very good suggestions!  I appreciate the feedback!

Submitted(+1)

I like the idea of balancing the power beteween two characters. However when I discovered that the bow and arrow is super powerful I just focused on that. Hint: The arrow can go through multiple enemies so just line them up in a straight queue and witness the power of the mighty arrow.

Developer

Yes, that was a happy accident we learned, but we liked the feeling of being way OP and wiping out hoards of enemies!  And the fact that you really should balance both players means you have to play two different ways to maximize your scoring!   Thanks for the feedback!

Submitted(+1)

Very nice game!

Loved the art style and balancing of the elements.

Interesting use of Excalibur!

Also liked your Skyrim avatar! :D 

Developer

I appreciate all the great feedback!  Thanks for the commen.

Submitted(+1)

Interesting idea, I just had problems with the screen scrolling

Developer

Sure, Itch can be tricky with that, which is why we mapped WASD along with the arrow keys to bypass that issue!  You may want to give it a try that way!  Thanks for the comment!

Submitted(+1)

Such a beautiful pixel art! And idea to add two characters is awesome!!! I like this game!

Developer(+1)

Thank you so much for the compliments!   

Submitted(+1)

Very interesting interpretation of the concept, and great visuals + audio.

Developer

Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it

Submitted(+1)

Pleasant, i had trouble where moving around also moved the viewport's scrollbars simultaneously but i have the same problem with Xuberance of Frozen Tetris unless it's fullscreen myself so i can't be hypocritical lol.

I'm either really good at maintaining balance on accident or maybe a little more volatility in getting way off balance would be serving the game to make it a little harder.  One play through until dying though is only one data point.

Pretty happy with this one.

Gave you an itch follow, if you like what you see on my page consider doing the same.

https://exedexes1.com/

Developer

This is all exceptional feedback.  We appreciate the play through and the comment!

Submitted(+1)

Such an innovative co-op mechanic—truly eye-opening!

Developer

Thank you so much for the nice comment!

Submitted(+1)

Nailed it! Perfect game <3

Developer

That's very flattering, thank you for the kind words!  We had a lot of fun making it!

Submitted(+1)

Cute graphics, nice game)

Developer

Thank you for the kind words and the comment!

Submitted(+1)

Nice and polished, i like the isometric style and the controls are good (even on a mobile! Nice!)

Developer

Wow, that's fantastic feedback!  Thank you so much, a lot of time was spent on the controls!  And we wanted to ensure mobile could have a decent experience!

(+1)

Simple gameplay but good idea. I liked it.

Developer

Glad you liked it, and thanks for the comment

Submitted(+1)

Really fun game with lots of satisfying juice. I feel like it's a bit too easy to keep the balance, and would love to see that mechanic developed a bit more, but a very enjoyable game overall.

Developer

It definitely has long term potential!

Submitted(+1)

Fun game with simple mechanics, one thing I would add is audio control.

Developer

That's a great suggestion, and if we continue to grind on this project after the jam, that's high on the list

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Developer

Thanks for the comment!

Submitted(+1)

Great job! 

Developer

Thanks, we appreciate it!

Submitted(+1)

Good Game.
The Graphic and audio fit the gameplay well. It was fun to play. I liked the upgrading part in the game

Developer

Thank you very much for  your feedback and the comment!  It means a lot!

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