Really enjoyed playing the game, the animals are really cute, the biomes addition is also really cool. Maybe adding a difficulty factor would make it even more interesting. Apart from that a really good submission.
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Biome Balancer's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Innovation | #157 | 3.029 | 3.029 |
| Audio | #179 | 2.853 | 2.853 |
| Theme | #190 | 3.176 | 3.176 |
| Gameplay | #204 | 2.853 | 2.853 |
| Overall | #210 | 2.894 | 2.894 |
| Graphics | #302 | 2.559 | 2.559 |
Ranked from 34 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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GitHub repository url
https://github.com/RetroCoder13/biome-balancer-gamedevjs-2025
Comments
what a lovely game, the music is awesome, good work!
Submitted
Huntsman The Balance RestorerVery nice interpretation of the theme. There’s such an atmosphere and vibe that I love. Good job!
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Bun SurvivedWildlife balance, nice interpretation of the theme!
Relaxing game, makes me think about the old retro games I played as a child, the visuals, the music, everything remind me of that.
The fact that you made it without engine in 2 weeks is incredible.
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Time SurvivorCongrats on the extra challenge of not using any engine! cute game!
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Elemental DeliveryCute game, like the relaxing aspect of it! It's very impressive of you to create this without the use of any engines!
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BurgerpunkCute game, nice one on just using javascript! Nice game concept.
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La Moustache de la MagnificoireVery interesting concept and great job programming the game with the no engine limitation, The music is nice and it was fun to play through it.
A little suggestion could be that maybe the map shows what animal is where so the player can plan routes which tackles the map being too big situation, but its just a upgrade suggestion, as of right now the game is fun, Good job!
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Playtesters and Co.A refreshing way of thinking about balance! I really like the idea and I am always fascinated if something is completely coded without the use of an engine.
The size of the map(s) felt way too big, as movement is quite slow. Kinda feels like a walking simulator, while due to missing stuff it can get boring over time. The compendium looks great, I like the descriptions of the animals! Music is nice, but does not fit that well in my opinion, while SFX is great!
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Stick the BrickI’m glad you liked our interpretation of balance. All our games are coded without an engine but this is by our best and most complex! If you’re interested in the code behind the game the GitHub link can be found above where the ratings are. Thank you for pointing out the map was too large as I will keep that in mind for future games. The music was also put together to feel calming with a section inspired by Zelda so I’m sorry you didn’t think it fit in with the game. Would a more retro feel have been better to suit the pixel art?
The game was good, Liked the music. And how the theme was implemented in a unique way which was nice.
Just fell the tree collider was way big. I am a unity developer so I do not know how difficult it is to make in JavaScript. But apart from that the game was good.
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Street Restaurant SimulatorThank you for playing and liking our game. Credit goes to Ella for the idea and I’m glad you liked the music. The colliders were a huge issue in development as all the textures were different sizes and having to code the collisions from scratch meant I didn’t have time to create a proper refined system. I made a compromise by giving the player some leeway with the collisions but that was obviously not enough for the trees. I want to upgrade my collision system for future games! Thank you for your comments and I’m glad you enjoyed it!
What a cute game! Very satisfying dropping the animals back where they belong. And it's awesome you made all this from scratch in JavaScript! ^.^
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Turquoise and TidyI love the look and feel, kind of Atari or Intellivision vibes. The music is great but doesn’t really match the retro feel.
Props for building everything from scratch!
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Dot's Wicked GardenThank you! We love pixel art and are definitely inspired by old Atari games. The music was supposed to be more calming and natural rather than sounding too retro and electronic. Thanks for playing and I hope you enjoyed it! Making it all from scratch is an extra challenge for me and it makes me more proud of the final result
Amazingly Made! Handles the theme in a really innovative and the audio is just peak
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Balance Error
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