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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #15 | 3.863 | 3.863 |
| Innovation | #18 | 3.863 | 3.863 |
| Audio | #20 | 3.706 | 3.706 |
| Theme | #25 | 4.098 | 4.098 |
| Graphics | #33 | 3.980 | 3.980 |
| Gameplay | #38 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
Ranked from 51 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Survived after drowning several times with 1261 gold :D.
After I sank, I had no gold left for new cargo, so I was either carrying very little cargo or an empty ship, but somehow when I sailed to port, I received gold for the cargo I didn't have :).
Cool idea with balancing cargo and transporting it! I love pirates, so it was fun for me to float and avoid danger on the water :).
Beautiful graphics and music that complement the game!
Maybe a multiplayer or cooperative mode, where you compete with each other to deliver the cargo faster - would add interest to the game :). And in that case, what are swimming without guns and shooting :D, and what about boardings? :D
It was fun, congratulations!
Thank you! Yes, there are some bugs with the money that we'll fix after the jam ;)
We've got quite a few ideas that we hope to work on after the jam, but we didn't think of a multiplayer, will need to give that one a good look :D
Wow really cool game. The pixel art is fantastic, the music fits the game very well, the sound effects are great (I love the dash sound effect), the whole game idea is cool and it really feels like you are steering a big boat! Maybe the collisions felt sometimes a bit unfair, as I collided with the green stuff even if I did not touch it. I think the hitboxes might need some adaption. I would rather make it too small than too big. It would be also cool if the character is animated (walking animation).
Congratulations to this very cool game! Very well done! Your game is the highlight of my rating session today: https://x.com/Stiggstogg/status/1919848406006083837
PS: Cool to see some fellow Swiss folks (or at least people based in Switzerland, as I saw "Geneva" on your webpage) participating in the jam. Greetings from Züri Oberland :).
Thanks for playing, and the shoutout on X! We'll have a look at those collision-boxes, because I agree that too small is better than too big. There's quite a lot we didn't have time to do during the jam (including animations on the character ;) ), we're hoping to keep working on this project and make it into a full-fledged game, so that feedback really helps!
PS: Ja, voll cool es paar anderi schwiizer i de jam dsgseh!
I can fully relate to that :). At some point you need to cut the scope in a game jam, but I think you made the right decisions and the main gameplay (riding the boat) feels really good.
PS: Ah, soger schiwzerdütsch au no :). Cool.
50/50. de kolleg wo d'grafikä macht isch wälsch ;)
loved the graphics! I dont know why but my game kept getting stuck and had to refresh it a few times to play it....most probably network issue but I was able to play it after all! :D
Absolutely amazing! One of my favorites till now! Wishing you the best! 🙌🙌
Thank you! First time we heard about someone having to refresh the game (we've tested it on chrome and firefox and it worked well), happy you managed to play at the end!
Really creative concept! I love the idea of combining cargo balancing with shipping routes. The pixel art and music also feel just right and contribute nicely to the atmosphere.
At the moment, the placement difficulty feels a bit low. It might be interesting to introduce more challenge—perhaps by incorporating 3D spatial constraints, or requiring players to place new blocks at each port. That way, players would need to think more strategically about how to arrange everything efficiently. Great work overall!
Thanks for playing, and the feedback! Yes, as of now the loading part is a bit easy, we have quite a few ideas on how to make it more interesting (more complicated shapes, placement constraints on some cargo, etc.) that we'll hopefuly get a chance to work on after the jam ;) Again, thanks for taking the time to review our game!
Bien pensé et belle réalisation! La musique me plait beaucoup aussi.
Bravo!
Merci!
This is such a cool idea, really enjoyed it. Except the bug after restarting the game everything looks so good and enjoyed playing it, the music is really good too. Great submission.
Thanks!
WOW! The art style is amazing here, very great job. The gameplay is also fun, I found myself yelling at my ship when I was about to crash! XD
I did notice after a restart I had no money, potential bug?
Thanks for playing, & the kind words! Yes, there's a bug when resetting the globals, we'll fix it once the jam is over ;)
Fantastic graphics and audio! Nice chill gameplay loop. Going downwards harder than upwards for some reason! Good job!
Yes, I think the boat-to-river speed-ratio being much lower on the downwards journey ends up making it harder :P Thanks for playing!
Interesting game, i like the art
Thanks!
Interesting concept, and innovative use of the theme. Difficult but fun. Great job!
Thank you!
Nice graphics and gameplay. Interesting game.
Thanks!
Cute graphics and fitting music. The gameplay fits the theme well. For some reason when I restart the game after losing, I'm left with the amount of money I had in the previous game. Walking animations on the player's sprite would have been a nice touch, but that's a minor complaint. Overall nice game!
Thanks for paying! Yes, there's a bug when you have a game-over, we'll update it after the jam Also, given the error, we're really lucky that it doesn't crash the whole game :P
Well Implemented game. Has Perfect theme of balance and fun while you ride the ship. I went like gta driving in the river😅. Loved it but i was able to ride the ship without any cargo. i went bankrupt. But still ride the ship. Great game!
Thanks! Indeed you don't need to load any cargo before departing, but it is recommended if you want to avoid bankruptcy ;)
Very well made game!I love the artstyle and the music, also the steering gameplay is fun (upstream it is better...)
This game deserves a longer gameplay (more trading trips, more diverse obstacles, more routes to take, simulated mooring in the harbors, etc.) Please tell me, that you are going to continue on this gem!
Thanks for playing, and the kind words! We have tons of ideas to expand the game (we ended up quite frustrated having to put out a version after only 13 days :P ), so we're definitely looking at making a fully-fledged version. Thanks for the encouragement!
Pretty neat concept that fits the theme very well. The controls took me a little while to be acquainted with, and the reverse trip was a little hard to mentally process. Too bad I didn't made enough gold for a pint (493 gold, these pints are expensive in this world)!
It has a very appealing aesthetics and a nice music, maybe a bit repetitive. It would have been nice to have another music in the loading / rowing phase for variety.
Solid job overall!
Thanks for playing, and the feedback! We wanted to have a story around it to introduce the return-trip, but we ran out of time so I guess it's a bit jarring :P For the music we hestitated between changing it and keeping it the same for both loading and sailing, so we're happy to get some feedback on that cause we weren't sure which one was better ;)
Yes, pints are expensive, but you were so close, you can have one on the house :D
Not only should there be sufficient purchase and loading/unloading of goods, but also the goods should be delivered safely. The entire game is in harmony with the theme and gameplay in terms of "balance". I really like this game, and the music and sound effects of the game give people a very pleasant feeling.
Thank you for the kind words!
fun to play game with lovely musics anf graphics. i had a great time playing !
Thanks!
I had a great time playing along with the pleasant music! The ship has a bit of inertia in its movement — in a good way — and once you get used to it, it feels satisfying to steer.
Thanks for the feedback! We spent quite a bit of time tweaking the boat controls, happy to hear they turned out well :D
interesting concept, the art style on the characters looks amazing! I think I found a little bug the gold does not reset properly, after game over :D
Thanks for the feedback! Yes, it seems the dev missed some variables to reset :P will fix that after the jam
very funny game and beautiful art and sound!
Thanks for playing!