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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Graphics | #306 | 2.539 | 2.714 |
| Gameplay | #316 | 2.339 | 2.500 |
| Theme | #318 | 2.472 | 2.643 |
| Innovation | #335 | 2.272 | 2.429 |
| Audio | #340 | 1.871 | 2.000 |
| Overall | #347 | 2.298 | 2.457 |
Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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https://github.com/DaqCode/GameDevJS2025
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For the open source category, you'll need to have a README file and License file. You can also just have your full folder in the root repo. Ie. you don't also need a "gamedevjs2025" folder inside the repo. You can have all your files in the root, ie. .gitignore, art, events, sounds, themes, etc. You can then put your README and License file in the root repo.
Enjoying the full screen by default. The opening on screen animation is a nice touch. 8-bit graphics are super cute and I love that you implemented idle animation. It'd be cool if the "Esc" key on the keyboard dismissed the "E" menu from the fire. Everything isn't immediately obvious or intuitive, I liked the music on load, it'd be cool if that music or some type of music continued throughout the game. Sound effects are good (walking and hitting). Nice work on a good game.
I have not put conditions on the open source category, whoops. Thank you for your assistance and suggestion to probably get it working.
I'm glad you enjoyed the graphics and gameplay. Thank you for giving it a try, and I hope your game is doing well!
All good - well done on your game. I'm not submitting for this game jam, I'm judging 😉.
I really like the survival mechanics and how the UI ties everything together. The tension ramps up nicely as the game progresses, and the art style adds a lot of charm. Great work!
I'm very glad you enjoyed. I've been told that the UI and the controls could have used some more work, but I'm glad you enjoyed it regardless. Thank you for giving it a try!
i really like the art, great job
Hope you enjoyed the game! Thank you for giving it a shot!
Interesting concept!
Hope you enjoyed, and I thank you for giving it a try!
Good game. I enjoyed playing this but I found it was too dark and I couldn’t see very well. I also think the axe should not be controlled with E as I kept opening the campfire menu instead of attacking zombies. Other than that it’s great
We have received suggestions of this, and will take note of this in the later future. Thank you for this recommendation!
Pretty descent gameplay base. I hope you will continue on the games development?
I like the graphics-style and the effects!
The game soon gets pretty stressful, but thats not a bad thing.
One thing: the hitbox of the campfire may be to large. I often opened the menu, while i was trying to fell a tree/enemy nearby. Maybe also the actionkey should not (only) be the "E" as it forces one to use one hand only.
Or make the "E" the key for interaction (with the campfire) and "Space" (AND mouseclick) the attack button for trees and enemies.
Good job so far!
Oh yes, absolutely!
Thank you for considering the key input options. We were pretty short on time but had considered the use of switching the interaction keys. Regardless, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
So underrated game tbh, i guess if you had more time this game will be top 5
Great game! i realy like it.
That is a huge compliment that we as a team will accept. Thank you for your support and I'm glad you enjoyed it