A nice co-op-but-not puzzle game. Bouncing blocks (and each other) on top of your head was an unexpected mechanic which I thought was a bug at first but proved to be vital to success. :)
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Music | #32 | 3.958 | 3.958 |
| Mechanics | #52 | 3.917 | 3.917 |
| Sound | #56 | 3.583 | 3.583 |
| Fun | #127 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
| Theme | #133 | 3.958 | 3.958 |
| Aesthetics | #140 | 3.792 | 3.792 |
| Story | #183 | 2.917 | 2.917 |
Ranked from 24 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Thank you! That is not properly a mechanic, as you can do the same jumping while carrying the box, but we left it in to make it easier to launch blocks up (As the alternative is to release the grip while jumping, but requires good timing and is hard to explain with level design alone).
Anyway these little alternatives made it much easier to avoid player frustration without making a full tutorial to explain the intended mechanics.
pretty cool game, the puzzle also great. just need more sfx and vfx there will be more enjoyable. good job for completing the game!
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Egoistic SoulGreat challenging puzzle game. The control is quite hard for me because I was playing it solo, but I believe it'll be easier to play with a friend. My suggestion is that you can change the ghost to an alien, maybe? Because the atmosphere of outer space just doesn't fit with a ghost for me. Good job!
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A Late NightThat was actually a game! Didn't even look like a Jam submission :)
Also liked the cheeky mechanic of "double jumping" on top of each other
5 stars, really fun!
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shipSwitchI loved this and played it for alot longer than I was expecting to, the puzzles were so good and I loved how important helping eachother was 5/5! Great submission!
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The Serenity TrailChill puzzle game. Very nice. Also, nice approach to the theme with the dual control. It worked well.
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Dual Realms: Wraith's PassageI'm not good at puzzles one bit :D I liked the music and the art though! It worked well together with the games feel and theme! I couldn't pick up the second or third level pickup with the astronaut guy, maybe it was a bug or then I just couldn't play the game.
Overall good game still, I won't penalize for my stupidity :D
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The Struggles WithinFun game! Very interesting mechanic of having to control two characters at once. The levels are fun and challenging. Reminds me of Portal with having to use blocks to keep things open to let you through. The music is very mellow and relaxing to listen to. I think it would have been nice to see a few panels of a little backstory at the beginning of why a ghost and an astronaut. Thanks for submitting this!
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Memory 2D Or Not 2DGreat job with the level design and puzzles. Very cool game overall!
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Descent into Lost Dimensions: Part 1A good puzzle, but at the beginning I was dumb for 10 minutes how to play. =D
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CirculationForse si poteva trovare un modo per avvicinarsi un po' piu' al tema della Jam, ma sono consapevole che 10 giorni non siano molti.
Sono stupito dalla complessita' dei puzzle creati nel giro di cosi' pochi giorni.
L'astronauta e' davvero carino, avrei migliorato lo sfondo.
Avrei configurato un tasto diverso per l'azione di "Pick Up".
Davvero un bel gioco, complimenti ragazzi
All'inizio il gioco mostrava due diverse dimensioni in split screen, ma abbiamo preferito unirle per avere più controllo su presentazione e leggibilità dei livelli. Le meccaniche sono rimaste invariate.
I controlli sono un compromesso per dare lo stesso identico layout a entrambi i giocatori.
Grazie per aver giocato, sono contento che ti sia piaciuto!
Wow, actually wow! The game design was great! My only complaint is that there are a lot of levels for a game jam game, and If there was a menu where we could just go to a certain level or even see the amount of levels, it would be great. Mechanics are cool(though I don't think it is the most fitting mechanic for this theme) but what really shined this game for me was the level design. There were only a little repetition and you had to think of creative ways to complete the levels. With this little mechanics you were able to exploit them to their fullest, Great Job!!!
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DemonChildThank you for both the kind words and the valuable feedback!
Level selection has been an option all the time, but when we realized how many levels we could actually keep it was already out of scope. We might still update it with new levels and a selection screen after the jam.
The original idea was having a split screen where every player could only see items he can interact with, so for example you could pick up the cube with the ghost and see it flying from the astronaut viewport. This design was cut to reduce the amount of assets needed and improve level readability, unluckily resulting in a game that feels less fitting to the theme, even if the mechanics are exactly the same.
Love the music and sounds! There were some seriously tricky puzzles here and I found myself stumped a few times but the challenge always seemed fair. Overall this came together very well, congrats!
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