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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #25 | 4.328 | 4.328 |
| Mechanics | #46 | 3.853 | 3.853 |
| Overall | #50 | 3.957 | 3.957 |
| Sound | #66 | 3.664 | 3.664 |
| Fun | #77 | 3.819 | 3.819 |
| Aesthetics | #89 | 4.138 | 4.138 |
| Music | #151 | 3.552 | 3.552 |
| Story | #229 | 2.983 | 2.983 |
Ranked from 116 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How many people worked on this game in total?
3
Did you use any existing assets? If so, list them below.
Fonts, Color Palette from Coolors, SilentWolf BackEnd for Leaderboard
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really loved the music, and gameplay feels like you are all alone and incorporates well with the theme "Last Stand"
One thing I noticed was after death enemies keep spawning.
Hi Dark Soul Studios!
Unfortunately you were the victim of a bug that I have been trying to track down for days and I still can't quite squash it :( I will keep trying though! Thanks for playing and I hope you had fun!
Really impressed with your submission The Last Grab and congrats on making it to the deadline. It's no easy feat!
Thankyou and glad you find "The Last Grab" impressive. Also I can try to help you in figuring out how to fix the bug if you want :)
That's so kind of you!
Sadly I am at the point where if I look at the code for our game one more time I'm gonna lose my cookies 🤢😆
I am planning on doing a post mortem with the rest of my team after the voting period and I will reach back out to you then!
okay looking forward to it :)
Hey Muhammad Mustafa,
About a year ago, you took the time to play Dracs After Dusk during the 2024 game jam. We just wanted to say a huge thank you for supporting us back then—it truly meant a lot!
Fast forward a year later...we’re excited to share that Dracs After Dusk now has a playable free demo on Steam! That game jam version was the very beginning, and your feedback helped shape what the game has become. We’ve added tons of new features, updates, and polish—and we’d love for you to check out how far it's come. If you're up for it, you can check out the demo on Steam here (Feel free to wishlist too if you enjoy it!)
Thanks again for being part of the game’s origin story—we can’t wait to hear what you think of the updated version!
– The Olive Hill Studios Team
best one played yet. it was like cod zombies but in 2d and old west setting. really awesome
Thanks for playing and enjoying our game!
I loved your unique and refreshing entry The Battle of Hearts.
It felt good to play a calm reflective game after having spent a lot of time in battle shooty mode while testing our game 😄
Hey NS Studios,
About a year ago, you took the time to play Dracs After Dusk during the 2024 game jam. We just wanted to say a huge thank you for supporting us back then—it truly meant a lot!
Fast forward a year later...we’re excited to share that Dracs After Dusk now has a playable free demo on Steam! That game jam version was the very beginning, and your feedback helped shape what the game has become. We’ve added tons of new features, updates, and polish—and we’d love for you to check out how far it's come. If you're up for it, you can check out the demo on Steam here (Feel free to wishlist too if you enjoy it!)
Thanks again for being part of the game’s origin story—we can’t wait to hear what you think of the updated version!
– The Olive Hill Studios Team
Hi,
Thank you for the kind words. It was an honor playing your game. I am so happy it is coming out now. I truly wish for your success. I wished list it now.
Regards, NS Studios
Hey thanks so much for the support and for wishlisting! Hoping all is well with NS Studios!
Great job with finishing the game. Took me a few tries to get it, but it was fun to play when I did. The reload time is long and really cranks up the tension. The turrets made a big difference.
Hi waijee!
I just had a blast playing your excellent game Read All About It!
Some of the funniest moments of the game jam so far came from my playing of it so thank you!
Hey waijee,
About a year ago, you took the time to play Dracs After Dusk during the 2024 game jam. We just wanted to say a huge thank you for supporting us back then—it truly meant a lot!
Fast forward a year later...we’re excited to share that Dracs After Dusk now has a playable free demo on Steam! That game jam version was the very beginning, and your feedback helped shape what the game has become. We’ve added tons of new features, updates, and polish—and we’d love for you to check out how far it's come. If you're up for it, you can check out the demo on Steam here (Feel free to wishlist too if you enjoy it!)
Thanks again for being part of the game’s origin story—we can’t wait to hear what you think of the updated version!
– The Olive Hill Studios Team
Great job to you and your team. It's very inspirational to hear that you took that game and are bringing it to Steam. I'm pumping myself up to make a game and take that leap as well. Good luck to you! All the best!
Thank you so much waijee! Taking the leap into game dev is a wild ride, but it’s incredibly rewarding. Wishing you all the best as you dive into your own project — we’ll be cheering you on every step of the way! And if you ever want to chat dev stuff or need a boost, don’t hesitate to reach out 🤝
The game was really fun. I like the art and the mechanics are simple and easy to understand. Nice job !
Hey there CaptainBug! It's so great to see you on our page and thanks so much for giving our game a shot. I've been really enjoying your team's submission Resistance of The Forgotten Kingdom! Especially impressed that you were able to put in a nice variety of weapons and enemies in your game as that was an area that we couldn't get to!
Hey CapitanBug,
About a year ago, you took the time to play Dracs After Dusk during the 2024 game jam. We just wanted to say a huge thank you for supporting us back then—it truly meant a lot!
Fast forward a year later...we’re excited to share that Dracs After Dusk now has a playable free demo on Steam! That game jam version was the very beginning, and your feedback helped shape what the game has become. We’ve added tons of new features, updates, and polish—and we’d love for you to check out how far it's come. If you're up for it, you can check out the demo on Steam here (Feel free to wishlist too if you enjoy it!)
Thanks again for being part of the game’s origin story—we can’t wait to hear what you think of the updated version!
– The Olive Hill Studios Team
Mustache with gun?? Check. Gambling?? Check. DARN TOOTIN'?? Check. TUMBLEWEEEEEED?? Check. This game does it all.
Hi Ceribrox! I recognize your name from our global leaderboard! As of now you have the distinction of holding the top score not scored by a developer or family member of the developers so congratulations! And I can see from your score that you were a mere 6 seconds away from making it through the wave that ended up getting ya! :D
I just got done playing some Soulbind! <--- Highly recommend!!
You managed to capture something really powerful with the combination of music, visuals, and storytelling. A poignant and powerful submission.
Hey Ceribrox,
About a year ago, you took the time to play Dracs After Dusk during the 2024 game jam. We just wanted to say a huge thank you for supporting us back then—it truly meant a lot!
Fast forward a year later...we’re excited to share that Dracs After Dusk now has a playable free demo on Steam! That game jam version was the very beginning, and your feedback helped shape what the game has become. We’ve added tons of new features, updates, and polish—and we’d love for you to check out how far it's come. If you're up for it, you can check out the demo on Steam here (Feel free to wishlist too if you enjoy it!)
Thanks again for being part of the game’s origin story—we can’t wait to hear what you think of the updated version!
– The Olive Hill Studios Team
Super well done! I always love "survive the night" games like this. I'll admit having only 20 seconds of day feels a little brutal to me, I can't even imagine how you start playing blackjack during that time XD
But this game is awesome! Great job!
Hey Semicolonkid! Very kind words from you and also means a lot considering how much fun I've had playing your excellent submission Extinction Denied.
Anyone reading this comment if you liked our game you will absolutely love Extinction Denied and I think they really nailed the difficulty ramp up.
Aww, that's so kind of you to say! Glad you like it, cheers!
Hey Semicolonkid,
About a year ago, you took the time to play Dracs After Dusk during the 2024 game jam. We just wanted to say a huge thank you for supporting us back then—it truly meant a lot!
Fast forward a year later...we’re excited to share that Dracs After Dusk now has a playable free demo on Steam! That game jam version was the very beginning, and your feedback helped shape what the game has become. We’ve added tons of new features, updates, and polish—and we’d love for you to check out how far it's come. If you're up for it, you can check out the demo on Steam here (Feel free to wishlist too if you enjoy it!)
Thanks again for being part of the game’s origin story—we can’t wait to hear what you think of the updated version!
– The Olive Hill Studios Team
Incredibly fun game! massive COD Zombies vibes (which I do like!)
Played multiple rounds of it & got addicted! everything works together really well, Frantically spamming E on multiple windows while hiding in a corner was defo an experience XD
Overall, really amazing job! please continue this ;)
Well well well...if it isn't IDKBOX...a name that I recognize from our top 10 global leaderboard! Congratulations!
Your game submission is just incredible. Simply incredible. I left my full thoughts plus a rating over on your submission page, but to anyone reading this comment you must try Until My End
XD Thanks mate! btw is there a way to view the leaderboards? (might've missed something here)
oh yeah sadly it's a little hidden! I wish we had done a better job on this but after you complete a run, the global leaderboard will start scrolling up (kind of like how they did on old arcade games back in the day) In the future we will add a way to view the leaderboard from the start menu though!
Hey IDKBOX,
About a year ago, you took the time to play Dracs After Dusk during the 2024 game jam. We just wanted to say a huge thank you for supporting us back then—it truly meant a lot!
Fast forward a year later...we’re excited to share that Dracs After Dusk now has a playable free demo on Steam! That game jam version was the very beginning, and your feedback helped shape what the game has become. We’ve added tons of new features, updates, and polish—and we’d love for you to check out how far it's come. If you're up for it, you can check out the demo on Steam here (Feel free to wishlist too if you enjoy it!)
Thanks again for being part of the game’s origin story—we can’t wait to hear what you think of the updated version!
– The Olive Hill Studios Team
Mechanics play off each other really well, managing your barricades and reloads is a great, stressful gameplay loop! Nice use of the theme also, well done
Hi Lumofish!
I just got done diving in to your excellent strategy game Tilegrounds! Man I was getting really addicted I had to pull myself away because I want to get through as many games as possible during the voting period but I highly recommend Tilegrounds to folks who like good strategy games! Great job!
Hey Lumofish,
About a year ago, you took the time to play Dracs After Dusk during the 2024 game jam. We just wanted to say a huge thank you for supporting us back then—it truly meant a lot!
Fast forward a year later...we’re excited to share that Dracs After Dusk now has a playable free demo on Steam! That game jam version was the very beginning, and your feedback helped shape what the game has become. We’ve added tons of new features, updates, and polish—and we’d love for you to check out how far it's come. If you're up for it, you can check out the demo on Steam here (Feel free to wishlist too if you enjoy it!)
Thanks again for being part of the game’s origin story—we can’t wait to hear what you think of the updated version!
– The Olive Hill Studios Team
The UI needs some work but the game has good art, music, and SFX. It also has smooth and enjoyable gameplay. To me, it felt like the reload time was too long and the rest time too short, but it could be I'm just bad at the game. All in all, I had a good time playing.
Hi Pablo! Thank you for stopping by and playing! And don't worry you aren't bad, it's not just you as several others have had some similar critiques. Thank you for sharing your honest feedback and I am glad you had fun!
Your game is really good. I had fun playing it. Has a good level of difficulty, nice and simple gameplay loop, and is visually pretty. Congrats!
Hi Brendon! Thank you very much for the kind review. I'm downloading your entry as we speak and I can't wait to try it based on the screenshots. I will leave you my thoughts over on your submission page and my brother will as well :D
Hey Brendon Crato,
About a year ago, you took the time to play Dracs After Dusk during the 2024 game jam. We just wanted to say a huge thank you for supporting us back then—it truly meant a lot!
Fast forward a year later...we’re excited to share that Dracs After Dusk now has a playable free demo on Steam! That game jam version was the very beginning, and your feedback helped shape what the game has become. We’ve added tons of new features, updates, and polish—and we’d love for you to check out how far it's come. If you're up for it, you can check out the demo on Steam here (Feel free to wishlist too if you enjoy it!)
Thanks again for being part of the game’s origin story—we can’t wait to hear what you think of the updated version!
– The Olive Hill Studios Team
Hello brianahaugen,
That is some very good new! I'm happy to hear that Dracs After Dusk evolved into a fully game. I just wishlist it, and I wish all the success!
Thanks so much for the thoughtful note back and for wishlisting Brendon! I'm excited to hear how things have been with you since the game jam! If you've been working on anything recently our team would love to check it out :)
The art is lovely. Interesting game with cool concepts. Had fun!
Thank you for playing and for your kind words!
EDIT: I got to play some Plant Game last night and I really enjoyed it!
Very fun little game, the time between waves was far too short for the minigame, but the gameplay loop was entertaining and could make for a good game for a leaderboard
Hi ZKyle! Totally fair critique on the time between waves. Funny you should bring up the leaderboard, we actually do have a global leaderboard implemented :D But it only shows up at the end of a round after a few seconds of waiting. I think we could have made that more clear or made a button that takes you to the leaderboard.
Thanks for stopping by and giving us a shot!
I really enjoyed your game submission :)
Hey ZKyle,
About a year ago, you took the time to play Dracs After Dusk during the 2024 game jam. We just wanted to say a huge thank you for supporting us back then—it truly meant a lot!
Fast forward a year later...we’re excited to share that Dracs After Dusk now has a playable free demo on Steam! That game jam version was the very beginning, and your feedback helped shape what the game has become. We’ve added tons of new features, updates, and polish—and we’d love for you to check out how far it's come. If you're up for it, you can check out the demo on Steam here (Feel free to wishlist too if you enjoy it!)
Thanks again for being part of the game’s origin story—we can’t wait to hear what you think of the updated version!
– The Olive Hill Studios Team
Really enjoyed the repair mechanic. Art was cool and felt polished as well.
Hey alexisduprey,
About a year ago, you took the time to play Dracs After Dusk during the 2024 game jam. We just wanted to say a huge thank you for supporting us back then—it truly meant a lot!
Fast forward a year later...we’re excited to share that Dracs After Dusk now has a playable free demo on Steam! That game jam version was the very beginning, and your feedback helped shape what the game has become. We’ve added tons of new features, updates, and polish—and we’d love for you to check out how far it's come. If you're up for it, you can check out the demo on Steam here (Feel free to wishlist too if you enjoy it!)
Thanks again for being part of the game’s origin story—we can’t wait to hear what you think of the updated version!
– The Olive Hill Studios Team
Very intense and very fun! Quite challenging as well, which I definitely appreciate. I like that you worked with a simple concept and made it very fun and satisfying to play :) It reminds me of when you're trapped in a house in a game like resident evil and you have to keep enemies from getting into the house by fixing windows, etc. So great job on executing your game!!
Hey Cam thanks for stopping by! Based on your excellent entry The Witch's Last Spell, I know you appreciate a good challenge :D To that end, anyone that liked our game should definitely check out The Witch's Last Spell!
Hey Cam,
About a year ago, you took the time to play Dracs After Dusk during the 2024 game jam. We just wanted to say a huge thank you for supporting us back then—it truly meant a lot!
Fast forward a year later...we’re excited to share that Dracs After Dusk now has a playable free demo on Steam! That game jam version was the very beginning, and your feedback helped shape what the game has become. We’ve added tons of new features, updates, and polish—and we’d love for you to check out how far it's come. If you're up for it, you can check out the demo on Steam here (Feel free to wishlist too if you enjoy it!)
Thanks again for being part of the game’s origin story—we can’t wait to hear what you think of the updated version!
– The Olive Hill Studios Team
Took me a bit to get used to the mechanics, but it's a neat game! I like the ability to repair the broken defenses.
Hey thanks for giving us a try Annikatt! The game is definitely punishing! I enjoyed your endless runner quite a bit and I do appreciate you stopping by to check out our game.
Good game! But, how about making the repair automatic when we were standing in the circle? I don't think it will decrease the fun. well, maybe it is. but it will be more forgiving.
Overall, Good work!
Thanks for playing southeast!
I think that is a good idea about making the repair automatic
Agreed!
Really fun and engaging game. I was fully focused while playing the game, trying to manage my ammo and make sure all of the windows were fixed. Amazing art, animations, and sound design. I specially really liked the ammo refill animation and sound effect, it's very well done. Overall, great job on the game!
Thanks so much for playing RykoStudios. It means a lot coming from you since I really enjoyed playing your game submission!
Hey RykoStudios,
About a year ago, you took the time to play Dracs After Dusk during the 2024 game jam. We just wanted to say a huge thank you for supporting us back then—it truly meant a lot!
Fast forward a year later...we’re excited to share that Dracs After Dusk now has a playable free demo on Steam! That game jam version was the very beginning, and your feedback helped shape what the game has become. We’ve added tons of new features, updates, and polish—and we’d love for you to check out how far it's come. If you're up for it, you can check out the demo on Steam here (Feel free to wishlist too if you enjoy it!)
Thanks again for being part of the game’s origin story—we can’t wait to hear what you think of the updated version!
– The Olive Hill Studios Team
The game feels very solid mechanically!
The art and visuals are great, however I think the walls breaking could have been indicated with a more visible color (for example full red), as the gradient sometimes makes it hard to see how broken the wall actually is (at least for me), and the UI could be a little more organized.
Our game that we have made for the jam is similar in some aspects, so yours has caught me by surprise! :D
Overall, i think it's a super cool take on the theme of the jam and very creative one too!
Keep it up, and good luck!
Thanks so much for playing. That feedback is very useful! You are definitely not the first one that has had some trouble reading the damage meters on the doors and windows, I'd like to revisit that in future editions of the game.
I saw you were able to crack our top 10 leaderboard! Grats on the score!
I just played your game and to hear the positive feedback from you means a lot because your game is an absolute banger! Thank you for the feedback on the wall breaking visual indicator and we will look to address that in our updates to the game after the jam.
Hey dslevi,
About a year ago, you took the time to play Dracs After Dusk during the 2024 game jam. We just wanted to say a huge thank you for supporting us back then—it truly meant a lot!
Fast forward a year later...we’re excited to share that Dracs After Dusk now has a playable free demo on Steam! That game jam version was the very beginning, and your feedback helped shape what the game has become. We’ve added tons of new features, updates, and polish—and we’d love for you to check out how far it's come. If you're up for it, you can check out the demo on Steam here (Feel free to wishlist too if you enjoy it!)
Thanks again for being part of the game’s origin story—we can’t wait to hear what you think of the updated version!
– The Olive Hill Studios Team
A little clunky but great anyway!
Thanks so much for playing!
Really cool aesthetic style. The shooting feels good but I had a hard time knowing what was interactable for turrets. It gets really tense when the ghouls are jumping through the windows while you reload!
Thanks so much for playing! You are definitely not the only who has found interacting with the turrets to be clunky! We had a hard time with that one, but thanks for pushing through and giving us a shot!
Hey Warlick,
About a year ago, you took the time to play Dracs After Dusk during the 2024 game jam. We just wanted to say a huge thank you for supporting us back then—it truly meant a lot!
Fast forward a year later...we’re excited to share that Dracs After Dusk now has a playable free demo on Steam! That game jam version was the very beginning, and your feedback helped shape what the game has become. We’ve added tons of new features, updates, and polish—and we’d love for you to check out how far it's come. If you're up for it, you can check out the demo on Steam here (Feel free to wishlist too if you enjoy it!)
Thanks again for being part of the game’s origin story—we can’t wait to hear what you think of the updated version!
– The Olive Hill Studios Team