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A jam submission

GatonautaView game page

Lost in space. Craft, explore as a brave cat stranded on tiny planets.
Submitted by StealthC — 4 days, 20 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Overall#54.3864.386
Mechanics#74.1364.136
Music#124.0914.091
Fun#134.2054.205
Theme#174.5004.500
Aesthetics#314.3184.318
Sound#623.7053.705
Story#703.4553.455

Ranked from 44 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?
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Submitted(+1)

This was very impressive! I really liked the concept of using a jetpack to get to different planets, and having to get resources from them! The assets and sound in this game were also very good! There was only one thing I would change about this game which is making the crafting a bit faster or allowing to queue multiple items to craft! Thats just a minor thing though and I really had a lot fun playing this. Also, thanks for playing our game as well!

Submitted

It was a good experience!

The music is exceptionally good for the planets, and for the credits.
It has not much story, but the game mechanics, the dynamic of the character movement and the game progression are good.
The reset of the astronaut was a bit awkward to me (no consequences, no bad ending).
But WE approves your game...


Check and rate mine if you have time.

Have FUN :3

Submitted(+1)

Hi StealthC,

What a fun and cozy resource gatherer you have made here! I really enjoy the art style, and I think the progression between stages was nicely done. I very much appreciated my cat space-pack being able to hold all of my resources. This feels quite polished, so kudos to you for making it happen on your own. I am happy I was able to play through and be rewarded with a nice message to your cat as well. Great job, and thanks for sharing!

Submitted

This is an amazing Idea, Pls expand it. the world needs a full version of this game.

Submitted

Loved the art style, animations and sound!

Everything from the start felt good, every click of the mouse, like every tiny detail was thought of.

The mechanic of the planet spinning under the player instead of the player spinning around the planet was genius. 

Very good sized game for a game jam.

A bit of crit:

- I would suggest making the screen automatically go into wide mode when flying off a planet, it took me sometime to find where it says "press M".

- The UI when using the building was blocking the screen and it felt awkward to kind of close and open it every time wile waiting for the resources to finish cooking.

Great work!

Submitted

Really impressive, even has a fully functional save and load system! I really enjoyed playing this one. Amazing work for a solo dev. :)

Submitted

A nice time! Good luck out there in space, nameless astronaut cat!

Random thoughts:

I didn't realize until near the end that the windows for the crafting/furnace UI could be moved about, which was a very nice surprise.

How interesting to find a planet with piles of harvestable gears!

I found running around on the planet started to give me a bit of motion sickness after a while, but that probably (hopefully) isn't an issue most people will have.

It must have taken a lot of work to get all the different resources working, separating where things could be farmed onto different planets is a good way to manage progression

The artwork is very cute!


Submitted

Awesome game.  I especially enjoyed jetpacking to the next planet!

I would love to see this developed further.

Submitted(+1)

nice!

Submitted(+1)

Hey there! Im with my 10yo daughter testing games and here's our feedback!

"In the air, press jump to activate jetpack" is not working or we are missing something?

"Fix Jetpack" looked like the solution but it wasnt clear... Did we lose the message that was required?

An added effect that the jetpack is fixed would be good. Clicking "fix jetpack" did nothing. Just blackened the text. That feels weird... (The same when crafting is completed)

Maybe an icon floating above player with green +1 +5?

Also, gameplay is a bit monotonous... To just fly from smaller planets to bigger ones, gathering resources one after another... And... Thats it? Hmm maybe traps or puzzles to make it more challenging/engaging. Can be easily bored with this monotonous design.

But hey! Flying eternally to the space and getting that error sound... Hahha that was fun!

Moving sideways in air with jetpack is a gratifying mechanic ❤️ many fun games can be accomplished using this

Music is fantastic! Really fits the space theme.

Thanks for this game :) we like cats and the space theme makes this idea brilliant. Space cats. Could be a home run game with better/more features!

Is it a game jam thing only? Or expanding to be an actual game?

P.D. Feel free to check our submission, and if you like it - give us an honest rating with some feedback. That is most appreciated to become better Developers!

Developer (1 edit) (+1)

Thanks a lot for the honest feedback! Really appreciated.

Yeah, I agree, the UI definitely needs improvement.

The game is more focused on logistics, similar to Factorio or Forager, gathering resources, crafting, and unlocking new things. But I totally get that it can feel repetitive, especially without extra challenges or surprises. Your suggestions about adding traps or puzzles make a lot of sense.

I hope I can make something fun for you and your daughter next time. I’ll probably always put cats in my games since it’s a good way to get extra points.

For now, it’s just a game jam project, but there’s definitely room to expand.

I’ll check your submission as well. Thanks again, your feedback really helps.

Submitted(+1)

Great submission. Left my furnace on one planet when I came back the workers had gone on strike and left the work undone. hahaha. Great submission.

Submitted(+1)

An excellent surprise. Exploration and crafting. Very nice art style too

Submitted(+1)

Love it. Condensed Factorio right down into its essence. Full Catorio release when? 🐱

Submitted(+1)

Beautifully put together game, love the art, the music and the sounds, hits the themes.
Definitely one of the games that hits all the categories well.

Submitted(+1)

Really cool idea, well done!

Submitted(+1)

that was a wonderful time. the radial gravity was so staisfying and I loved how you could have a window open to control the furnace, have the catbot mine new materials while running around and collecting other stuff all at the same time. also: the whole repair your ship theme transported me right back to Commander Keen 1 - and that's a feat!

Submitted(+1)

Impresive game, i only add a signal were other planets are, very good work

Submitted(+1)

Awesome! :thumbsup:

Submitted(+1)

I saved the page and will play the game in the future too. The design, sounds and concept are amazing.

Submitted(+1)

Great submission! To play it feels like meditation 

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