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A jam submission

Five Seconds Till DoomView game page

You're out of control and can't choose when you're able to shoot or to walk. Try to stay alive as long as possible!
Submitted by blek — 1 hour, 10 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Fun#354.1834.183
Overall#2133.8833.883
Presentation#2924.1004.100
Originality#9913.5503.550

Ranked from 60 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
I think pretty well. The core mechanic of the game is that you are unable to choose when you shoot or move. Every Five seconds it changes.

Did your team create the art for this game during the 48 hour time slot?

Yes

We created all art during the game jam

Did your team create the audio for this game during the 48 hour time slot?

No

We used pre-existing audio

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Submitted(+1)

Shooting and moving felt nice, really polished. The core idea is strong, but it feels incomplete. It'd be great if you expand upon this with more mechanics:

  • Some special zones where you can only move or shoot (maybe at random every time you enter).
  • A kind of currency that lets you change the time between moving and shooting (you add 1 second for one skill, but lose 1 second for the other).
  • If you really need it, you can switch between skills, but you lose 1 HP.

Also, enemies seem to get stuck at corners a lot.

Developer

Thanks for this great feedback! I will look at improving the enemy AI and will also look at your ideas! They are definitely great!

Submitted(+1)

It's fun and simple and has some considerable visual polish - it felt very manageable and under control for the most part. As I mentioned on stream, something like 'missing a shot reduces your time' could help a lot with putting more pressure on the player and spiraling things out of control.

Developer

Thanks for playing my game on stream again! Will definitely take a look at that mechanic!

Submitted(+1)

Pretty cool game! The mechanic is very simple yet is much fun and challenging, specially when some baddies spawn in front of you when you are about to run. I enjoyed the glow effect in the dark ambiance and the effect of the screen opened up when you aim away to the other side is a nice detail. Great work!

Developer(+1)

Thanks so much for playing! This means a lot to me!

Submitted(+1)

Five words: keep up with the game! I’m amazed at what people can do in 48 hours if they want to. The dark, mystique atmosphere is so captivating. This game should get more views; you deserve that. Hopefully, you will continue to work on it, but if not, I liked it a lot, it was creatively nice to play 

Developer(+1)

Really appreciate the feedback! Thanks so much!

Submitted(+1)

I said it vial's stream and I am saying it again now that I have played... this is a gem of a game!

Absolutely incredible. Simple, addictive and filled to the brim with game juice!

Developer(+1)

You really don't know how much this means to me! Thanks so much! :D

Submitted(+1)

You should definitely keep working on this.
Different weapons that drop like the hearts and amo.
Different enemies?
Persistant upgrades like more health or speed etc.
It's simple enoguh that you could do a million things with it :)

Developer

Yes I think I will definitely continue on this game. Especially after Vices feedback on the game! :D

Submitted(+1)

Wow this game is so pretty!!! The approach to the theme is creative and the gamplay is very enjoyable! Hands down one of the best games of this jam.

Developer(+1)

Wow, huge honor! Thanks so much :D

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

The character reminds me of Enter the gungeon, I find them very charming! 

By the way, you did a great job on particle effects!

Developer(+1)

Thanks so much! Yeah I like used enter the Gungoen as a reference if I can say so :D

Submitted(+1)

Very fine looking game! Simple but if it was expaned, could enjoy it for a long time. Nice job! :) Check mine as well :)

Developer

Thanks and yes I will!

Submitted(+1)

Very well done, a simple but very original concept realized in a fantastic way! Sometimes enemies spawn right above the player so that's something you might want to fix in the future

Submitted(+1)

Also, please add a downloadable build. It's a bit laggy on my browser and I'd love to play it better

Developer

Thanks for playing! Yes the enemies are spawning sometimes in the player, will fix that in the future! And yes I can add a windows Build to it tho I don't know if its possible during the jam, but I will certainly add it afterwards.

Submitted(+1)

Simple execution, incredible game! Really liked the idea, execution and feeling. Good job =)

If you could check my game, will be awesome!

Developer(+1)

Thanks so much!

I already did ^^

Submitted(+1)

I've seen a couple of games like this, but I think this is the most polished and presented one I've seen so far. You give all the information the player needs in the UI and it's always clear what's happening. Well done!

Developer

I'm so thankfull about your feedback! I really tried to show the player what's happening with sounds and visuals. Really glad it worked!

Submitted(+1)

Great concept and very fun. I enjoyed the art style and effects as well.

Developer

Thanks so much!

Submitted(+1)

i love the effect that happens ones the control type switches! well done!

Developer

I tried to like show it as clear as possible that the state changes. Really glad you like it! 

Thanks for playing!

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Developer

Thanks!

(+1)

Throw in items and different floors and you've got yourself an incredible roguelike. Seriously, this could be expanded into a full release and I'd buy it

Developer

Okay, well didn't expect that one coming! Thanks so much :D


I thought of adding more weapons and stuff, maybe some day I will continue working on this game :D

Submitted(+1)

Awesome game, everything like the controls, visuals, and audio feel so polished. One of the top jam games I've seen so far

Developer

Thanks so much!

Submitted(+1)

Huh, you know I was originally planning for something like this too, but couldn't execute the idea. And here's your game not just executing the idea but with great polish too. Good job!

Developer(+1)

Thanks! I am sorry you couldn't execute this idea as well :(

Although really thanks for playing! Really appreciate the feedback :D

Submitted

Welp I ultimately went with another idea I was happy with so it's all good ^ W ^

Developer(+1)

oh yeah right, now I know which game you created, again your game is awesome! :D

Submitted(+1)

This game NEEDS more ratings: it's polished, satisfying to play, easy to pick up, looks great and I especially love how the camera zooms out to fit the mouse. Honestly one of the best games I've played so far, good job! :D only issue being that sometimes the enemies spawn inside the player but this is an easy and quick fix as the core gameplay remains very polished

Developer(+1)

Wow! Thanks sooo much, you don't know how much this means to me :D

Submitted(+1)

The artwork reminds me of super meat boy! simple but polished. I couldn't figure out what the timer did at first but when I did I absolutely loved playing this. Good balanced audio which is nice to hear. 

Here's the game I worked on if you wanted to check it out, thanks! https://itch.io/jam/gmtk-2020/rate/696287#post-1639104

Developer

Thanks so much for playing! Really glad you liked my game :D

 ofc I will check out your game :D

Submitted(+1)

I had a blast playing this even if I was really bad at it. The switching between moving and shooting was really effective as a way of constantly making you think 2-3 moves ahead. Only feedback I have as far as improvement goes is maybe making the "timer" on the bottom of the screen larger and near the middle of the screen so it's really noticeable? Once I finally saw it, I was able to actually plan my movement patterns and that made the game work really well.

Nice job!

Developer

Yes, during the development of this game and play testing sometimes I myself didn't notice that the timer has end up, leading to me try to shoot instead of walk. I tried to show it as clear as possible with post effects and sounds, tho maybe it needs more :D

Really glad you like my game!

Thanks for playing :D

Submitted(+1)

actually fun and fast paced shooter.

The amount of juice is astounding, and movement feels tight.

only issue really I had, is that some enemy would spawn inside the player while running around, resulting in some undeserved damage.

Like the style and arcady feel of the game, and often times I felt helpless and controlless when the game cut of my movement in the middle of ten enemy, very theme fitting :)

Developer

Thanks so much for your review! Really appreciate it ! :D I thought of this issue with the spawning and give you that point, had not enough time to fix it tho. Thanks for playing :D

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