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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Fun | #9 | 4.338 | 4.338 |
| Overall | #10 | 4.400 | 4.400 |
| Presentation | #29 | 4.538 | 4.538 |
| Originality | #185 | 4.092 | 4.092 |
Ranked from 130 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?
One often finds that a freshly-raised skeleton is... uncontrollable. Thankfully, as a practitioner of magics most profane, you are able to manipulate the very walls to steer your wayward minion to safety! For those looking for "controls" or a "tutorial," seek further instruction on the game page. There, your thirst for knowledge will be fulfilled.
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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This game was really neat, had pretty cool mechanics too! did get stuck on second to last level because of an invisible block
Ah, sorry to hear that! I documented that bug on the game page, but I don't think it was noticeable enough. After reading your comment I re-ordered the page so now it should be clearer to new players. Thanks for leaving a comment, wouldn't have changed it otherwise!
Awesome little game with some really fun puzzle mechanics. Really well made in general and a cute art-style!
Hey, thanks for the kind words! Much appreciated by the team.
Fantastic aesthetics, well made puzzles (that were too hard for me because im terrible!) but I had a blast with this
Haha, my immediate reaction was to apologize for the difficulty, but it seems like you still enjoyed the game regardless! Thanks for letting us know about your experience, we really appreciate it!
Absolutely love this concept. One of my favourites so far.
Aw man, we're so thrilled to hear that! Thank you!
Fantastic game!
The art style and music fits well :)
Add some more levels and maybe blocks with different mechanics and this could definitely become a standalone game as a mobile game.
Hey, thanks for the feedback! We totally agree about continuing to develop Mausoleum Maker into a fully-fleshed out game, glad to hear you think so as well!
Loved the trial and error gameplay! I gotta say, it was very addicting, with very satisfactory art. Delightful!
Oh man, so great to hear! I know I've said that a fair bit in the comments, but really, I do mean it. Thanks for enjoying the game!
Very fun game! It's great watching your perfect plans unfold and very satisfying. The game is incredibly polished and the only bug I found was that the skeleton will start sliding when he should be walking if he gets stuck under a block in a slide position. The pixel art is amazing, the gameplay is amazing and it fits the theme very well. I think if you continue development on the game it would be cool to have some different blocks other than generic stone, but I'm sure you already have plans for things like that in the future. One of my favourite games so far, great job!
Oh yeah, the sliding bug. Sorry about that! We knew that one was in the build but didn't quite have enough time to get it fixed. But with that said, so happy you enjoyed the game (bugs and all)! Block variety is definitely on our list of things to improve on, so that's a relief to hear that other people think it's important as well!
This game is just insane, for real by far one of the best games in this jam!
The art is so cute and the music does really add a nice vibe to the game :D
The concept is really creative and fits the theme excellent!
Overall awesome game!
Also, pls feel free to check out my game as well :D
Oh man, thank you for such kind words, really. Just thrilled you enjoyed the game so much. And definitely! I'll pop over as soon as I finish typing this up, haha.
Mausoleum Maker is a super fun puzzler with lots of potential. Trying to perfect your building strategy is a long and rewarding process. Each level offers many ways to be completed, which makes this game highly replayable. The style is simple but very refined and nice to look at. Would love to see this being expanded into a fully fledged game! Amazing job!
Thanks for leaving such a thoughtful comment; we really appreciate the feedback. And we'd love to see the game be expanded too! We're definitely planning on continuing development once the jam is over, so look forward to that!
looks amazing, playes really good, over all i would say it is a very good experience and one of my favourite games in this game jam so far
Great to hear that you enjoyed the game! Thanks for leaving a comment!
Very fun game! The art is also nice :) I love the puzzles.
Aw, thanks! Glad you enjoyed the puzzles!
That is right up there folks. For a 48hr game, you should be damn proud
Oh man, that's real kind of you. Thank you.
The level design is top notch!
Aw, that's so nice to hear! Thank you.
The pixel art, and color pallete are so good. This game looks so good and that skeleton is cute and I love the graveyard theme.
The mechanics are awesome. Thank you for letting us restart so quickly, it made the process of trial and error so much more fun than tedium. These are some really good puzzle designs, loved solving them and it felt satisfying as hecc.
Great job!
That's so great to hear! Haha, and of course! We didn't want people to get bogged down with restart animations and the like, so we're real pleased to hear that it positively impacted your experience. Thank you very much for the feedback!
Wow! what a game bro. Gameplay, art, music, level design every thing is just outstanding.
Aw man, thanks so much for the kind words! We really appreciate it.
The art style is great!
I also like its gameplay but it could have fit the theme better in some way because the game seems to be in control despite of the skeleton out of control. I suggest making it so that the skeleton keeps moving and we have to place tiles in real time and further moves are hidden but that would require making longer level and the time-restriction would have been an obstacle in the jam.. That way the situation would be more out of control and we would have to work actively to take it under control.
You can surely improve the game in post-jam version :)
Yeah, it was pretty hard to strike a balance between our vision for the game and the prompt, so I totally get where you're coming from. We're definitely going to revisit the game post-jam, so thank you for the feedback!
Nice art!
I think will be better if its on HTML5 ;) But it will take looonngg time to build.
Thanks! Haha, we tried to get multiple builds out, but unfortunately we couldn't upload 'em in time.
Really love the interpretation of the theme and it's overall really fun!
So good to hear. Thanks for dropping a comment!
Really fun & well-done, enjoyed this one a lot on stream. It feels mostly under-control (even though we can't control the skeleton) - but still really enjoyable! Congrats on the game!
Thanks so much for having the game on your stream! We really appreciate that. And yeah, the prompt was a bit tricky to design for, but thank you for the feedback!
Nice take on the theme, very good art and well polished game page, solid submission ! Good job !
Thank you very much! I'm real proud of the game page, so that makes me happy to hear you enjoyed it!