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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Enjoyment | #183 | 4.030 | 4.030 |
| Creativity | #287 | 4.121 | 4.121 |
| Overall | #325 | 3.990 | 3.990 |
| Presentation | #971 | 3.818 | 3.818 |
Ranked from 33 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?
Box-pushing puzzle where you aim to get yourself stuck instead of aiming to solve it, and the creatures in the levels try to help you instead of hindering you from solving it.
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the music during the game jam
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Very cool concept ! Had a fun time but I got stuck in level 7 (I dont think the game is hard I'm just bad at puzzle x) )
The "voice" or more like "sounds with mouth" were hilarious x) and nice little music !
Interesting concept!
Excellent puzzles for an excellent premise! I was constantly stumped, and just gave up at level 13, but these puzzles were fantastic and challenging with really clever solutions. I wish I was able to complete more, but my brain is a little small for these types of games lol. The music and art are also cute as well, but the highlight is the dialogue and Grelbo stopping you from pressing the next button.
Goofy presentation, but actually really well done. Each puzzle felt well made and difficult, yet always felt fair. Many times I was just left doing the completely wrong thing, as the actual solution was just staring me in the face. The fake-out mobile game style 3 star screen is also a very nice comedic touch. My only real complaint is how loud and sharp the Grelbo noises were though out the game, but even then that is a minor thing. Good game, better puzzles, and the best rap.
This game is truly something else!
There are so many brilliant mechanics and puzzles here. There's been some comedic games for the jam that got a decent chuckle out of me but this one had me full on laughing several times. Grelbo blocking the next button if you complete the level properly is genius and I loved it so much!
The only critique I can even remotely think of is that the level select screen could use some work such as a preview image for the level but I imagine that was partially due to the limited time that it is a bit rough around the edges.
Brilliant work to all of you! I had so much fun with this one in every aspect, it's clear to see the whole team put a lot of effort into this!
That’s fantastic feedback! I never considered adding images to the level select, but that does make lots of sense! I’ll give it a try as part of my changes to be published after the jam.
Very fun ! The music gave me some Animal Crossing/Nintendo 3DS vibes and I loved it ! Overall very good work !
Great idea and fun to play plus the music is great
trying to softlock the game is an awesome idea! These are pretty tricky puzzles too, very fun
I just wanted to say out of all the games I've recently seen this is by far the best.
I NEED A LEVEL EDITOR FOR THIS WE ALL NEED IT.
I finished the while game and I love it and so does my whole cave family ♡
We of the cave family full heartedly love this game
Thank you 🥹
will grelbo body pillow be available?
We're working on a way to transport them while maintaining proper moisture.
what is the current size? Also can we get different poses? I wanna see my Boi at his best angles 😩
We are really happy to hear that you enjoyed the game! As for the level editor, since the levels are written as text files, we could release an update that allows loading custom-level files (at the user's discretion) once the voting period for the game jam concludes.
Omg please we need level editor!! Full heartedly will support further updates ◇
Really great game ! Very good take on the theme, i ended up being stuck on the level 10 because of my tiny brain, but i really enjoyed your game, very well done !
This is so tough. I loved playing this(and failing at it). Really love the design, specially the winning screen where you are prevented to go to the next level because you won instead of losing. Great job!
I'm in love with the humor for this game!! The sounds are hilarious and the rap omg haha.
This game is amazing, its really polished, and when it comes to normal games I quite often make the puzzle impossible on accident, so to do it on purpose I've finally found my calling, great game idea and execution
Awesome colour scheme. For me the main menu showed up aligned to the top left corner, would be nice if it was centered. Gameplay animations are smooth and well executed. Would be nice if the game objects had more colors contrasting the environment.
this game made me grelbophobic
Just 100%'ed the game and it was amazing! Puzzle design was really elegant, I feel like you explored a great amount of possibility space. My only nitpick is there was no undo. Also presentation is very nice too. Overall, great job!
p.s. I added this to my public collection for this jam's sokoban related games, and there are really interesting interpretations of the theme
Would you mind posting a link to that collection? I’d also be interested to see the other takes on box-pushing puzzles this jam!
https://itch.io/c/3470108/gmtk-game-jam-2023-sokoban-or-related-games
This is what I could find so far, you can contact me in any way if you find more of them
Very cool game, the art style and music (the rap part too XD) are amazing, but the difficulty curve is too steep for me. I'd buy this if you turned it into a full game
For as novel of an idea as this is, my favorite part is the music. I walked away humming this tune when I took a break to make dinner. Well done!
Solid game and excellent take on the Sokoban genre. Some of those puzzles really ramp up in difficulty. And/or I'm having a hard time retraining my brain to think about these puzzles in a new way. Either way, super cool.
I enjoyed my time with this game, but the main character did lean a little close to some unfavorable stereotypes about mental health, especially with the SFX. Not exactly offensive, but still playing their habits for comedy isn't great.
Overall, cool game and great job to the whole team. Keep making cool games!
How is this harder than regular Sokoban! This is really excellent y'all
The concept and execution is meta and funny, puzzle design is good, and the graphics and overall aesthetic make me feel like im absoluely losing it (in a good way)
nice job :]