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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Style | #1181 | 3.786 | 3.786 |
| Overall | #1942 | 3.341 | 3.341 |
| Enjoyment | #2497 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Creativity | #2660 | 3.238 | 3.238 |
Ranked from 42 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?
Catsaway takes the GMTK 2024 "Built to Scale" by utilizing in-game mechanics to represent the aspect of building to scale. The game begins on an island in which the player spawns in, and when defeating enemies, the player can expand their island and upgrade their arsenal to maximize efficiency. As the game progresses, the players will be challenged to make sure their island does not shrink and that they continuously defeat the enemies. Catsaway showcases how scale and attentiveness matters through the lens of a character expanding their island.
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The concept of this game is so cute!! The art looks so cute as well; I appreciate the color theory that goes on in here ^^ Seeing the numbers go up really do be a hit of dopamine :DD Great job!
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed our game :]!!
I didn't play too much of this so won't know for sure but you should have a yarn ball called Wilson for reference gags. Very creative game and good artwork.
Eye catching thumnail
Thanks! :D! Glad you liked the thumbnail~
cute style, cute cats, cute game :) like the use of building a bigger island too, really good incorporation of the theme
thank you so much!!!
So cute and chaotic 😁 😍
thank you!!!!!!
Really nice and well working game, I love that the yarn is thrown to defend the cat and islands.
yeah!!!! I'm glad you noticed that detail!! All the towers are cat inspired lol.
cool cat stuck in the middle of nowhere game!
hehe glad you liked the idea :D
Super cute! Great job!
Thank you!!! :D
Interesting mix of survival and tower defense where you sacle your island, although I only survived until the 3rd minute, the game seems quite big for a jam, good work
The game did end up being way bigger than I expected lol, thanks for playing the game!!!
Cool concept and nice visuals! I think reducing costs or increasing gold income could be nice, but I really liked my playthrough!
Thank you so much for the feedback!!! Glad you liked the gameplay :D
Very cute concept! The overall theme and gameplay was really enjoyable, I felt the gold generation could have been slightly better as it was extremely difficult even getting to choose between creating new paths or building contraptions, but overall very enjoyable. Good job! :)
I did make the gold generation a bit too low since I thought gold ramped up pretty quick, but I will take this into account. Thank you so much for the feedback, glad you enjoyed it!!!
Pretty good!
Thank you!!
Cute game! Congrats on finishing your first jam!
Thank you so much! The game jam was a very fun experience for us, and I never actually expected myself to finish creating the game.
Nice tower defense style game! I like the happy tune and the cute art. I did have some trouble sometimes getting my button clicks to register, and I didn't know how to build towers (just when they get dropped by enemies or is there another way?) In my first 2 tries my waves didn't spawn any other shooters. Either way, nice submission!
Yes the upgrades for now are just random drops by enemies, and the button clicks occur sometimes because the game tries to erase other highlights first before registering the button click. These are mistakes on my part, especially since I was not able to explain the mechanics very well to the player. Glad you liked the music and art!!!
No worries! It's a gamejam submission, it's not meant to be perfect, we know it all too well for our own game as well! Still enjoyable and nicely implemented!
Got to wave 25, fun! Pretty good sound, the music is fitting but a bit repetitive, solid art pixel art. The art for the page and thumbnail is very good. Great programming, ran quickly and never lagged. Solid job team.
Thank you for the feedback regarding the music, I'll take this into account :D. I'm also quite happy about the thumbnail and banner image I find, I'm glad you liked it!!!
So cute game, love the art!!
Glad you liked it!
Really nice and fun, I enjoyed it :)
Thank you :D
A cute little game! My main feedback is how slow it takes to build up, 3 minutes in my options in effecting the gameplay felt pretty small, and upgrading buildings didn't have the feedback I needed to understand if sacrificing buildings was worth the individual upgrade.!
thats true, I was a bit too focused on implementing the mechanics that I forgot about giving more feedback towards the player. Glad you brought that up, and thanks for the feedback!
I really like the visuals!! So cute!!
Thank you!!!!
Fun game! I found the upgrade mechanics a bit confusing, but overall enjoyed playing
Thank you so much! I agree with you tho the upgrade mechanics seem a bit too complicated to understand.