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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Enjoyment | #205 | 4.150 | 4.150 |
| Artwork | #826 | 4.050 | 4.050 |
| Narrative | #1053 | 3.250 | 3.250 |
| Audio | #1068 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Creativity | #1183 | 3.950 | 3.950 |
Ranked from 20 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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You defend a ringworld from alien invaders. The world loops around and you can jump from one side to the other.
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JSFXR sounds.
ART: The_Wolvesbane
Music: Serene_Journey
COVER ART: Dylmann
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Very good idea, the gameplay is super smooth after getting used to the controls, the art is great. The menus could be improved but they do the job well enough. Feels like with some polish, updated UI, and more content this could be a full game.
What a surprisingly fun twist to your typical straight airplane fighter bullet hells. Just the ability to change directions instead of just moving left and right while automatically going forward adds so much to it, and on top it feels super tight, the controls, even on keyboard and mouse it just felt GOOD, I had a lot of fun with this one, and the fact that it narratively takes place on a dyson loop got me excited!
The movement takes some time to get used to, but I think the idea of a looping level is cool!
Unfortunately I think I encountered some bugs that made it hard to tell what was happening (the top of the screen was a bit cut off), not sure if it’s an issue with my browser or something. I played through this on stream yesterday (video here) if you’re interested in watching a playthrough of your game.
Hey it's a ring world! I had a lot of fun with this game. It took me some time to get used to the controls but then it was very satisfying taking out enemies. I love that you included the curvature of the ring in the tiles on the sides.
You may find it funny to know that the ring fx are a FNAF shader flipped on its side. Thanks for the kind words!
Love the idea, movement was definitely tricky. Would love some weapon upgrades.
Great idea ad the fact that this was made i a few days is insane to me!
This game deserves a lot more attention its very cool :) also love the Halo aesthetic lol
I liked the feel of the flying (although with keyboard it was not easy). Nicely done!
Nice Idea to fly in a ring. The perspective warp at the edges was a nice touch.
Is the map randomly generated?
Only being able to steer without thrusters was a bit to get used to.
No the map wasn't randomly generated. That was just me going ham with a tile brush with very little time left.
Thanks for playing!
The movement is great! Very arcade like, I'd see myself wasting so many hours on a game like this.