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A jam submission

Neural Diagnostic ExamView game page

A weird little rhythm horror game created for the GMTK 2025 Game Jam.
Submitted by INN3R_C4L4M1TY — 22 hours, 52 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Narrative#9653.3083.308
Audio#9743.5383.538
Artwork#43292.9232.923
Creativity#43953.1543.154
Enjoyment#44842.7692.769

Ranked from 13 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?
The game's story centers on a potentially endless cycle.

(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
Font used: Inconsolata LGC Markup

I made all the other assets myself.

(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
Christine "INN3R_C4L4M1TY" Klyukinov

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

The art style and story of this game is amazing, also the sound effects. I found it hard to play the rhythm game because of my skill issue I wished it could just be left and right arrows to control, I'm just not used to the down arrow.

Submitted(+1)

I thought this game was conceptually intriguing and raised a lot of questions. Unfortunately, I had to scout the comments for access to the final entry, but there was definitely an interesting story here. I wish the rhythm game had a penalty sound or some other form of negative feedback. Good work!

Developer

Thanks! There are actually unique sound effects for getting hit or missing a target, but I admit they might be a bit too subtle and I probably should have added some sort of visual cue on top of that.

Submitted(+1)

Quite a cool game! The story seems intriguing, although it wasn't fully fleshed out (but that's to be expected in a game jam).

I have two personal suggestions for the gameplay:

  • I would add a cooldown for the attack to prevent spamming.
  • I would prefer if you switched lanes adjacently (i.e., from the left lane, pressing right would only move you to the middle lane). I do understand, however, that the current controls offer more direct control.

Nice game overall, well done!

Developer

Thanks for the feedback!

The lack of spam prevention was actually an intentional decision. You're supposed to hit the targets right as they reach the attack bar(the sound is different if you time it right) and getting the timing wrong gives fewer points depending on how far off you are. Spamming isn't really a viable strategy for getting a good score, but I probably could have done a better job of communicating that to the player.

The alternative control scheme is something I considered and would have put in the options menu if I'd added one. That not being in the game was just a scope thing.

Submitted(+1)

Oh, my apologies then, I was wondering why I wasn't able to get the full score. :D Cool game nonetheless.

Submitted(+1)

Love the artstyle!

Submitted(+1)

I loved reading all the lore!