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A jam submission

THAT'S NOT A STARView game page

A short horror game where you try to scan a star.
Submitted by tetrisk (@tetrisk1) — 2 days, 3 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Audio#14.1004.100
Theme#164.0004.000
Fun#223.5003.500
Originality#223.9003.900
Overall#293.4573.457
Graphics#443.7003.700
Controls#792.8002.800
Accessibility#1122.2002.200

Ranked from 10 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Godot Version
4.2.1

Wildcards Used
"Here comes the sun" and "Think inside the box"

Game Description
You're the captain of the SS-Reaver, sent to survey the red dwarf star Gliese 445.

How does your game tie into the theme?
You'll need to fix your ship to warp out of the system and escape the unknown horror.

Source(s)
No

Discord Username(s)
tetrisk

Participation Level (GWJ Only)
Zero. This is my first.

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Comments

Submitted

Great game, I liked the tension of the star, slowly approaching you. The controls could be a bit more responsive, but the overall design was pretty nice!

Submitted

Very cool audio, graphics are good, nice intro.
Would be nice to have subtitles, add little animations for repairing (some feedback), add highlighting to know where a player should click.  

Submitted (1 edit)

The attention to the audio really stands out, here. It raised the hairs on my neck toward the end.

I'd +1 the suggestions of giving feedback during repairs. The visual design didn't feel as polished as the audio, either. There were artifacts on the main window, and I missed seeing sparks and gas leaks. I'm curious if you could play with the scale of the "not star" more to turn up the cosmic horror element, too.

Great first submission and I'm looking forward to seeing more!

Submitted

Really liked the the design of the “not a star” and the general setting. The audio was nice and the various repairs were cool. As other have said some more visual feedback with the screws and generally more clear triggering of the progress would be positive.

But overall, this was really neat! Nice job!

Submitted

Nice job! The atmosphere of the game is right on point thanks to the graphics and the audio.  An animation that rotated the screws while drilling would have been nice to give player some feedback. Overall a small, but very immersive game, congrats! 

Submitted

This was the best experience so far in all the games I played of the Jam, i wish it lasted a little longer.
It was really inmersive, the atmosphere was perfect and i felt the hurry.

Space horror best horror.

Great work.

Submitted

The voice over is so cool.  The not star is pretty sick too.  

I thought the drill wasn't working at first cause there's no visual feedback.   The game we mad has a similar concept, but less finished :(

Submitted

you are on a spaceship from amongus but the imposter is you know what (hint: its not a star)