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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #41 | 3.651 | 4.000 |
| Fun | #55 | 3.195 | 3.500 |
| Originality | #74 | 3.195 | 3.500 |
| Audio | #81 | 3.012 | 3.300 |
| Overall | #98 | 2.856 | 3.129 |
| Accessibilty | #122 | 2.282 | 2.500 |
| Graphics | #131 | 2.465 | 2.700 |
| Controls | #133 | 2.191 | 2.400 |
Ranked from 10 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Godot Version
Godot 4.3
Wildcards Used
N/A
Game Description
A tiny creature that want to return to their civilization home. Using life cycles to use certain ability only each cycles have.
How does your game tie into the theme?
The player is inspire by how the cycles of insects are happening, with metamorphosis
Source(s)
N/A
Discord Username(s)
N/A
Participation Level (GWJ Only)
1 (This is my first ever game and game jam making)
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I really enjoyed this but I had to use a remapping app so I could play (mostly) with gamepad; it was practically impossible for me to play with a keyboard. I suggest is to make the spike collision smaller. There's on article on how Celeste (and others) actually have smaller collision than the hazard which makes it much more forgiving and feels a lot more fair; as is you can die but it sometimes it doesn't even look like it overlaps. Also some indicator on the charge level would have been helpful, and maybe resetting it after changing? I died several times early on because I had just dashed, then change and went to float but plummeted to my death. There were a few other bugs, but overall really great design, even if it did end up being too challenging for me (I stopped at the level with all the platforms with just one or two spikes, maybe 10?). Keep up the good work!
Thank you for your feedback! When the game jam is over I plan to refine it much more and yeah, maybe I went too overboard for some level! Thank you so much for playing!
Really nice platformer that takes great advantage of the main morphing mechanic.
Also I found a exploit where you can kinda just teleport past level. I didnt use it tho(or at least not too much).
There is a game breaking bug that if you're in pink form and grow up a size whilst in a space that only pink can be in, your char getting atomized
Thank you, glad you like it!
For the exploit, I didn't know you could actually just do that, I just discovered it when you mentioned it. Thank you!
Ah yes, I didn't take on account if the player would morph to the next cycles in tight spaces. My bad.
Thank you for playing and for the feedback! 😁
Clever mechanics! It plays really nicely, I liked that I could figure out the different abilities myself and how to solve the puzzles. I got stuck with the level where you need to be tiny and my character got duplicated a lot :D. But that aside well done on this fun little game!
Glad you like it! Yes, I was hoping for the player to figure it out themself! I was planning on adding a reset button for when there is stuck or too much body. But since I don't have the knowledge and the times, I rush it so when you slam the dead body, you'll clear up the blockage!
Fun little game, and very original. I would say it is influenced by Super Meat Boy in that it frustrates me in the same way. Infinite respawn is a blessing!
Very well done for your first game and first jam; Congrats
Thank you very much! I am glad that you like it! 😁
Oh I did. I love the morphing mechanics, and the puzzles are well thought out.
I had to think in 4D; I really enjoyed it.
Hello everyone, the current game page download is broken and wrong. Please download it in https://yuha-dev.itch.io/homeward-bound-temporary-download. Since the voting stages are happening, I cannot update the download sections.
I'm sorry for the inconvenience, and I hope you all enjoy the games!
You did not upload the .pck file with your .exe. You should try to compress them together in a zip file and reupload again. Right now the game is not playable on windows
Heyyo, thank you for the notice! I cannot update the page since the jam is currently in the voting stage. For now, I have a temporary download project page, that also can be played on the browser (although there is no teleport particle, a bug).
Once again, thank you!
https://yuha-dev.itch.io/homeward-bound-temporary-download
Error when I try to run the .exe on Windows 11 -- screenshot below.
Heyyo, thank you for the error bug report! This is because I didn't embed (or zip it) the .pck file. I cannot update the page since the jam is currently in the voting stage. For now, I have a temporary download project page, that also can be played on the browser (although there is no teleport particle, a bug).
Once again, thank you!
https://yuha-dev.itch.io/homeward-bound-temporary-download
Thanks! Also try contacting the jam mods on Discord, you can usually get clearance to update your files for issues like this :)
Thank you! I'll contact them in advance! 😁
Just noting for others that if there is a mac download, you often can grab the *.pck from it, make sure it's named the same as the windows exe and it will work.