Great idea and nice implementation! The smooth camera movement feels great. The mechanics of the game are fun and addicting and the music fits well. The biggest issue is that when all of your microbes die the game does not seem to acknowledge it and offers no way to restart. A smaller issue is that the bigger texts like the one that explains what K does are a bit blurry. Regardless this was amazing and creative, I was impressed you also coded an AI for the competing microbes. Great job!
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Microbers's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Technical Excellence (Design & Engineering) | #40 | 3.556 | 3.556 |
| Immersion (Gameplay & Storytelling Engagement) | #40 | 3.444 | 3.444 |
| Overall | #52 | 3.556 | 3.556 |
| Aesthetic Flair (Graphics & Sound Presentation) | #53 | 3.889 | 3.889 |
| Relevance (Creative Expression of Theme) | #91 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
Ranked from 36 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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yes this was made by just me / us
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yes everything was made during the jam
Comments
Thanks for the review. Glad you liked it.
> The biggest issue is that when all of your microbes die the game does not seem to acknowledge it and offers no way to restart.
Yep. There is an "Loose screen" actually, but I configured no conditions for it :(
> A smaller issue is that the bigger texts like the one that explains what K does are a bit blurry.
Ha-ha. Added them almost at the last moment. Fill fix in the future update.
Fun little game, the follow mechanics worked really well. I felt like the red microbes were not so much "evil" as they were just competing for the same resources, they never seemed to want to take over the green territory and were always in defensive mode rather than offense. The level progression felt a little odd, since the red microbes weren't in the last couple levels, meaning you just grow your group and you're done, was hoping that the later levels had the red ones trying to take over your territory.
Great work overall!
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EncroachmentAs I see in the comments, I don' t have to type about the issue with softlock and other then that I have really no complaint. Your approach to the theme is really fresh, although the microbe usualy are not :) Really nice idea and execution feels smooth and overall you made a great job of doing nice entry. Thanks for such a pleasant experience!
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One Room, One JamThe idea was pretty original, and it made me sick (microbes on my food, what?), in the best way.. hahaha
Overall, the game was really polished. Good call on not directly mapping the input to each microbe, because I actually like the way the microbe group moves. It adds some randomness, natural when controlling a big group of characters.
Good job!
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Space RoomLoved it! The interactive tutorial is really helpful. The game is simple but still entertaining. The artstyle and music are well done. I found the movement a bit weird a times but it might just be me, and once the red captured my hive at level 5 they stopped trying to get food so it got pretty easy. Overall great game.
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One Room HotelI got softlocked by accidentally going to an uncaptured hive XD, I wasn't expecting to see a Pikmin-type game for a game jam, so that's very cool. I usually make RTS-style stuff in Unity, hmu if you ever want to collab. I was thinking of doing an RTS game for the upcoming Kenney jam.
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PsytosisSolid all around! Very chill and fun! There was 1 glitch with the camera, but it was minor.
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Dorm DisasterReally enjoyed this, found it absolutely hypnotizing, I could genuinely play this for hours. I mean, hours. The soundtrack was really fun and cute, so were the microbers! Got softlocked at level 6 when I died, I actually found the game so relaxing I forgot about the main objective the majority of the time. Would have liked to have known how many levels there were or if it was a go until you die type game but other than that, really great effort! Good job.
Simple but effective, it's a nice small game :D
Loosing all your microbes gets you in a softlock state tho :(
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There's room for only one HeroSweet gameplay, cool music :D I just get softlocked at level 2 in dying stupidly but well i deserved it i guess... :D Good job !
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There's room for only one HeroHey this game got me! I've really enjoyed and I really like the art style!
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One Room Factory!Cool game and like the style of it as well. Couldn’t see a way to restart if you lost which would be handy. The ai was pretty good as well. Had to be pretty quick to catch them before they grew too big. Good job!
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Restless PlaceHi, just played the game, i loved the art style, the gameplay and the sounds.
Good job.
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