FINALLY a realistic housecat simmulator.

Mice could make some sound not to run catfirst into them in the dark but that's a nitpick.

A really heartwarming and lovely game. Well done!

Good:

• Aesthetically, it's absolutely lovely. The sprites are charming, the environment all feels cohesive, and the use of musical notes for sound effects is really interesting.
• I liked the level design. It looped back on itself very nicely, and I felt like there were lots of directions I could explore. I also liked how the camera zoomed in on the vent sections. That made them feel darker and spookier. Since it also made it easier to run into enemies, I had to be more cautious, which felt appropriate.
• I'm impressed with how clean and simple the control scheme is. You managed to get three fun abilities into the game, with only five buttons. In fact, I never needed to drop through a platform, so it was more like four buttons.

Bad:

• I liked the sound design overall, but I feel like it was a missed opportunity not to include cute cat noises. More seriously, the landing sound feels a bit odd for such a soft-footed animal, especially when landing on cushions or sofas.
• There were a few dead ends with just enemies in. At first I thought I was supposed to purify all the toy mice, but some of them seem to come back, while others stay purified. 
• I'm splitting hairs here, because there were so few problems with the game, but the ending animation made the girl seem like a 2D cutout. Nothing had used that aesthetic before, so it was a bit jarring.

Overall, this was a beautiful, thoroughly enjoyable game. I really enjoyed it, although I am biased towards anything cat-centric. I think you scoped really well for the jam, and hope you consider a more expanded version in the future!

This was a great entry, the first one this jam I stuck with to the end! I liked a lot of things:

• The passive aura "attack" worked nicely, particularly when chasing/fleeing
• Pleasant visuals. Possessed cat toys, oh no! And the pixelated bits at the beginning were interesting, I expected that to return.
• Most SFX, jump in particular
• Appreciated the checkpoint on the top level of the library
• [Edit] Oh yes and the ending was adorable!

A few complaints:

• Some platforming was irritating, like bumping into shelves from below. I was afraid the ending was going to have trickier platforming, thankfully it wasn't too hard as I was starting to get frustrated.
• Dark vent sections, especially since I thought I needed to explore them. At first I had guessed my goal was to cleanse all the mice (since the floating things respawned), thus why I sometimes found nothing in the corners of the vents but enemies.
• I guess there's a closed window at the far end of the ground floor of the library, but it looks like it should be passable (the solid part is only visible while scrolling)
• It's tricky to hit F as it's so close to the direction keys.
• Sometimes the snap for the cleansings was significantly louder and detracted from the jingle, I couldn't see a pattern to when it worked that way so might just be a bug.
• The landing sound effect seemed inappropriately hard, I quickly got tired of hearing it.
• I'd have liked an easier way to return to a checkpoint than seeking out an enemy to force a reset. In the last passage along the top level to the door to the final area, I kept falling down, and then it would reset to a lower checkpoint and I'd had to go all the way around again.

The complaints are mostly  minor, sorry for itemizing so many of them. Excellent job!

I really like how this game doesn’t have combat. Instead you dispel dark energy from animals and things. I never died in the game - I’m not even sure it’s possible. And that’s not a bad thing either. You just get a little penalty with the size of your aura. So, the game is engaging without requiring lots of the usual fighting. It’s a breath of fresh air.

Of course the art is very good, and the cat and other things are cute. I actually like the choice of using instruments for the sound effects. But if a sound track is ever added, then there may be a conflict here.

My only issue with the game is the control scheme. Once dash was introduced I had problems timing it with jumps and such. (I’m left handed and not used to using wasd.) Game pad support would have been great. Or maybe the ability to rebind keys.

Could this be made to work on mobile? I think it’s style of engagement would work well there. But then how would the controls work? That’s even more challenging that appeasing picky south-paw judges. :)

If you would be so kind, please play, rate and comment on our game! We’d love to know what you think! Thanks!

cleansing glow! wow that brightened my day, super cute.  I got pretty far but couldn't get beyond the jump up past the 2 windows in the 4th? section, that could be on my dexterity tho. the double jump was very enjoyable! fun game!

What a cute game! I love the sound effects, and kept trying to make music while jumping haha. The dash sound is a bit loud.

The combat is pretty unique, the environment is lovely, and the ending is charming. Great work!

really loved this entry... the cleansing mechanic was very cool, original and fun (I never got tired of turning mice into toy mice). and the cat was really well animated, and the game while not overly long felt complete and satisfying!

Definitely one of the most fun entries in this jam! Kudos to the whole team!

Really a cute and pretty big game, loved the ending.
Big probs to the level designer, it was a bit difficult to navigate with the controls at times but overall lovely levels. Using F to dash felt a bit awkward since I had to leave my D button for that and I needed the finger on D to navigate better after the dash. Used both hands in the end.
The cleansing aura worked great, really had my fun with that.
And I love how you made the ending cutscene happen with the ressources you had. Really cute and rewarding.

what a neat game ♥ everything about it just felt finished and it was a complete experience

well done!! 👏

A neat little game, liked the musical noises of the cat's movement. Though a few of those sounds at the end cutscene seem slightly out of place (like the snap as the darkness vanishes), but nothing major or anything.

The real question is, is the architecture of some of these rooms due to the darkness, or is it just one of those modern house design trends? 

A nice game! The controls respond well, the art is very cute, I really enjoyed playing!

If I had to say something that could improve it would be the sound effects, not specifically their quality but their implementation. For example, when an enemy enters the cat's attack radius a glowing sound starts playing, and if the enemy leaves that radius the sound ends abruptly. This happens with all sounds, as they are musical and depend on movement. They should have some extra tail, a subtle reverb that modulates so the sounds don't completely shut down. This can be easily done in an audio middleware (I don't know if there's a way to do it directly in unity). Increasing the amount of variations for the sounds would also make the result even better. 

But these really are details for future improvements. The result you showed for the jam is perfect, congratulations!

Nice game! A bit bummed the cat can't interact with the mice, balls of yarn, etc., but I'm only disappointed by that because everything else about this game is very good at portraying the character of a cat! (Spoken by someone whose game didn't really make any effort to do that)

Lovely game and atmosphere. Definitely the most interesting one I've played so far in this game jam.

Great job :)

What a beautiful little game. It's nothing ground breaking but the vibe it gives out and the gorgeous hand drawn art made me really enjoy this one.

The approach to combat is very unique and the platforming segments are decent. But the sound effect made everything come together for me. ( Even though I think the dash sound is a bit too loud) 

Also the ending is very cute.

Unfortunately, I think I got soft locked right after the jump and dash puzzle sequence. I made it through, but I was mid dash and I ended up falling out of the screen. How much more is there to it?

You really evoke this peaceful vibe throughout the game. The piano key jumps, the piano chord dashes, and twinkle sound really tie everything together. And your approach is to combat is peaceful as well.

Congrats on having a solid game!

nice art and design,dash button should be ctrl imo

That menu art is georgeous!