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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Playability | #258 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Artistic Style | #401 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Theme | #653 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Cleverness | #1413 | 2.500 | 2.500 |
Ranked from 2 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Judge feedback
Judge feedback is anonymous.
- game looks and feels nice. I would have liked to see an in game tutorial to explain the mechanics. concept looks great. hope to see you continue developing this.
Did you include your Game Design Document as a Google Drive link?
Yes
Seriously... did you include your Game Design Document?
Yes
Is your game set to Public so we can see it?
Yes
Tell us about your game!
Shadow Alchemist is an isometric pixel art game that blends stealth and puzzle-solving. As a novice alchemist, you will unlock the secrets of self-transmutation. Navigate a shadow-filled dungeon using your alchemical powers. Evade enemies, overcome obstacles, and unravel the mysteries of your own transformative abilities to escape your confinement.
Controls are customizible. WASD + 123 and Xbox controller are premapped.
Extra Notes
Hi I'm 31 years old automotive engineer from Finland. This is the second game I've started since I began to learn coding and game dev about eight months ago. My brother helped with the map design and also did some sprites and dialogue for this project. Hope you like it!
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Comments
I'm a sucker for all things isometric and really dug the ambience you managed to inject into this game in so little time.
Really well done, and very clear understanding of what spell does what which is a severe struggle I think for this kind of puzzler. Oh and the writing was very good as well, a good humor and tone all the way through. Love the lighting effect on the guards!
Thanks for playing and good to hear you liked it! The monologue was written in a hurry in couple of hours :D. Future versions of the game will offer a lot more depth to the story and better timing when exploring through the dungeon.
Awsome game!! found your idea for a stealth puzzler just amazing!!!!
Cool project! Figured I'd mention a couple bugs I ran into:
1. You retain the powers you've unlocked on restart
2. Those of us unwilling to heed the wisdom of Carl Jung can move during the fade-in
3. Clone jutsu does not heed walls, and can be used to send your clone out of bounds
Hi and thanks for the feedback!
So much fun! The art and music drew me in immediately, and I enjoyed exploring and solving the puzzles. The gem/magic aspect is so good. When it ended, I wanted more. Fantastic :)
It was awesome to work on this!
That was really good.
loved the dialogue/story and the passive abilities.
huge fan of the Art style also.
big ups man, big ups.