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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Gameplay | #14 | 3.261 | 3.545 |
| Theme | #15 | 3.261 | 3.545 |
| Overall | #23 | 2.927 | 3.182 |
| Music | #29 | 2.509 | 2.727 |
| Art | #36 | 2.676 | 2.909 |
Ranked from 11 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How have you integrated the theme in your game?
I took the theme completely literally. The core mechanic of my game allows the player to open a terminal and manually break or rewrite the fundamental rules of the game world. To survive and progress, the player has to change the game's active code on the fly (for example, breaking the rule that "Walls are solid" to pass through them, or changing how deadly spikes are).
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That’s amazing! The idea of dragging and dropping items to change the game stats (like speed and difficulty) is a brilliant way to interpret the theme. It feels like you’re hacking the game to win. The visuals are nice too! My only suggestion would be adding a checkpoint system; it’s a bit frustrating to go back to level 1 if you lose at level 4. Maybe different character designs for each level would make it even better. Great work!
Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed the 'hacking' mechanic — that was the core idea I wanted to explore. About the checkpoints: you're right, it's a bit hardcore, but I wanted the 'system crash' to feel punishing. Thanks for the suggestions, they make a lot of sense for a post-jam version! Glad you liked the visuals too!
cant seem to figure out how to get past play cant press it? (bug maybe)
Hi! It's actually the very first puzzle of the game. Since the game is about overriding rules, you need to drag the word 'PLAY' into the slot to start the system. Give it a try! :)
The levels could be combined, but I really liked the visual theme.
The project suits the theme perfectly, and the gameplay is enjoyable 😁😁😁😁👍👍👍👍
Despite it being short, I love the concept! the "System Failure" messages are simple but funny. Would love to see more levels, good job!
Thanks! Glad you liked the 'System Failure' messages, I had a lot of fun writing them!