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A jam submission

Urania's CloakView game page

A teenage trans girl explores the heavens on the edge of reality
Submitted by BlushingBryde (@BlushingBryde) — 5 days, 10 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Use of Diversifiers#14.1334.133
Narrative#14.6004.600
Audio#14.2004.200
Gameplay#44.0004.000
Fun#43.8673.867
Art#84.2674.267
Use of Theme#163.6673.667

Ranked from 15 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Solo or Team Game?

Solo

Did you use any diversifiers?

Pacifist Run
Bechdel Test

I allow my game to be used for promotion material for future gams jams / events by the organisers.

Yes

you may use my fame for any future promotions.

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

This is beautiful and brave. I'm grateful that you had the courage to take on an important and sensitive topic. I thought the writing was excellent, and handled the subject matter with sensitivity and grace. It's rare to find a game that feels deeply personal and yet highly polished at the same time. Great work!

Submitted(+1)

This was really beautifully made! It had me tearing up more than once. It’s a difficult subject to write about, and I’m glad you added the option to play without the story, but it resonated with me.

On a technical level, I was also impressed with how smooth and polished everything was - shooting the stars, rolling around (I know how dicey spherical movement can be to code), and all of the dialogue sequences. I loved the ending too, and the way you scored it worked super well. I was really looking forward to playing this and I wasn’t at all disappointed.

Developer

Thank you so much Mist ❤️

Submitted(+1)

I've given it a second try with the story and i have to say that its really moving. It really makes you feel things. I think the fun rating doesn't really suit, so I've used it as a 'feel' rating. Thanks for sharing this experience with me.

Submitted

Never knew that launching stars into the sky could be so engaging. I think that making the game be about a suicide was an extremely bad call. Though the constellation anecdotes resonated with me.

Developer

I understood that the story may be upsetting to some people, hence why I provided the option to play without it. Despite that, many trans kids go through this. Some of them don't survive. It's a real thing that happens, and I'm not afraid to increase awareness of the fact.

Submitted

I didn't mean it was a bad call because it's heavy. I think the game handles it poorly.

Submitted(+1)

Great game. Story, art, music, ... everything fits together really well.

Submitted(+1)

this was fantastic! picking up the stars and shooting them off into the sky was a lot of fun, and it was cool to be able to see the completed constellations as i continue to search for more. it worked really well with the storyline and loved how each constellation related to the narrative. well done!

Submitted(+1)

Thank you so much for making this <3. I loved/hated the unicorn story especially. I was screaming internally, "you can be the unicorn!!!"

In terms of game-feel so much of this was so polished as well! The stars orbiting with sparkly particle effects, the woosh of the stars as you send them to their constellations, the gentle camera repositioning when you look back on the planet..the text boxes and font seemed perfect, the audio just meshed with everything as well. 

Were the constellations 3D sprite billboards at the end there? Was thinking it might look better to have them two-sided so you can see the images even when looking down on the backside of them as well.

Overall, very well done, indeed!

Submitted(+1)

Beautiful game with a wonderful ending! I loved moving around under the night sky and forming the constellations overhead. I kept accidentally hitting the spacebar and starting dialogue, though, which set off an early ending before I'd finished all the constellations. I'm wondering if you accidentally kept that key hooked up from testing? I I ended up just playing it a second time so I could get the rest of the constellations! Really lovely game.

Developer

Oh god yeah, you're right. I had left a debug feature in. I'll get that fixed and updated ASAP. I'm glad you enjoyed it though!

Submitted(+1)

Pretty solid game, but would probably have been better if i were in the right frame of mind for the story. Would be cool to see it expanded on.

Submitted(+1)

It was a great experience. The story was told in a very unusal way and it made a huge impression on me. I loved the ending <3 Great job!

Submitted(+1)

Loved it! Absolutely gorgeous & do love a nicely interpolated camera too! :D Great powerful narrative too, think I accidentally triggered a few story dialogs by hitting space though!

Developer

Thank you so much! That bug will be fixed shortly ^^'

Submitted(+1)

Really beautiful! I liked the gameplay of placing stars a lot, and I'm glad you chose to include more than were necessary so it wasn't just a hunt for the final collection. The astronomy focus reminded me a lot of If Found, which I also loved :)

Great job!!

Submitted(+2)

This was a very slick game, great job! A sad but relatable story told in a lovely fashion.

The only bug I hit was at the end, the ending popped up before I'd clicked through the final chat.

Developer

Thank you so much. The bug will be fixed ASAP!