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A jam submission

Atop The LeaderboardView game page

Can you climb to the top of the leaderboard? Literally.
Submitted by julian's — 18 hours, 54 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Theme#14.6474.647
Overall#53.8093.809
Gameplay#73.6473.647
Sound#183.3533.353
Aesthetics#183.5883.588

Ranked from 17 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Comments

Submitted

This is a very clever idea, and was executed very well. The music fits, as do the sprites. It is VERY challenging—I couldn't get past the first section—but that's okay. Great job!

Developer

Appreciate the feedback despite the challenging experience. The skill floor is a little too high I have to admit, I think adding easier level variants at the bottom might've helped teach new players the mechanics.

Submitted

Great game! I love the concept of literally climbing the leaderboard, very cool. The controls were a bit finicky, although I could just be bad. If the controls felt more polished I think this would be one of the better games in the jam. Good job!

Also, maybe you could check out and rate my game? :)

Developer

Thanks man! I definitely should've added more telegraphy to the controls (eg. with the pogo stick discharge) - it's a lesson for next time :)

Submitted

Wow, I love how you used the theme. It's super fun and frustrating. Good job!

Developer(+1)

Thanks! Happy to hear it was fun despite the hurdles of frustration 

Submitted

Really genious game man haha, I loved that you climb to get your score up there,

In the begginning was really hard to get the hank of it, but after you get some practice it's super fun to go climbing the letters, and the gameplay is super smooth

Congratulations for the game 

Developer (1 edit) (+1)

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it and you broke gold! Congrats 🥇


Submitted

Definitely best theme plus leaderboard interpretation. I realy like music too. The gameplay is a little bit repeatedly after a while but overall very good.

Developer

Thanks mate! I planned to add more obstacles and dangers to the levels the higher the player is, but unfortunately 72h is not efficiency friendly :(

Submitted

Yes I know, but good game overall

Developer

Thanks, appreciate it!

Submitted

Not my kind of games but really nice, good gameplay and right music!

Developer

Thanks for giving it a chance anyhow!

Submitted

I made it to the top! Very nice game.

Developer

Congrats, I did in fact see your name there for a while! 🥇

Submitted(+1)

Wow! One of the most interesting games of this jam! I loveee rage games so this is definitely a top pick for me! Please expand on this! Great game!

Developer

Hey, thank you! I definitely have some more thoughts on the direction I wanted to go with this (more obstacles, increasing difficulty with levels) so there is potential. I appreciate the words of encouragement my dude!

Submitted

I like the idea and music, but game play is stressful too much for me(

Developer

Thanks for giving it a go! I think the biggest issue is telegraphy, something I should've worked on to make the gameplay more intuitive.  If you're willing to try again, my pro tip is using the wall sliding to time your jumps off of them 😉

Submitted

yeah tip helps, anyway Idea is interesting and music is awesome!=)

Developer(+1)

Thank you - appreciate it!

Submitted

I love the concept and the music. But it's way too hard for me. :'D

Developer

Hey thanks for the feedback. I did unfortunately make the skill floor too high and unintentionally scared off a few players :(

If you're willing to try again, my suggestion is to utilize the wall sliding, it gives you some extra time to get those jumps in.

Submitted

Very difficult but very fun

Developer

Perseverance is it's own reward - thanks for playing!

Submitted

well, theme is fitting nice but the control could be better, nice entry

Developer

Hey I appreciate your feedback - what'd you reckon I could modify to make it more intuitive for the player?

Submitted

Character movement  is fun and it will work nicely on touchscreen. Very original idea for the jam. good luck on it. 

Developer

Thank you! I appreciate the observation - tried to keep as simple as possible to be migrate-able to other devices.

(+1)

I think this is a genius concept with the leaderboard

Developer

Thanks! It was quite literally a shower thought haha

(+1)

Man, I really like it. It's a little frustrating sometimes, in the same vibe as Getting Over It, but very fun nonetheless. And I found it very clever this meta usage of the leaderboard.

Developer

Hey mate appreciate it. I started tinkering with the bounce mechanic and then realized that this was going to one of "those" games - where patience is your greatest enemy. Thanks for giving it a run!