thatgamecompany × COREBLAZER GAME JAM 2025

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A jam submission

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A game created for the thatgamecompany X COREBLAZER gamejam!

Submitted by Les, Road, jfcpenney (@jfcpenney) — 13 hours, 37 minutes before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Community's Voice	#80	3.200	3.200

Ranked from 10 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Creative Vision / Rationale / How Did You Incorporate the Theme
We wanted to incorporate the theme with the fun element of “worlds being formed”, and took a narrative approach (both metaphorical and literal) to achieve this rather than intense game-play. Space itself has its own set of rules, and we wanted to start off with a protagonist that didn’t represent “generosity” immediately, yet be surrounded by a vast array of characters that would evoke a sense of curiosity and self-reflection of a past, traumatic event. We wanted to show generosity in its simplest form: creating connections in the most unlikely of places, even when we don’t believe we deserve kindness.

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vofgofmSubmitted149 days ago(+1)

Wow I am such a huge fan of all the characters you created <3 It's especially impressive you took the time to give them all idle animations too! Nimbo's cousin was my favorite!

The dialog is great & the short story is rich and meaningful. All the hard work you put in shows in the quality of the art/animations.

I absolutely loved it awesome job.

My only criticism would be at the very beginning when it's time to move show the controls for a brief time. It took me a moment to realize the cutscene was over.

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LesDeveloper147 days ago

Hey there, thank you so much for enjoying our game, super glad to hear who your favorite character is LOL

It was a lot of work to animate all of them but worth it to showcase the quirkiness of our space environment. Our writer did a phenomenal job tying their writing in, and for some, writing was implemented first before animation to really sell and emphasize some of the dialogue options.

100% valid criticism on the controls, will apply this to future projects and maybe trying to apply it to the game when we get the chance :))

Inqdrop StudiosSubmitted153 days ago(+1)

A really cute little story-based game about finding oneself in the universe! I really enjoyed the characters and how varied they were. The controls took a second to get used to, but overall great job!

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LesDeveloper152 days ago

Appreciate your time for playing our game, and glad the characters brought you joy to explore :))

Will take into consideration better control play for next time, thank you for the input!

sarinaSubmitted156 days ago(+1)

THE CHARACTERS AND DIALOGUE ARE SOOOO CHARMING! Enjoyed the design & feel of this one. For some reason, I couldn’t interact with the second & fourth character and spent a long time spamming all the buttons hoping it’d work.

While it’s too late to add the control into the game, I’d definitely suggest adding it onto the itch.io page description (does not affect submission) :D I believe it’d help the players greatly. Props to the team!~

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Operation: Catday

LesDeveloper156 days ago

Thanks a ton for checking out our game, and glad you enjoyed the interactions our writer worked so hard on. It could be that the dialogue box I had set up wasn't in it's proper place, or usually the right-click mouse key would help you interact.

Kudos for the suggestion, hopefully it helps future players until we can properly correct/update the controls. Again, thanks so much :))

OodBirdSubmitted158 days ago(+1)

I really love this experience! It was soft and poetic and really lovely overall vibe! The controls were a little hard to figure out but it was still a really lovely experience!!

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LesDeveloper158 days ago

Thank you so much for playing, and super appreciative it resonated something genuine and gentle with you, as was our hope finishing it.

I also agree with your input of the controls. It was my first time programming, so hopefully it wasn’t a major hindrance LOL

matismerrylaneSubmitted158 days ago(+1)

This is a nice work of art! I love Gaia's design and all the characters really! The dialogues are funny and witty! A really great submission!!

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LesDeveloper158 days ago

Immensely appreciate the kind words, we hope you had a wonderful experience exploring our story!<3

HazGalSubmitted159 days ago(+1)

As someone who also helped make an astral themed game, this is so charming~

I loved the little character icons during the dialogue — reminds me a lot of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon — and all the side characters are fun to interact with and have unique designs. Cassini's my favorite, his dialogue cracked me up whenever he was on screen LMAO. The music was also fittingly whimsical and it really helped convey the emotions of each scene, I could feel the tension as Gaia got closer to the black hole. Overall, you guys did a great job telling your story!

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Nyota & the Moon Palace

LesDeveloper158 days ago (1 edit)

What wonderful praise, thank you so much for picking this up :)) It was truly fun to make and experiment various designs, and we were super lucky to have our composer Jesse onboard with our unusual idea. He truly brought the emptiness of space to life!

CarolynSubmitted160 days ago(+1)

WOW. Such a beautiful, thoughtfully written story, and the visuals complement it so well. I'm a big fan of the persistently playful personalities Gaia encounters, and how the style contrasts with the black hole area. Echoing Matthew when they say that it felt intense and eerie. I felt the pressure haha. Coming out of it feels like a genuine relief that we're still here, after all. But the characters! Did you guys have fun designing them? It feels like you did. They're so charming - using different frame rates to convey personality was really clever. The fingers on the comet's cousin LMAO so perfect. GREAT WORK :D

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CarolynSubmitted160 days ago(+1)

WOW. Such a beautiful, thoughtfully written story, and the visuals complement it so well. I'm a big fan of the persistently playful personalities Gaia encounters, and how the style contrasts with the black hole area. Echoing Matthew when they say that it felt intense and eerie. I felt the pressure haha. Coming out of it feels like a genuine relief that we're still here, after all. But the characters! Did you guys have fun designing them? It feels like you did. They're so charming - using different frame rates to convey personality was really clever. The fingers on the comet's cousin LMAO so perfect. GREAT WORK :D

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LesDeveloper159 days ago(+1)

On behalf of the team, I'm so glad our game resonated with you. As the 2D Artist, I made many iterations of aliens/beings that would be great to animate, and would generally make people laugh to see in motion. The writing and music together really enunciated the whimsical take of space I wanted to portray, alongside the stark difference the Black Hole area would bring to the player. Thanks so much for checking our game out! (P. S. Comet's Cousin ended up being our absolute favorite as well LOL)

matthew-marmaladeSubmitted160 days ago(+1)

Loved the music and art. The scene nearish the end, getting small as the music changed… that felt genuinely intense and cosmic/eerie! Oh, and the animations were incredibly smooth. Well done!

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LesDeveloper159 days ago

Thank you so much for the kind words :DD We're absolutely thrilled you enjoyed playing!

OkenoSubmitted160 days ago(+1)

Pleasantly deep game about acceptance and letting others help

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LesDeveloper160 days ago(+1)

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for taking a look :))