Judge feedback

Judge feedback is anonymous and shown in a random order.

• Theme is captured really well and better than all the games. Ritualistic symbols everywhere creepy house and a rat eating strange objects and random blood splatters. Level design is great and overall just super fun. Could have been a little shorter but the drop onto table was worth figuring out followed by the weird ritual and slaughtering everyone was fantastic ending. Giant rat was fantastic surprise. Winner based on the satisfying outcome and most of game compelling.
• Rat Jam Ritual was hilarious and creative! The stealth gameplay mixed with ritual collection was a clever use of the theme, and the guard scream when you get caught genuinely made me laugh — that was a great touch. The progress bar mechanic for being spotted worked really well and gave a good sense of tension. The hidden paths were a smart idea too, though they didn’t feel essential to gameplay, and it was a bit too easy to fall into them accidentally — maybe invisible walls or clearer boundaries could help. The main polish issue was the rat's movement. Since the direction is controlled with the mouse, having the rat move sideways or backwards without proper strafing animations broke immersion. Locking movement to only the forward-facing direction would improve both control and animation clarity. The top-down 2.5D art style was nice and suited the tone — with a few extra particles and shadows, it could really shine. Overall, this was a super fun and unique entry with a lot of personality!
• Creative hiding mechanic and on point with the theme! The VO was hilarious. Enjoyed how you could drag around items too.