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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #5 | 3.872 | 3.872 |
| Originality | #8 | 4.184 | 4.184 |
| Graphics | #10 | 4.510 | 4.510 |
| Audio | #15 | 3.857 | 3.857 |
| Fun | #20 | 3.653 | 3.653 |
| Theme | #23 | 3.959 | 3.959 |
| Controls | #25 | 3.551 | 3.551 |
| Accessibility | #26 | 3.388 | 3.388 |
Ranked from 49 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Godot Version
4.4
Wildcards Used
I AM... WAIT, WHAT?
Game Description
Take charge of four plucky penguins stranded on a crumbling ice floe, adrift in the treacherous Arctic waters.
How does your game tie into the theme?
The chaos of managing 4 temperamental penguins stuck on an ice floe
Source(s)
N/A
Discord Username(s)
PXLDrift (In Godot Wild Server)
Participation Level (GWJ Only)
1
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Comments
I love the artstyle and sound design! I do wish the fishing controls were a bit clearer on how to interact with them, and it would've been cool (though probably unbalanced I admit) to be able to double up penguins to make some tasks go faster, like drilling through the iceberg. Regardless, I had fun knocking those birds down for trying to steal my fish!
wow! One of my favorites for sure! Loved it
Thanks Antonio, appreciated
So beautiful and rich, amazing effort! I personally enjoyed the sort of FTL feel it gave me with assigning my crew to different tasks based on their inclinations. I love this mechanic. Very well crafted game, congrats. Onboarding was a bit rough, but it's always very hard and especially so for more systemic games, in my opinion. It would have taken so much time to develop that and it's already a miracle the game is as rich as it is.
Keep up the great work!
Thanks Bobbi, happy you enjoyed it! Wish I had more time to flesh out a tutorial, perhaps I'll add one post jam
Well I think this one is my favorite game on the jam. Congrats! Everything is amazing and imo the most original and stuck to the theme <3
I thought this was at least a team of 4, and you did everything in a week? And the first game? You're crazy man
You have no idea how much your comments just made my day ;_; Thank you so much!
Wonderful art, and a great take on the theme!
Thank you!
Absolutely fantastic art and presentation! Good interpretation of the theme, the chaotic elements did a pretty good job of throwing you curveballs without crossing the line into being annoying. Great work!
Thank you! After testing it a million times I thought it was crossing the line but happy to hear it wasn't <3
Very cute! I struggled with the controls a bit but once I got the hang of it I had a great time!
Happy you had fun!
I like the art style and cute penguins. Nice job!
Thank you friend!
Your game looks super super cute but THIS BIRD.... THIS BIIIIRRRRDDDD...
HE LIKES DA' FISH - Pro tip, you can hold a fish in your hand while he tries to steal it to keep it away from him, if you let go the fish will go back into the bucket
What a cute game - your art is amazing! The penguins are adorable and I loved their names.
Thanks Pebble! I felt way too proud when I came up with Punguin, happy someone enjoyed them!
Seems like the idea was FTL but with penguins!? Interesting idea. My penguins seemed to randomly stop doing their jobs, and i never seemed to catch enough fish to satisfy them. Feels like you need to tighten and tune the mechanics a bit, but still great job!! and the art looks really nice!
hey! Haven’t played FTL before assume mechanics are similar, Penguins stop doing their jobs when Icebergs or whales attack the platform, it kind of knocks them off it so you need to keep telling them what to do, make sure to check the stats on the penguins, some have higher stats like fishing which increases catch speed (stats randomly generate at the beginning of the level)
love the art! The gameplay is fun too. Great work!
Thanks Green!
IMO the cutest game I've played! You have Incredible pixel art. I love the squealing animation the penguins do when you drag them!
The game concept is also unique, yet I enjoy it a lot! The strategy involved is fun!
thank you! Also love your name 🤣
LOL I forgot my name had penguin in it.
My penguin got "unassigned" :(
Awesome game and concept, lots of polish too! It seemed as though sometimes penguins would stop their assigned jobs (like drilling) both at random and when the iceberg took damage- I wish they had a little grumble icon or indictor when they stopped work to lean into that "temperamental penguin" bit!
that’s a wonderful idea! Yea some of that is intentional, I definitely should add more indicators, happy you enjoyed it!