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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Fun | #19 | 4.222 | 4.222 |
| Overall | #30 | 4.222 | 4.222 |
| Creativity | #54 | 4.244 | 4.244 |
| Presentation | #99 | 4.200 | 4.200 |
Ranked from 45 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Rickzinho
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Experienced
Nope - I've completed at least one game jam before.
How does your game fit the theme?
You're trying to boot up your pc, but it's not loading. You'll try your best to solve the puzzles to just get it started!
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This is SO creative! I loved it from start to finish! Loved the mechanics, it reminds me of old puzzle games! Great work!
De um desenvolvedor brasileiro para outro, que jogo fantástico, 10/10!
Muito obrigado cara! <3
i love how the soundtrack sounds like windows error sounds and the dialogue sounds, and how 'press r to restart' appeared before i needed it then i realised i needed it, great game :)
Thank you! :D
Really cool puzzle game i loved it the intro for each level where the loading will crash its a genius also loved the different mechanics the game has to offer like teletransportation and color switch from blue to orange also the 8 bit sounds fits the game perfectly really well done, if you dont mind you can also give my game a shot.
The puzzle with the little narration is very nice , the music was very creative for using the window error sound effect as the main melody , i had to stop moving since i wanted to hear the rest , the bass could have been different . But it was cool
Thanks! The music was something I did in the last hours of the jam, so I tried to improvise lol, but I'm happy you guys enjoyed it!
I LOVE IT! The puzzle designs are incredibly clever and I really enjoy parts where the subtl levels hint you on how to solve em. The difficulty progression feels just right, despite introducing new mechanics every level, it never felt overwhelming. Thelast one was a bit tricky but i managed to solve it.
Would be nice to have the teleporter thingy be labeled tho as well as being able to undo movement. That said, restarting levels are quick and clean, so I didnt really mind. The aesthetics are nice, music and sound effects are well done, ui matches with the visual style, transitions are slick. Also love the little grunts people make when the OS stopped working, it really gives the feeling that someones out there using the computer.
Overall, such a super polished experience. Max rating!
OMG THANK YOU!! I'm glad you enjoyed it! <3
Great Level designs (I suck at puzzle games ;-;)
Don't worry, I suck at them too! But we always need to try something different, right? Lol
I liked the puzzles. That last one stumped me for a bit. Also, the goal being starting a computer is a pretty good use of the theme.
Nice puzzle game with good strategy. The only thing I would suggest is to have a single loading screen and every level increase the progress bar a few before going into the next level so I have some idea of how many levels remain.
I see the loading screen got a bit slow, maybe this idea is good to turn things around, thanks!
Fun puzzles, really fun concept. Just simply lovely game, hope to see more in the future!
I'm glad you enjoyed it, thank you!
Cool puzzle game entry!
Good job on the aesthetics of the game.
nothing I could critique comes to my head right now.
Thank you!! If you remember something just reply here :D
Very well made game, I liked the puzzles and that the art style was simple but yet effective, great choices! Was really fun to play, and had nice sound effects! Awesome job!
Thank you!
Really great, chill game. Puzzles were nicely put together, and the mini narrative is a nice touch. Well done.
Thank you!!
Puzzles muito gostosinhos, mandou muito bem. Seria interessante se houvesse algo indicando qual portal tá conectado com qual.
Valeu pelo feedback mano! Vou ficar ligado nisso, brigadão :)
Yo, this is awesome... was scratching my head a couple times there, the whole OG PC ambiance with the clicking HDD sure brought back memories from a old Compaq I had. This would rock in a mobile format
Yeah, it remembers me some puzzles I play on mobile during free time, maybe it's finally time to learn how to make a mobile game xD
Thank you for your feedback! I really appreciate it :)
Awesome game! I really loved the mechanics and the fairly difficult puzzles. Only gripe I have about this game is I would have loved to have some kind of visual indicator of which teleporters are connected. I guess you just end up knowing from trial and error, but it’d have been nice.
Very fun puzzles!
Thank you!! :D
I really liked the mechanics and puzzles, they were fun to solve. And I loved the grunts of the frustrated users and the subtitles translating them!
Thank you!
Im for sure not changing to ShovelOS anytime soon. Although I'm glad you can always fix it in a fun way!
Very good puzzles, I had a lot of fun fixing your OS!
Great work!
Fixing those old computers can be fun haha
Thank you for playing! :D
im a big fan of the loading screens good job man!
This game is so exquisite, so tasty. The puzzles provide the perfect amount of difficulty, and the the mechanics flows smoothly into the brain. The pixel art is absolutely scrumptious. I want seconds.
I didn't bother pressing ESC on the loading screens because the comments from the users are so silly.
Thank you! I'm really happy reading this :,)
The ESC key was added for those who want a faster gameplay, I'm just trying to make it fit for everyone but I'm glad you saw all comments!
nice game! the puzzles were interesting as well as the loading screens!