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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Presentation | #73 | 4.279 | 4.279 |
| Overall | #124 | 3.868 | 3.868 |
| Creativity | #126 | 3.930 | 3.930 |
| Fun | #294 | 3.395 | 3.395 |
Ranked from 43 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Bambi
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Yes - I'm new to game jams!
How does your game fit the theme?
You have to jump through some hoops to be able to ''just start'' the game.
And its my first gamejam! (and first game lol).
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this was awesome. The old terminal style is perfect. The signal minigame is really cool. You did a fantastic job!
Here’s ours,
https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3738248
the esthetics of the game is good , giving an old early computing hacking vibe. The puzzle in this game is also very creative.
Thank you for joining my stream yesterday! Here's a written review for you:
You have a very creative puzzle game, was confused in the beginning, but then realize what I needed to do, then the game became super fun. The block buster was great. The radio was good too, I actually really like that. But I didn't notice the proceed button, so either turn off the radio or make the proceed button brighter.
Very fun game, keep up the good work!
Here's the clip of me playing your game: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2521090903
oooh yes the stream was fun hehe, thank you for the feedback and including the link!!
It was fun to play and i like the creative theme you did, there have been many games in this jam with start menu as core gameplay and its fun to see different implementation in each just like this
It took me a while to figure how you play this lol :p
Best of luck for your next games and game jams :)
Loved this game and its vibes. Felt really mysterious like it is some sort of lost game. It could be cool if you continued it!
I like the whole theme you went for. Idk if you played before, but it reminded me of Pony Island (a game by the same dev that made Inscryption). I could see this being the start for a ARG (alternate reality game), like the very beginning of it. I'm interested to see where this can get to if you decide keep working on it.
ooh yes, never played it but i know of it! im not 100% sure on where im taking this after the jam, i definitely have some ideas ahah
thanks for playing :D
It’s so short, but very fun. Loved the aesthetic. Cool minigames
this was fun, i fell embarrassed by how long it took to complete some very easy puzzles tho lol. Very creative great game. I was clicking into the Thanks for (play)ing at the end to see if it was actually finished
loll thank you!
funny you got the ''is it finished or is it tricking me?'' vibe hehe. there was gonna be somethign after, but i didnt have time!
really great game, atmosphere and style, had a lot of fun and i hope you make more levels for it in the future!
aww thank you! yess i had some more ideas that i will try to implement after the jam ^^
Really interesting, it took me a while to figure it out but i had fun.Congrats
If you have the time i would love to hear your thoughts on my game as well :)
super cool!
Oh no the game gaslit me too much and now I'm not even sure if I finished it properly lol. Really great use of the theme and great job on making the controls and objectives for the minigames intuitive without any additional hints. The art and subtle animations also work really well!
thank you for playing and the feedback!! ahaha im glad you got the ''is it really finished or is the game tricking me'' vibe
Almost didn't get to the second part of the game and took a bit to figure out what it wanted for the audio portion.
Still an experience I rather enjoyed!
thank you for playing!! i shouldve indicated the radio buttons a little better in that game, i think. will be changing that in the future. thank you for the feedback!!
Gonna admit, at first i just thought it was a looping menu screen but after figuring it out this was really cool! And the atmosphere it created was really fun. Had me wanting more
Well done! I love the atmosphere of the game. We also have a similar idea of using the starting screen as the core of the game but eventually focus more on the rpg aspect haha.
thank you!! hahah yeah its been really fun to see the amount of similar ideas but wildly different implementations
Super fun game! I am absolutely horrible at puzzle games—so I am SHOCKED I was able to actually beat this game! 😅 Love the premise and I'm excited to see what comes next!
The tone of the game is very consistent, makes a great base for some horror action involving player manipulation. Would love to see the story play out.
The visuals are amazing, i like how the minigame matches with the aesthetic. Good first submission!
Really liked the Terminal visuals, also the puzzles are very challanging at the very start
Nice game. Love the interpretation of the theme. Well done