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Streaming Shovel Jam Games!

A topic by AilaChu created Jul 22, 2025 Views: 2,053 Replies: 99
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Hello! I'm gonna be streaming some games from the Shovel Jam. If you want me to play your game, share it here for me.

I'm not a game dev, I'm just an average gamer. I'll share my honest review after playing.

I wish everyone luck in this game jam!

Find me here: https://www.twitch.tv/ailachu

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Edit: I didn't have time to play every game on my list during stream, so I plan on streaming some more on Saturday and Sunday. I'm not sure what time exactly, but I'm thinking probably at 9 am and 9pm EST. Your game get's priority when you join in while I'm live.

I will continue to write reviews and share clips of the stream to you, once I'm done.

Follow me on Twitch or join my Discord for stream updates.

https://discord.gg/qwpKM5YYC7

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Edit: Thank you everyone who joined my streams and those who submitted their games in this post. There are a lot of fun games! Unfortunately, I wasn't able to play every game. I will try to go through them in my own time off stream.

I slowed down a bit on writing reviews because my brain is a bit fried, but I will still try to write a proper review for everyone.  Please be patient with me. 

I wish everyone luck on this game jam! I can't wait to see who wins!

Here's the list of my fav games so far: https://itch.io/c/6071763/ailas-fav-shovel-jam-games

Here's a playlist of the VODs with the games timestamped: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNY5DJjfhq31Tz1xxSWnzl2X6y395TLF

Submitted

https://daft-wee-haggis.itch.io/start-it


Feel free to stream mine

I played your game on stream yesterday. I find it a bit too simple. It'd be nice if you could add in some upbeat music. I'm not sure what else to say, it's not really a game that I would find fun. Maybe something like quick time events would be interesting.

Here's the clip where I played your game: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2520904273

Submitted

Thanks for playing and streaming.  It is a prototype, my first game, first game jam.  I concentrated on finishing it to a level that was playable, bug free.  It took about 1 day just for the art.

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oh I see, it's not easy making a game, so I can understand. It's a good start, keep it up!

Submitted

https://razuth.itch.io/nothing

Thanks in advance.

At the end of the game, it'd be nice if you added something to indicate that it ended. I assume the sister disappeared, so for example, the brother could wake up and find his sister gone and says, "sister, where are you?". Or maybe the sister can scream before she disappears.

But overall, the story is quite interesting, I think some more sound effects can be added to give it more life, even though there's no more life haha. So something like raining sounds and maybe some wind to show how empty it is.

Good job on the game!

Here's the clip where I played your game: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2520907924

Submitted

Thank you! There is actually a message but a bug prevented it from being displayed! But you got to the end.

If you're still interested I have a post game jam update that will fix everything and extended the gameplay.

Ooh nice! I'd like to see what changes you will make.

Submitted

https://dotbetz.itch.io/battys-piano-balooza :3

WOW

I wasn't expecting a horror game. It was creepy, so good job on that. I don't really play horror games, so I was so creeped out that my brain wasn't working haha. My brain didn't register what the numbers meant at first, but I eventually got it, and finished the game.

The end was great, the WOW gave me a good laugh.

Here's the clip of me playing your game: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2521095485

Submitted

Here’s mine! https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3738248


thanks in advanced! I’ll try to catch the stream

First thing I noticed is the art, I love it. Very eye catching! The music is great too.

The minigames are cute, but I think not every minigame should have a timer, like the airplane one. At first, I wasn't sure what I was supposed to do, but going back to it again, I learned to control the plane a bit. I suggest giving lives instead of a timer for that one.

Also I really like block buster, so I kinda wish I could play that for longer haha

Overall, very cute game, good job!

Here's the clip of me playing your game: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2521096636

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Thanks! yea I agree, some of the game are actually really fun and I’d want to play more. I’m think about adding a menu that you can pick a game to play. If we go that route, lives would be the way to go. 

Submitted

Great vid! Would it be cool if I linked your vid on BlueSky?

Go ahead, feel free to share!

Submitted

Thanks!

Submitted

https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3738714

Thank you

Hello, I played your game on stream yesterday. When starting the game, it looked like a PowerPoint presentation.

For a Visual novel, I think it lacks some music, the background could be better, and some animation for the character would be nice or maybe just change the pose if you want to stick with png image.

At some point the game kinda stops working, so maybe check that out.

For a visual novel, visuals are very important, so I suggest giving the player something more to see. If you can make it similar to a webtoon, that'd be cool.

I also think you can shorten the dialogue a bit, it's very descriptive, as if you're just writing a book. Adding appropriate images, can help describe the scene better, so you don't have to write as much.

Here's the clip of me playing your game: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2521115816

Submitted

Here's mine: https://mthem355.itch.io/two-factor-authentication


Thanks in advance!

Hello, I played your game last night on stream. I was a bit confused about the email part, so I think some adjustments need to be made for that.

Throughout the game, I find the dialogue moves too fast, I'm a slow reader haha. So either slow it down, or make it so that I can click to move on.

But bro! The ending, so fucking funny!! I was crying! Good job! I love it!

Here's the clip of me playing your game: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2521149482

Submitted

Hey, I saw the clip, thank you so much for playing my game! the chat was so positive and seeing you laugh so much really made my day :), I wish I could've seen it live

Other people were also confused by the email part, and I can see how it can be confusing, I should've made the example one valid honestly

The text speed I didn't notice when developing because I'm a fast reader and I didn't really have other testers, but I should've thought more about accesibility

This type of criticism really helps me see the things the game needs to improve on, so thank you so much for the feedback! :)))

You're very welcome! I'm happy to help. Keep up the good work!

Submitted

Oh that's great, thanks for streaming the game jam games, that is so nice! If you have time, my game jam entry SnailQuest: https://bigmustard.itch.io/snailquest-shovel-jam

Hello I played your game on stream yesterday. I like it, very cute music and art style. I also like the eating sound haha.

Some changes I would suggest is using WASD for the controls, because it's physically more comfortable to play in my opinion. Chess part was a bit confusing, even after completing it, I wasn't sure about the reason why it worked. Overall, great game!

Here's the clip of me playing your game: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2521248812

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Thank you so much for playing my game on stream, I really appreciate it! I totally agree with your feedback, I will put both the WASD controls and some chess improvements on the list of to fix after the judging process :) The chess game was a bit too late of an addition (a few hours before the deadline) so I bit of a bit more than I could chew with that one. Again thank you so much for playing, hope you had fun!

https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3735536

Thank you.

Leap of Fate is a very simple and short game. Could've added different levels like changing the hexagon to a different shape, maybe add some obstacles. Before the lily pad disappears, maybe change the color a bit, so I know not to jump on it. I would say this game is not that fun for me because of how random the lily pads are.

I think a cooler concept would be to make the frogs move in mirror direction, and you build a puzzle map around that.

Here's the clip of me playing your game: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2521256710

First of all, thank you for the effort and for being honest. Also, cute avatar.

Second, I had less than three days to work on this game. You're absolutely right, there's definetely a lot of options to expand on the concept, and many adjustments to make.

Finally, about the game being "meh". If you look at the comments on my submission page, some people call it "one of the best games in this jam". I know it's not true, but my point, I guess, is, different strokes for different folks. You can never please everybody, no matter what you do.

Cheers.

Wow only 3 days? That's crazy!

And I agree, not every game is for everyone, your game is probably just not made for me.

I wish you luck in this game jam! Keep it up!

If possible, I might try to stream a bit earlier to squeeze in more games.

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give this one a try! https://ag-makerspace.itch.io/memory-drive

You have a very cool game, the visuals and music are great!

I suggest slowing down her movement a bit, so I have enough time to react. She also jumps a bit too high, maybe change it to a double jump, so there's an option for the player to jump lower. 

I really like creating the green platform, very cool idea, good job on that.

Here's the clip of me playing your game: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2521273900

Submitted(+1)

I watched it and it was very insightful. I agree with your assessment of reaction time I believe I could slow her down a bit and also tighten up the platform creation timing.  Thank you for playing!

Submitted

Here's another if you'd like to give it a try: https://lovely-honey.itch.io/feather-weather

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I played your game on stream. I really like this kind of game, very nice! First thing I noticed was the art, very cute! Some things I think needs some work is the lack of friction on moving platforms, it makes it a bit awkward to control. Another thing is the camera is locked, I'd like to move it a bit, so I can see the path better. One last thing, is the music doesn't loop, I could feel my mood drop when it stopped, so the music was definitely really good.

Overall, great game! Keep up the good work!

Here's the clip of me playing your game: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2521974205

Submitted(+1)

Thank you so much for playing! (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧ ・: *ヽ(◕ヮ◕ヽ)

Submitted

https://wooxd.itch.io/insert-disk Enjoy!

Hello, I played your game on stream. It was quite difficult, it really tested my jumping skills. But once I got it, it was so satisfying.

At first, I was really annoyed from hearing "failure" over and over again, but then I started finding it funny. Can you make uncle Roger say failure instead? haha

Great game! I liked the AI backstory, very cool!

Here's the clip of me playing your game: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2521976087

Submitted

Wow! Thank you so much for playing my game!

Submitted

I would for you to stream mine, it's a bit hard so I want to see how you progress on the game :)

https://thecrabbadger.itch.io/flap-tower

Your game has a very cool mechanic. It is quite difficult, I couldn't get far as my jumping skills are lacking. Would be nice to have some background music because playing this in silence feels a bit gloomy. 

I would suggest adding some instructions to let the player know that they shouldn't be touching the walls while jumping. I had no idea and was trying to wall jump, until someone from my stream chat told me what I need to do.

Overall, really cool and challenging game!

Here's the clip of me playing your game: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2522398230

Submitted

Oh, cool! Here's mine

https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3738540

This is a goofy game, I like how silly it is. Kinda wish there was a bit more puzzles, but so far, it's quite creative.

During the password puzzle,  I immediately tried to solve it and missed the instructions, so I didn't know how to rotate the pieces. Maybe put the instructions over the puzzle with bold text. 

Overall, very nice puzzle game, keep it up!

Here's the clip from my stream: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2522400684

Submitted

https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3723675

Nice game, the mom looks very cute, I like her design.

The dialogue for the intro was a bit fast, I'm a slow reader, so I couldn't catch all of it. While playing, I was trying to pick up the dagger, but wasn't aware that I need to drag the items, but dumb luck, I misread "dagger" as "drag", and I figured it out. I also didn't realize the backpack icon in the corner, I accidentally hovered over it and learn that it exist. I suggest putting some instructions somewhere to make that more clear. The green arrow also threw me off, as I thought I need to put the items there.

Putting the item in the bag is nice, I like the item management, but sometimes it doesn't always go where I want it to.

Since there's different items every time, it doesn't feel like I'm in control, so the endings are gonna be random.

Overall, I will say that it's an interesting game. 

Here's the clip from stream: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2522403137

Submitted

https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3735163

would appreciate the feedback. thanks!

Hi! I streamed your game. Here's a written review.

I really like the character design and I love attacking with the arrow keys, it was a lot of fun! The story is very creative, the plot twist was amazing! I really enjoyed it!

A side note, can you allow breaking pots? My inner Link needs to break them hahaha

Here's the clip of me playing your game: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2522474475

Submitted

https://rain-drop.itch.io/just-start-a-market

I would love see somone playing

I played your game, it's very interesting, I like how it's top down. There are some quality of life suggestions I have for you. When editing the store, it'd be nice to see the silhouette of the shelf I'm trying to place down. And maybe change the color of the money to something brighter because I didn't see it at first.

You have a good idea going on, this could be a fun game with some more adjustments, keep it up.

Submitted

ok!

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

https://furkankambay.itch.io/mechapod

You have a very interesting game. The music is cool. I kinda wish we could separate the crabs to attack, because sometimes they take damage at the same time, so they all end up dying together. It'd also be nice if there are more levels.

The giant crab looked really cool. Good job on that!!

Submitted

https://bd2010.itch.io/one-click-away

I don’t have access to twitch exactly, but I hope you enjoy it!

I actually played your game last night! I loved it! The music was fantastic, and the attack patters were great! It would be nice if taking damage had a sound effect. Other than that, it's a 5/5 game for me. I will definitely talk about it on stream! Good job!

Submitted

I'll try to check out the stream!! Here's my game hope you like:) - > https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3732731

Hello, thank you for joining my stream! Here's a written review for you.

Your game is very creative. I really liked the beginning, it was kinda funny, chasing down the start button.

Color coded motivational quotes was a good idea, then changing the colors for the next day was a clever way to increase the difficulty. That means I have to actually read haha

The way you made the game really captures the struggle of phone addiction. I be doing that every day T-T

Sound effects were great, the option to give in to phone addiction was really interesting. Very cool game! Keep up the good work!!

Here's the clip of my playing your game: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2522386039

Submitted

Thanks for playing! 

Submitted

Always in need of honest reviews <3

https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3737576

I like this. The music is enjoyable, sorting folders is actually kinda relaxing. The game in the game is very interesting, I really like the way you used arrow combos to attack. I also really like that there's different music for each section.

I think if the boss catches you playing a game, the job meter should decrease. Once the fun meter is 0, the job meter shouldn't go up, so the player needs to go play the game.

Overall, awesome game! Good job!

You can check out the VODs here, your game is on day 3: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNY5DJjfhq31Tz1xxSWnzl2X6y395TLF&si=gc02CMhU...

Submitted

Thanks for playing and your feedback! This is very important to us.

Submitted

https://wmcontent.itch.io/the-allocator-jamfix

Here you go! This is my first game ever completed!

You have a very interesting game. Managing resources for the people and figuring out what they need is really cool. 

Some things I suggest changing is to put everything a bit closer to each other, I feel like there's just so much empty space, it's a bit weird. Also, you might be aware of this, but there's a cursor issue where I cant find my mouse, I need to tab out to get my mouse back.

Overall it's a cool game that can definitely be expanded on, and with some ominous music, it would be even better to increase tension.

Here are the VODs, your game is on day 3: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNY5DJjfhq31Tz1xxSWnzl2X6y395TLF&si=XMpaP1ip...

Submitted

Here's my team's game! People have been saying it's difficult so I hope it isn't too frustrating, but I think it's a lot of fun and I've been enjoying speedrunning it on my stream.

https://itsbigman6969.itch.io/scrapling

You have a very cute game, music is really cute, the robot is adorable. Love it!

It was a bit hard controlling the grapple, because I keep mixing up which one is left or right mouse. But I still had fun!

Some problems I found is when swinging, it's kind of hard to grapple onto the temporary platform, because it's hard to aim while moving. Maybe if the screen didn't follow the robot, it'd be a little easier to aim.

Overall, very cool game! Good job!

Here are the VODs, your game is on day 3: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNY5DJjfhq31Tz1xxSWnzl2X6y395TLF&si=vOxbFoMQ...

Submitted

I'd love to hear your thoughts

https://picarune.itch.io/core-contest

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Thanks for playing my game! I wholeheartedly agree with the points you've made on stream. The music looping broke on last day for no reason comprehensible at the time to my sleep-deprived mind and I was too afraid to touch the code near dedline out of fear of messing other things. During last week, I've been fixing issues and making some improvements to Core Contest, and I'll try to update the current release as soon as I can when the Jam ends.

Submitted

Have fun 😄, I will try to watch 


https://alvi-valdi.itch.io/what-the-duck

Hello! I actually played your game! It was so funny and goofy, I love it! The voice over was great, I really enjoyed it. Got a bit difficult at the end cus my jumping skills aren't that good haha, but good job on your game, I will talk about it on stream :)

Submitted

Thanks you so much !

Submitted

https://wmcontent.itch.io/the-allocator-jamfix

Here you go! This is my first game ever completed! I'd love to hear what you think if you have time to play it!

Submitted

https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3737853 

My first game ever made

Your game looks really cool. Good job on the character design. 

I had a bit trouble at first, because there's too many enemies, I keep dying. So I just try my best to avoid them by jumping on the platform. Other than that, the combat is pretty decent.

Some things I would suggest is to reduce the amount of enemies, and maybe indicate the trial progress. The trials could be divided into stages, where I kill a number of enemies to move on. Another thing that would be nice is to add the title of your game to the menu screen. 

Overall, very cool game!

Here are the VODs, your game is on day 4: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNY5DJjfhq31Tz1xxSWnzl2X6y395TLF&si=ze74QAfs...

Submitted(+1)

thank you!

Submitted

I would love to see a live reaction to my first game! https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3738660

Submitted

https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3737941
Please give our game a shot, and remember to have fun and not rage too hard :D

Submitted

My buggy game, I hope you can still enjoy it. Check the descripption if you are having trouble, would love  to hear your feedback and criticisms :) 
https://elmaneto.itch.io/justgetrestarted

https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3735536

Thank you.

Today's stream went great, I wasn't able to play every game, so hopefully I get to play them tomorrow. I'll be writing a review for every game I played, and will share clips of my stream if you missed it. Hope to see some of you again tomorrow!

Submitted

Have a try at our game! Please don't get too heated :)

https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3735339

You have a very cool platformer. I really like the art for the background. The platforms look good, they aren't in your face, but it's still clear that those are platforms. The music is also cool

There are times when I thought he would stick his landing, but sometimes he slides off the edge which annoyed me a bit. When hitting the wall, you bounce kinda far, maybe fall straight down would be nice. Or it's just skill issue on my part haha

Overall, it's a cool and challenging game!! 

Here is the clip of me playing your game: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2522387876

Submitted

here https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3738975

Submitted

Here's my Game: https://aneso.itch.io/wiwoloa  (https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3738667)  
Hope you have fun!

Submitted

If theres still space in the queue I'd love some feedback on screentime

https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3715683

thank you in advance :)

Submitted

Would love to see you stream my game : https://owlmagic.itch.io/zelda-if-link-was-a-basketball 

let me know if you do! Have fun

Submitted

Would be interesting to see this streamed! https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3735195

Submitted

https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3737545

here is mine

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If you're still accepting, I'm curious what you think:

 https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3736459

Bioms

Submitted

I would really appreciate if you played mine! Hope you have fun!

https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3740960

Submitted

Would love to hear your take on mine! I think it is a bit of a different vibe than others I've played and rated in the jam: https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3737028

Submitted

https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3722473

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https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3718950

Idk if you played it but here's mine if you want!

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Welcome to Duckbound, a light-hearted turn-based RPG that can best be described as if Pokemon and Osu! were combined into one! 
Although originally a downloadable, we've just created an in-browser version! |
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Rating page: https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3716382

🦆 Duckbound web version: https://guiyyu.itch.io/duckbound-web

I hope you give it a try! 

Submitted

Here's mine, a 2d puzzle platformer: https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3738044

Submitted

https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3733235

If you're still looking :O

Submitted

:3 Rate Moon Cake Mania by PastelKap for Shovel Jam 2025 - itch.io

Submitted

https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3737545 


here is mine, thank you 


 

Submitted

https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3737545

here is mine, thank you.

Submitted

here u go 

https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3739423

Submitted

Please, try our game 🙏 Eye of the dungeon