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A jam submission

Lapse (GMTK 2025)View game page

Some memories are better left buried, but the loop won’t let you forget.
Submitted by Khan-amil, Raven_gone_loco — 3 days, 18 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Narrative#564.2944.294
Artwork#26543.3823.382
Creativity#28643.5153.515
Enjoyment#37492.9412.941
Audio#38402.7942.794

Ranked from 68 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
The protagonist is stuck in a loop, every day is the same in this bleak hospital.

(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
see description for full credits

(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
The Meepers

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Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Took a while to finish. Nice story. I believe a lot of people can relate with that. and the stress of unemployment. The only critisize i have to make is that i wish loops felt more natural. maybe some questions could be different but it felt like a loop again. or maybe some gas lighting from people here as well. that alex think he is asking same questions. people giving him same answer despite of different questions. I would like to say it had great Pacing as well.

Submitted(+2)

This is very good ngl

Submitted(+2)

This is literally the first time I'm giving out all 5s on a game for this jam. Its perfect - perfect - down to every minute detail. Even though I could see where the story would go from the first foreshadowing signs, it still kept me intrigued and left me yearning for more until I completed the game. The art was simple, but perfectly suitable for the scope of the jam and the story that needed to be told. 

10/10

Developer

thank you so much for your kind words, means a lot!

Submitted(+2)

first time i give out a perfect score this game hit hard for me due to family issue's and kept me engaged all the way through the game loved it! keep making games and that's the highest complement i can give 

Submitted(+2)

A really gripping story.  It was great.  Some of the dialogue was quite repetitive, even though it fits the theme.  The topic was very heavy.

Some of the text would go run off screen at times, even in full screen mode.

Developer(+1)

thanks for playing and your feedback! Did you play the browser or pc version? We've not seen this bug before.

Submitted(+1)

The PC version.

Developer(+1)

thank you for letting me know. The browser version is the optimal version, however there is a still a few bugs here and there. 

We may update the pc version after the jam to hopefully get it working a bit more smoothly. 

Submitted(+1)

i love the game idea and how we play is so intersting the story the fear hahah good work 

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Really interesting game, The nurse creeps me out. lol Maybe 1 thing i would recommend is not using basic I'm assuming Unity background for the phone options.

Submitted(+1)

Well this one’s deep! I really am not a fan of point and click games but this one kept me playing till the end. The only thing that I would change is how the phone could be used, maybe it could add to the conversation itself. But all in all, Well Done!

Developer(+1)

Thank you for your feedback! We're happy you enjoyed the game! 

Submitted(+1)

A very interesting narrative driven inspiration on the theme "LOOP", I am glad to see something that stands off.

Something I would like to point out is the unfortunate lack of interesting and new gameplay, instead we are playing a bunch of dialogues, and I also that looping through the same dialogue, while thematically relevant, is not really something I appreciated gameplay wise.

There were bugs here and there, nothing game breaking but I still went "Oh is that supposed to happen" sometimes...

Otherwise neat art, could be better but for a game this length it's already honourable.

I am not a fan of the narrative driven game genre, so I can't really I did enjoy the game overall, even though the story really affected me emotionally and is somewhat nail biting (Is it paranoia or a real thing happen / delusional thoughts... etc).

Music and Ambience wise, I did kind of felt the hospital vibe, a very eerie and boring place to be and not somewhere you want to stay.

The game is way too long for a game jam, try sticking with a gameplay loop that doesn't drag on for too long or you may lose some of your players in the process.

Overall good work, interesting spin on the theme, and good luck.

Submitted(+1)

This game really shines in the art department. I personally don't play visual novel-ly games but this was a good one. Good job. (I am a big fan of RE:Zero and this is reminiscent of that)

Submitted(+1)

I like how the theme is implemented here, the story is well presented and easy to follow and the artwork is decent. The background sound design is very detailed and adds a lot to the immersion.  I would prefer if there was a little less unnecessary details added to the narrative as there is a large amount of reading and some parts have huge walls of text that significantly distract from the experience (the phone messages for example). As a personal preference i dont typically enjoy this type of game but i can see that this is well made especially considering the time constraint.

Developer(+1)

Hey! Thanks so much for playing!

Submitted(+1)

I loved the story and art. Definitely have to give 5stars for art and narrative. And the first time the nurse flashed red it scarred the hell out of me.

Developer

The nurse flashed red? haha that is not an intended feature, but if it works as a horror element, I guess it is now hahaha 

Submitted

I thought it was intended. It doesn't even fell like a bug but a feature :)

Developer

Yeah totally, I absolutely intended for it to happen.... >_> lol

Submitted(+1)

:)

Submitted(+1)

I loved how you implemented the loop in your narrative, not as in a time looping or same day because of routine, but because of memory losing. The artwork and the sounds effects really add to the ambiance, and the story is really good. Nice work!

Submitted(+1)

That was a rollercoaster, I overall enjoy it! Altho I didn't realised I had to click on the person themselves to start the dialogue at first

Submitted(+1)

Love the story, narrative, and the art!

It's almost perfect, but there is a tiny problem in UI/UX design, making it feel a little clunky and less polished, for example, sometimes the phone and the selection button overlap and blocking the choice button.

Can't go back to the SMS and email selection on the phone, but need to put the entire phone down, press the phone again to switch between those.

The repetitive dialogue should be able to fast-forward and be skippable, like most visual novels, so it feels less mouse-spammy.

However, I'm sure you will polish it up if you have enough time. Great work for the Jam submission!

Developer(+1)

Yeah, I know my way around Unity UI but it still takes me a loooot of time, so some corners had to be cut. For reference the whole phone UI and flow was made in the last like 5hours ahah.

Submitted

Understandable!

Submitted(+1)

Interesting implementation of the theme, I felt that the art was definitely right in the sweet spot between immersive and uncanny for the situation, and others said the ui is ugly but I can see there's a lot of work put into it, gj! Good story too!

Developer

thank you for playing! 😁

Submitted(+1)

The game is clever. In story, progression and gameplay ! I liked it a lot ! The only down side i got, is the artwork getting me out of the narration (i don't know especially why), but overall i liked it a lot !

Developer

hahaha you'll have to forgive me, my speed drawings are a little unsettling, but we tried our best not to use pre-made visual assets. Perhaps too much of an ask given the time. thanks for playing!

Submitted(+2)

A pretty nice story game! the changing light rays from the window were a good way to tell time, the game only did feel kinda mouse spammy though, but besides that the story was nice and the artstyle was terrifyingly good!

Developer

thanks for your feedback :D

Submitted(+1)

I'm really impressed at how compelling a narrative you were able to craft. It was a rewarding short story to puzzle through with a satisfying ending. You've done a really good job in writing. For the rest of the game, particularly the UI, changing the UI to non Unity-default would go a long way. For instance, the thought cloud buttons were really good, I thought they really reflected the state of his mind. I think changing up the default buttons etc would tie this game together a lot. Side note, I LOVED the way the light changed in his room when the sun went down, that was such a nice touch.

Developer

thanks so much for the feedback! Were actually looking to move to godot in the future, so we're going to dabble to see what's out there :D thanks for playing!

Submitted(+1)

Well a story I was invested in at every moment in a jam game? Very impressive, great art too, it all fit the vibe perfectly! Without going into detail to avoid spoilers I'm reminded of Silent Hill 2 a little, there's not much to say as storytelling and pacing was just really well handled, maybe one issue I faced was sometimes I accidentally skipped dialogue like 4 times due to just trying to get through the repeating conversations and accidentally missing a new line, still though really great job, nailed the vibe and story!

Developer(+1)

Thank you so much for your feedback! there was a lot more we would have liked to have done with the dialogue, but given the time and content restraints, it was tough. Thanks again for playing! 

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