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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Artwork | #83 | 4.600 | 4.600 |
| Creativity | #375 | 4.255 | 4.255 |
| Audio | #475 | 3.782 | 3.782 |
| Narrative | #664 | 3.509 | 3.509 |
| Enjoyment | #959 | 3.727 | 3.727 |
Ranked from 55 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 game is about a looping light and never ending rounds.
(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
Everything was in house except the music and some CC0 sound effects.
Music by Matthew Vander Boegh (Paid license)
(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
Wolfbell Studio
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addictive!!!! Absolutely Loved the artwork. had to come back and play it again and again
addictive!!!! Absolutely Loved the artwork. had to come back and play it again and again
Interesting concept, the visuals were amazing. Well done :)
interesting concept!
I played this on stream for 2 hours straight. I am so excited to see where this loop goes!
Very cool ambiance and a uniquely fun mechanic! Super addicting, well done!
The concept is very fun, clever and addictive :) very good job
Amazing graphics and excellent atmosphere. It lagged a lot on my PC, but the purpose of the game is clear.
I’d love to see a full game with this kind of vibe, it's got 9999999 aura!
This one is pretty addicting! I can definitely see it expanded with additional lights, abilities and game modes! Keep up the good work!
Super cool game! I still don't know what the yellow bulb does, but it was super fun to learn what all the bulbs do and figure out the best strategy.
I loved the 2D and 3D art, it's absolutely stunning and has so much atmosphere of some type of dystopian circus. I wasn't able to figure out all the specific bulbs gameplay impact, especially not based on just the sign right of the spin table. I got that blue inverses the spin direction but the other schtuff just confused me. It's still a really cool game, well done!
The game was beautiful and so fun to play!
LOOVVED the atmosphere! the art direction was really solid
I like the creepy and festive circus vibe! It is very well executed!
love the atmosphere and the arcade style game play!
Excellent gameplay loop. Would love to play a full fledged Pinwheel game.
I love this concept! The art is beautiful and I really enjoy clowns a lot. I was confused on what black did, but overall the loop was super fun. Amazing work!
Incredibly cool concept and I loved the atmosphere. The gameplay was quite difficult once it reached round 6 though, and would've helped if it was a bit more telegraphed, when the bulb lit up. Still amazing submission!
This is a pretty dang cool concept; I'm a big fan of build-your-own-board style games. Enjoyed the creepy carnival atmosphere a lot.
Would have been really handy to include the list of what bulbs do on the shop screen as well as the main wheel area.
Would love to see what other kinds of bulbs you could come up with. Were there any that didn't make the cut?
Thanks for the review!
Yeah not being able to see the bulb guide was definitely an oversight.
We had a lot of complex ideas for bulbs/items when we started but as we developed the concept and played it we realized that it was really difficult to convey the mechanics without overwhelming the player.
Speed modifiers, mult modifiers based on bulb counts, and non bulb items were all on the chopping block.
I think given some more time we could have fleshed out the UI a little more and included some more advanced mechanics.
With a bit more development, this is the kind of game I'd pay a few bucks for to chill late at night. Glad I stumbled on to it.