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A jam submission

NILAView game page

Submitted by disarch42, Neuroflakes, MissDandelion, Nanabelblue, leahkiim, ERAfive (@EkaterinaBerdn), The-Kansas-Paradox (@TKSParadox) — 1 hour, 14 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Artwork#8654.0374.037
Audio#9313.5563.556
Narrative#18982.8522.852
Enjoyment#34153.0373.037
Creativity#34933.3703.370

Ranked from 27 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?
It fits in two ways: 1-character can create turn moving platforms into platforms that loop. 2-the world bounds loop.

(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
we didn't use any assets, all the art, code and music was made by our team

(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
it would be nice if the whole team was credited. we all own the game equally. the credits are in description.

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Comments

(+1)

This game is pretty fun! The idea for the game is really good! The camera movement could be smoother but everything else is great! The art and music are good and the game is just overall wonderful!

Submitted(+2)

very very nice game! the looping is smooth and the mechanic is very fitting to the theme. The camera was a bit too fast but got used to it. having to replay the game if the leaf is misplaced is really annoying tho

Submitted(+2)

Wow awesome game. The art and music is very appealing. The level looping into itself is so cool! I really love that mechanic. The moving platforms are a little confusing for me though.

Submitted(+1)

Incredibly charming games. I was absolutely immersed in the atmosphere the music and the artstyle made. Mixed with the adorable protagonist who's equally immersed in the world and you set yourself the groundwork for an otherworldly experience.  Touching up the compositing for such a game is a must. The character, tiles and the leaves work well with eachother, but their scale when put against the background creates weird scalings and composition problems, which don't do justice to the effort and love that were clearly put into all of the parts. The gameplay was fun, though I found myself just holding down the f key non-stop from a certain point of the game and onwards, as the cameras constant movement was disorienting and difficult. The leaves too, in the later level became pretty irritating to work with, as due to the ways they desync depending on when you set their path, I often had times where I would have to restart the level even if all paths were aligned as they should after falling for the first time.

Overall, very sweet game and your music got stuck in my head. Good job.

Submitted(+1)

Great art and levels! The camera movement was a bit nauseating though, especially when jumping. I think it shouldn’t vertically follow the player, or at least make it follow less quickly. Couldn’t play long because of this. Good job on the game though!

Developer(+1)

We will definitely fix this, thank you for your feedback!!

Submitted(+1)

the art is amazing the puzzles are well made the is calming overall a good game

Developer

thank you :)) 

Submitted(+1)

Such a beautiful and gentle game. Others already mentioned the camera and all that, so I’ll just say — thank you for the game!

Developer

Thank you so much for your kind words, we really appreciate it :))

Submitted(+1)

The art and audio are quite beautiful, and the voice acting is nice if a bit repetitive. 

I feel like F should be a toggle, and it's hard to distinguish objects from the background when it's on.

Developer

Absolutely agree, we will add more key bindings! Thank you for your feedback :) 

Submitted(+1)

This game is beautiful!    The tileset is clean, readable, and refreshingly unobtrusive. The background artwork is stunning—such a captivating blend of sketch and painterly style. I absolutely love it.

The character is adorable! Although I didn't immediately notice the walking animations, considering the time constraints, it's still impressively executed.

I did notice a few missing sound effects—collecting droplets definitely deserves its own satisfying "PLOP!" sound. Same goes for interacting with the cloud—some playful "plops" in varied pitches would add so much charm. And since you've already got voice acting in place, these little touches would bring everything together beautifully.

The concept is solid, and the level design absolutely backs it up. Massive props for that—it’s clearly well thought out. 

Now, my biggest concern: the camera. I’m guessing you're using Cinemachine? There are thresholds you can tweak to make the left-right and up-down transitions smoother. For platformers, fluid camera movement is essential to ensure precision—and right now, it's a bit tricky with the camera reacting to even the smallest movement inputs. Personally, I found holding F the most stable way to play. 😅

All in all, this is an incredible idea with loads of potential! A few small improvements could really elevate the experience.

Developer

Thank you so much for your comment and kind feedback!! Yes we totally agree with you, SFX is something we hope to expand on. We have quite some comments on our camera LOL, we will definitely work on fixing this asap. Thank you for playing our game :))

Submitted(+1)

such a beautiful and unique idea for a game with this theme! love the art, and the mechanics of how the world loop are so interesting to me. i'm still wrapping my brain around how it works exactly, and i love that. others have mentioned, but the camera switching is a bit strong, but i think the level design and base of this game are so good and extensible 

Developer

thank you so much for your kind words! yes the looping levels confuse us too HAHA we will work on adding more levels :)) 

Submitted(+1)

This is a really beautiful game :) I think that the camera lerp is way too fast. But the concept is cool and the music and art are great :)

Developer

Thank you so much!! We will fix that asap

Submitted(+1)

Magical music and art design. I was enjoying them both so much I didn't notice the issue people wrote about here XD

The gameplay is also fun... Could be explained better but once you get the hang of it it makes for some very fun platforming puzzles! Would have loved a way to change the platform's loop or at the very least a reset button that didn't require going into the menu for. But otherwise very fun and cute. Wish there was more, and cudos on the sound design again!

Submitted(+1)

Magical music and art design. I was enjoying them both so much I didn't notice the issue people wrote about here XD

The gameplay is also fun... Could be explained better but once you get the hang of it it makes for some very fun platforming puzzles! Would have loved a way to change the platform's loop or at the very least a reset button that didn't require going into the menu for. But otherwise very fun and cute. Wish there was more, and cudos on the sound design again!

Developer

Thank you so much for your kind words! Yes we hope to make it easier to work with the leaf and refine our UI/UX as we continue developing nila :)

Submitted(+1)

Very cute art! Camera is a bit brutal unfortunately, making it a little hard to play. I also didn't quite understand the objective of each level :) I like the vibe though, great job team!

Developer

Ahaha thank you for the feedback, we will definitely fix this as we continue developing the game :)

(+2)

Amazing Music, Great Art and Gameplay with potential to expand, Love it. Great job team!

Developer(+1)

We hope to continue working on it!! Thank you :) 

Submitted(+2)

The artwork is really nice, along with the music and game play. Amazing job by this team.

Developer

Thank you so much, we really appreciate your comment :))  

Submitted(+2)

Really cute art, well drawn! Nice game too :) 

Developer

Thank you :)) 

Submitted(+2)

The hand-drawn stuff here is A1

Developer(+1)

Thank you so much!! :)