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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Enjoyment | #1204 | 3.630 | 3.630 |
| Audio | #2006 | 3.222 | 3.222 |
| Creativity | #2405 | 3.630 | 3.630 |
| Narrative | #2633 | 2.630 | 2.630 |
| Artwork | #2939 | 3.296 | 3.296 |
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?
The core mechanic is a 4-second time loop :)
(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
I did all the art, music, and sfx! I got the fonts from dafont.com: they are named "Aldo the Apache" and "Chancur".
(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
Alex or Cybermancer
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Comments
Love the concept
A common mechanic for this jam, but the 4 second time limit and the clean aesthetic really elevate this one. Nice work!
solid work 🫵🏻
Let me restart just oneee round. Incredibly frustrating to brick yourself after 20 runs :D good concept otherwise. And supreme polish. With the pacing and level names.
The art and visuals for the game are incredibly well done. The quotes between the levels are also a nice addition. my only feedback was I really wish there was a pause button or a redo last run button. But aside from that the game was great and I really like the take on the theme. :)
The game seems incredibly polished, it looks and sounds amazing. I agree with the rest that mistakes are harsh, perhaps removing the timers can give people more time to think the puzzle though (which I did really like as well)
good idea - perhaps i will add a pause mode where you can look at the puzzle without your character spawning/falling. thank you!
What a solid game, really smart gameplay and nice simple visual style too, puzzles are really cool but very stressful as it does suck ruining a setup that took you a while to make, but really creative idea too, great work! (I made it to level 8 before my brain fried)
Definitely a solid game — visually, mechanically, and in terms of concept.
I really love logic games, and I truly enjoyed playing through this one :)
My favorite was level 7 — I loved the balance between thinking, the time needed to build, and the rush to make it in time. It was perfect.
To be honest, I ended up skipping levels 8 and 9 after a while, since the punishment for mistakes felt a bit too harsh — having to rebuild everything from scratch took too long.
And here’s a screenshot of my level 10 run! :)
very impressive to take a screenshot 0.3 seconds before you run out of time!!! i'm so glad you enjoyed it and played it through until the end. thanks so much for your review my friend :)
(also i'm thrilled that you liked level 7. i was worried it was too hard and tried to make it easier, but eventually decided that it was okay in its current form :)
Really nice puzzle game, great job :)
In spare time please rate my game also
I love you thx for making this im addic ted
Everything is done well. The gameplay mechanic is a great idea that is well-executed, the simple visuals are great, the sound and music are good, and even the vague text before the levels makes them feel more important. The levels are mostly well-designed although I struggled with level 7 (is the solution actually to race to the left side and climb up?) and level 9 (I spent so long trying to find the Knowledge, I even tried to jump to the left to see if the screen would wrap around, lol)
phenomenomal, my first perfect rating so far.
I am so happy to hear it!!! Oh my goodness I am absolutely thrilled that you liked it. (Spoilers ahead): in level 7 you have to build over to the "funnel" and fill it up from above (race to the left side, and climb up and over to fill it). Extremely tight timings though, probably the hardest level. Level 9 you just have to peek at the top right ;)
Thank you so much for your review. Warms my heart.
I had way more fun than I was expecting. The idea is really creative and intuitive. Unfortunately I was not able to complete all the levels but if I had more time I definitely would not have mind trying it a couple more times. I might come back later to play again :)
Feels like I "cheated" on a lot of levels. However it did succeed in making me learn quickly, you instantly understand the main mechanic and how to use it. Nice work!
Beautiful animations, great gameplay-feel! Reminds me of "Thinking with Time Machines" (I think that's what it's called?), a Portal 2 mod about time travel puzzles. Addictive like an old Miniclip game, excellent work!