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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Artwork | #461 | 4.253 | 4.253 |
| Narrative | #1052 | 3.253 | 3.253 |
| Creativity | #1507 | 3.857 | 3.857 |
| Audio | #3393 | 2.890 | 2.890 |
| Enjoyment | #3439 | 3.022 | 3.022 |
Ranked from 91 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?
In our game you're trapped in a cycle of cooking pancakes. The narrative revolves around breaking free from this loop. With some mystery waiting to be discovered.
(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
Andrich Laker [RitchiDev] ── programmer
Eva Makker [Doodle_Birb] ── artist
Lize-Jin Joosten [y1zejin] ── artist
Lloyd Belterman [Lil Zwimpie] ── artist
Wesley de Graaf [Double_Gezicht] ── programmer
Audio Pack by Peter Wayne
(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
PancakeBuilders
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Comments
Very unique concept! The map and the inside of the pancake van are very detailed and charming. I like that every customer asked for something different and the gameplay was fun. Though it took me a while to realise that you can click right mouse button to rotate the object you're holding. At first I just wildy moved my mouse until the pan rotated lol. So maybe you can put the controls on your itch page. The twist was fun, but nothing happenend when I beat the boss. The game is also extremely polished and feels like a finished game. The only thing is that there is no music. Overall, a very solid game. Good job! But one more thing: Where were the powdered sugar and the syrup?!!
Thanks so much for the kind words! We’re really glad you enjoyed the gameplay and the twist. We had a lot of fun designing the game! At the start of the game, the AI comes up with a pancake order, and then repeats it every day to create a small loop and make the player question what’s going on.
The controls are listed on the itch page, though we understand not everyone checks there first. We’ll definitely make them clearer in-game next time.
We were working on background music but didn’t manage to finish it before the deadline. It might still make it into a future update.
And about the syrup and powdered sugar… we might add it.
Thanks for playing
── The Team 😼
Man i just wanted pancakes
Thanks for playing! You came for pancakes but found a mystery instead. Hope you enjoyed the surprise!
── The Team 😼
What I thought was meant as a rage quitting game turned out a polished game with fun gameplay, great attention to details and nice plot twist.
At first I closed it when I saw how sensitive my mouse was. Then I saw in a comments that this is adjustable with settings and returned to the game. After several burned pancakes and no clue what to do I closed it one more time. Then I noticed something about the story in the comments and opened it again. During that time I also saw that you can change cooking style from toggle to hold which was game changer for me - cooking became an art, not frustration.
After that I decided to take a walk and saw the level - and it is really well done regarding the details with the cameras and fake trees. That sparkled questions like "What is going on here" and "Who need so much pancakes". And then I became immersed.
I don't know how you managed to do this in 4 days, but this is art. Way to go. Thank you for this experience.
One note - scroll wheel did not seem to work for me, I had to do some fancy pirouettes to serve my lovely pancakes.
Thanks so much for your thoughtful comment! It means a lot to us that you gave the game multiple tries and stuck with it. We really wanted to mess with expectations. What starts as a chaotic cooking game slowly unravels into something a little stranger.
We know about the high sensitivity, and we were glad you found the option in the settings menu. The toggle to hold surely makes a big difference.
As for the scroll wheel, I checked it out and at first it seemed to work, but later in the game it broke. We will be fixing this in the next update after the jam.
Thanks again for playing and for diving into the mystery!
── The Team 😼
cool idea ! It's was a bit hard in the start but really love it !
Thanks a lot! 😊 It can be a bit tricky at first, but we’re happy to hear you pushed through and enjoyed it! Did you get to the end?
── The Team 😼
Holy camera sensitivity, batman! I’m so bad at this 😅
Really funny concept - nice work!
Thanks! 😄 The camera sensitivity can be adjusted in the menu. We added a slider for it! You're definitely not alone in struggling, but glad you enjoyed the concept!
── The Team 😼
Fun twist for sure ! At first felt like trying to make pancake in Skyrim, the controls were pretty hard to get (even with the sensitivity), but the story was fun!
Thanks for playing our game! The controls could have been better, but we also wanted a challenge for the player. The pancake baking is the same every day, so we wanted the player to give up on that and explore the mystery instead.
── The Team 😼
Very nicely executed overall! The visuals of the game look really polished, but it took me a while to get a hang of the controls.
Thanks! The controls could be better for sure. This was the first project we fully relied on physics. Sadly the 4 days wasn't enough to polish the controls (the controls were even worse when we started), however we added a sensitivity slider that hopefully will improve the game. Did you uncover the pancake mystery?
── The Team 😼