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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #9 | 4.445 | 4.500 |
| Visuals | #11 | 4.395 | 4.450 |
| Overall | #20 | 3.646 | 3.692 |
| Audio | #26 | 3.408 | 3.450 |
| Fun | #31 | 3.260 | 3.300 |
| Gameplay | #33 | 3.161 | 3.200 |
| Innovation | #34 | 3.210 | 3.250 |
Ranked from 20 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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You collect cute creatures called Nimikins
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Nice to see a fellow Godot devloper! The art looks beautiful!! The gameplay was a little confusing at first, and I had issues with windows overlapping with eachother, it was unclear how to close windows. I can see myself getting sucked into this for hours, managing all the different Nimikins, and eventually different regions! The prestige mechanic seems especially interesting!
Yay Godot! ᕙ( •̀ ᗜ •́ )ᕗ I am happy to report we will upload a new version with the menu bug fixed and with a few visual updates to menus after the jam voting closes. Turns out there was a 2nd copy of the shop menu that was floating around I was using to test the layout. hehe, oops <.<
This was outrageously cute and immediately gave me cute aggression hahaha. I LOVED the gorgeous backgrounds with the smooth flats and great color, the Nimikins are incredibly well designed, and I love the description text for all of these. My partner and I had so much fun playing this. (My fave Nimi was Leaf Fairy, and my partner's was Salty Crab). I love that the creatures are also randomized! (I got Leaf Fairy, Salty Crab, Fireling and Star Weaver, while my partner got Leaf Bunny and Blush Frog--I think that really increases that re-playability factor.
The only thing I wished this would have had was slightly more initial direction or clarity on what you're meant to do when you get to the regions (at least for the first area!)
Extremely well done, I can't wait to see more!!
Update: Fire Foxkin is my fave!!
So glad you like it! ⸜(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝♡ We will definitely add some more direction to the game, maybe some mini tooltips/tutorials. For our post jam update we are currently focused on refining our gameplay ideas and adding mechanics we had in mind. We want to add accessories as an option you get from the eggs that you can equip on them for different affects and visually accessorize your Nimikins with them ♡
THIS WAS SO CUTE!! I loved the little Nimikins and the shading on the backgrounds!
The UI was also very comfortable, but I would have liked an X / "close" button for when one window is on top of the other. I also did not realize the bottom-right circles or that the 'Kins could help you mine until way too late. A of SFX would be of huge value, maybe little pixelated screams like old pokémon games?
The game loop is fun! Love collecting and levelling the little guys. I'm a Salty Crab Main c:<
Looking super forward for the whole game! Maybe add a bit more world lore or a soft story?
Can't wait for the full bestiary!
Thank you! So glad you liked it. We are definitely hoping to add a little story so you have something to work towards ⸜(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝♡
The Nimikins are so cute. Is a mobil version planed in the future? It would fit well with the gameplay.
Yes! We are doing our best to have a mobile port on release since we think people would like it as a phone game (๑>◡<๑)
Looks like I'm not the only one who made a fire fox pet!
I loved the Nimikin descritptions, very cute and clever.
Great minds think alike hehe ( ♡ `▽´ ♡ )
Nimikins are very cute.
I noticed I could get one stuck between two crystals that they'd continuously bounce between.
I also set make a killer bunny.
I think I would have liked if the resource collection continued even if you were on another screen like the shop or checking something else out. And I think it needs to be clearer that you can put nimikins on the field to help harvest the crystals. Has a really nice foundation!
We definitely want to add global crystal mining and also offline progression. I am so glad you liked it!
Love the art and aesthetic, they're eye catching!
Some additional visual and aduio feedback on interacting with things would help it pop and be more fun. The UI for selecting Nimikins on the bottom-left should be bigger to help emphasize to interact with it. Almost glossed over it .
Overall I think this is a solid base that has potential to be more (:
Thank you! ♡
I definitely agree the little circles are not intuitive (｡•́ㅁ•̀｡)! The long term plan is to place them under the the tiny island icons in the regions menu so you can quickly adjust which islands you have pets equipped to all at once without menu swapping.
For noow maybe I can just hand draw an "equip a Nimikins" with an arrow pointed to them until you use it for the first time (╭ರ_•́)
Super cute creatures! I can't wait to see it expanded on!
Thanks for playing! ♡ It was super helpful seeing a live reaction to know what is intuitive and what needs to be made clearer. ✧⁺⸜(･ ᗜ ･ )⸝⁺✧
I won't forget to add a cat! My daughter is also holding me to my word to add a unicorn haha
Love the monster designs and backgrounds! Some visual/audio feedback when harvesting the pink crystals would be great. Interested to see future updates to this!
Thank you ♡! We're definitely going to get some crystal feedback added after the jam period ends (ᵕ ´ ∇ ˋ ˶) oopsie hehe
The mons all look super cute (especially the little bunny) and the music is nice, my only complaint is the lack of feedback on breaking the crystals. Just some simple sound effects and a few states of visual damage would not only make what your doing more clear, but also make breaking the crystals a lot more satisfying.
Thank you ♡ The crystals absolutely need some more interaction ~ I have been making a list of different affects we could try different combinations of (╭ರ_•́)
Adorable art! Clearly a great foundation for what's to come! Would like to see more responsiveness with the clicking (more sfx or animations?) The nimilkin designs are great! :)
Fun clicker, adorable art style, looking forward to this game's development.
Favorite Nimikins: leaf bunny and star weaver
A rare star weaver fan! ✺◟(＾∇＾)◞✺
Love me some monster collecting. Really cute designs, and watching the numbers go up is something I'm very fond of, yes.
Kindred spirits! ৻( •̀ ᗜ •́ ৻)
I can see how this will be very addictive after more creatures, areas, and gameplay are added. My favorite so far is the crab, but all the art is wonderful.
Thank youu! So glad you enjoy it. My daughter is already fiending for more content ( ˶°ㅁ°)
Very cute game! It's satisfying to unlock the creatures. At first I didn't know what to do but after experimentation I realized you were supposed to "mine" the gems by clicking on it. Good job!
Yay! Glad to hear the creature collecting is satisfying. We plan to add shiny versions and potentially alternate skins or ways you can dress them up ｢( • ﾍ •)
Super cute, fun, and the music was very relaxing! I like the fire , he's my little special guy~
Thank you ♡! We love hearing which ones are people's favorite
Loved the visuals! Art style was very cute and the game concept reminded me of neopets.
I loved Neopets as a kid! I should definitely play a little again for inspiration