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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Gameplay | #34 | 4.013 | 4.013 |
| Overall | #46 | 3.937 | 3.937 |
| Theme | #46 | 4.152 | 4.152 |
| Enjoyment | #79 | 4.063 | 4.063 |
| Visuals | #177 | 4.228 | 4.228 |
| Audio | #195 | 3.620 | 3.620 |
| Innovation | #258 | 3.544 | 3.544 |
Ranked from 79 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does the game fit the theme?
You must take a risk by diving deeper into the mines to collect chocolate chips for the wizard's cookies/biscuits. The deeper you go the more choc chips you can collect, but the longer it will take you to get back to the surface. If you take too long you will run out of time and the wizard will turn you into a frog!
What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
3 sound effects are modified from online royalty free assets.
How many people worked on the game?1
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I really enjoyed the game! Well done!
Thanks vert much! Glad you enjoyed
I enjoyed the game. The character movement is smooth, and I really liked the level design. Great job!
Thank you! :)
This one really hooked me. The core loop of diving down for chocolate chips and racing back up to feed the wizard is simple but super addictive, and the smooth movement makes it feel great the whole way through. The art and sound give it a cozy yet tense vibe. Definitely got that “should I go deeper or play it safe?” Minecraft/Terraria suspense that others mentioned.
If I had one piece of feedback, it’s that sometimes the timer feels a little unforgiving when the chips spawn deeper, which made a few runs feel more about luck than planning. I’d also love to see little quality-of-life things in the future, like an arrow pointing to the furnace or maybe upgrades that improve mining/cooking speed so the late game doesn’t slow down.
Overall though, super polished for a jam game, and one of the most fun mining entries I’ve played. Great job!
Thank you for the really nice words! I'm glad you enjoyed playing
Thats great feedback thanks, I'll definitely have a look at tweaking the timer a bit. Unfortunately I ran out of time to balance everything fully. Also an arrow and upgrades are on my list as well
The overall presentation is super charming, and the character movement feels great. I really enjoyed the innovative mechanics. It's such a unique blend of platformer and farming sim! Had a lot of fun with this one.
Thank you very much! Glad you had fun playing :)
It definitely has that minecraft feeling of "should I mine more, or is it time to go back up". Felt the suspense, thinking "will I find the path back and get back in time?". Luckily, I beat it on the first try with over 100 more chips than were needed. Also, great visuals and audio, perfectly matching the game.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed playing
Great game, aesthetic is pleasing to look at, movement and digging felt natural and smooth. Love that I discover I can dig up too (while tethered to the wall). Part of the fun was also bore a path for easy access later so that you can go back up quicker. Awesome entry, great job!
Top strats! I'm a big fan of carving myself out a quick path to the surface as well.
Thanks for playing, I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
Very well executed. Art is on point. It's quite difficult to get far but that's not a terrible thing. I suppose that it's annoying that it's hard to get into ledges that are only one block high. That's about it for comments though. Great work.
Very well executed. Art is on point. It's quite difficult to get far but that's not a terrible thing. I suppose that it's annoying that it's hard to get into ledges that are only one block high. That's about it for comments though. Great work.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it
Ah I might just have to tweak the hit box a little, thanks for the feedback
pretty fun game, probly on oof my fav mining one from the jam :D
the art is prettym the game loop is fun, the movment is smooth 10/10
i do wish you can jump and mine, there was scenario where choc chips were on top of me but i coundn mine it, also would be cool if there was a way to recall back to the furnacne but ican see why it wasnt added. good game
Thank you very much!
That's great feedback thanks, I'll definitely look into adding the ability to jump and mine. You can currently recall to the surface by holding "R" on the keyboard, but it's intended for if you get stuck so you lose some choc chips when you do it
Really Amazing Game!! From The Gameplay to The Art Style , Everything Was Well Done ..Good Job
Thank you! :)
The controls in this game feel amazing—smooth and responsive. As a big fan of mining games, I absolutely love this one, and I think it has a lot of potential. My only gripe is that the timer feels a little too tight. Even when I rush to gather resources as fast as I can, I often end up running out of time. And when I dig too deep, it’s pretty hard to make it back to the surface in time. Other than that, though, the game is nearly perfect!
Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed my mining game seeing as you're a fan of them!
Ah yeah I ran out of time to balance everything further, but it's definitely something I want to tweak post jam. Thanks for the feedback
This was a really polished game! It was a little tricky to keep track of base and find your way back up quickly if you fell too far but it was very satisfying to go mine cookies. The art style was very cute and the music and sounds added a lot to it. Impressive game for a single developer in a game jam! Very polished feeling!
I also really liked the little story at the beginning/end! It was cute and was a good way to convey the goal of the game!
Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed it
Sorry to hear it was hard to keep track of the base, I'll look into adding an arrow or something similar post jam. Thanks for the feedback
The game is really fun and the movement is super dynamic!
The art is so cute and works really well with the game!
My feedback would be to add a sign showing where your base is, an arrow or something like that.
Congratulations on creating such a great game all by yourself!
Thank you! Glad you had fun playing
That's a great suggestion to add an arrow, thanks!
Nice job! I love the pixel art and the mining, reminds me bit of dome keeper.
I just want to mine deeper but the wizard keeps nagging lol
At first I could not get back up after I dropped down which was a bit frustrating, but now I figured it out.
I almost finished it but then I lost track of the time again, aghh this insaturable wizard!!
Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed playing
Apologies I didn't include it in the in game instructions but if you get stuck you can hold "R" on the keyboard to teleport to the surface (although you do lose some choc chips)
Great work, loved the crunchy style and the music. Had to keep feeding the fat wizard :)
Thank you! :) Glad you enjoyed playing
Movement feels super satisfying and the game feel overall is great.
Movement feels super satisfying and the game feel overall is great.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed
I really enjoyed playing your game
Thank you!
Very good game, the gameplay loop is entertaining, the theme fits well, the sound is very good and the graphics look very nice, congratulations
Thank you! :)
Pretty cute game with a cool gameplay loop. Ideas are neat too, remind me of dome keeper in a sense. It was also not obvious you can wall jump at first so my first rodeo was kinda lost, did figure it out in the end. A little of upgrade after each cycle would neat as well, but jam is probably too short to implement that
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed playing it
Ah yeah I wanted to implement an upgrade system but unfortunately ran out of time! Thanks for the feedback