You did a great great job on the visuals and creating something original for this jam! And here I thought a saucer was that plate you place bellow your plant pots. 😅 Haha. The more you know! I sadly didn't manage to complete the game, but I did notice you can regain your shield  bubbles over time, lovely addition, smart thinking. It's not you, it's me. I definitely suffer from some skill issues! Lovely entry to this jam! 😊+ points for adding a backstory.

Awesome game! Its a little difficult - i could only get to 4/10, but im sure with a few more tries i could have done better. The controls feel very smooth and the way the spaceship moves is really satisfying! The best part about this is the art, though,, didnt feel like there was any shape constraint.. great work on this! 

Some points which you could add which would improve the feel would be some feedback after the spaceship is hit, it would go a long way! Some balance tweaking to make it a bit easier for example reducing the frequency of the turret bullets early on could probably help.

Other than that, really well done! And for a first time jam.. wow :)

Your game impresses with its creative use of the limited shapes, strong design choices, and a clear interpretation of the theme. While the game play is engaging but repetitive and the audio fairly basic, the overall experience is still very enjoyable and polished. Very nice entry! Here is how I actually rated it and why:

Game play / Fun / Engagement ●●●●○
The game play works well and feels challenging. The introduction of the controls is clear, the UFO flying work fine and controls feels smooth. I liked the big goal of activating all 10 pyramids. It gives you something meaningful to push toward. However, it’s also quite hard to manage since you can get hit quickly, and because the only actions are flying around, staying in space, activating pyramids, and avoiding bullets, it can feel repetitive after a while. Maybe the time in between different bullets could be extended to further increase the overall experience. I also can imagine that different "power-ups" may be the perfect fit for your game! Still, the challenge and goal kept me invested, so I rate game play 4 out of 5.

Art Style / Visuals ●●●●●
The design is excellent and one of the highlights. You used the given shapes in a very creative way! The pyramids look great, the UFO is inventive, and the animations bring everything to life. It doesn’t feel like the game is limited to shapes at all, which is impressive. The only small issue I noticed is that text sometimes gets interrupted, but this might just have been from me tabbing out... Full 5 out of 5.

Audio / Sound Design ●●●○○
The audio is functional and fits the setting. I liked the use of sound effects and the sandstorm atmosphere, but overall, the mix feels a bit unbalanced and volume of the different effects is also quite different. Eventually the sound design doesn’t stand out and I am missing a nice music track for this kind of game. That’s why this is a 3 out of 5.

Theme ●●●●●
The theme is nailed perfectly. You literally have limited space to move and survive while working toward your goal, and the design makes this restriction feel central to the experience. Full 5 out of 5 here.

Each time I get my ass handled to me after activating the 8th pyramid. So close, yet so far!

The strongest parts of the game are the graphics and the use of the theme. With graphics you made great use of the limitation. Using pyramid-shape as, well, pyramids may seem obvious, but it works really good! The particle effects add to the atmosphere, and really sell the sandstorm. Definitely one of the best looking games in this jam!

As for the theme use- this is how I feel "limited space" should be utilized. The space isn't only limited, but the limitation is a constant factor in the gameplay! Better yet- in your game you can BREAK this limit, but at a cost!

Compared with the theme use and presentation, audio is ok. The sounds tell me what's happening, the wind sound adds to the sandstorm particle effect, the pyramid sound is ok (maybe a bit annoying :))

As for the gameplay- as I said, I didn't manage to finish the game, so I think the difficulty is a bit high, especially for a jam game. If the turrets shots were just a bit more apart I feel like I could finish it :) Then again- the game kept me coming back, even though I kept dying in the same place. I kept trying different tactics (that devolved into frantically dodging shots).

Over all? One of the best games I played so far in this jam! Keep up the good work!

I really enjoyed that narrative and language for this game. i managed to complete it on the 3rd try! i appreciate the space between the turret bullets being just enough for me to slip by, and them fading out promptly.

i thought the health indicator was really clever, but maybe in an easier difficulty the recovery speed could be faster. i also like the look of the game, you wouldnt even expect that you were limited to 2 shapes (and pentagons Lol)

i did agree with 2 of the previous comments being that the bubble is too slow, and you might miss a pyramid, but these do contrast so its hard to find balance. perhaps if you choose to develop this further, difficulty modes could be an idea, or having more than the required amount of pyramids on the map. gg!

This game looks very good. I followed your screenshots on Discord and I was really curious. I have a couple comments: 1) it’s a little difficult to tell whether I’m inside the bubble or not. 2) I understand how the bubble makes the game align with the theme but it moves too slow and I have no agency to tell where it moves, it feels like it just slows down any progress. I wanted to go out to activate pyramids but I would run out of energy very soon, maybe slow down the energy drain OR increase the rate of increase while inside the bubble and increase the movement speed so the player can do quick expeditions outside the bubble.

Fun game concept, and looks pretty good too, the only issue i find with it is no being really able to see where the sphere ends.

Hey Magister Ludorum ~ This is one of the prettiest game I've played throughout the jam so far! Good job on that. And all that with a completely smooth framerate!

The game is more on the challenging side which I like, it's a little unfortunate that there is no recovery mechanic though. If you miss a pyramid you can't make up for it and since the health recovery is taking some time it feels a bit frustrating if you know you can't collect a pyramid that would otherwise be in reach.

It's a cool idea with a very pretty execution! Good job :)

I have no clue how you managed to make such a beautifully looking game with the limited shapes, incredible job! Gameplay is fun too, especially that it is quite challenging (atleast for me).

For the sound tho, the sound for the ray that is cast on the pyramid had the equivalent effect on me as putting chalk across a schoolboard. The 'whoosh' sound made up for it though!

Also, I only ever managed to survive with 8 pyramids collected, but I must have missed 2 and the shield-circle, after I had missed the two pyramids, went into a desert without anything there. I think this goes on endlessly so the game does not end.

Probably the best visuals out of any of the games!