Skip to main content

Indie game storeFree gamesFun gamesHorror games
Game developmentAssetsComics
SalesBundles
Jobs
TagsGame Engines
A jam submission

Twinklebell TrekView game page

Twinkle all the way!
Submitted by BLSturton — 22 hours, 50 minutes before the deadline
Add to collection

Play Christmas

Twinklebell Trek's itch.io page

Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Theme Implementation#14.2224.222
Overall#33.6513.651
Special Object Implementation#43.9633.963
Christmas Feeling#53.8893.889
Gameplay#83.4443.444
Audio#143.3333.333
Enjoyment#143.2963.296
Visuals#203.4073.407

Ranked from 27 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How did you implement the Theme?
I implemented the theme in several ways. Every level is dark, so you need to produce a light in order to illuminate the path forward. There are also several things in game which utilize light, such as streetposts, Christmas decorations, and my personal favorite, guards with flashlights you need to avoid.

How did you add the Special Object?
The player makes the light needed to progress by ringing a bell that they carry with them. However, this bell also interacts with the environment in different ways. For example, it will cause nearby icicles to fall from the vibrations, and it will also cause gaurds to be alerted to your presence. These interactions made for some really fun level designs!

Leave a comment

Log in with itch.io to leave a comment.

Comments

Submitted

10/10 love the sheer amount of 4th wall breaks

Platforming in the dark is equal parts infuriating and fun challenge. The jumps are a bit floaty so sometimes its hard to position, but it does also add to the overall challenge. Had a great time with this!

Submitted(+1)

Fun! Congratulations on your work. I thought the gingerbread cookies were cute.

Submitted(+1)

The game is incredible, the only bad thing is that the controls need to be polished a bit more (like adding coyote time), but otherwise it's great.

Submitted(+1)

Really liked this one, very fun use of the light mechanic!.

Submitted

Really fun game even tho i rage quit

(1 edit) (+1)

I hope Gingerned appears in future games of yours. He's quite dashing when you look at him a certain way. I died like 573 times playing this. 10/10.

Submitted(+1)

UNDERTALE! 10/10

Submitted(+1)

Such an awesome game, a very good use of the item and theme! Loved the level progression and the power station level was tricky, but we got there.

Submitted(+1)

The game is honestly really cool, it captures the New Year's atmosphere well. I was expecting frame-by-frame animation of the character's walk, but this one is even better and more enjoyable. It's a shame my English isn't very good and I couldn't finish it.

Submitted(+1)

I love the dialogue and how fun the game was...until I got to the stealth section where I was not able to get past the building with the death spikes and the guards. Nonetheless, this was a pretty solid jam submission.

Submitted(+1)

Fantastic little 2D platformer, you incorporated the theme AND the special object really well, with a really neat mechanic!! Graphics and sound are rather basic but the writing was great, the humor was really well done and I loved seeing what the little gingerbread folks had to say. Only thing was I couldn't complete it - the timings on those christmas-light platforms were far too tight and when I thought I'd finally made a difficult jump - out goes the light! (Truly the dark souls of Christmas platform games :P ). Overall pretty amazing :D

Submitted(+1)

I really like the core gameplay mechanic with this. The level with the guards was pretty punishing but I managed to get past it all in the end. Great use of both light and a bell. Very enjoyable!

Submitted(+1)

Great project! I think its strongest points are the humor and the writing, that's your real strength :). The game and the mechanics are fun, maybe the camera could be improved, but other than that, it doesn't ruin the experience. Keep it up!

Submitted(+1)

The characters look adorable, nice job!

Submitted(+1)

I laughed more than I should have at this game.

The mechanic system was interesting, but in tandem, the controls felt... Cheap? Not to say it as a pure negative, sometiems that can be the intention of the game, but I definitely just kept tapping keys until the right timing came up to shine the bell.

My one caveat is that it seemed to progress from learning how to play the game to becoming frame perfect with your input way too quickly. It got to a point where I was pressing keys in order at a specific time to get through the levels (speficially huh, GRRR) over analyzing WHEN to do it. 

This is truly a speedrunnable game, if you were to add one feature to it, it should be a timer. 

Developer

Hey, thanks a ton for the feedback! I do think the level designs could have used another pass or two as well as the controls. I'll be sure to keep it all in mind for next time, Merry Christmas!

Submitted(+1)

Cool, a lot of fun mechanics. Well done. I loved the humour of the game.

I think the sound effects were a little sharp, especially since you had to ring the bell so much. I think next time trying to make it a more pleasant sound for something played so often, and maybe even have multiple ring sounds so it's not so much the same.

Otherwise, really fun little project. Nice work. The bell making icicles fall was very cool. Cheers!

D

Submitted (1 edit) (+2)

Really fun! I'll admit i stood near sociologist cookie for 5 minutes seeing if he'd say any other dialogue after refusing social norms lmao. Love the characters and dialogues

Submitted

neat

Submitted(+1)

very nice project, love the way the characters look and move, feels really good.

I like the mechanic, however I think it could have been improved by limiting how the player uses it, and also changing the sound of the bell ringing each time you play it, it got a little repetitive! Well done, Merry Christmas :)

Developer

Hey, thanks for the feedback! I'll be sure to keep that sorta stuff in mind for the next game jam lol. Merry Christams to you as well!

Submitted(+1)

SUPER good entry! The character writing was incredible and at times hilarious; it gives the game lots of charm. It also implements the theme really well, and the visuals were amazing. Job well done!

Submitted(+1)

+ 1 For the Grumpy Protagonist and the Dog Walker Interaction

Developer

Hey, thanks a ton! This was a really good chance to work on my character writing so I'm glad you liked it!