as this is my first game jam (and also game), #350 overall was a good starting point. because of one core aspect of the game that i didnt have time to polish (platforming), many people couldnt enjoy the gameplay as much. i also think that there is a bit of bias in my ratings but oh well im happy with what i got (could be worse).

This is also my first game jam. I am very upset with the ratings, even though the feedback was generally good. It was a fun experience, and I hope to participate in something like this again in the future. It was an honor to play your games

I actually did better in some stuff than I thought and a lot worse in other regards. I don't think I will continue with the game I made. Kinda disheartening, but yet again it was a first attempt at a game. I think I was a lot more generous in my ratings than others. 

We got a #1 place in art and overall #50 - and this is so awesome! 

I've rated 89 games - and many of them were really so much fun to play!:) it makes us getting so high feel even more like a huge achievement:)

And - thanks so much for everybody who played our game:)

Well, it's a really nice improvement for me compared to previous game jams. Though the rating weren't really what I expected, but I'm fine with it and I'm glad people enjoyed my game, the ratings and the feedback confirmed that.

And at the end of the day, it's not really the ratings that matter, it's the process, being able to finish a game in a week, put it out there and people actually enjoying it.

For me the first few days we're tough cos I was demotivated and out of ideas, but I kept pushing on and I'm really happy with the end result cos people enjoyed the game.

See y'all in August, good luck 🤞 

This was my first time joining the Brackeys Game Jam and it was a really fun experience.

I ranked around #416 out of 1400 games, so I'm honestly happy with that result.

I also got a lot of helpful feedback and comments which helped me understand what I can improve in my future games.

Congrats to everyone who participated and especially the winners. There were so many creative ideas!

I'm glad your game did so well! Really enjoyed it and I'm happy other people did too. This was my first game jam working solo, placed 695 overall which I'm not upset about. My game had bugs and I'm still learning so I was really surprised to even be top 700. I honestly feel like I was harder on my game then a lot of people were. Still it was a good experince overall, happy for you guys!

Hey, I was pretty close to your goal of 200 ratings. Mine currently stands at 196, which I later realized is the #2 most rated entry as well. The final rank ended up at #82 (top 6%). It’s definitely a big improvement compared to my previous jam where I worked solo and placed around the top 30%.

That said, I was a bit surprised that the final ranking ended up lower than I expected, so my feelings about the result are a bit mixed. I’m glad about the improvement, but part of me still feels it could have been higher (sorry, I can’t help it). Still, this was only my second game jam, and I learned quite a bit through experimentation.

One thing that surprised me was that quite a bit of the feedback mentioned the control layout being uncomfortable, even though the game already had a rebind option in the menu. It made me realize that many players probably jump straight into the game without checking the options or even the page description first. Getting feedback about something that’s already implemented can be a little rough, though the other feedback was still helpful and constructive.

I think I might take a short break for a while and recharge before deciding what to do next. I’m also considering polishing the game further and maybe adding more content, like another boss and level.

hello hello, as first game i ever actually finish and first game jam, i am pretty happy with my rating (overall 514 and theme which i focused on is 364) just wished i had time to play and rate more games but life got in the way.  the feedback was unexpected plus :)

Congrats on your place in the rankings! I got 119th place, which I am quite proud of. Out of all the game jams I participated in, this being the 8th, this is the first time I am in the top ten percent of games, which is awesome. It's great to see that I am getting better with each game jam. I am impressed that I got that good of a rank while working solo.

The experience was great. I did a better job planning things out to avoid crunching at the very end (although I still had to do that lol). I had to slightly downsize my previous game jam project due to poor planning, so I am glad I corrected that this time. All the feedback that I got was also very informative and nice. It's great to hear that people liked my game so much. I only got to rank 34 games, but it was fun playing some of them in a call with friends to get their opinions. Everyone else did great!

See you all next Brackeys game jam!

Hey hey! We got #597 overall but #35 on visuals (which we still cannot believe happened holy shit). This was my second game jam and first time ever being a game lead and programming lead, I didn't realize things can spiral out of control last minute. Also kinda underestimated the difficulty that comes with narrative-based games :( We also did not have much experience with 2D isometric games and wanted the jam to be sort of a test bed to try out new techniques. And there were quite a few bugs by the end but didn't have enough time to fix them all.  We are planning on expanding this idea (since people loved it and think there's good potential) and adding more to it so looking forward to that! Will definitely be incorporating all the feedback we received :)

It was really cool, we finished 80 and received a lot of good comments and feedback, so we decided to release the game on Steam! We will post the link on the page once Steam has finished reviewing the request for those who are interested.