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A jam submission

The Botanist's DutyView game page

Travel between dimensions to collect plants and turn the barren wasteland into a lush forest with your magical kalimba.
Submitted by NiqonNO, mazzy — 14 minutes, 43 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Creativity#24.4554.455
Overall#64.2584.258
Enjoyment#84.0004.000
Presentation#104.2734.273
Cozy Spring Vibes#114.3034.303

Ranked from 33 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Comments

Submitted(+2)

Tbh, we didn't expect much of your game but BOY OW BOY, this is something truly admirable! Probably, our fave game on this jam! Congrats! Puzzles are interesting and the idea of playing classic old songs on calimba is a really great idea. You did a lot of work and made a lot of stylish small things. 6 out of 5!

One single note: binding shift to a mechanics with a frequently usage causes a Sticky Keys alarm :(

Submitted(+2)

I love the menu with the cycling animation ! The concept is original and the additional theme is really respected ! The free playing part is a really nice addition to the game ! The puzzles are nice to solve too !

Submitted(+2)

An original concept! Loved the music part, and great integration of the "bonus" theme. I also noticed you're the same team that did "The steps we leave behind", you guys have a lot of talent!

Keep going, I'm eager to see your future projects :)

Submitted(+2)

This was fun, the music parts were actually incredible hard for me but a friend and I had a similar concept in a past game jam but with a jump and run game and this is by far the better execution. :D Really enjoyed it!

Submitted(+2)

This is a very nice game! I liked figuring out how to get around the levels, and the musical minigames were a nice surprise. Great job to the team!

Submitted(+2)

it was nice, to be able to make 2 game mode + it’s auto mode in short time constraint is amazing feat!

I enjoyed the overall game! image.png

Submitted(+2)

Pretty cool idea and artstyle. Game didn't open for me to full screen for some reason.  And when it was 8 plants I had lost motivation. But first few lvls were great, puzzle is straight forward, and nice touch of music mini game. And that you can just slam all the buttons and win anyway.  Good Job

Submitted(+2)

The map design, perfectly executed to take full advantage of the dimensional bicycle mechanics, is fantastic, but the musical minigame? It absolutely made me love the game. Playing the songs is incredibly satisfying; I wish you'd add a game mode where you just play the music! Excellent work!

Submitted(+2)

Really creative gameplay!The story reminds me of The Selfish Giant~

Submitted(+3)

Really good take on the theme! Super interesting concept!

I burst out laughing with the kalimba phase, I was doing so bad but still, the tree grew somehow, I found it hilarious.

Submitted(+2)

The puzzle stages are really cool; the last piece always seems the hardest. I found the final mini-game a bit difficult. Really good game, congratulations!

Submitted(+2)

I love the artstyle, and the puzzle idea is super cool. Shifting between 2 overlapped mazes is really interesting! Also wasn’t expecting a music minigame!

Submitted(+2)

This is too good. didn't expect to play kalimba, it's so fun

Submitted(+2)

I love the freeplay kalimba and the puzzles are really well thought out. Nice use of the shifting reality theme too, amazing work!

Submitted(+2)

Wow, I'm amazed at how creative a personpeople can be! This game was great! The kalimba game is so much fun and creative. The last song is difficult, or maybe I'm just not good at it. I'm really surprised by the quality of this game.

Submitted(+2)

Like the story and theme of this game, the shifting reality theme fits perfectly into it too. Its awesome that you made two different games with different mechanics, I especially liked the kalimba game! Love the hand drawn art style as well. Awesome work!

Submitted(+2)

A guy on a bike, that's me! Thank you for this cozy game but with a dark topic! The puzzle and the piano game are so cool! The handmade art is cool! I stay a long time on the intro, the animation of the guy on the bike is hard to made! Thank you, great work!

Submitted (1 edit) (+2)

Incredible UI work, small details such as the flower slider for the audio settings. Your art style is consistent and creative! I also must say I am a big fan of the gameplay that you created. This really made me use my brain cells to solve the puzzle. You implemented the shifting-dimension reality very well, and it is a core game mechanic. And I enjoyed solving the puzzle and using the kalimba! Awesome work!

Submitted(+2)

This was a lot of fun to play! The levels were tricky but enjoyable!

I'm really bad at the kalimba part, but at least it doesn't seem to make a difference from what I can tell.

Submitted(+2)

This was a lot of fun to play! The levels were tricky but enjoyable!

I'm really bad at the kalimba part, but at least it doesn't seem to make a difference from what I can tell.