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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Concept | #46 | 3.116 | 3.444 |
| Enjoyment | #59 | 2.714 | 3.000 |
| Overall | #64 | 2.688 | 2.972 |
| Presentation | #67 | 2.613 | 2.889 |
| Use of the Limitation | #69 | 2.312 | 2.556 |
Ranked from 9 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Team members
Just Me
Software used
Picotron
Use of the limitation
You are limited to the tools you can use to dig for fossils, budget friendly options such as spoons
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Pretty nice game! I'm a little confused about selling fossils though. They don't always transfer from the drawer to the fossil shelf. Maybe I'm missing something? Other than that, I really like the looks of the fossils and the concept/fantasy of just hanging out in your room uncovering fossils.
Yeah without all the artwork it's a little difficult to visualise what is happening haha. I had a friend run into the same issue and it was because you're meant to click the fossil when they're green and that 'collects' the fossil, otherwise they are just in the drawer uncovered but not collected
This was a neat little game. I really enjoyed the core mechanic with uncovering the fossils. It has a relaxing/meditative element to it and there's a genuine excitement of wondering what you're going to uncover. The art that is there is charming. Would have loved some nice and chill background music. But all in all very charming game.
Like a fossil I think there's a deeper game hidden in here somewhere! Good job!
There is a lot of potential with this game. I feel like you can do a lot with this idea especially with the budgeting and the strategy of it. I also found uncovering the fossils to be very satisfying.
There are already a couple of different tools in the game but I didn't have the time to link it up fully so they will be in the finished version :), currently you just use a little sandblaster but I have a spoon and chisel set up, I just need to come up with more comical tools too, maybe an electric whisk? Haha
I enjoyed the minigames and the gameloop of this game.
The motion of uncovering the fossils was very cathartic and enjoyable. I did spend all of my money on a medium rock and sold it for less than, bankrupting me. If you kept working on it, selfishly I wish it would be a little less UI heavy and feel more like you are sitting at a desk, pulling out drawers and turning to your computer to use D-bay to play the fantasy. Great job!
That is my intention with it, I just ran out of time to get the artwork done, I've been working on that since I uploaded it so t will be in the next update :). I also need to work on the money because yeah it's a little unbalanced at the moment
that game is cool and look greath but where do the thing we bought come ? bc i am in a situation where i dont have money and i dont have rock to sell ?
Hey, I just noticed that myself! I did post an update so now you can buy things, the rocks go back into your drawer, and all the fossils go to the fossil shelf where you can sell them, apologies about that! I will work on saving the game between sessions also when I get some other things updated :)