This game was a ton of fun! The art was great, and the changes between levels and between different rounds of the game kept each attempt fresh and intense! My personal two favorites were the moving doors and moving keys, both terrifying in their own way. I love the game, and hope to see it expand and grow post-Jam! Great job!
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Tower of the Unknown's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Fun | #99 | 4.009 | 4.009 |
| Overall | #156 | 3.956 | 3.956 |
| Presentation | #238 | 4.158 | 4.158 |
| Originality | #476 | 3.833 | 3.833 |
Ranked from 114 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
Tower of the unknown brings more and more chaos into the mix the deeper the players gets, by throwing new crazy rules into the game that continuously stack until it all spirals out of your control.
Did your team create the art for this game during the 48 hour time slot?
Yes
We created all art during the game jam
Did your team create the audio for this game during the 48 hour time slot?
No
We used pre-existing audio
Comments
Fun little game. I liked the art, was really clean. I think you and your team did a solid job. ^^
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Cosmic S.N.A.F.U.Great presentation and awesome concept! Will definitely be keeping an eye out for the post-jam version!
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Potion PanikAwesome job with the artwork, very clean and cohesive. Well done with the sound too, this is very polished!
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Work From HomeThis is such a cool game! It reminds me of Baba Is You. I enjoyed playing it quite a bit, and it was cool that the rules get established in a different order each time, really cements it as a cool puzzle roguelike. I was confused at first because I expected it to be turn-based, but once I figured it out it was perfectly fine, and it didn't take me very long at all. Great job!
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It's me.Really cool game! Very polished and well balanced. Good presentation too and the mechanics are fun :)
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Space JalopyI played through a few times and reached level 14 where I couldn't trust keys. I think the rules I was given wasn't winnable or something. I also noticed that something strange happened where there were 2 players, but I only controlled one of them and if I died I would control the other very briefly. Overall I that it was really fun and the gradual introduction to rules was nice.
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RuleScrambleI like the art style a lot. The gameplay had me a bit confused at times, sometimes I'd be unclear on why I died but other times I'd randomly get a key so I guess it balanced out :)
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Three in a Rogue: ClassicRated! This was one of the most addictive entries I've played. The presentation is simple yet really effective in hooking you in, and most of the modifiers worked really well with each other. One thing I'd change is the "Some keys are not to be trusted" modifier, in my playthroughs that one always meant a game over because I'd never get the right key and I think instakilling the player doesn't mix well with randomness, especially with a lives system. I think if the fake key did something like randomly teleport you it would work much better.
Overall a very addictive and fun game!
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Wing It!Really fun simple rougelike. Some of the rule combinations where really interesting (although some of the rules need a tiny bit of tweaking to not feel unfair when they kill you esp blue tiles). It feels like a really good coffee break game similar to desktop dungeons.
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Doggoarigato Spherical CatoImpressive! very good game, very fun to play, loved the art style.
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Just Don't Die: Jam EditionNicely paced game with all of the rules being gradually added to the mix. There's fun in being quick paced but needing to make small but meaningful decisions on your feet to make sure the enemies don't out pace you and catch you. Feels good to control too!
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Game Fixer Kit 2020Nice take on the theme, I loved how the modifiers were introduced one by one, very cool.
I don't think it was inted, but at some point, my dead body was able to collect the key for me, very likely a bug, but it was nice to have something like your old body can help you, maybe some feature?
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Zoo FightVery nice job man. I loved it. Very good twist on the rogue-like puzzler.
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Space Cardet AlphaWhoa, this is pretty good! I like the grid movement and the fact that the levels/rules are randomly generated/changed, it works well with this type of game. It sure is fun to play and run from the guards. Nicely done.
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Sheep Never PanicIncredibly witty take on the theme, definitely the first game that made me unconsciously realise that things got out of control. At first the function of the tiles were a bit unclear to me, but once rules started applying to them I understood the concept. Art looks great and every object looks very defined and understandable. Great game!
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Crashing CommuteAwesome! It definitely got chaotic and yet was still easy to understand what was going on! All in all a great game!
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Crazy ColosseumGreat execution on a strong idea. The rules work very well together and the timer keeps the pace up, giving it that "one more try" addictiveness.
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Go Home.You're Drunk.
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