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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #1 | 4.407 | 4.407 |
| Innovation | #2 | 4.419 | 4.419 |
| Game Design | #2 | 4.488 | 4.488 |
| Fun | #3 | 4.349 | 4.349 |
| Audio | #8 | 4.279 | 4.279 |
| Theme | #10 | 4.442 | 4.442 |
| Graphics | #23 | 4.465 | 4.465 |
Ranked from 43 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
In what way does your game fit the theme?
DUX & NOX is a game about solving puzzles backwards by figuring out the reverse sequence of movements that, when rewinded, become the correct answer :)
Did you write most of the code yourself and made all the assets from scratch?
Yes, all code and all assets are made by our team!
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Wow, this is really good. I'm not really big on puzzle games but I really enjoyed yours. That last puzzle was flipping hard! I finally got it in the end but boy did it take a lot of brain power :P The only thing I could suggest is some level numbers would have done wonders for me. Knowing how far through I am is a good motivator for puzzle games for me. Honestly that's pretty minor though, great game!
Thank you, great feedback!
Best puzzle game I've played so far on Jam. Everything fits perfectly, the arts, music and sound effects. I'll save it in my gallery so I can play more often. Perhaps it would be good to have a point count, to reward players who made few moves to complete the stage.
Thank you! And interesting idea about the count for sure :)
Very charming! Such a clever idea to solve puzzles backwards, and the cute aesthetics and music are great! I somehow managed to solve the last puzzle by only utilizing a single switch, I don't know if it's intended or not ;) Great game!
Thank you for your awesome and kind words! It makes me very glad that you played and enjoyed the game!
As for the last level, that is not the intended solution, so congrats on "breaking" our game :D
Could you please film your solution and send it to me? It would be useful for further development. Thanks!
Luckily I had written the moves down! I'm not sure if this is the only combination of moves that leads to the bug/cheese, but here you go!
That is a bug, thank you for finding it! Although the alternative solution doesn't seem easier than the intended one, so for this specifik case it doesn't seem to matter. Thanks again for helping out :D
So good, though the last level is too hard. >;)
Thank you! And yes, I agree that the last level is too hard :3
This game is top-notch in nearly every category. Design-wise, it's almost perfect, the only issue I can think of is the steep difficulty increase between the second-last and last level. Theme was spot on, and graphics look great, but I guess that's just time constraints.
I also love the visuals, and even the music is good (which is quite rare in these jams)
Great job!
Thank you so much! I totally agree about the difficulty bump being to big between the last two levels, 100% valid point. We were aware of this and just didn't have time to make more levels. If we update the game there will be more levels in between to help with that. Thanks again for your feedback :D
Wow, this game is pretty amazing. I really like the puzzles and the art style. The last level though, holy shit, it was so hard that I had to draw the level on a piece of paper, and even then I could not beat it.
Really great game!
Thank you so much! I agree that the last level is really hard, I myself didn't beat it until today. Thanks for trying though, great to hear you liked it :D
Excellent music that fits very wellwith the art and gameplay! very unique.
Thank you! raddisa (who made the soundtrack) will be happy to hear that!
I have nothing to add, just a perfect game here :)
Wow, thank you!
Love this! The idea is super clever and I like the art the most. It's cute and artistic <3
Thank you for the kind words :3
Just WOW! I just love everything about this game. The graphics are so well made and create a super calm atmosphere in combination with the sound and music.
I dont know for how long I played this game now, but I finally beat the last lvl (which was REALLY hard, but a perfect completion).
This game has so much potential...
Oh wow, what a striking and heart warming comment! None of us devs have actually beaten the last level, so we are very impressed by your wits and perseverance! Very good job completing a pretty challanging game :D
And soooo happy you liked it so much!
Amazing game! Adorable design and lovely colorscheme.
It is very challenging to think backwards which makes it rewarding to play!
Only feedback is that the glass breaking sound is very loud in comparison to the rest of the audio.
Thanks a ton! Glad you liked it, and I agree that some of the audio could have used some polishing for sure :)
Amazing and super fun game! Very unique!
Thank you very much, so happy to hear!
Nice game! It's fun and the gameplay was well done! Good job
Thank you!
The game is amazing, the way you executed the theme is on point. The artistic part of the game is really cute as well. Keep up the good work!
Thank you, that's really nice to hear :D
The Game Is Really Cute The Puzzle's Have A nice Difficulty Curve
Yay! That's so great to hear, especially about the difficulty curve, thank you!
This game is beautiful and so well-made! The puzzles were just the right level of challenge, and the art was stunning. I'm disappointed that I'm too small-brained for the last level though 😭
Thank you, this is so great to hear! I'm so happy you think the difficulty curve is balanced. The last level is horribly challanging, no one in our team has yet to beat it without the blueprint haha. It should have been put as a bonus level. You basically completed the game by completing the level before :D
(The difficulty bump between lvl 15 and lvl 16 is just way to big, unfortunately we didn't have time to make the levels that would fit in between)
This is gotta be one of the best game in this game jam. It was fun, and the changes of difficulty per level throughout the game was forgiving and it gives players time to learn the mechanics well. It was a simple but complex type of puzzle game. The graphics were good as well makes the play time immersive with the addition of the music that calms me down when I'm having a hard time thinking about what to do.
The only thing that bugs me was the launch of the game at the main menu, where I thought the game crashed because my mouse suddenly disappeared and it's now responding whatever I do with my mouse, but knowing it's a game i quickly press enter that puts me in the first level.
Overall it was so good, the take on the theme was straightforward but it works with how different the mechanic of the game is. Loved every part of it.
Thank you so much! And thank you for your extensive feedback, it really is great to hear! Good feedback on the mouse dissapearing as well. I'm glad you liked it and thought it was well balanced, and glad that you enjoyed the music. This comment makes us super happy!
One of the best games that i have played in the jam! I really love the game, everything seems to fit perfectly in the idea!
Great Job! 5/5
Thank you so much, this is great to hear!
Really cute game! A bit confusing at first though on the control.
Yes, sorry about the controls. It has definately been the worst and tricky part of the game, based on a lot of feedback. I'm glad you think it's cute though, thanks!
I played this game now for half an hour and i'm so happy that i finally got the 2-stones-1-button done that i will leave it for now. May play it further tomorrow. Great Game!
Wow, I'm super happy that you enjoyed it and very impressed by your perseverance! Thank you so much :D