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A jam submission

Scale down ...and don't panic!View game page

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Submitted by Cristiano — 1 day, 5 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Overall#213.9313.931
Graphics#234.2244.224
Audio#283.8103.810
Innovation#293.8283.828
Theme interpretation#424.0524.052
Gameplay#733.5693.569

Ranked from 58 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

GitHub repository URL
https://github.com/crischiaff/ScaleDownAndDontPanic

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Submitted

Very addicting! The gameplay is very simple but in a good way. The random events were always funny to read too. Ended up placing 2nd in my first attempt so that's always nice. The audio is very relaxing which is a great fit for this kind of game. Nicely done overall!

Developer(+1)

Thank you for the kind words and well done for 2nd place :)

Submitted

Beautiful polished game, nice work. My game came second making it my most successful jam entry haha! Music was well matched to the game. How to play is intuitive. Very nice work!

Developer

Ahah congrats on you 2nd place! Thank you for playing :)

Submitted

This is a very well polished game especially the graphics and sound! Those pop-up messages and the days ticking by so fast I didn't even noticed them at first (I was scrolling through the list of features and when I checked the date again half a month already passed) really reminded me what it felt like doing this jam XD. Overall a really fun, short game with awesome presentation. Congrats!

Developer

Thank you for the kind words :) I'm glad we didn't miss the target!

Submitted

I had a good time playing it! Got 3rd, then 1st.

Developer

I'm glad to hear that! And congratulations on your first place :)

Submitted(+1)

Amazing take on the theme! And very well developed too. I felt like it went a little fast, but mainly at the start when I still didn't understand how it worked. Does adding a task earlier affect the result? I loved the graphics! And the sound and music feel right for the game. Good job!

Developer

Adding the tasks earlier does not affect the result (we had to cut down on this aspect). I am glad you enjoyed the game by the way. Thanks!

Submitted(+1)

Great game ! It directly speaks to us, as jammers. Sounds and graphics work well for the game, and it was easy to handle. Awesome !

Developer

Thank you for playing it! I'm glad the game was relatable :)

Submitted(+1)

Great entry! It was kinda stressful, like a real game jam towards the end. :D

Amazing concept, great art, and sound design. I loved playing it. :)

Submitted(+1)

All five stars!Super polished! The music and sound effects are very appropriate! The art style feels very cozy! The UI is cute, is that animation in the top right corner a bee? The use of different colored circles to quickly represent the different roles is great!

Developer

<3 Thank you!!

Submitted(+1)

All five stars!Super polished! The music and sound effects are very appropriate! The art style feels very cozy! The UI is cute, is that animation in the top right corner a bee? The use of different colored circles to quickly represent the different roles is great!

Submitted(+1)

I like this game. I like how there are random jam theme and random event happening as the time passes. It's fun.

Developer

Thank you for playing it! :)

Submitted(+1)

Loved it! Simple actions, done really nice and cleanly. This really utilized the idea of keeping scale relatively simple, but then what's there being very solidly constructed, smooth, and enjoyable to play. I tried to recreate what my team did this jam, and no wonder the Developer was so stressed out lol

Developer

Ahahah
Thank you for the kind words! :)

Submitted(+1)

Super polished! The concept is awesome and I enjoyed playing to see if I could get first place. I really liked the mid-jam events that would occur, adds a little bit of spice to the experience. Really enjoyed this one and I'd love to see an expanded version. I could see this turning into a game-dev tycoon like game if some kind of meta-progression was added. Very cool! Nice work!

Developer

Ahaha who knows!
I the meantime, thank you for playing and for the kind words!

Submitted(+1)

Very neat, A game I felt like I just played :). Very neat UI interface with an interesting theme and music. I felt like the game jam time went a little to fast and to be fair that's how it normally feels. I ended up getting second place at the end and I can feel the potential of this project. Great work!

Developer

Thank you for playing it :)

Submitted(+1)

This is a really clever take on the theme. And also too relatable! I think I would have liked a little more feedback for when I am doing correct/incorrect decisions. I took my time to pick a few features but by the time I might have needed to start scaling down, the month was over. I got 4th place in the jam! :)

I really like how visually complete the game is. It looks so polished and professional! The game is really well made. Great work, team!

Developer

I'm glad this is relatable :) Yes, the things you pointed out are definitely the improvement I would make if I could start over :) Thank you for the kind words!

Submitted(+1)

Wow you guys, this is awesome! The level of  polishment is  insane! And it  is really fun to play, you also did a great job at the overall atmosphere! Nice job!

Developer(+1)

Thanks! I am happy you enjoyed the game!

Submitted (1 edit)

A pretty good game, though a bit disconnected... it was hard to really see what the progress on certain tasks was (was that even a thing?) and the sudden changes from the news alerts only affected the options I chose one time near the end (where I needed to add an accessible UI). I got a good score so I guess I did it right?

Developer

Thank you for the feedback :) Yes, every feature assign some points based on the requirements! :) 

Submitted

Cute little game! Felt all too real :) Loved the graphics and the SFX!

Developer

Thank you! :)

Submitted

Nice job - this was a fun little game! I think scrolling through the different feature options could be optimized, though maybe this was a design choice? I just found myself scrolling through looking for a certain feature and was never able to find it. Again nice job!!

Developer

Thank you for playing! Definitely, the features UI could be optimized in order to make them easier to find.

Submitted (1 edit)

Original game! Fun Idea, you totally understand how game development works!

Probably adding a way to show the player how these decisions impact the development of the game will help a bit, but also at the moment is a very polished game!

Developer

Thank you STARDICE Games! And thank you for the suggestion: there's always room for improvement :)

Submitted

Wow, it's really original! Lol

The art is beautiful. The controls and objectives are simple enough (like it) and very easy to understand.

Truly a very good game, and one of my favorites in the Jam!

Developer

Thank you, Symbio Studio! 
To make it simple was our goal since the beginning, and I'm glad we didn't miss it! :)

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