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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Playability | #98 | 4.333 | 4.333 |
| Theme | #104 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Cleverness | #399 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
| Artistic Style | #453 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
Ranked from 3 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Judge feedback
Judge feedback is anonymous and shown in a random order.
- Really enjoyed the gameplay loop on this! Upgrades were super fun to play around with. Would like to see the theme expanded even more. The style was consistent and readable! Overall very good job.
- I found the game to be very compelling, I would like it if the cooldown and health was better conveyed to the player. I had no idea the ears were the health, same with the cool down being the rat's head up. If that was explained to the player that would've been nice! The theme implementation is spot on, the snot and cheese spreading is really satisfying to watch a grey texture get covered green and yellow. I really like how every time you attack, the attack type changes. I would like it if there was a small UI to show what is up next to make it easier for new players.
- Plays well, nails the theme, upgrades are clever and fun, and get better as the game goes along, and there are multiple difficulties to keep it replayable and fresh. Art direction is almost amazing, Ren & Stimpy or AHHHHH Real Monsters! would be great inspiration to take it to the next level, and with some narrative exploration here it could really be something.
Did you include your Game Design Document in your downloadable files?
Yes
Tell us about your game!
A twinstick shooter. You move with WASD and shoot with the arrow keys. You can pause with Esc or the spacebar.
Your shot is like a shotgun - and each time you shoot, your spread and range grows, so you must learn to adapt!
Survive through 5 waves of enemies and earn points to buy upgrades.
There's a hard mode and an endless mode - but I'd recommend trying those out after the normal game.
Did you remember to include your Game Design Document?
Yes
Is your game set to Public so we can see it?
Yes
Extra Notes
I hope you enjoy it!
(If you click the rat's snot in the title screen, there's a secret for you!)
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Comments
fun game!
pretty straight forward.
loved the upgrade system and the various effects.
liked the distinct enemy types and visible health pools so i can plan/priorotize who to evade/shoot next.
very cute artstyle.
wasn't sure about the varying range of spread and stuff but not too bothersome.
great game overall.
Love it! Tainted Azazel gaming
Rats are cheesed to meet you! I enjoy the fresh take on a on a top down action shooter. The graphics are really good!
You can tell they put their whole heart and soul into this game. The graphics and sound deliver, and the gameplay is fun wave based shooter action. The upgrade path is really inspired and the main character animation is cute and iconic.
I loved it! Simple concept with great execution. The boss fight was creative and engaging. And the powerups were hilarious and well planned. On the first tiny cheese level I found myself wanting enemy piercing snot and then my next powerup was exactly that. Had fun with this one.
great job. loved that lil rat and the upgrades were cool. when i died i wasn't exactly sure what happened some feedback on that mechanic would have been nice but the movement is clean and i really enjoyed the shooting. glad you included the difficulty options.
Sweet! Fun to play and including the difficulty options was a nice touch!
Very nice submission overall. Fun game. I love how you can paint the floor with "snot" lol
very nicely balanced and thought out game, had fun playing it. really appreciate the scope and how you made it work, from the polished difficulty system to the secret nose poking. great job!
Really cool and fun
Was fun to play. Good work on the combo point system. Art style is fun.
Amusing! My favorite part was the fun facts. The paint on the ground was a neat effect too. I do wish you could aim using the mouse instead, so you could shoot in more than four directions.
I love the rat blurbs and the gameplay loop was really interesting and easy to catch on. 8/10
The game was fun to play, and I really like the rough art style. Aiming with the arrow keys felt different to most top-down games I have played and I found it more enjoyable than using the mouse.
Great game, the best part for me was the art, the game had my attention with only the game icon, congrats!
My only complaint is that there's only 1 rat.
I managed to get to Level 17 in endless mode. Hope to see more one day, it has shown great potential.
Great game, loved the boss!
This is really fun! Well done. I love how you implemented upgrades in between rounds. For me as well, this one is the longest I've played any of the game jam games so far.
Aw, thank you! It really means a lot!
longest i played any of the game jam games so far and I love a good shot gun. i got to the cheese head but I picked the shoot the wrong direction power and died because of it lol
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
It is very hard to get adjusted to it, but I think it's part of the fun!