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A jam submission

TheriacView game page

A top down horror game
Submitted by Zoogies — 1 day, 5 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Gameplay#4362.7272.727
Originality#4962.9092.909
Overall#5102.8482.848
Presentation#5242.9092.909

Ranked from 11 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

What do you like about your game?
The story, audio design, and visuals are cohesive. They tie into the creepy vibe I was going for, and the game feels decently complete.

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

Very cool game, good job! Nice gameplay mechanics!

Developer

Thanks!

Submitted(+1)

The game mechanics are pretty interesting. The visuals are also pretty well made!

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted(+1)

A lot of worldbuilding for such a short game. The setting and art style reminds me of Endoparasitic. Great job!

Developer

Thanks so much!

Submitted(+1)

The controls switching is cleverly done, keeping the WASD/arrow key "format" but moving it around the keyboard and rotating it. Keeps it familiar enough while still throwing you for a loop. Also, custom engine. Very nice.

Developer

I struggled a bit with deciding the keybinds, but I’m glad you felt like they stayed more or less consistent!

Thanks for playing!

Submitted(+1)

Very interesting game mechanic for controls change <3 Also the setting was creepy, loved it <3

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted(+1)

Pretty heavy themes in the intro, sets the tone well for the rest of the game. Loved the part where I woke up and discovered what happened, loved the mechanic of changing the controls on the player. Great mood / atmosphere leading up to the final moment towards the exit. Fits the theme really well. Graphics were simple but quite fitting, especially the blood splatters / effects. The only thing that I found unrealistic was the $8k tuition... Everyone knows it's actually much more expensive than that and probably would require the character to also sell both their arms lol :)

Great job!

Developer(+1)

Thanks so much for your feedback!
The $8,000 is actually in reference to the average chemotherapy monthly cost, not the tuition.
I wish my tuition irl was that cheap!

Thanks again for playing! :)

Submitted

would have loved to play the game but it wouldn't load past the trigger warning part

Developer

Sorry to hear that, which platform were you on?

The web build is kinda weird sometimes, if you felt like giving it another chance the native builds are 100% working. Thanks either way!

Submitted(+1)

Cool idea for the core game mechanic and the story feels original

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted(+1)

Really fun and interesting game!

I enjoyed the game’s core mechanic and art.

Developer

Thank you so much!