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as part of the F.A.Q -

NO AI Generated assets are allowed. This includes textures, meshes, sprites, music, sfx, voice acting, in-game text, or scripts/code. As AI generated code is notably difficult to verify, I will assume in good faith that participants will act on good faith and only use AI for bug fixing code or reformatting spaghetti code into something more cohesive, but won’t rely on it for the ideation or creation of in-game systems.

Honestly one of my favorite submissions thus far. The game feels very much retail-ready polished, and the controls are easy to understand the game play is great loop. one of the best games I’ve played in a jam hands down. I saw in a comment this is your first build and I truly can’t believe that, you have to be a super dev in disguise! Great work and amazing submission. The UI is really clean and the sounds/music was really well put together with this. Keep going!

This was quite interesting game to play, the constantly changing controls is truly chaotic though at times it bordered on hard. I was only able to collect 5 of the 6 anchor points, as the last one seem to disappear and i couldn’t find it. Also the white text on white background was really hard to read. having some kind of stroke or drop shadow would of helped improved that overall. Overall it was a great submission and really fit with the theme

This is a super neat little game, There where a few things to note that i feel would of made this much better! Firstly some sound effects or even a simple music track as it felt it was missing that little bit of polish to it.

Some things i noticed while playing and could be more QoL Fixes is the ability to switch tools, having to find an empty slot and then go get the other tool seems a bit more work especially when the water starts rising pretty quickly. also noticed that it takes three or so times to fix a hole. Not sure if it was by design or not.

overall, its a neat game and a great first submission! keep it up

Yes, you can continue to work on your project, but you will not be able to upload updates until after the jams voting ends.

The only exception is fixing game breaking bugs, but no additional content is allowed until after voting

yes, though stream times and date is yet to be determined. I will be streaming and attempting to play all submissions :)

That is such an awesome game! I love the arcade inspiration and feel, feels like something you would play or see on an older arcade box! great work!

Super cool! I love this concept and the game play feels very polished and smooth! Took me a few tries to really find a rhythm but after that it was super fun to play. Awesome job!

This is a super cool game, I love the concept though it was a little hard to control the ball of fluff a bit but the controls where rather responsive, I love how you played into the chaos additional theme. My big critique would be to add some visual elements when doing things, like I wasn’t sure when I got into plane mode if I was hitting things right away. small visual queues would help. Great submission, would love to see more updates from this!

This was really fun! Started on Level one in order to get the feel, I love the games mechanics, Tried level four and got destroyed pretty quick! Overall, This was a super fun game to play def one of my favorites so far!

I really enjoyed this! it took a minute to figure out the movement but I love the 2.5D game design and was super fun trying to break everything in the house! Great game!

Thanks! Glade you enjoyed it thanks so much for playing :)

This was a very well polished game! I love the whole art style and simple game play, took me a while to find everything but was laughing at the audio and sound effects clicking around. Beautifully made across the board. Only major issue i had was i couldnt click on one of the mice, because it was just far enough behind unless i pixel clicked it but that might be a skill issue on my end.

Great submission!

I really like this game, the music fits the graphics and the small lore and story written into it was pretty awesome. Overall a very chill experience, i would suggest making a toggle for the motion blur as it did make me feel a bit sick playing especially during hide and seek. Great submission!

This was a pretty fun little game, the controls where pretty hard to understand at first, i was clicking and trying to drag items when it was more click, select, click. The audio was great and i started to enjoy trying to speed run it. Overall, some tweaks to the UI or a tutorial overview would of helped with some of the confusion. Great entry!

This was a pretty interesting game, I didn’t quite understand the goal of the game, there was no clear direction on where to go or what i was suppose to do. the colors where a bit too bright it was hard to see. Overall if there was some kind of indicator or at least a beginning level pop up to let us know what we are doing, that would improve this by a lot, great work

http://discord.gg/fgGBvYwg4Z

This link should work :)

Well, i just spent 3 hours enjoying this! Love the upgrade system and got really addicted to this, can see it as a great mobile game

Keep it up!

I really enjoyed playing this! Really does give me a chill mirrors edge vibe,the wall run was slightly janky in places but i found myself using grappling hook more.

VERY impressed with everything!

Send me a DM on Discord [@thesuperpanda] with your itch.io public link and i can accept the late submission :)

sent you a friend request. :)

Sorry for a late response, just now getting home.

What is your Discord? I can DM you a late submission link

Hey! Please make sure during the rating period for the jam,the game is set to free otherwise it wont be rated or judged

Thanks

loved the music and the idea was super interesting to me! the level was super hard as I found myself dying to quickly recharge rather than going to the charging station just felt super slow, maybe by placing a charging station more in the map to encourage the player to go further then the radiation line. Which would make a better balance to the game.

for only being a few levels this was really well made, had issues on level 3 but finally figured it out. I love the style and direction of the game goes in and works really well as a puzzle game, can see this as a super successful mobile or browser game with more levels. I would of included some kind of music but that is more of a nitpick. playability was great and looks very polished. Great work

This was a pretty unique game! I really enjoyed for what was here, The controls where very unintuitive. Found myself using my entire desk space to move my mouse enough to move the horse arm, some things I would change to help with playability is upping the mouse sensitivity or at least an option to up it, The rotation was a bit hard as there just wasn’t enough rotation, which being a horse is understandable. I found myself trying to use WASD to move the horse arm more then the mouse because that felt more natural. and it was a little annoying to constantly use shift to move up and down

overall for only a week its super impressive and really enjoyed it! i really love the art style and the music used was calming. your use of sound effects really added to the ambience of the office.

as long as no additional content is added or affect the current gameplay, that is perfectly fine.

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Hello everyone! Starting on December 1st until December 8th we are hosting the next series to the Chill Jam game jam. 

What is a chill jam? 
- we're all about taking it easy and having fun. Forget the usual stress of game development – this Jam is your chance to kick back and get creative without worrying if it's perfect. 

For this round, we are calling all game developers of every skill level, from first day beginners to experienced developers. 
Learn more information on the official chill jam page. 
https://itch.io/jam/chill-devs-winter-jam

We hope to see everyone there! and make this the best jam we've put together so far! 

[What is the additional theme?] 

We have implemented an "Additional Theme" this is 100% optional but makes for a fun challenge. When you submit your game for the jam you can select if you used the additional theme or not. (Note there will be no point or rating deductions for this at all) When the jam starts at 1:00 PM on Friday the 1st the additional theme will be shown both on the Itch.IO Jam page as well as THE DISCORD.

[Am I allowed to work SOLO or do I need to be part of a team?]

You are allowed to work Solo! or as part of a team (Teams must not be more than 4 people) If you would like to team up you can use either the community page here on the Jam page or in the discord (linked above) 

[What if I don't have enough time to submit or I miss the submission deadline?]

Don't stress too much, this jam is intended to just be a fun escape or a fun challenge. We can work with those who miss the deadline by a short while but all submissions are due at the due date (December 8th) During the rating period you are able to push game breaking bug fixes but can not add more content until after the week long rating is done. After rating is done you can update it to your hearts content! 

[How old do I have to be to enter?]

There is no age restrictions to join the game jam, as long as you are of age to use the Itch.io Website ( 13 Years or older) 

[I have my own assets or bought assets in the past are they okay to use?]
 You may use game assets that you have rights to use (Purchased, Free, Original assets), This goes for Art and Music


[What is considered 18+ Content?]

For the game jam we want to try to keep it as family friendly as we can. so that means
- No Nudity/sex/overly suggestive themes
- No gore or gory 
- no games that revolve around heavy topics (Suicide/bullying/sexism/racism)


If you have any other questions regarding the JAM please feel free to join the discord and ask questions, We want this to be a very understanding and helpful community where anyone can get help, be it brand new to game development or a seasoned pro. 

The game itself is pretty fun and relaxed, though from a player perspective I was unsure what the story or main objective of the game was, I spent some time running around, collected keys and read the prompts which where pretty cool, but I didn't quite understand the story it was trying to tell. I wasn't quite sure where the Fall/Autumn theme played into it, maybe like having to explore why fall/autumn hasn't come yet or is currently in the process and you the player are helping it along?  That would be my only really big critique, the character controls are smooth, the music is nice, and the game play feels varied. I hope you continue to update the game, can't wait to see what it becomes! 

this was quite a fun and challenging game! Really love the whole inverted levels an The level design looks great.  wish my reflexes where better lmao. Overall you did an amazing job in the short time span, and would love to see more levels made for the game! Great job :)

I absolutely love playing this, the mechanics, music and art direction are really well planned and it feels fun to play. there are only a few things that if you continue to update the game I would think make this great, first an option to window mode the game or at least one or two aspect ratio options. (I have an ultra wide monitor so a lot of the UI/UX and the bottom of the game  where cut off. maybe having some kind of indicator when a friend is popped up on the map. the other than that, you guys did an amazing job with just the 7 days, I really hope to see updates! 

Hello Everyone! Chill Jam is back after a month a way from hosting. We are gearing up for fall! 

The goal of Chill Jam is to take a break from the stresses and overwhelming feeling of game development. This Jam focuses on creating a fun and relaxing atmosphere that allows you to take a creative direction and try something new without worrying wither it is good or not.  For this Jam you have 7 Days (September 22nd until September 29th) to Produce a working demo of a game that is related to the theme. 

- this jam is open to ALL skill levels (from beginner to experienced in the game dev field) don't be afraid to try


(Come join today! | All rules, FAQ, and Theme information will be listed on the Itch.io Page and on our Community Discord as well! )

https://itch.io/jam/fall-chill-jam

Hello JAMMERS! As we are getting close to the start. I want to take the time to answer some F.A.Q 

1. We have implemented an "Additional Theme" this is 100% optional but makes for a fun challenge. When you submit your game for the jam you can select if you used the additional theme or not. (Note there will be no point or rating deductions for this at all) When the jam starts at 5:00 PM on Friday the 22nd the additional theme will be shown both on the Itch.IO Jam page as well as THE DISCORD.

2. You are allowed to work Solo! or as part of a team (Teams must not be more than 4 people) If you would like to team up you can use either the community page here on the Jam page or in the discord (linked above) 

3. Don't stress too much, this jam is intended to just be a fun escape or a fun challenge. We can work with those who miss the deadline by a short while but all submissions are due at the due date (September 29th) During the rating period you are able to push game breaking bug fixes but can not add more content until after the week long rating is done. After rating is done you can update it to your hearts content! 

4. There are no Age Restrictions To who can submit to the Game Jam. 

5. You may use game assets that you have rights to use (Purchased, Free, Original assets), This goes for Art and Music

If you have any other questions regarding the JAM please feel free to join the discord and ask questions, We want this to be a very understanding and helpful community where anyone can get help, be it brand new to game development or a seasoned pro. 

This is a really great start to the game, the Audio along with the visual style and graphics where really good, there could be some things to make the UI look a bit better, maybe some rounded edges or even a better color then the standard Unity button. Overall the game was pretty interesting to play, The END Tutorial button didn't work until the game over screen and it was pretty confusing on how you stopped the birds during the tutorial as it didn't explain it. When the game over screen came up I wasn't able to push Play again and had to close out of the game in order to restart it which isn't Ideal. Overall for a game that you made solo for the first time This is a REALLY good start.

a few things I would look at updating and or changing at the end of the jam is 
- Updates to the UI to allow the "End Tutorial Button" to work
- Add an option for windowed mode, as some elements when full screened where at the edge of the screen and i was unable to interact with them well (I.E The volume slider on the menu screen) 

- Updating the tutorial so that it explains how to stop the birds then just telling me i have to stop them. As well as making it so in the tutorial there is no fail state, just explain to the player that when birds finish attacking the crop that it results in game over so the player has a chance to learn the game.

You have an amazing start to the game, those few changes and I feel this could be a great add to your portfolio! 

I really enjoyed this, its super interesting seeing winter in summer. took me a few tries to understand how the game works, Great work overall on the game, only major feedback would be to maybe add a bit more narrative or some kind of text or hint that you are on the correct path after a while. but overall this was a pretty cool game to sit and play. Keep up the great work! 

this was a pretty chill game! I love me some endless runners.. Or tubers? xD The only issue for me with it is the lack of audio. if you included some background music and maybe some atmospherics (Like a snake hiss or the water moving) then I feel you got a pretty solid game.  I really like the art style of the game! 

This was a super fun one. I loved the idea of crashing a party by throwing coconuts as the party goes! got up to about 1400 on the points counter! Great entry. Though, Some feedback that i feel can really improve on it is that the music was rather loud in - game without an option to turn it out, that was the only really big thing for me, the art and and game play was really fun and chill. maybe a little bit of a wider field of view or the ability to zoom out a tiny bit

Great entry! and great work on the game, I hope to see updates after the voting period ends!