I did not quite get the use of the timer but i was a fun game :)
I really like hard plateformer but i did not quite get all the mecanics (like wall jumping). Also, maybe consider not be able to go back in past rooms !
I unfortunately did not finish the game but it was quite enjoyable (maybe a bit less slipery next time)
I had the same pacing issue last year (it was a game that i looooved making but was a puzzle that could take a while, it was outer wilds inspired) and i tried to do it better this time but did not succeed lmao.
I like kinda slow paced games and i felt like a black hole absorbing the universe should be kinda slow paced at the end to accentuate the void effect yk.
Thank you very much for playing hope you enjoyed it!
At one time i was like "should i go back, i'm looping lmao", but i remembered the notes and decided to keep going! what a good choice! the only downside is that i couldn't read the last note but it was fun to imagine the story behind that apocalyptic world
Very creative and peak game lmao! The portal vibe was one i tried to recreate in the gmtk 2024 jam but couldnt because my mechanic was too time consuming, but you did it PERFECTLY!
No glitch in sight (maybe one i'm not sure if the final hole is supposed to just be a hole or a tp, i did not get the scond option when i played) and a lot of polishing made!
Very cute and chill little game! I just wish the count downs for the cubs were a bit more obvious, but the use of the theme was very well crafted and creative! good job i liked it!
Fun little game. Really unforgiving at time lmao but oh well that's the fun of it lol. I just wish there was less control when we're in the air, it made overshooting jump pads and wall jump a tad difficult :/
Also maybe consider using an input buffer for wall jumps, because i usually look at where i go before jumping, leading me to being unhook on the wall i was on lmao
Uhh ? I was so sure the mechanic were simple enough to be obvious lmao, I now know I need to work on that lol. Thanks for the review!
Clicking does spawn big black holes, but there is a cooldown (there is a slider in the bottom right of the screen and a sound effect for when the cooldown is done) ! The main mechanic is absorbing the matter and getting through different stages of size!
There is not really a "matter route". Every upgrade is towards a faster absorption of matter. The thing you saw in my page was certainly "But in the end.... The choice is yours" that...
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...directly references the end, after you absorbed everything, where you can choose to either *consume the black hole* to quit the game, or *create a new big bang* to try again (with a multipler)
I'm thankful you played my game and hope you enjoyed it nonetheless:)
Eh I especially put a very huge number to kinda lost the player, but I felt like it was obvious it was linked to the particles you absorbed, but I guess not! Thank you for your review, game design is not really my best skill so I'll work on that !
Thanks you a lot for testing my game ! I hope you enjoyed it and imma be trying your game a bit later tomorrow! I pulled an all nighter so I'm EXHAUSTED lmao
Yea I figured I needed more upgrades but I had issue with balancing since I had no playtesters :(. The other motivation to not add new upgrades is that it's mostly in end game, and I wanted to enforce the fact that you consume the universe, and have a bit of a retrospection and void effect.
Unfortunately I started developing pretty late in the weekend so I couldn't really play on the "different gameplay" side and I went to the "big numbers go brrr"
I lacks a tutorial zone. I'm sure when you know the controls it must be really badass and all but i'm really sorry i did not really undestand everything.
I was a bit confusing at first because there were a lot of dogs lmao. I would have loved to have a zoom option or like a magnifying glass to see the attributes! this could be a good idea
But overall the game is pretty good and enjoyable ! Godd job and be proud !
I did not really understand how to play? like yea i could sabotage but i did not manage to figure how to get more points (i got 4 stars on my first try tho lmao don't know how)
But well i still had fun to see al you could sabotage and even if i did not get a really high score in the end, the game was really enjoyable!
the art was really good, i just wish there was like a name on the textboxes to really know who we are talking to at all times but overall the game is really polished, pretty and fits the theme extremely well
Really fun and chill game, while maintaining a certain stress. It's really well balanced and every minigame is fun to play with. My first minigame was the circle with squares on it, my first though was "omg i always wanted to play this kind of game"
The only downside is that the flavor text of the bosses were disappearing too fast and i wished i could know a bit more about them
Really fun game and really fun use of the theme! Great job, it is very polish and everything works fine! There are sound clips to say to the player what to do and it works really well with the whole vibe!
The mice are my archnemesis in this game i know it!
The controls are very intuitive, except the fact that you don't need to spam to shoot lol. I like this game a lot bc it's like a mix of Enter the Gungeon and The Binding of Isaac, two games i like a lot.
The only downside i had was the lack of mapping and the fact that when you find the exit, you can't go back to clear the leftover rooms and relics. I suggest you check Cult of the Lamb. Theirdungeon system is really polished: The exit door is obvious, and feels like a checkpoint, so that you can go back in the map and clear if you want to.
Let's just pretend this is a GMTK Jam 2026 comment
I survived for 224 seconds ! (Which is about a bit 3:50 something like that)
(Just so you know, i like to criticize games because i think that it only allows for better skillsets in the end)
I like how you used the theme in a way that i didn't really think of. I am a big fan of survivors and this game was really fun to try and Beat 'em all.
Unfortunately, it lacked controls explainations in game and i found myself lost for the first few seconds of my gameplay. I recommend you check the game The Binding of Isaac to see how they did it, I think it would really suit your game style. I know you added them in a comment under your game but you could also put them in the description of the game, a lot of people don't check comments before playing!
If i could make another recommendation, i would have added cursor, like on the edge of the range circle, showing the ennemies direction. I found myself getting attack from a clock that never appeared on my screen.
Overall the game is a really fun little survivor and i really enjoyed it :D
I felt cheated by the cactus, and by the game lol, unfortunately, i, also, got the softlock. The game looked great tbh but i couldn't play it i'm sorry.
I loved the fact that the theme was reversed, like, at first, you imagine soemone stuck in a loop that wants to get out, but this is the complete reverse and i love it!
HAHAHA yea i'll think of it for the v1.0.3 lmao i'm sorry!