After reading the comments, I agree the game needs a better tutorial. The key is guiding players to understand your design thinking through simple, structured steps before throwing them into the full experience
That said, this was made during a game jam—it’s completely understandable these polish elements weren’t prioritized. Great work regardless, and good luck if you choose to develop this further!
Cool concept, and definitely impressive for a game jam timeline—great job! Though I got pretty frustrated with the final looping point—couldn’t tell if it was automatic or manual. Maybe a clearer indicator would help?
Haha, this is definitely a game for the ultra-determined!
I don't think fighting with controls is a great thing though—I’d suggest simplifying them (at least keeping movement to one plane). The 3D thinking plus reversed controls when the camera flips feels too mind bending for me.
Maybe control hands with mouse by dragging them and can make them freeze to switch between hands, but idk
Oh, thanks for the criticism! I actually agree the game really needs a simple tutorial - many players might not realize they're controlling pedestrian traffic lights. When you press either of the two lights they affect one pedestrian crossing, so all the cars stop before this crossing.
In terms of the theme interpretation my design intention was: since traffic lights operate on a loop, the game becomes about maintaining that loop to prevent chaos
Thanks for the kind words and feedback! ('▽^人) I’ll likely return to this game to tweak spawn rates and stuff + expand on the original concept I had in mind
Really cool card game concept – such a fresh take on the theme! Just two small notes: the late-game opponent animations drag out turns a bit, and the RNG sometimes feels overly swingy. Still, awesome work overall!
There are definitely balancing issues to address for better engagement, but it's super hard to nail everything in such a tight timeframe! That said, the core concept, artwork, and sound design are all fantastic - great job!
The concept and visuals are truly special - amazing work! Just two notes: the difficulty feels a bit harsh, and I noticed some target detection issues (had to click on trees multiple times)
Really cool concept with great Game & Watch aesthetics! The gameplay feels a bit slow at times (almost too realistic) - would love to see snappier Wario Ware-style pacing!
There were actually a few ideas behind the money mechanic—like repairing broken traffic lights or special pedestrians that require bribes to leave— sadly I had limited time during jam period, but still wanted to at least get a working version submitted - so these ideas got shelved for now
Great visuals! The gameplay idea is really creative and fits the theme perfectly! The clone mechanic is interesting, though I found myself sometimes dying unexpectedly from my own clones - maybe there could be a way to make those interactions more predictable?
Music, sense of mystery and easy to understand but hardcore gameplay, well that's something! Really enjoyed <3 Vibe reminds me of Yume Nikki, which is one of my most beloved games
Well, yeahhhh... Originally the concept was just to make genderswap. But after I finished modeling and after some playtests I realized that main character appearance is kinda middle ground in terms of male/female. And I kinda liked that vibe, so I probably go with it. Basically it's my personal reflections but I don't want to say anything beyond that at least for now.
Sorry that I'm kinda pushing with questions. But I really wanted to know you impressions about game title. English isn't my first language, so it's hard for me to know what associations "Openlid" evokes, maybe it's weird or something. Tell me anything that comes to mind
Thank you for your kind feedback, really appreciate it! Honestly at this point wasn't expecting anyone to post anything here Still thinking about reiterating on this concept
If you don't mind to answer, I was curious to know... Do you think the main character is a boy or a girl?
