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This one really has it all: Cute drones with a fun relationship dynamic; an interesting anti-dystopian setting; great pixel art and great sound; and, last but not least, tough but fair shmup gameplay. The amount of enemy variety in this one was impressive, and I had fun figuring out the "beam teasing" strategy that lets you take down the final boss quickly.

You've got something special here!

Thanks for checking it out! I'll probably end up doing another pass on the UX once this is all done, there's a few things like this that need to be cleaned up.

Thank you for the kind words, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

You're not missing much, just a few visual effects. The web version uses simpler shaders and lightning effects in a few spots. That's kinda it.

No nudity in this one! Some of the outfits are a bit skimpy, though.

Not rude at all, I know what you mean. This type of content can be a sore spot.

To clarify a little, I'm using "force femme" as shorthand to mean "the lizards all have ample chests." It doesn't do the usual set of TFTG tropes, especially not the more problematic ones, and your pronouns don't change, but the chest is a thing. There were scenes talking about it. The new content in v1.0.4 lets you express that you don't like it and lets you opt out of those scenes. It's a shame that I can't represent it visually, but I'll take that as a lesson learned.

Hey, thanks again, I figured out the problem. Turns out I remembered to set up a keystore, but I forgot to actually enable package signing. That was a silly thing to do and Android was right to complain about it (with an "INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_NO_CERTIFICATES" error.)

I've uploaded a fixed version and confirmed that I can download and install it on my phone. So, it should work now.

Hey, thanks again for letting me know, I figured out the problem. Turns out I remembered to set up a keystore, but I forgot to actually _enable_ package signing. That was a silly thing to do and Android was right to complain about it (with an "INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_NO_CERTIFICATES" error.)

I've uploaded a fixed version and confirmed that I can download and install it on my phone. So, it should work now.

Hey, thanks for letting me know, there does seem to be a problem with it. I've pulled the download for now, I'll take a look at it when I can. For now, the in-browser version should run on Android.

Hey there, thank you for the kind words! I do enjoy a bit of weird sci-fi, haha.

The v1.0 is still planned, but it's been delayed because the new portraits aren't ready. (I'll probably have to do a second post-mortem on this when it's time.) They're making progress, and the update is otherwise mostly ready, so the v1.0 release will still happen.

Thank you for your kind words! I had a lot of fun with these games, haha. I should put the spambots into another project one of these days...

Dang. I'd have more to say, but my brain is slightly soft right now.

... well, alright. This is an impressive amount of writing to get done in a single month, especially writing of such high quality. The game essentially presents a Greatest Hits compilation of hypnokink, with many different outcomes. The story flows quite nicely, there's  and I like the way the world-building is done. Plus, there's honest-to-goodness sound, and graphics, and gameplay, and that's something you don't usually get in Twine projects. 

So yeah, this is a serious achievement. Congratulations.

(Also, Nietzsche catching strays. I'm always here for that.)

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I love that we get to check in with these dorks every year, and it's been really cool to see you build on the setting and the characters. We got a real jump in quality this year, too! Good variety of dorks and kinks, engaging gameplay, quite a bit of visual variety. Multiple acts of rubber wizardry. Yes, excellent, continue

This is very solid for a first published game! I know mine was definitely worse than this. 

Even with the obvious prototype state, the vibes here are impeccable. It's all very bright and colourful, the character portraits are super cool, and the writing certainly caught my interest. I would've never thought up this combination of top-down platformer/fishing game/dating sim, but it really does work. This could go places!

Plus, fish puns. Those made me smile and/or groan.

Fun! Brings back fond memories of playing Baldur's Gate 2 and finally remembering to actually buy the Shield of Balduran before going to the lair of the beholders.

This is a neat little game with a rather cool hand-drawn art style. It took me a few tries to get the hang of the gameplay, but once I did, it all flowed rather well. I liked the framing narration as well, and the music is an absolute bop. As others have noted, this really does feel like an old DOS game with a strong core gameplay loop (though in that era the boss battle segments would've probably repeated until you eventually lost.)

I love a strange sci-fi world, and this certainly delivers. As you've noted in the credits, the overall tone certainly isn't light, but that's fair. It's upfront about what kind of game it is. There's nothing wrong with a darker story every now and then, and the writing here has a very strong voice.

The combat system is quite impressive - this is a real achievement for a jam game. It's asymmetrical but balanced, and everything makes sense and works well together. I did find myself wishing for more control over the cards in my hand, but once I understood how the movement/willpower system works, I was able to plan my moves and win the battle on my second try. (If you did want to keep poking at this some more, it could be one of these indie deck-builder RPGs.)

Honestly, the sheer amount of detail in this is impressive. From the animations and sound effects to the in-combat dialogue to the gosh-darn tooltips. It's all dripping with style and atmosphere.

It's nice! I consider myself to be an occasional Himbo Appreciator, and this game certainly delivers. The basic systems are all there and functional, which is quite impressive for one month of work. I'm not sure what you call this genre, exactly (sort of a management sim except you can walk around the world), but it's a good example of that. The controls feel good and with the settings menu and such, you can tell that a lot of thought has been put into them.

I ended up having to boot into Windows to run the game, but I'm glad I did. Godot 4's web exports aren't super performant, unfortunately, I'm not sure if you can do much there. (But it would be nice to see a Linux export too!)

This is a wonderful little project in a genre that I'd totally forgotten even existed. I had no idea that Godot could even do this!

Definitely sending this one to a few people who need a digital friend, yes yes. 🐁

Cute! I love the varied character designs and all the squishy and wiggly animation work. I think this would be a very solid base to build on, if you do end up feeling like you want to go back to the project later.

Oh, neat. It's pretty interesting how the same set of mechanics can feel totally different if placed in another context. The voice acting was a fun surprise too!

Oh, this is real neat. There's a surprisingly sophisticated set of mechanics in play here, and I love how well they work together. Quite polished, too, with the settings menu and the gamepad support.

This is just a great little snack of a game. It's fun and sweet, full of positive energy, and I love all the varied character designs.  (Also the custom font.) People here have already left most of the feedback that I'd give - having more control over the fish you catch would be nice, maybe with some quality of life improvements (like more distinct silhouettes for our bachelorettes.) But this is a super solid start.

Also, for the record: WINE can run this game no problem.

Fun little collection of minigames! I had a good time with these.

Oh yeah, this one's spicy. I know some people I'll be showing this to. 😼 The writing has a wonderful sense of humour to it as well, and the VN is quite long for a game jam entry. I was impressed with it.

Speaking of being impressed: The art here is super pretty, and both the world and the characters have a lot of... well, character to them. Excellent job.

Oh dang! Identifying a concept, and then really executing on that idea. I'm impressed. Congratulations on finishing this, especially with so little time.

Oh, this is great. This game has it all - spicy writing, satisfying stealth-based gameplay, a nice art style, and funny sci-fi acronyms. (Also, an action hero named Harper, hah.) I really liked the way you handled the character customisation. Also, inspired choice to have enemies that can be stunned but not permanently defeated, that's a great way to blend stealth and action.

Love the pixel art, this game looks great. It's also sort of funny to put yourself into the first NPCs shoes, where the sexbot arrives at the outpost and immediately charges you. With the implementation of the mechanics you've described, this game could really go some places.

Yep, looks good now! Seems that fixed it.

Neat! It's short but focused, and the presentation works well. The stock photos all fit, and I'd much rather see those than AI stuff, so good job there. Congrats on finishing something for the jam, too!

I also had the problem of the game being squished or partially cut off, as someone mentioned on the main page. I ended up pulling out the URL for the iframe and opening it in a new tab, then it looked fine. I think you might have the viewport dimensions set too small?

Cute! This is a lot of SHMUP to create in one day, with multiple enemy types and boss fights (plural!) no less. Good choice of colours, too, this is very easy on the eyes.

Runs fine on Linux, for the record (using WINE).

Interesting! I think this is a neat little prototype, there's a lot of mechanics being sketched out here that are very promising. I found it plenty entertaining. The art style is cute and works well, and I love a business sim.

As the previous comments have said, the dialogue tree took me a second to figure out. "Click and hold on the Talk icon, then drag to the next spot in the tree, then eventually click the Move to Rooms button" wasn't the first thing I thought to try. But once I did know to do that, it was pretty smooth, so I think this just needs a little tutorial and then it'll work great.

Would be nice to see ongoing development on this one!

Good work! An ending that really makes you say "oh, gosh." I like the presentation quite a bit, advancing the story by only a few lines with each click helps avoid the wall-of-text problem that VNs sometimes have. (Plus, as has been noted on the main page, it helps draw the reader in.)

Short but sweet, very pleasant. Two thumbs up for those boys.

How nice! This isn't my scene at all, but I do feel like I understand the kink a little better now. The various shifts in presentation are also pretty cool. I appreciate these boys and I would support inviting the piss union into the big labour federation.

Short and sweet, knows what it wants to do and does it.

Hey, thanks for checking out the game! You're completely right in that the engine is a bit cobbled together - which is entirely my fault, for deciding I was going to join with half the month already over. It's something I want to work on again when the jam is over. I'm glad you enjoyed the vibes and the drone stuff, despite some of the shortcomings.

This is really cute. I didn't think I'd ever see a VN for the Picotron of all things, but it makes for a really nice and consistent aesthetic. The interview system is fun, that adds an angle to the gameplay that VNs often lack.

My rating: 🍒

The art is beyond gorgeous. This honestly looks like a professional-quality release, and it's still impressive by that standard. Tasty writing, too - a great take on the Disco Elysium tone. Would love to see more of this, explore this strange world, and see more of the characters. (Even if I'm a bit crap at puzzles, haha.)

These walking animations are hilarious. I also low-key love the way the critters look, there's something to be said for the aesthetics here.

You've got a very solid prototype/MVP here, it would definitely be interesting to see work on it continue if you're so inclined.