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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Gameplay | #464 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
| Visuals | #474 | 3.762 | 3.762 |
| Audio | #605 | 3.143 | 3.143 |
| Overall | #629 | 3.246 | 3.246 |
| Enjoyment | #730 | 3.238 | 3.238 |
| Theme | #805 | 3.143 | 3.143 |
| Innovation | #832 | 2.857 | 2.857 |
Ranked from 21 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does the game fit the theme?
The longer you stay away from the monarch (your base), the higher risk rank you obtain, allowing you to buy upgrades for your Scout pod and Monarch ship that are proportional to the risk you've undertaken to obtain it.
What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
Just free assets available on itch.io
How many people worked on the game?2
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Pretty cool! I liked the gameplay loop. It felt very easy and a bit confusing - the rail gun and blaster seem to be identical? Once you get a weapon upgrade you essentially have unlimited fuel. Seems to me the player shouldn’t get to refill without docking and losing their bonus though, and that probably it should be distance based rather than time? It’s unclear what the defense modules do, flight ones are pretty self explanatory. Not sure I saw where I can see the turrets’ health vs monarch’s. If you play a while you end up with a bunch of extra B and A tokens and it’d make sense if upgrading the Monarch eventually cost more. The fact that you only have to collect reactor bits to win feels a bit wrong because grabbing those is the easiest thing you can do, I guess that’s why the limited inventory?
Of course, the unskippable opening cutscene was cool the first time and not so much further attempts. Music would’ve been nice! It was also confusing to be so zoomed out by default - zooming in makes it harder and maybe zooming out could be an unlock.
Mostly I’m complaining about little tiny balance things that could easily be tweaked into a really solid, fun, highly replayable game. Good work!
Woah thats a lot of valid feedback, thank you so much for taking the time out to tell as all this. You're not really complaining in my opinion, these are all genuine concerns that should have been addressed but honestly a lack of time to properly playtest is what I'd say is our reason for all these issues. Either way we're glad you enjoyed our game and we're very grateful for all this beneficial feedback you've given us :D
The intro cinematic and artwork are really great. The gameplay idea is nice too, though the feedback felt a bit lacking. Other than that, it was quite fun to play.
Also, I just want to point out your itch.io page looks fantastic!
We're happy you liked the aesthetics of everything, and we understand that the gameplay could use improvement. Thanks for taking the time to play and leave feedback on our game :)
I love that you made a cinematic intro, but I find it veeery slow hard to watch unskippable content. The game itself is solid but not all that innovative. I think I would like the player pod to be larger; not a pressing issue but a thought for a bigger release.
Thanks for the valuable feedback, there are surely lots of areas we can improve on. We hope you enjoyed playing the game anyway!
I loved the art and intro sequence! Very well done :)
Thanks for playing, we just used free assets from itch and other sources but we're happy you liked the way we put it all together :D
Great game with a fun risk-reward mechanic, and it already felt like a full game. Especially considering how the game started and how your page was set up.
Thanks for playing our game, glad you enjoyed the gameplay and the aesthetics :)
MAN THE AMOUNT OF WORK PUT ON TO THIS GAME IN 7 DAYS IS INSANE. AND ITS ONLYTWO PEOPLE WOAH 10/10 JSUT FOR THAT :D
the games is really fun to play. its pretty cool concept. do wish there is visual indicator of what type of ore you got (I wasnt playin on full screen so might have missed that if so mb)
Ayy thank you mate! We truly appreciate it very much!
Wow, how did you make this in seven days? It reminded me of the game Chicken Invaders and the game matched the background very well.
Thank You! Me and my friend just sticked ourselves to our laptops for a week basically lol.
Nice game bro. I really liked the art and the whole idea :)
Such a pretty game! Loved the inclusion of indicators, was very helpful.
Really fun game loop and loved all the ui and visuals
Thank you! We appreciate it very much!
Really fun and slept-on game, love the visuals.
Thank you!
Awesome game, really shows what can be done in a week. At first it's hard to understand why at some point I'm asked to self destruct, but after a few runs it all clicks.
Keep up the good work
Ahh, usually it happens when the scout runs out of fuel.
Thank you for checking it out!
The game is slow to start, and I can barely see myself, and the colors of space and ship make it even harder.
Appreciate the suggestions!
This is SO UNDERRATED!
Thank you very much!
Great game and visual. The art style is so good and immersive!
Thank you, appreciate it very much!
I liked that the itchio pages background was the same as in the game, nice thinking! Overall the game felt very polished and the art was very fitting. Didn't notice any bugs and the sounds were spot on. Very well done game!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
A really fun, and cozy game. I could spend hours sinking in time in the game. The art is beautiful and well crafted! A couple suggestions:
Other wise amazing job
Thank you! These suggestions are very valid. Appreciate it!
Nice Game
Thank you!
Great space vibe, loved to float through space. Everything felt balanced and nice. The enemies had a great feel to them. Enjoyed playing this one
Appreciate it!