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[Pengu Saves Christmas]

Fun ass game, love the way momentum works, trying to beat other people's scores is addicting. Obviously with how low some of the scores are getting it seems there was serious consideration put into the level design, and the groovin song really sets a fun tone while I grind out retrys. Now this is what Christmas is all about!

One thing I'm curious about is it seems collecting goodies takes off from your overall time? I've been doing runs where I nab as much as possible, but it still seems like my raw time is what gets logged in the game / leaderboards

Stepford responds:

Yooo, thanks for kind review!!

The cookies are actually taken off in real time. So as you pick them up, you'll notice that your timer will slow down/freeze for a lil bit a bit as it's sent back a tenth of a second per cookie. If you get hit by a spike or something, you can suddenly see it go up by a metric fuckton as all of the bonus is gone.

We were thinking of having an ending screen that showed your time, the cookie bonus and then your time with the cookie bonus - but the deadline was approaching fast so we opted for this all-in-one solution! 💕

[Blockade Runner]

well that was fucking awesome

[GuraQuest(Tako Takeover Update)(Also Old)]

Really fun usage of mechanics, amazing level design. After finishing the original all I wished for was a new set of levels, and this definitely delivered! Excited to see whatever you make next.

[M-Bot The Game]

Coming back to this game after all these years, seeing the Zero bombing, and discovering why that was happening was one of the funnest mini mysteries I’ve seen in a while.

[GuraQuest(Old)]

Playing this made my night. The adorable sprite chartacter drew me in, and the fun mechanics, well designed levels, charming animation, and incredibly cozy atmosphere kept me playing until the end, 38 minutes later.

[I'm Outta Here (Game Jam Edition)]

Man, that was a ton of fun. I would love to see an expanded version or another similar game from you. The humor, art style, puzzles, writing, music, it all gels well and feels pretty unique. Modern, yet capturing that classic escape room game feeling. Nice work. The only thing I REALLY wish this game had was a small epilogue of some kind.

CarpetBakery responds:

Hey, thanks for playing! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Yeah I would've loved to give the game a proper ending, but the deadline ended up cutting me off. If I end up making some sort of extended cut, I'll definitely try to add something there.

[Pico's Sç̕h͊͜ọ̊ő̥l̨̉]

very very nice

[Throw Rocks At Shit GOTY Edition]

that classic flash feel that you can't get no where else mixed with a fun simple gameplay loop and just enough small nuanced to give it some depth. Nice!

[Shake Art]

This is PRETTY damn cool. Awesome work, threw a lil tip in over on itch. Anyone else reading this should too!

nokoi responds:

:O thank you so much! im glad you enjoyed this, i love your work!!

[Pico's School]

Every Tom adventure in video game format is just something to savor, all the small optional touches and eye for detail really had me totally immersed! So insanely novel and charming