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Snake or Food - GMTK 2023's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #1126 | 3.703 | 3.703 |
| Enjoyment | #1671 | 3.189 | 3.189 |
| Overall | #1836 | 3.306 | 3.306 |
| Presentation | #2724 | 3.027 | 3.027 |
Ranked from 37 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
You're playing the classic game snake - but you play as the food. The roles have reversed.
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
No
We used pre-existing audio
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Nice game :D Really liked that you added another concept (controlling multiple foods) in addition to just being the food instead of the snake
I like how the goal is inverted from the typical goal of snake. Instead of moving the food pieces to help the snake grow, you're actively trying to sabotage it. Quite a creative take on such a classic game! I do wish the snake had some indication of its next direction so you could plan/strategize a bit more, though
Thanks! Definitely a feature left on the drawing board due to the lack of time. Thanks for playing and the feedback!
neat game! I like how you had us be responsible for moving all the food and I actually think its got some unique puzzle elements when you have to try and find optimal moves so as to not lose any or too much food. I think my feedback is that it would be nice if we had some indication of where the next piece of food was going to fall so that we could try and optimize the position. Good job, thanks for sharing your game.
Thanks you for playing and thank you for the feedback. I had this in my list but ran out of time to implement in but it would make the gameplay better I agree :) Thanks.
RNGesus take the wheel. Really good concept! I was a bit confused at firt, thinking it was my job to feed the stupid blind snake, but then I read the description - but both the actual game, and the game I made up by accident, were fun takes!
Haha I'm happy to hear you got a two for one deal :D "feed the stupid blind snake" really cracked me up :D
great, fun little game, well done, can you also play my game so i can get feedbacks please!!
Thank you! And of course :)
Fun concept! I learned that I do not have the mental ability to control so many pieces at once lol!
I would love to have some kind of "incoming!" signal for where the next pieces would spawn, as then I could make some attempt to purposely stack them or something; but I also understand that that would make the game play out pretty differently.
Good luck in the jam!
Thank you for playing and for the great feedback! An "incoming" signal was definitely part of the plan, I just ran out of time. The slow falling down and the sound was all I could do in the time I had. Definitely a good idea :)
A simple idea well implemented.
And it's not easy!! I played for a while until I could win!
Thanks! I agree it's very challenging, I could win either 😬
Not the first reverse snake that I played, but this is by far the best one I played. Very original and unique twist on the snake formula. Adding a bit of "juice" would make it even better. Cheers!!!
Thank you very much, I'm happy to hear that!
Cool game idea.
Good choice on the colour palette. Made for a nice and clean art style. Aesthetic in general is rather pleasent.
Overall, a high quality, simple Jam game. Good job!
Thank you very much! :)
Fun game! Also, congrats on being a Jam Dad!
Hehe thanks, the jam definitely hits different :D
it was fun but tough XD I tried to meta game by using both WASD and arrows at the same time, but the cost of that is higher fall off risk XD when I got to 8 foods, I thought the best strategy was stand still and pray for RNG. So one small piece of feedback is to make the snake AI a bit less random, but well done all the same!
If you can find the time, would you please check out our game as well?
Our twist of the theme is that a critic tries to play your unfinished game, and you fight from inside the computer to make him like it. Hope you'll like it!
Haha I didn't even know that's possible :D Thank you for the great feedback and of course :)
It is a really tough game… Great and very creative work!
Thanks! :)
spent way too long trying to win lol, kept getting to 9 and losing one over the edge. Great work!
Haha, I had the exact same experience :D Thanks for playing!
Very nice game! The art is simple, but very clean, I really like it!
Thanks! I wanted to make some models but ran out of time. Glad it's still nice enough too look at for a jam game :)
Cool game! At first, I've thought it was impossible to win, but somehow i actually did!
Congrats! :D I still think it's impossible, but you guys are wining somehow :D
Nice presentation and fun to play!
Thanks! :)
The optimal strategy seems to be keeping all food clustered, and it is quite hilarious to watch a group of food running full speed to catch the pieces falling from the sky before they have landed too far.
Definitely seem so after so many people playing it :D Haha I can imagine, if only I had time to do some wonky animated models :D
yay i won :) cool idea would love to see more
Congrats! So many people wining but I still can't haha.
This is great fun! I didn't realise until I died that the snake ate any food that touched it, not just at the head. It got really tense as it went on and my collection and the snake grew.
My cheese strat was to try to gather all the food together and drop any that were too far away, but it was still very challenging, I love it
Yeah, the snake got more power because it's sad the food runs away from her :D
Amazing job on wining, I haven't managed to beat it haha
Crazy that you managed to make 2 games in one jam (would love to see the baby simulator)
The game is simple but fun enough, good job :-)
Haha it is. I'll make a YouTube video about it sometime next month, so you can check that out and see the baby in diapers :D Thanks!