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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Style | #3 | 4.869 | 4.869 |
| Overall | #12 | 4.496 | 4.496 |
| Enjoyment | #14 | 4.405 | 4.405 |
| Creativity | #205 | 4.214 | 4.214 |
Ranked from 84 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?
The world is built to the tiny scale of soot mites. As you move them about the world, they scale in size to reflect their distance. They also scale in number through the course of the game as you build homes and upgrades, and your operation must scale with them.
Development Time
96 hours
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We used the Alkhemikal font by jeti from https://www.dafont.com/alkhemikal.font
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What a phenomenal game! All the elements come together so nicely. There's a really good balance in trying to maintain which jobs are being worked on and what you have too much or too little in storage. You never feel like you're sitting around for too long but you rarely feel overwhelmed. And, goodness, the art is just fantastic. Incredible job, one of my favorites.
My favorite game from the Jam ( : . The sound is fantastic, The upgrades are really fun. The art is amazing. It never felt too easy or too hard, and it seems to have a high skill ceiling. Congrats on your game!
One of the most polished games ive played for this jam, Beautiful art, im not entirely sure if id agree with it fitting the theme, but at the very least it is a great game in the jam
Mixing the visuals of studio ghibli with gameplay reminiscent of Pikmin? This is like a game made specifically for me! Amazing stuff :D
This was super cute and wholesome! Seeing all of the sprites dashing back and forth was great. Excellent cozy vibes :)
Really good art and fun gameplay! Like how the selection works too. Not sure if it’s intended but since it’s not clear what can be upgraded, it was fun discovering the upgrades.
This is one of the more addictive games I've played! After a while, you essentially get enough soot sprites to completely maximize production with as little loss as possible. I was a bit confused by the UI at first, as I didn't realize what clicking on the different elements did and what some of the upgrades meant, but I got the hang of it by the second round or so. My high score is 112 baths given, 12,240 total gold earned and 2681 coal burned!
I'm glad you enjoyed it, you almost beat my high score of 117 baths - 13180 gold - 3074 coal :D
Took me a minute or two to realize what I actually had to do and associate the tasks in the top left with the boiler's purple bar on the right. Once I got it though it pretty fun. The little soots going turbo mode and working super fast was amusing too.
Absolutely brilliant! The gameplay, the art, and the audio are all top notch, plus the Spirited Away inspiration just makes me love it even more.
such a charming game with a great concept!! these soot sprites are my children now!!! I enjoyed every second of it and would love to see more!!!
very cute :3 I was bummed when I couldn't get more soot boys!!! But their animations are so ADORABLE and the pick up mechanic felt really fresh and useful
A really cool and cute game! It was nice and enjoyable, congratulation for making this cool experience!
So cute, engaging, with excellent references and gameplay! Congrats, I had a lot of fun playing it, thanks for the experience!
Addictive and super cute! I sat here playing it for like a solid half an hour, and I can definitely see myself coming back to play it again. Also I adore the little soot sprites so much 💜 Awesome job!
Loved every part of this game! I'd happily play much more of this. The soot sprites are so adorable. I want to take them all home with me. An altogether excellent jam entry! Very well done!
The perfect game for a Ghibli Studio fan. I would spent hours on play this cozy game. It's so fun!! I love it. Soot mites' sound and animations are so cute. Thank you for doing this game :3
Everything about this game is very satisfying, the visuals, the sound effects, the upgrading of stuff. The simple joy of having little guys run around.
I love everything about this. I want to play more!
Wow amazing entry!! Awesome art style! We had a lot of fun with it! Great job!
absolutely very adorable game!! i had lots of fun directing the little soot mites and artstyle is very cute !!