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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Artwork | #6 | 4.844 | 4.844 |
| Narrative | #24 | 4.425 | 4.425 |
| Creativity | #128 | 4.425 | 4.425 |
| Enjoyment | #137 | 4.222 | 4.222 |
| Audio | #329 | 3.886 | 3.886 |
Ranked from 167 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 run a News Loop in a small village, where what you publish strongly influences the locals, which in turn loops back into the next day's news!
(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
We did everything ourselves.
(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
Knotshire City Council!
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Amazing art and very unique approach! Only problem was that sometimes the flow of stories was inconsistent (Eg. I got the "Dog lost again?" even though I didn't use the "Dog found" in the previous day)
Other than that, it definitely has potential as a short game (1-2 hours maybe?)
Your average rank is #10 in GMTK 2025! Congrats!
Here is the link with all the rankings:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pcYEGvaHF3y30mMEWwywmkRd2FCpo-u3_ZFpPFSo...
I felt bad that there is no average score, because some teams aimed for all categories, not just one. So I just scrapped the results page and made a table. I agree with "Mark" that "Overall" is questionable, but I still think "Average" is a valuable score, so I decided to share it.
As an avid news hater, you've changed my mind... I NOW LOVE THE NEWS!!! The art was phenomenal. The game was consistent, simple, and satisfying throughout. The polish was really there and the gameplay loop is wonderful. Really great job. I think you guys can expect a high finish on the leaderboard :)
A pretty nice haven given the associations with news in the world today!! I loved the cute and cozy animations and the news posts really made me want to live in this village. It also made me feel very bubbly toward human beings and sense of community we can generate, the random/funny/adorable village things going on in this game reminded me how fun playing games created by each other can be !
We love a little cozy cute puzzle game. Very charming! One of my favs for sure.
A news simulator where I can just only ever print good news? Why thank you :)
Love the vibe, the experience, the art, and how the stories progressed. All around wonderful experience. Thank you so much for sharing! :D
Oh these little news illustrations are sooo adorable! I even spotted lot of easter eggs hidden in them. and that final score ui effects makes the scoring rules very clear and intuitive.I love it
really cool game,
Excellent game, it could honestly be released as-is. It's an interesting and creative take on the theme, good job!
love it! feels like it could be fleshed out to a full game
The game is simple but creative. I really like the approach to the theme in this one, even I could say it’s one of my favorites I have played this jam!
It’s cute and interesting to play because you see all the news that happens in the city, in some way you can feel that the game is a bit alive and not you picking the headlines in a room. Also because you see the follow ups to most of the news, like the seeds, the racoon and much more. Like this base it’s too good and easily can be expanded into a more deep or lengthy game than this, like maybe see the reaction of the citizens or in some way getting news that you have to put in the newspaper because the newspaper got paid a lot of money or stuff like that, maybe create once per newspaper a “fake” news where is a filler shape to get more points, or just simply a little different layout or more days with new events happening in the town.
All the visuals are great with a good soundtrack to make company in this amazing game, everything is great together.
I played to see the 2 endings and I prefer to give the good news, it feels more cozy.
I can’t think of more feedback outside telling my impression of this game, really good entry in the jam! ^_^
Really fun concept and game! Everything looks so polished and nice, from the programming to the music to the beautiful art. I thought I could maybe send the stories off-screen but you fellas had that one figured out! But I still did manage to find one small bug: when removing stories the To-Do list, it doesn't update (perhaps it could update whenever it's let go off, in case you guys haven't already patched it)
Overall, very solid submission, good job guys!
Thanks so much! Good spot as well, that's definitely something we want to fix so the To Do list feels more responsive
I loved this game! Your art is fantastic, the game is polish, and I love the puzzling aspect of it, to try and fit everything in the boxes :) I had a fun time! The only thing i didn't really get was how the bonuses worked. I wish there was a guide that would say what sales you get depending on the category. But overall I had great time :) Great job!
Super fun game with fantastic art! A delight to play!
Loved it! It got tricky, but all the art and the little stories were excellent. The only real negative I have is that the scoring was a bit unclear (not sure if the effects were rendering behind the pieces?)
It was really funny how the next day's headline and the ending changes. Also, you made lots of unique art! If only there was a clear button it would be even better. Regardless, really great submission, congrats!!!
Top marks for me! What an incredible, creative and original take on the theme, I loved it! Visuals are very neat and pleasing, and me love some good news. Really polished, gratz!
So glad so many umbrellas were found! 😄
Top marks for me! What an incredible, creative and original take on the theme, I loved it! Visuals are very neat and pleasing, and me love some good news. Really polished, gratz!
So glad so many umbrellas were found! 😄
Every 5 stars! Your game is very well made, you have a creative game in which I had fun, many short narratives with start and end, like the missing dog, or the dance festival, the art is pretty good and the sounds are gorgeous. Really polished game, congrats!
Really addictive. I wanted to keep playing it. The graphics were superb and I really enjoyed it. Well done you smashed it