I played all games presented at the Winter Games 2025...

[yurembo]

I played nine games presented at Winter Games 2025 GameJam, including my own, but excluding SnowBall VR, as I don't own a VR headset. Note: I tested them on my old computer with a GeForce GTX 750 graphics card, which is about 12 years old.

- Nerva - I think this game isn't for a GameJam. As @Josh said in one of his podcasts: "don't make me read too much". I read the PDF with the rules and strategies twice, but I didn't understand anything. I think a game for a GameJam should be easy to learn, and yes, it should have a unique feature, but I don't want to have to work hard to play this game. Everything is very well done and beautiful, with nice sounds.

- LeadwerksSurvivor - unfortunately, the game did not start.
- Deakons mod - to be honest, there is no game here.
- Ingenuity Legacy – lots and lots of text, interesting sound and singing. The wind is making a loud noise in my headphones. A helicopter appears on the screen. But how do I control it? Just press F1. The control information will appear on the screen, and you will be able to turn on the helicopter engine and do many other interesting things.
- knucklebones-aftermath-v0_0_5 - looks great, the game definitely has potential. It currently consists of two rooms, and the game is very short. Picking up notes and solving riddles could be very interesting.
The game lags on my test GeForce GTX 750 graphics card. The light looks like an opaque cone. Yes, the graphics card is very old. No question about the graphics performance.
- KoffeeKrew-Winter-Games-2025 - the game is very small. There's only one monster, and it's incompetent. It looks like the level was completed the day before the jam ended
- PenultimatePyre looks cool. I'm not a fan of imitation games based on old systems. But this game has a fully developed winter level where you can wander around, enter three houses, collect piles of branches and crosses. Climb a mountain and climb a metal structure. And in the very first house, say hello to Grandma.
- Robot Concept is a really cool concept. The side view is something new. There's already an interesting level, but few gameplay mechanics have been implemented yet. Hopefully, a development will continue.
- Escape from Vostorg - you'll have to write a review for this game, my friends

Edited Wednesday at 03:34 PM by yurembo
another game added

[aiaf]

You didnt play my game Nerva , also an entry in the Winter Games 2025

[yurembo]

Sorry, I seem to have missed your game. I'll definitely play it soon.

[yurembo]

Friends, I didn't mean to offend or insult anyone with my comments about the games participating in the game jam. I simply watched each game from a regular player's perspective and wrote a comment about my impressions. If a game didn't launch or I didn't understand how it worked within the first few seconds, I wrote about it directly. This doesn't mean your game is bad. I spent some time testing each game and, for the sake of the jam's progress, wrote about my impressions. A modern player won't waste time and effort trying to figure out how to play a game; they'll simply request a refund on Steam.