Boxed in a Minefield

You're lucky I'm way into Minesweeper lol. So yeah the mechanics seemed simple and understandable enough but gathering intel felt pretty risky (I was playing the "hardcore" way. If I died, I restarted the level) and I often would find myself "stuck" as in not having any fully safe way to advance without stepping on a mine. Maybe that's just skill issue though.

Nonetheless this game was more fun than it seemed at first, and the ending was pretty funny too lol poor badger

Super cool idea! It was a lot of fun to try and figure out my path, and I love the metal gear solid reference. It isn't super clear on what each number actually means, so that got confusing and frustrating. In the end I brute force my way through each level. Good work!

I love the idea of the game, but I felt like the rules were really poorly conveyed. For example on level A4 on the column with the 1 and 4 in it, you never established that the order of the numbers are correlated to the where they are grouped in the column, and without the information there are two valid layouts for the bombs. You have to guess which one is correct. Additionally the fact that there's no punishment for guessing incorrectly makes it feel that brute force is better for solving the puzzles then logic at times. I do enjoy the ideas here and I did enjoy it once I figured out the unexplained parts of the game.

Mixing Minesweeper with Picross AND making it a navigational game is a brilliant idea. Being a fan of both of those, I was really into the gameplay here - I'd love to see more of this. I'd buy more of this.

This was an interesting take on a classic game of nanogram. Being the player added some new interesting rules such as knowing that there has to be a direct path to the right wall. The ending was funny and the sound effects were decent. I also really like the menu even if it's not in much of the game. The box thing is so cool. Great work!

Woah, I hope Badger makes it!! But seriously it was so entertaining having my partner and I, playing on a big screen, pointing and shouting. Please make more levels! Maybe just a soundtrack would have added to the experience.

I really enjoyed the puzzle concept you've got going on here - I'm not usually good at puzzles so I definitely brute forced my way through this but I think it's clever how you allowed multiple play styles so that someone could do that if they wanted to - plus the fish with legs easter egg, always appreciated 😅 good job!

The presentation is a little shabby but I really love this idea for a puzzle game. Hope to see a more complete release in the future!

This was a fun little logic puzzle! I think there were maybe a few too many rules- between multiple numbers outside the grid, numbers inside the grid, parenthetical numbers, the must-make-valid-path-to-end rule, and additional clues showing up when you walk on safe tiles, there was a lot to keep track of all at once. Still, I can confirm that all puzzles are doable without guessing- the only time I hit a bomb was me having a brain fart and marking a tile I knew was a bomb as safe and then immediately walking on it.

I think the main criticism I have is due to that failure state- or rather the lack of one. I imagine being able to continue the game after hitting a mine makes the game incredibly cheesable at the moment. Maybe that's a good thing for a game jam game where not everyone may enjoy logic puzzles, but it did make me feel as though my perserverence through the various puzzles was for nothing, and the temptation to guess when I got stuck was really strong (I did avoid that impulse thankfully).

For what it was though, I enjoyed my time with it. The story was goofy yet fun, and while the art was nothing to write home about it got the job done. I haven't rated all the games yet, but so far this is my favorite of the jam, mainly because it scratches that logic puzzle itch I always seem to have. Thanks for making it!

Nice little take on minesweeper. The puzzles were good, I was able to figure them out without any guessing. I think I was near the end when the power went out at my house :(

I like the old MGS style of the story. I struggled a lot to figure out each section. It really feels like there's a lot of guesswork, but I'll trust your description that says there's always a way to figure it out. Haha I really liked the gameplay and the idea of the game, so great job!