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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Artwork | #1881 | 3.640 | 3.640 |
| Audio | #2088 | 3.200 | 3.200 |
| Enjoyment | #2727 | 3.200 | 3.200 |
| Creativity | #5539 | 2.850 | 2.850 |
| Narrative | #6729 | 1.810 | 1.810 |
Ranked from 100 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?
As long as you can beat your ghost you can keep on racing on the looping track!
(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
Everything was made by myself for this Game Jam specifically, except for the music (made by HiLau)
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Really fun racer, I liked how seamless the transition was to racing your ghost and the drifting felt really nice to pull off, it never felt uncontrollable like some games. If I am to nitpick (and this is like a really small thing) maybe some visual effects to add a sense of speed? Other than that, great game!
P.S. I loved the music track. Fit really well
Happy to hear that, thanks a lot!
Yeah some cool speedlines and blurring are painfully missing! Maybe for the full release if ever :D
I love how the track looks. Its pretty good. Really enjoyable game. Great job!
Thanks a lot!
Very stylish. The controls were very smooth. Turning an established trope like a ghost race into the core mechanic is a cool idea. I think it can be improved a little though. Nothing is stopping the player from deliberately getting a terrible time so they can easily score points. Perhaps consider adding a par time or something, to force the player to go fast. Or perhaps you can record ghosts for every race so the game becomes about constantly improving your time.
Thanks a lot!
Well there are no points, so I didn't think it really matters. It's really just about the vibe of getting into that flow hitting every corner fluently.
The ghost does record every lap, it's always the ghost of your previous lap :)
Oh, I must've misunderstood then. Regardless, a very nice and polished experience. And hey, if you have time, I'd love for you to check out our game as well.
Really had fun !
That's awesome! Happy to hear that :)
i like the artwork and the colours a lot. nicely done.
Thanks a lot! Happy you liked it :)
This was great, I was really expecting more driving games so always a pleasent suprise when one comes up in the random shuffle. This one was certainly impressive with it's consistent feeling and art but I do wish it had a little more oomph, I think the effects that were applied when you went through a speed boast should have been permenant and maybe blur the screen on the speed boast to sell the effect. That said, this was a blast and a really impressive creation for just a handful of days work!
I love the visual style. Drifting was fun too, nice work!
Thanks a lot! Happy you had fun :)
I'm not sure if the large and medium tracks were supposed to be the easier ones, but the small track was the easiest and most fun for me, drifting on it felt best
Oh wow really? You're the first to mention that! Happy to hear you had fun :)
Love the visual style! The music choice is really good and reminds me a bit of the Frozen Synapse OST. The race tracks are well balanced and the final/small track feels really well tuned and tricky to win. Even when I'm not trying to win, it's just relaxing and fun to cruise around the track and perfect each turn. Very enjoyable!
That's exactly the feeling I wanted the players to have! Cruising through the curves :)
Thanks for playing and happy to hear that you enjoyed it that much!
very fun game, interesting take on the theme and i love it! awesome graphics and the controls feel very responsive and intuitive. some way of encouraging you to try your best rather than starting really slow just to beat it easily but i honestly have no clue what that could be.
if you have time, id really appreciate it if you could give me some feedback on my game (https://itch.freezing.top/jam/gmtk-2025/rate/3780834) - its my first game jam and im looking to get better!
Thanks for the wonderful comment, happy you liked it!
Once I have more time I want to go over the list of replies and play their games, I'll get to your as well :)
Ooh, another racing buddy! I like the concept of racing your past self with each lap, though it feels like to get a high score you're incentivized to play poorly rather than well. I'm not sure how this could be fixed, but once I just let myself go fast it was really fun to race myself!
Hi hi racing buddy! It's not the most novel mechanic but I'm happy you liked it :)
Yes it's true. I think the timer is confusing as it doesn't have any purpose and is a leftover of another feature I threw out xD in the end I wanted the game to be about just hitting turn after turn controlling the drifting, and not so much about how fast you can finish a lap.
Yeah that makes a lot of sense! Messing with drifting this weekend on our own jam has taught me how fun it can be to master it, so I was trying to cut as many corners in your game with them as well, hahaha
Oh my, sorry for the accidental profanity in my previous reply! That was an auto-correct for sure. I edited my previous comment.
I want to go over all the replies here and play their games, so I'll pass by yours for sure as well!
Nice entry. The music is awesome (though I feel like I would have enjoyed it more without the vocals).
Although the visuals was obviously a big draw to the game, when I actually play it, I think the constant "movement" of the lines feel a bit too distracting. I also would have like sound effects on the car/ship.
Thanks for playing!
I had a hard time getting used to how floatey the vehicle felt, I feel like I needed more feedback from the track on where it counted I was "touching", and the skybox having some landmarks that could make the track easier to memorize. I really liked the art style and the vibe!
Yeah I get what you mean. Maybe a nice glow on the track from your ship to ground it, that would help. Thanks for the input and thanks for playing!
It took me a second to get used to the controls but when I did this game was fun. The skybox being black did feel a bit off to me. It would have been nicer to have some sky, even if they are just points to represent stars as it would help build the environment.
Thanks, happy to hear that!
I tried with a starry skybox and with the fast twists it became very distracting and for some it could even be nauseating xD
really nice track design, sounds fit, controls are really good, thank you for this entry. Maybe you check out our skybox for some inspiration for next time, if you like.
happy to hear you liked the game!
I tried with a starry skybox and with the fast twists it became very distracting and for some it could even be nauseating xD
I like the fact that you canplay against your own ghost. It means that the game adapts to your difficulty.
Hehe yes, it forces you to improve ;)
Yeah!! I’m the laser racer!!
Totally!!
Great game, remind me a lot of WipeOut or FZero! I really love the visuals on the track, the car and the ghost!
FZero is the goat!
Thanks for playing, happy that you liked it!
Art and audio is so good, cool game!
Thanks a lot!
Stylish racing game with good music! A nice concept well executed, the only thing is that there is no real reason to have your first ghost be a good time, making the following laps easier to complete, but great game!
Thanks, happy you enjoyed it!
Honestly the timer is meaningless. It's a relic from when I was showing the time between you and your ghost, but I took that out. I probably should have taken the timer out as well as it might be confusing.
Either way, it still stands that some people might want to hold back on every track and stretch it out like that, but if that's how they enjoy the game then who am I to stop them? :D it's like those people in Mario Kart World who hang back just to get the better powerups in the last lap. If that's your style, go for it!