{"id":1858,"edition":10,"categories":1,"features":0,"size":12844,"name":"Soul Jumper","authors":[{"name":"Ryan Tyler","url":"https://carelesslabs.co.uk","login":"tyler6699","gh":50468}],"description":"

Jump and spin through 10 levels, using your soul as a platform to help you over come spikes, gaps and falling blocks! Did not die in the right position? Rewind your steps to better align your soul!

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WASD or Arrows to move (space, up, W to jump).\nE - Rewind Soul\nR - Restart Level\nT - Toggle Tips\nM - Toggle Music

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Music by @AdamTheWilliams

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Really enjoyed playing this, and did so to the end several times. It’s nice that there are a few paths which can get you to your goal. The game mechanic is good of using your previous path to jump onto. The music was really good and catchy. I’ve sent it on to lots of my friends to play too. It would be nice if you could trigger the falling spikes without them hitting you.

\n","games":["Bee Kind"]},{"at":315660055,"author":"Jerome Lecomte","login":"herebefrogs","gh":1383818,"url":"herebefrogs.com","text":"

One of the rare games that combines vector graphics with pixelart gracefully. The rewind mechanic is great, and the puzzle well balanced.\nSuper polished gameplay (e.g. hitting the ghost platform bumps you up so you land on the platform rather than missing it)

\n","games":["Stand By Me"]},{"at":315660245,"author":"John Edvard","login":"johnedvard","gh":656024,"url":"https://reitgames.com","twitter":"ReitGames","text":"

This is a very solid entry! I loved level 9, because it fooled me to go the difficult path at first, when I could in fact just jump on the bricks above the goal and take an easier path. It was a good aha-moment. 10 Levels are just the right length for this mechanic and I enjoyed every level. It was a bit difficult to understand at first which dead body I could rewind. I thought it was the last death that counted, but I figured it out eventually. Music, color and theme are also spot on.

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The voice over audio is also clever. I think I will add that to my entry next year. Good job on this one.

\n","games":["Hang by a thread"]},{"at":315683121,"author":"Santi Herranz","login":"santiHerranz","gh":961911,"twitter":"santiherranz","text":"

Not easy doomed level 9, well done!

\n","games":["Escape from Death Hole"]},{"at":315690828,"author":"Michael Primo","login":"michaelprimo","gh":10359577,"url":"https://michaelprimo.it","twitter":"MPMintis","text":"

I liked this game! Truly an awesome work! The only downside I have to say is rewinding the souls is not so much intuitive the first time, but after a bit of practicing is possible to enjoy fully the game :)

\n","games":["Bye Roll!"]},{"at":315833928,"author":"Miguel Ángel Pérez Martínez","login":"zlash","gh":1052438,"twitter":"zurashu","text":"

Awesome game!! Loved everything and had a blast playing it. Sadly I couldn’t get past level 7 >.< Tried a lot of times but just kept dying.

\n","games":["Deathwish"]},{"typ":2,"at":316321868,"author":"Raf Mertens","url":"https://crazygames.com","twitter":"CrazyGamesCom","text":"

Clever idea and it feels like a complete minigame. It has the music and sounds, great artistic design, and clear but challenging gameplay mechanics. Very good.

\n"},{"at":316501142,"author":"Tiago Correia","login":"dosaki","gh":1957450,"url":"https://dosaki.net/","text":"

Good graphics, great audio effects and music.\nThe gameplay is super interesting, I love the concept!

\n","games":["Hell Inc."]},{"at":316559809,"author":"João Lopes","login":"lopis","gh":2715751,"url":"www.jlopes.dev","text":"

Main character looks a lot like super meat boy.\nI was stuck because I feel like I needed a second soul in another position.\nBesides that, the game looks amazing, the animations look really fluid, the tunes slap, and the controls are really good.

\n","games":["Planet B"]},{"typ":2,"at":316810841,"author":"Maximilian Schaum","login":"ixam1","gh":74653168,"url":"https://ebay.com","twitter":"ebaytechberlin","text":"

Awesome plattformer, great visuals and fitting music. I like the super meat boy reference character, at least thats what he looks like to me.

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The gameplay is simple but difficult and the difficulty rises with each level. The way you use your dead ghost as a platform is really cool and fun!

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Just one bug on level 5, I accidentally just rolled of the right side. After respawning the middle platform was gone and I couldnt finish the level and was stuck and needed to restart.

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Overall awesome game. Great job one of my favourites this year!

\n"},{"at":316867157,"author":"Cody Ebberson","login":"codyebberson","gh":749094,"url":"https://cody.ebberson.com","twitter":"codyebberson","text":"

Nice! Love the palette and the music. This had a very polished feel. Great job!

\n","games":["The Unavoidable"]},{"at":317021240,"author":"Jonathan Vallet","login":"jonathan-vallet","gh":5329099,"text":"

Excellent game! Swmooth movements and platforms, rewind to get new platforms is a good idea, super meat boy like with nice audio too!\nGreat job!

\n","games":["Tindeath"]},{"at":317137509,"author":"Richard Chung","login":"gregwoodsfrontier","gh":80141657,"text":"

Rewind mechanics are pretty good and also the mechanic to prevent from rewinding seems fantastic.\nAlthough the character looks like Bind of Issac but with some unique character art this game should stand out really well.\nSuper solid entry. Really loved it.

\n","games":["Echoes of Depth"]},{"at":317142530,"author":"Shauna Lynch","login":"lynchbyte","gh":61684154,"url":"www.lynchbyte.com","text":"

Great graphics, loved the bubble animation. Also the audio is fantastic. The spiked wall, how brutal.

\n","games":["Tic Tac Woe"]},{"at":317201738,"author":"Matthew Diamant","login":"matthewdiamant","gh":806338,"text":"

Nice platforming game. All the graphics and color palettes and animations felt really good. Good music and level design, and I liked the mechanics! Good job.

\n","games":["There Can Be Only Death"]},{"at":317275306,"author":"Jonas Olmstead","login":"sanojian","gh":428082,"text":"

Really cool puzzles. Nice controls, graphics, and music. This game is great on so many levels.

\n","games":["DEAD AGAIN"]},{"typ":2,"at":317327165,"author":"Noël Meudec","login":"Noel-FB","gh":71314518,"url":"https://facebook.com/instantgames","text":"

A little twist on super meat boy apparently!\nWhat I liked:

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