Jar Life by zep
Smash Jars, make friends!
Z/C to jump
Hold X to bunch up / hoist / throw
SAVE 4 CREATURES to progress. (If stuck, press ENTER and select "Restart Level")

| Link | https://www.pico-8-edu.com/?cid=jarlife-0 |
| BBS page | https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=144631 |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/jar-life |
Ratings
| Overall | 36th | 4.074⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 36th | 4⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 19th | 4.241⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 22th | 4.278⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 26th | 4.315⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 83th | 3.615⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 77th | 3.58⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 90th | 3.692⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 6🗳️ | 2🗨️ |

@Meep Thanks! And 58 is a crazy score -- I'm not sure yet if 60 is actually possible without some extreme luck!

From stacking them, you can retrieve all 4 jars without breaking them:



Insanely cool and absolutely the cutest entry I've played yet. This was a blast to play
Great game, zep! I will have to admit that I got frustrated at times, but I guess that's also the nature of the game, that these creatures you need to save get on your nerves :') It also doesn't help that I didn't read the description, and didn't realize that I could hold X to have the creatures walk towards you. I like that you added puzzles where you need to save the bottle for later. The art is cute, the sounds effects work well, and I like the tune at the end of the game. Great job!
Great game! Having to decide when and where to break the bottle adds a surprising layer of strategy. I had to retry the last level a few times, but the overall difficulty was perfect. The music and sound effect are cute, and I feel like this goes without saying, but the art is amazing °°
It was sometime a bit frustrating since the controls are a bit chaotic, but I really enjoyed it anyway.
If those issues were fixed, this game could be great.
This game deserves to be expanded with more levels, it'll be an instant hit on steam! :)
I love the different look and behaviour of the little creatures.
I love the PICO-8 fantasy console!
My games looks like a rushed mess now. :P ...and it sort if is, so that's okay.
I tried to make my students do games in PICO-8 for this jam as well, but very few finished something, and even fewer handed it in. But they will continue their work after the jam anyway. :)