> Zhnyva (from Ukrainian "Жнива" :loud_sound: ) means the process of harvesting of cereal crops.
This is a puzzle game about growing and harvesting wheat.
Controls
Mouse
Rules
Try to figure them out :wink:
hints: * seed needs water to become sprouts * sprout needs water to become wheat * weed takes all the water for itself * scythe cuts all the plants around * cutted wheat is your harvest * zhnyva is over when no more moves left
Nice game! SFX were really effective at making it feel snappy and responsive, it felt pretty solid as a puzzle and never felt particularly unfair or annoying.
I loved the weed mechanic as that forced you sometimes to make tough decisions about what to use, knowing that if you didn't deal with it you'd be closer to losing the game as it takes extra space, but also knowing that wasting water on it hoping for a scythe would be risky as well.
Overall, well thought-out mechanics, cleverly implemented and that all resulted in a simple, effective gameplay loop. A soundtrack would do *wonders* in this to further the atmosphere. Also loved the use of Ukranian as it made it feel much more genuine and rooted.
That was a neat little puzzle game. The rules were intuitive but I think there needs to be a little more agency to prevent you from getting stuck and ending the game.
The hints were very useful. Personally, I believe gamejams bring cultures together, having game development as a common passion so thank you for including the little trivia for the game title! Art is very good as well and it is very polished.
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Good job!
I loved the weed mechanic as that forced you sometimes to make tough decisions about what to use, knowing that if you didn't deal with it you'd be closer to losing the game as it takes extra space, but also knowing that wasting water on it hoping for a scythe would be risky as well.
Overall, well thought-out mechanics, cleverly implemented and that all resulted in a simple, effective gameplay loop. A soundtrack would do *wonders* in this to further the atmosphere. Also loved the use of Ukranian as it made it feel much more genuine and rooted.
Would work *great* as a mobile game.
Personally, I believe gamejams bring cultures together, having game development as a common passion so thank you for including the little trivia for the game title!
Art is very good as well and it is very polished.