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Cardboard Collector

by stefanholst
co-authored: @wuk, @jepjoh2, @snesgaard
Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.33
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.40
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.31
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.64
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.50
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.28
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.53
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.50
A bold adventure on the high seas of love and cardboard. Collect all the cardboard magic trophies and win the prize.

Be forewarned! The laser cat is always watching your every move.

Step lightly or you may disturb the sacred manifold Suzanne grounds.

*There are guns but they are not really required to complete the game. Picking them up allows them to be fired by the F key*

Development limitations


The game was developed on a remote island in Norway during a 100 year natural event in which we lost electrical power for at least 30 hours in the compo period. Despite this we managed to make a completable game :)

Better luck next time, Amy!

Comments19

Ry0
Ry07 Oct 2025, 00:32
idk, its kinda strange, but very dynamic!
tangling
tangling7 Oct 2025, 14:52
I can't open it :(
rozz
rozz7 Oct 2025, 15:04
im so confused about what exactly happens when i presse the buttons (even reading the descriptions) but it was a little fun. i did also have a bit of trouble to open it as the button to play is mostly out of screen
Daniel123
Daniel1237 Oct 2025, 15:29
To be honest, I think you'd better make a guidance in the game. It's a little bite confusing .
preef7 Oct 2025, 15:31
a bit confusing (and hard to play on my laptop with a touchpad) but I really liked the vibe
Nanaschi1984
Nanaschi19848 Oct 2025, 18:48
When you fall asleep drunk you see such dreams. Impressive experience in any case, good job!
belosha
belosha9 Oct 2025, 20:44
Interesting setting, however I was confused as well T-T
Flying Dog Fish
Flying Dog Fish11 Oct 2025, 11:51
That's one weird game, but I managed to get to the end. Those cardboard animals and enemies don't seem to influence the game at all.
snesgaard17 Oct 2025, 19:03
@belosha @preef @daniel123 @rozz Sorry about the confusion. There was a bit of rush to get things finished before the deadline, so polishing and proper tutorials kinda got canned. The goal of the game is to pick up the glowing orb trophies and drop them into the green zone on the ship. Hope that helps :)

@flying-dog-fish Yeah we had a whole thing planned with the enemies, shooting and upgrade, which got canned at the last minute.
ruruie
ruruie17 Oct 2025, 19:59
I uh... can't say I'm certain what is going on. Are the sheep attacking me? XD
D3kryption
D3kryption17 Oct 2025, 20:41
Wild, surreal, and full of chaotic charm. The cardboard visuals and offbeat humor make it memorable, even if the objectives are a bit unclear at first. Once you figure out how to collect trophies, it’s oddly satisfying. Feels like a fever dream made during a storm — in the best way possible.
snesgaard17 Oct 2025, 21:32
@ruruie Yes, norwegian sheeps are very ferocious >:)

@d3kryption Being stuck in Norway without electricity brings the best/weirdest ideas.
Crowelian
Crowelian18 Oct 2025, 09:34
The game froze many times and had issues but I liked the crazyness of the game. The graphics also were fun!
Game-mon18 Oct 2025, 14:21
Nice game! Was fun to move around and explore. The jump felt disproportionate to the size of the environment and physics a bit weird, but still fun!
Helen19 Oct 2025, 13:34
Wow, 30h games no electricity in a game jam - that sucks. I was confused like the others, but I liked the cats on cardboards and the music.
gonutz
gonutz19 Oct 2025, 19:09
Wow, what did I just play? Why don't these cows like me? And why are they made of cardboard? :-)

Also, what island were you on? Hammerfest?
Pete Valeo21 Oct 2025, 21:25
This is a very strange beast of a game, but I found myself enjoying it kind of a lot? Not much to do that I could discern, but the floatiness of the jump mechanic and the overall fog-swamp vibe was a surprising amount of fun to spend time in.
Very confused, but impressed nonetheless!
Franciscorp
Franciscorp21 Oct 2025, 22:38
It is somewhat confusing, even after reading the description, but quite fun and dynamic, was a little confused of what I was suppose to do, but with more time(power outage sucks) I believe the polishment would improve the game

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