Meticulous collector

co-authored: @xivo
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.97
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.82
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.42
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.05
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.95
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.92
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.09
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.66
You just lost all your collections in the forest! Get them back in time.

Controls:
- Move with arrows or WASD
- Pick up dashes (shift + direction) and magnets (E)
- Press R to restart a level

Also on itch.io: https://the-default-team.itch.io/meticulous-collector

Comments17

pro4
pro47 Oct 2025, 05:22
Nicely designed puzzle game! The dash and magnet powers played well together in figuring out how to properly collect everything in a stage within the move limit.

/spoiler One thing that stumped me for a while was that I thought I had to collect all of the power ups as well, but some stages they are traps and the solution didn't involve them!

I had fun with this. Nice work!
l6ria
l6ria8 Oct 2025, 18:47
The character is so cute, i can't ^^
stefaink
stefaink8 Oct 2025, 19:02
anonihoushat team give you 10 for hat
Wuppos
Wuppos8 Oct 2025, 20:14
I really enjoyed this! Your puzzle mechanics were so simple that I thought 'how are you ever going to make interesting puzzles with this', but you really made a couple that had me stumped for some time :D I think the puzzles were actually really clever little optimization problems, which were a lot of fun to figure out. The art and soothing music also fit the gameplay very well. Very good submission! I had a good time with this game :D
zoeek
zoeek8 Oct 2025, 22:49
Love a little puzzle game like this. It actually got pretty hard in some levels too.
Pancu
Pancu9 Oct 2025, 16:44
nice game! some later puzzle became pretty hard, i wished there was a button to go back in time step by step instead of a full reset, but overall nicely done game!
Tayaksha
Tayaksha10 Oct 2025, 18:40
Got hooked on the melody - I’m not really into puzzles, but it’s such a cute game!! :3
Roroto Sic
Roroto Sic12 Oct 2025, 17:31
curently stuck on this level^^
bravo its a very fun game ^^
Elfb0y
Elfb0y17 Oct 2025, 00:17
This was such a charming and well-designed puzzle game. The mechanics with the dash and magnet were simple to learn but created some really clever and challenging puzzles. I liked how some levels tricked me into thinking I needed every power-up, only to realize that skipping one was part of the solution. The art and music were super cozy, and the little character was adorable. I also agree with others that an undo or step-back button would make it even smoother to play. Overall, a relaxing but brain-twisting experience — really well done!
The default teamauthor17 Oct 2025, 18:39
@pro4 @Elfb0y Well, actually all the levels can be completed by collecting all power-ups, and it is sometimes more difficult. Path that do not involve all power-ups are unintended solutions, which we decided to keep to reward the players who found them (and consider the level finished when power-ups remain is more lore-accurate since the character wants to find back its collection, not magnets...).
daniel
daniel19 Oct 2025, 00:33
Cute visual design and great progression of puzzles. Always impressive to see people able to design this many levels over a jam. With my lack of puzzle solving skills I got stuck before the end, but still very fun! Great entry and implementation of the theme.
LDJam user 243193
LDJam user 24319319 Oct 2025, 13:53
Nice puzzle collector game! I'm stuck in some levels but glad there's level select to allow me choosing other levels. I only wish the game would tell me of my failure and offer restart or go to menu.
Norah
Norah19 Oct 2025, 16:15
The concept is so cool, I love it!
Kupnu4
Kupnu420 Oct 2025, 12:36
I really like this game! Very nice atmosphere and visuals, great job! And while the mechanics are simple, it's a bit challenging sometimes. Sprinkle it with some pickup sounds and a fail screen and it would feel complete. Great game, thank you!
CodeRaurus
CodeRaurus20 Oct 2025, 14:31
Very good game! I love the music and the whole aesthetic is in balance. The puzzles and mechanics are interesting.
I think it's only missing some sound effects and even those feel optional.

Great work.
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