A very interesting entry. The art is very fitting to the theme, the gameplay fitting to the LD theme. Creepy, but not off putting. Took me a bit to figure that CTRL is part of the controls, that should be documented. I'm looking forward to more patients, and perhaps some sort of scoring. Very nice for less than two days of work.

@hipufiamiumi thanks for your feedback, much appreciated! :) what do you mean with "CTRL is part of the controls"? The game is supposed to be mouse only (unless I missed something during cleanup)

Really like the idea here. Art is hot too. I managed to grab the magnifying glass and check out the first guy, but wasn't sure what to do next.

Nevermind, CTRL isn't part of the controls. The control is just confusing. I just happened to press CTRL when holding the glass over "incongruities".

@hipufiamiumi thanks for elaborating! :)
@conormn Thanks, man! The game is kind of about figuring out what to do next, but I'll give you a hint: There is an oven to the left, put the cigarette and hook in there and see what happens.

One of the bst i have played today !! Good jod, and i want more patients :D

If only there were a few more patients I could heal. Really fun game, well executed!

Well done, I liked the art and the overall mood :D

incredible in every way. you're gifted

I liked this one a lot! The gameplay is quite short but nice.

I like the voices and the mood. I was hoping there would be more patients, "Papers, Please" style.

Really well made overall! Great graphics and idea and presentation! A bit short but thats usually a good thing in LD. Great work!

short but awesome. the art is amazing and the sound fits well. really looking forward for an expanded version :)

This looks like candidate for another indie hit! More injuries please :D

Lovely organic art style & and fun to explore. I was happy without any instructions or tutorial since it made it more exciting when I figured out what to do. I guess if you wanted to help players that get stuck an optional hint button could appear if they stall at a step for too long. I wish there was there was a third patient - what do you mean I'm not a real doctor ? .. would a pretend doctor have this fancy magnifying glass ?!?

Hit potential over here!

Once you figure out the mechanics, it's all over very quickly! A bit of variation - more puzzles to solve - would be great. Love the art style and the concept though, very original.

I like the style, very nice.

You should add more characters!

After I found the issues with the first patient it took me a while to figure out what to do next. But otherwise it's an awesome game!

Short, but interesting game. While I liked the puzzles, I think the controls (grabbing an item) seem to be a bit unresponsive. The graphical art style is really well done!

Sadly, the bird-with-top-hat floated far above the desk, so I could neither "hear" him talk nor examine him. But mystery-cigarette-hook-hands was a funny guy and the style of the game is fresh and beautiful.

5 stars on theme and graphics!

One of the better doctor games I've played, they seem to pop up no matter the theme. But as other pointed out, in this case it was really a great use of the theme.

Love the graphics and the speech and disease - treatment logics for their ailments.

This was quite an odd one.
I love the strange artwork and the simple gameplay, it was a lot more than I expected at first glance!

It's weird in a good way. Has the potential to be taken further, for sure; I know I'd like to see more strange characters to help. :)

This is really creepy and weird and awesome and moody, I wish there were more characters to heal, I liked putting the bandaid on the crows eye!

I like your drawing style

wow, it reminds me of "Papers,please". I love gameplay, art is amazing too!

Well, did not expect that eye-socket fix. XD

Awesome art, great idea and weird sounds. Great job.

Fun figuring out what was wrong with people. It would have been nice to see more levels

Nice game. The Idea has potential but the mechanic should be more difficult, more puzzle like.

@SiENcE hey, whats up? :) thanks for the comment, i agree that the gameplay could be more complex and challenging. maybe i will make a bigger game out of the idea and expand on the mechanics.

LOVE the artstyle!! Short and sweet :D

Good job with the game, I really enjoyed playing it. I lost it with the pimple

Haha, very charming and unique to play.

Very eerie presentation

Very interesting! I tried to incinerate the crow's loose eye the first time though, haha!

Nice concept, kind of cute but had a gruesome element to it. I was kind of bummed when it ended so soon. Great entry!

I really enjoyed the ambiance and graphics. Too sad it's so short ! We want more characters ! :)

Sweet art, interesting concept.

Wouldve loved to have some more patients.

Very nice art.

Very small but charming game. I liked mood and the controls worked very nicely with my trackball device. I wish you would have explored the theme a bit further. The problems of the second patient were really gross (in a good way)

On a sidenote:
I don't know how I feel about making me go through Game-Jolt to play and vote it for the Ludum Dare to be honest.

Fun to see something different and I think the theme really was well implemented.

good use of the theme!

I enjoyed the dialogue especially. Appealingly cute and droll.

This is THE game!

"You have a hook for a hand", "That explains a lot". Lovely little game. It took me a while to figure out what to do though

i liked it even tho i had no bloody idea what i was supposed to be doing :)

Nice art and sounds. Nice atmosphere.

Very interesting game !
I really want more patients ! (:
Great work !

That was pleasant to play. My favorite entry so far.
Too short sadly! And maybe you could make it more challenging somehow.

Great!!! the mechanic and gameplay are simple and intuitive,,, the artwork is awesome,,, excelent work man...

Hi, this is Vector from the Victory Garden team! (posting under Solifuge's account)

I really like this game! There's not much gameplay here, but the graphics and just... general... weirdness is really nice. I especially enjoy the understated responses to situations that are clearly grievous, which reminds me a lot of how a lot of people respond to psychological injury. So, I think the writing is definitely something keep and focus on.

I don't know if you've seen this game, but it might make a good study for gameplay mechanics in the future?

http://jayisgames.com/archives/2004/07/the_asylum.php

Nice Game. simple yet addicting. It would be much better if there were more patients but overall you did a good job!

Pretty creepy! Almost salad fingers creepy. I like the idea and would have liked to see more patients!

A short but very nice experience

Art style is creepy...
It's perfect!

Haha loved the concept and art, although the game is short with no replayability. Still, nice game! :D

So good! I wish it was longer, and maybe some branching dialog or outcomes or something, but what a great idea and so well executed!

This is lovely.

This is amazing! The art style and the weird/creepy atmosphere are really entrancing. I hope you'll continue to develop this.

Aww to bad there was only 2 patient.

I liked the idead, reminded me of 'paper please'.

That was crazy, and awesome.

weird but fun. good job!

Awesome game, I wish there would be more patients in next update :D.

Oooh body horror :) Lovely lovely game. The mood, humor and graphics are fantastic! Kudos kbm!

Love the art, love the mood, love the game play. WELL DONE, I included it in part 8 of my Ludum Dare Compilation video series! http://youtu.be/0CjJInaKTls

That was creepy.. I like the idea and graphics.

Amusingly gross. Everything was wonderfully neat and polished, great job!

Really unique idea and graphics style. The game is fun to play and fits the theme very well. But sadly it's rather short. Would be nice to have a much longer version, maybe with randomly generated characters and more to do for the player.

Great fun. Nice graphics. Bit short, but for the 48 hours game impressive.

I liked the game, but it felt like the engine was built, so was it just an issue of doing art that prevented more patients? Because the same game with like 6-8 patients (and slightly funnier dialogue) I think would have really clicked. Don't get me wrong, aside from this game's shortness it is a very solid Compo entry.

Very interesting concept

Very nice. Cool graphics and smooth gameplay. I also like the 'wuwawawa'.
A pity that is has only two levels.

What a wonderful idea! Beautiful art.

Brilliant idea, and brilliant execution. The art is great!!

Cool idea!
The art and sound is ok.
The actual gameplay works flawless once you figured out the controls, but it is very short.

Loved this! The art, sound, everything. The conversations are absolutely hilarious. My kids and I were smiling the whole time. Please make more patients!

Sir, you have a cigarette in your mouth.

Nice mood. Not much of a gameplay but I love the concept and the mood. Would be great to see more patients and more challenging puzzles.

I am a Doctor now :) really like your game and the special the Graphics

The art style was really cool. It gave a creepy and good feel to the game at the same time. I wish it had been longer, but I enjoyed it a lot. The idea and implementation of the theme- both were rather unique.

i could see this going farther, i love the concept

Very surrealistic, I loved this atmosphere :o !

The art and gentle surrealism is just sublime. And the curiosity of examining people (or creatures?) for medical peculiarities is really wonderful. Definitely wanted more!

I picked up the controls fine, seemingly unlike other commentators. But I did want a bit more narrative so as to pick up the premise better. Why am I helping people? For what greater purpose? At what institution? That kind of thing. It seems like it what lend itself to a cool, whacky narrative. Maybe with recurring patients that whose stories are gradually revealed through the interactions. I don't know, just some stuff that sprung to mind.

Anyway, it's still a 5/5 entry. Congrats.

Amazing concept! It's such a fascinating game but I can't figure out how to get past the hook on the hand.

I don't know why but I really like this! It's amazingly strange

There is something unique about this game. I love it! (and obviously, this is too short)

Lovely "artsy" game! My only complaint is that it's so short, was just getting into the mood :P.

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This is a really nice game and it runs well in Chrome, but when I tried to run it in internet explorer there was no hand and the first patient floated off into the sky.

Loved the look and the interactive aspects. Clever little game with great design.

Would definitely love to see more of this!

Looking at the screenshots, I realize that I got the bird fellow sans beak, which only served to make him (her? it?) even more surreal-looking. Probably that's a bug, though!

There was really a unsettling atmosphere with this game !

A lot of fun and wonderfully innovative. My only complaint is that there were so few patients to serve.
There also seemed to be a bug where the mouse was invisible after dropping the magnifying glass - this was (temporarily) fixed by pressing esc, wiggling the mouse around a bit, and then moving it back into the game.

Very nice entry. My only wish is that it could have been a few patients longer! Well done.

Thanks for your wonderful comments, everyone! :) I will be releasing an expanded version in the coming months, so stay tuned! Once finished, you will be able to play it from here: http://kbm.itch.io