Submission to GMTK Game Jam 2026

Keep Counting (Down) is a rhythm-ish game where you have to correctly time your input to the numbers shown onscreen so you count down from 10 to 1 (and repeat until you are out of points). The game speed increases as you progress. The goal is to complete the most countdowns. 

Post how many countdowns you made it to!

This is my first ever game. Apparently bugged on mobile, and some other bugs found will fix after rating period ends. Please comment what you find.

I originally had a much more complex idea for my jam game, but 2 days in I realised I couldn't make it in time. So I opted for a simpler game, which I think is fun too.

Credits:
Idea, code and music by me.

Number sounds sampled from a vintage Speak and Spell device.

Font: 

The FontStruction “VHS Gothic” (https://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/2330337) by Spottie Leonard is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/).

“VHS Gothic” was originally cloned (copied) from the FontStruction “CHARGEN '92” (https://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/1599418) by “ParadigmTheGreat”, which is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/).

Shader:

Shader from Godot Shaders - the free shader library.

godotshaders.com/shader/VHS-and-CRT-monitor-effect

This shader is under CC0 license. Feel free to use, improve and 

change this shader according to your needs and consider sharing 

the modified result to godotshaders.com.

Images: 

# Numbers:

## 10

"Gold top 10 winner" by sam_churchill is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"Number 10" by yoppy is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"| 10 |" by arquera is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"number 10" by jontintinjordan is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"10 Cent" by David G. Romero is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"10 Euros, 10 Dollars, 10 Pounds" by Images_of_Money is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

## 9

"2005 | #9" by jeansman is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"Aya-9" by Bakkouz is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/?ref=openverse.

"Wheeler & Wilson's High-Arm New Number Nine is the only perfect sewing machine for family use. (back)" by Boston Public Library is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"9 Nueve Nine Devítka Ni Negen Neuf Neun Kilenc Níu Sembilan Nove Devyni Devetica Nio Dokuz" by losmininos is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"9 nueve" by Javier Carro is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/?ref=openverse.

"Neun" by außerirdische sind gesund is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

## 8

"Figure 8" by Furryscaly is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"8 Onzas Libertad de Plata" by Christian Frausto Bernal is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"40+37 Magic 8 Ball" by bark is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"Seven segment 02 Pengo" is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/?ref=openverse.

"Crystal Sea Marine Speedboat Eight" by Chris Hunkeler is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"Eight" by David Trowbridge is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse.

## 7

"{7-365} Seventy times Seven" by Dee'lite is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"Seven" by morberg is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"seven" by pavlovskyy is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"number seven" by Selçuk Altundaş is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"7 Siete Seven Sedm Syv Zeven Seitse Sept Sieben Hét Tujuh Sette Septini Sete Sedem Sju Yedi" by losmininos is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"7 siete" by Javier Carro is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/?ref=openverse.

## 6

"Nature's Number 6" by CarbonNYC [in SF!] is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"6 in six seconds" by pshutterbug is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"number six" by tanel peets is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"Collage of Six Cats-01" by *User:Ragesoss (Sage Ross) for one image Hisashi for 4 images User:多摩に暇人 for one image Derivative work: Caspian blue is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"El seis" by Mon Labiaga Ferrer is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"Mon Toda sechs Sterne" by Majo statt Senf is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/?ref=openverse.

## 5

"5" by squidish is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"Five" by cogdogblog is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"five dollars" by skpy is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"the first five" by fishermansdaughter is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"5 Cinco Five Fem Vijf Viis Viisi Cinq Fünf Öt Fimm Lima Cinque Pieci Penki Piatka Cinci Pet Beç" by losmininos is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"El Cinco" by mpardo.photo is marked with CC0 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/?ref=openverse.

## 4

"4" by baracoder is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"Four Leaf Clover 068" by cygnus921 is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"four" by 1lenore is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"Four Draft Horses" by Me in ME is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"4 cuatro" by Javier Carro is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/?ref=openverse.

"Cuatro grandes del truco" by Lin linao is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/?ref=openverse.

## 3

"3 Tres Three Tri Tre Drie Kolm Kolme Trois Drei Tiga Trys Trei Üç" by losmininos is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"3" by i_yudai is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"Macro Mondays: Three..." by Max_G6 is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"Three is a Magic Number" by cogdogblog is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"Family Of Three" by antaean is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"Tres pomes a taula" by _nur is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

## 2

"tea for two" by ginnerobot is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"Psilogramma menephron MHNT CUT 2010 0 33 Doi Inthanon Chiang Mai Thailande" by Didier Descouens is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/?ref=openverse.

"Two Rabbits / Zwei Kaninchen" by Robobobobo is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"Zwei gleiche Schlüssel von Abus" by Sebastian Hartlaub is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/?ref=openverse.

"Zwei Kanarienvögel" by 3268zauber is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/?ref=openverse.

"zwei gold Philharmoniker auf Bronze" by sirqitous is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

## 1

"Apontando pra Machu Picchu" by elbragon is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"1" by kevin dooley is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"number 1" by jontintinjordan is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"one" by andrechinn is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"Torn & Cut One Dollar Note Floating Away in Small $ Pieces" by photosteve101 is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

"1 uno" by Javier Carro is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/?ref=openverse.