A Game about Making a Game

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.33
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.25
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.89
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.81
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.94
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.21
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.71
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.46
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★73%
Play as a humble indie game developer who needs to come up with enough money to pay rent in order to not lose his house. Arrow keys to move/jump.

There is more to it, but I don't want to spoil anything! :)
If you are having trouble, or don't see how it integrates with theme, just ask and I can give hints. I just wanted to give everyone the opportunity to try figuring things out on their own first. I am very interested in hearing how far people were able to get, it is hard for me gauge the difficulty when I already know what to do!

I also made the music.

Comments21

nintendoeats25 Aug 2014, 02:42
Your game set off my antivirus! "containing the virus or unwanted program TR/dropper.Gen"
ShivanHunter25 Aug 2014, 02:51
I don't see what to do once I get to the stage with the hammer. The game doesn't work there, and I can't use my usual solution (smashing it with a hammer) unless there's a control I don't know about.
rlangewi
rlangewiauthor25 Aug 2014, 02:55
Here is a hint: Observe the results when you exit one of the "games" while holding an item.
Clyde
Clyde25 Aug 2014, 02:56
I like the idea that each level of recursion was different, and the puzzle of bringing things up a level, though it did take me a little while to wrap my head around...
whalebot
whalebot25 Aug 2014, 03:12
Well done brofes! I won't spoil it for the rest of you, but this was pretty awesome.
ENDESGA
ENDESGA25 Aug 2014, 05:04
Wow, this game was pretty neat! Love it! :D
MarekkPie
MarekkPie27 Aug 2014, 23:51
Clever game. Took me a bit to realize how to move items from one compilation to another.
Logan
Logan27 Aug 2014, 23:55
Ha, that's pretty genius! I'll admit it got a little tedious towards the end, but the concept you've got is wonderful.
TeamQuadratic29 Aug 2014, 01:17
Incredibly interesting concept! I think this could really make a great game! The only issue is that it got somewhat repetitive. Also, I never actually won, but it was sometimes hard to figure out what to do. Of course, it would be pointless to just give the player the answers, but some sort of hint system would be nice.
varun29 Aug 2014, 06:20
Fascinating interpretation of the theme - one thing is that it can be a bit tedious, with the fact that embedded instances don't save progress.
egor-idiot29 Aug 2014, 09:17
Very nice! Ahahahaha so many details and jokes %)
It was hard to realize how it works, actually I used a tip in comments. But I still enjoyed a lot.
rogueNoodle
rogueNoodle30 Aug 2014, 13:36
Unique take on the theme and a really original mechanic. Awesome job on this!
Cake&Code6 Sep 2014, 19:19
That house layout remind me of Chasm, did you get inspired a little? :)
rlangewi
rlangewiauthor6 Sep 2014, 19:29
@Cake&Code To be honest, I've never heard of Chasm haha! I'd be interested to see a comparison, it's funny how things happen like that sometimes. :)
nilstastic13 Sep 2014, 16:36
The good: Excellent everything! Would really like to see this expanded further. =)

The bad: Nothing, enjoyed everything.

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