Trimmer Tycoon

by oski
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.50
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.34
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.56
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.13
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.42
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.48
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.97
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.31
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★56%
You’re the new owner of a beard trimming salon. Satisfy your customers’ beardy dreams and become a millionaire. Or just try to pay your rent.

Comments29

ss64games15 Dec 2015, 15:19
Haha that was fun. I'm impressed by the coloring and trimming mechanics. The controls were a bit difficult as the clippers didn't seem to cut exactly where I was clicking (maybe they were cutting across to where my mouse was but this made me make lots of mistakes). Good job.
jackycute
jackycute15 Dec 2015, 15:22
What a fun game!!!
Shave and colorize it.
cudabear
cudabear15 Dec 2015, 15:23
This is an awesome entry. I found it plays a bit like paper's please, you're encouraged to work fast, but also penalized for making mistakes.

The scale of the game is a bit too low, I found it really easy to completely screw up some guy's beard even with subtle mouse movements, because the shaver takes off like 10% of the beard each time. I also think a pre-set color list might be better than sliders, because that's where I wasted a lot of time.

Audio is awesome and complements the setting well.

Well done!
AzureAspect
AzureAspect15 Dec 2015, 15:24
My shop almost lasted for 3 minutes, stiny rent wouldnt accept that I was about 5 dollars/euros short on the money :p

Different style game mechanic here, kept me interested till the end ;)
BioBazard15 Dec 2015, 15:25
This is a funny concept ! Well done :) !
ZpeedTube
ZpeedTube15 Dec 2015, 15:28
Great graphics, music and audio. Fun little game, only thing that I would have liked to be improved is little more accuray on the trimmer. Or it's me that is just bad. But overall a great game! :)
Ps. Go Suomi!! ;)
Move127
Move12715 Dec 2015, 15:40
Great entry. Certainly nerve-wracking when you see the rent timer ticking down.
randomhuman
randomhuman15 Dec 2015, 17:56
Great concept, and great fun! Kinda seems like the opposite of the theme though. Ah well, I enjoyed.
ThreeLivesGames15 Dec 2015, 20:57
Funny game, wasn't really my type of game but still was fun.
ohmmus15 Dec 2015, 20:59
Impressive game! I'm not entirely sure what feedback to give. Maybe a % meter of how close you are to what the customer wants? This is a really neat game! Good work!
Blobo
Blobo15 Dec 2015, 21:19
why arent those beards the new fashion sense. those were fabulous.
crucknuk
crucknuk15 Dec 2015, 21:36
The concept is nice :) Good job!
TomenLuca
TomenLuca15 Dec 2015, 22:14
I never imagined it so difficult to own a beard trimming shop. But seriously: great idea for a game! And it's working quite nicely!
WASDMagician15 Dec 2015, 22:21
Fun game but the accuracy seemed terrible in places, sometimes it would take out areas of beard that weren't touching anything and other times the bit I was trying to trim just wouldn't go away.
StMatn15 Dec 2015, 22:26
Very fun game :D I like the idea!
Aiming was a bit tricky.
Nice work!
Ildfuglen
Ildfuglen16 Dec 2015, 14:14
Funny little game, didn't seem to have much point to it but it was fun nonetheless!
ShellfishGames16 Dec 2015, 17:36
Great entry, very well done. Survived for 6 minutes and then stopped because it seemed nothing new was happening and I was always barely good enough to not lose the game until that point. I really like how you managed to make the game pretty self explaining - no reading required whatsoever, just jump in and play. I wish more Ludum Dare games were like this. :)
rjhelms16 Dec 2015, 23:17
I love this idea! Felt a bit hard to control where I was cutting, but on the whole it's a really fun game with a charming style.
Pilly
Pilly20 Dec 2015, 17:32
This was great! Innovative mechanic and loved the use of the "growth" theme. This would make a fantastic mobile game, would love to see it there some day!
SirJambon20 Dec 2015, 18:33
Great stuff! Really tough, probably doesn't help that I'm colour blind!

I made a video on my Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/fQdnMTG8gIY
g1234522 Dec 2015, 11:36
I got a 404 when going to the Web link.
Eingya24 Dec 2015, 14:21
brilliant concept and good execution, well done!
Tangible Games24 Dec 2015, 14:29
Extremely hard to trim beards properly, maybe that was the idea, but I think more precise controls would make the game better.
Still, it was funny while it lasted!
Oskiauthor25 Dec 2015, 13:57
Fixed the link!
alhvi3 Jan 2016, 00:20
Really fun game. I think the controls need more precision but it was really fun and a really original idea. Good job :)
Two Scoop Games4 Jan 2016, 17:34
Fun and cute little game with a lot to it. I liked the characters and the sound effects felt right.
A-Flat Miner Studios4 Jan 2016, 18:55
Funniest game I've played yet. Took me waaay too long to find that you could change to a more precise tool (more my bad playing than your controls). Just resulted in a lot of dudes having messed up mustaches. Excellent job.
Xanjos4 Jan 2016, 18:58
Pretty amusing entry but ridiculously difficult because of the short time limit and hard to master controls (well either that or I'm probably too much of a perfectionist :V)
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