1 Room and 48 Hours

by meg
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.82
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.77
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.59
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.45
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.11
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.42
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.71
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.83
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★55%
A game made in under 48 hours about making a game in under 48 hours.

Game is playable with mouse, just click the objects to start using them. Try to make the best game you can before the time runs out!

Linux and OSX builds are untested. If you try them, let me know if they work. :)
Genres: simulation

Comments41

tigerfinch12 Dec 2016, 06:26
Hey - I'm excited to check this out but all the links (except source) 404 for me - is the game not published yet?
kebb12 Dec 2016, 15:31
Game looks really neat, but the links don't work for me either.
RedPanda
RedPanda12 Dec 2016, 17:01
Had to whip Unity out and download your project to play. But very good. So meta! :D
megauthor12 Dec 2016, 17:08
Oops, I've updated the download links, I left them set to "Draft" by accident. :) Sorry about that!
Zarkonnen
Zarkonnen12 Dec 2016, 18:27
I... like the fact that the hygiene need didn't actually need satisfying. :D (Worked fine on Windows 7 here BTW.)
Simple Ghost
Simple Ghost12 Dec 2016, 18:33
I love the graphics style and the audio.

The only downside is that I had to die 3 times before I found out what ??? means :D
gdcvdqpl12 Dec 2016, 18:39
Amazing game. Not as though as a real ludum dare tho

Be careful with this kind of game, someone might get pissed of and rate your game the same way your game rate them. hahahaa

Anyway that was amazing, so you have excellent rates from me
Yami no tenshi
Yami no tenshi12 Dec 2016, 18:41
Ahahah, really nice mise en abyme !

A bit dangerous for my forefinger though. :D

Graphics are serving this game very well !
adrian09_0112 Dec 2016, 18:45
meg,

Overall: 4/5. A very good game.

Innovation: 4/5. For the metagame.

Fun: 5/5. Played 4 rounds.

Theme: 5/5, only for the meta theme usage.

Graphics: 5/5, very nice isometric pixel art.

Audio: 3/5, song is pretty short.

Humor and Mood: N/A cause I'm bad at rating those.
manax
manax12 Dec 2016, 18:46
Is it possible to actually "win"?

Fun game, very fast paced (took me a few rounds before I understood what I was even doing). Nicely done.
harusame
harusame12 Dec 2016, 19:12
Very Fun game !

Graphics and music are cool !

It's possible to do a good score ?

My final rank is arround #400 Overall ^^
JimmothySanchez
JimmothySanchez12 Dec 2016, 20:41
ha ha This is a great game! I feel like you really captured the Ludum Dare experience.
Steven Miller
Steven Miller12 Dec 2016, 20:43
Amazing game, though a bit unrealistic. Everyone knows that you can't eat or sleep during a game jam.
Wevel
Wevel12 Dec 2016, 20:43
Very fun, I like how you have to do stuff quickly and balance when you do things to you done lose. Well done
Alistesios12 Dec 2016, 20:46
Really cool!

Very simple game, takes one try to understand, it is fun and the theme is well used.

Graphics are cool, but I dont like the music that much ...
dunin
dunin12 Dec 2016, 20:48
Nice style and idea (remind me game dev story)

But it's so fast, it's a bit frustrating...

(my best:

#1 in innovation

#268 overall )
rburema
rburema12 Dec 2016, 21:29
Nice and tight little experience, relatively challenging (at least on a monday), but certainly doable!

The results of my first 'win' where only a little less than my actual first game :-)
TolMera
TolMera12 Dec 2016, 21:53
That was Awesome!

I like the ??? Which I kinda think is going for a toilet break! (in a bucket?) Doing a game jam, you don't go till you REALLY have to go. hahaha :)

Fantastic!

I had the same idea, but doubt I would have done it justice, you really rocked this though!
Xinelu13 Dec 2016, 00:24
I amoust make a game just like this haha (:

Good graphics i can say! Good job!
NotExplosive
NotExplosive13 Dec 2016, 04:54
"Played for a few rounds, it's ok"

Seriously though, solid idea and well executed. The beeping stressed me out but I guess that was the point. Also I like how hygiene slowly creeps up but is never addressed. ;)
Maple
Maple13 Dec 2016, 09:11
Hey, thanks for checking out my game! (All that you missed is that you can leave the room when you put your clothes back on!)

This is a really cool concept. I played a few rounds, because I was interested to see what sort of comments my game would get, or if I could get a high overall rating. It didn't make sense that I couldn't breach the top #200 with #1 graphics and fun, so, a tad more balancing could have gone into it. A bit more variety of comments would have kept me curious a bit longer, too.

Graphically you did well, aside from the HUD. I felt like the HUD was kinda thrown together just because the game needed one. Same-ish vibe I got from the music. Both decent, however.

Aside from these, you had a pretty solid idea and execution. Keep it up! :>
panurge13 Dec 2016, 11:03
Really fun with a neat little mechanic. #345 was my best and I think I'm unlikely to top that in this compo! The addition of a hygiene was a nice touch. :)
CoderDozer
CoderDozer13 Dec 2016, 14:29
Very cool and fast paced with lots to manage. Toilet (???) got heavy use, might want to cut down on the caffeine intake.
Vadim Ivshin13 Dec 2016, 17:58
Graphics is better than in Dwarf Fortress.
megauthor13 Dec 2016, 18:37
Yeah I think it's impossible to hit #1, it was in earlier builds but it felt too easy -- maybe because this is my first LD and I don't expect to get anywhere near that myself. ;) If I had thought of it in time, I might have made the scaling a bit easier and maybe add a slight levelling bonus on later rounds (to reflect your LD experience). But I would consider making it to the end with nice comments a "win". Thanks for your comments. :D
rodobodolfo
rodobodolfo14 Dec 2016, 08:16
Simple game but pretty fun! I would have loved to play on a tablet so I could tap the screen really fast. It made me laugh because I had to go to the loo just as often in real life from all the tea I drunk. Cute graphics and nice chiptune. Awesome work!
Hamsternator
Hamsternator14 Dec 2016, 18:27
Bonus points for being super meta ^^

Really liked it, but I feel like maybe the playing time on one round is a little short. I mean, 48h goes by really fast when you're aiming for a LD Compo deadline, but maybe not quite that fast ^^
Zener16 Dec 2016, 19:58
Worked well for me, awesome idea! I managed to pass it but it really reflects the stress of fast development. A bucket has never been so useful!
sleepyfox17 Dec 2016, 12:53
The game is nothing like actually participating which is a good thing, because the game is really enjoyable and addicting. After a while I just tried different gaming aspects to see what the comments would say.

Plus the art style is really great. For me it's one of those short games that you play over and over.
Dege
Dege18 Dec 2016, 01:27
Super top! Very simple, but simply fun. I played 5 or 6 rounds, it's really quick and that's good, because you can try to be better in different "ratings" and read the fun comments without getting bored. Art is nice, IMHO the less the pixels, the better it is XD
Shivur20 Dec 2016, 03:01
Funny!
Capt Nemo
Capt Nemo20 Dec 2016, 03:14
Really good implementation of a basic concept. The art, highlighting on mouseover, and the little chiptune loop ties the game together in a tight good looking package.
aucguy20 Dec 2016, 04:43
Looks like you spent a while on your computer for this LD (ie it was fun). The art work was good and the music/sfx matched the art as well. The music did not get too repetitive. I truly hope you did not spend your weekend in one room as that would get kinda boring.
kawaiineko
kawaiineko20 Dec 2016, 10:23
OMG this is so meta! Hahaha. Complex but very intuitive! I love how you choose to work the theme :D Suuuuper fun!
Ithildin
Ithildin20 Dec 2016, 13:30
Great take on the theme and very solid execution. Congratulations! :D

PS: "???" still gets me most of the time, d'oh. Too focused on jamming! >_<
Ampersound20 Dec 2016, 14:21
I like the different results you can get depending on what aspect of the game you focus on, adds some replay value.

The pixel art is nice, especially like the look of the midi-keyboard.

However the desk and chair look a bit too much like the floor imo.

The gradient for the meter colors looks good :)

The meters are neatly organized, all the placement makes sense.

The music works, it's nothing special and short but it gets the job done.

The sound effects for the meters are doing a good job of telling the player what is going on. Nice.

I would have liked to see some more visual or auditory cues for what you are currently doing though. Some sound effects or a different sprite for the object you're interacting with.

I feel like you could have expanded on the humor with longer reviews at the end of the game.
Jezzamon
Jezzamon27 Dec 2016, 11:36
Haha, this is a great game! Love it!

I also liked the fact that you didn't need to do anything about hygiene :P
Jezzamon
Jezzamon27 Dec 2016, 11:36
Oh yeah, also I played this on a mac, and it worked great!
Jan Marcano30 Dec 2016, 18:04
Very good and relatable!! Had lots of fun
Somnium
Somnium2 Jan 2017, 20:04
Funny game, very meta :)

The various "resources" played well together,and the results screen was a very nice touch.

The feedback was good, once the link between ??? and its object was clear. The warnings when approaching the limit were a godsend, considering the very fast pacing of the game.
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