Ludum Dare #37compo

Space Mail Room

by starshiptrooper0589

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.63

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.03

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.18

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.94

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.34

Audio★★★★★★★★★★1.38

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.64

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.52

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★69%

Space Mail Room is a web game where you play as a employee with the dreams of gaining tenure.

The game is like Mavis Beacon with typing and numpad usage so the game will not be for everyone.

Despite being plagued with crashing and streaming issues; overall I am happy with the result and it was a great learning experience. This is my most polished and tested Ludum Dare submission so far!

Tech used:
cannon.js
three.js
teal dice
zektonrg (font)

Comments19

Zarkonnen12 Dec 2016, 10:52

I wouldn't really call it "fun", but it feels realistically horrific in simulating office tedium. :)

somnolentPumpkin13 Dec 2016, 15:43

I love games like Papers, Please and this is in a similar vein to that. An interesting concept, and I liked the humorous names and all of the Star Wars/Star Trek references.

FinGamer13 Dec 2016, 15:45

Nice game, well done.

morrilet13 Dec 2016, 15:47

Brutal. It's like a typing game mixed with an online form. I didn't have much time to look at anything but the planet names, but a couple of the recipients I saw were funny.

PS. I found a Dune reference in there that caused my metaphorical erection to grow three sizes this day, so thanks for that.

BlackQuiltro13 Dec 2016, 15:49

Interesting idea. More simulation than game :P. Loved the names. I disliked that when new letters arrive you just loose whathever input you already have.

SimonHutchinson13 Dec 2016, 15:54

Nice. Well, this probably simulates what it's like to work in a post office in outer space.

It's the most I've ever typed the word "Uranus."

SidewalkSleeper14 Dec 2016, 12:23

There are some typos here, but a fine concept nonetheless. Feels very oppressing :)

gironC14 Dec 2016, 18:16

The concept is interesting, nice entry!

dobnarr14 Dec 2016, 18:24

Interesting, and executed well. Not that fun, but it's simulating something not that fun. The names were very cute and clever. A pleasing look to it, also. Nice work.

SuperDisk14 Dec 2016, 18:52

Yvanor14 Dec 2016, 19:17

Really interesting and intense, could have been even more complex by adding another parameter to manage. Good entry anyway !

DesignerNap14 Dec 2016, 22:05

No. You are a loser! ;)
nice concept and cool sci fi references.

StarshipTrooper0589author14 Dec 2016, 22:18

"You are a loser!" screen is a bug (lose.html not Lose.html) that the web-host cached. It should be cleared up in a few minutes.

(Screen was used for testing and was not meant to be visible to users)

Omniorcus17 Dec 2016, 03:01

I like it. It's hard but I like it. Graphically it's boring, dull and prefect for the setting. The lack of sound bugs me, but too much would have been a bad thing here. A nice bit of humor too, with the various sci-fi references. Not everyone's cup of tea, but a nice entry none the less.

Phil Strahl17 Dec 2016, 03:04

Lovely. Got me worse anxiety than Papers, Please or my real job, and that's something ;) I also enjoyed the physically correct die throw. So yeah, I had way too much fun xD

TheFudster17 Dec 2016, 03:26

Pretty innovative? I think it could be more fun if it was presented differently than typing in numbers haha. But I think the dice rolling animation is a nice touch!

Bobsleigh17 Dec 2016, 04:26

Interesting concept. Once you get behind, I felt it was almost impossible to come back: I got around 9 letter on each roll even though I haven't made any mistake yet. I felt really overwhelmed. I tried the hard mode, and it felt more like a typing/memory exam.

Once I ran out of ''checkout time'', the game just stoped and I got an error message.

StarshipTrooper0589author17 Dec 2016, 04:44

Bobsleigh's issue was fixed. Once again it was looking for "Lose.html" when it should be "lose.html"

MementoGames21 Dec 2016, 23:03

Well.. it seems that I can't handle mail. haha
Cool concept!