Chimster Gigafactory

by xarras

co-authored: @albuixech, @ionthas, @bigbugaudio

Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.05

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.92

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.82

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.98

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.16

Audio★★★★★★★★★★4.36

Humor★★★★★★★★★★4.57

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.92

Welcome to Big Bug Energy Solutions, and good luck on your interview. As a Chimster Lead Manager, your duty is to keep chimsters fed, watered, clean and entertained. For them it is also vital to watch the best soap operas TV has to offer.
To pass this interview you are meant to produce more energy than the chimsters spend on TV.

All characters and pop culture references in this game are entirely fictional. All voices are impersonated… poorly. Any resemblance to existing games, shows, people, Lone Echo, or companies, is purely coincidental.

How to play:
- You choose how many chimsters you want to take care of by dragging them to wheels.
- Chimsters will need water and food to survive, drag and drop, pretty intuitive :)
- Dirty chimsters will need cleaning, but there's only one cleaning machine to share (Dirty chimsters only slow down battery charge).

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Current known bugs:
- Once the game is finished (TV runs out), "Win Audio" will play but game will not stop.
- Batteries can initiate the game not charging/depleting correctly.
- Objects drag and drop can sometimes behave different from what they are meant to.

:clipboard: `CHANGE LOG`

[01/08]
- Fixed bug avoiding the Chimsters' death,
- Fixed ich.io page that showed a brown bar at the edge of the screen,

Genres: simulation

Tools: Unity

Comments42

thecrancher1 Aug 2017, 09:15

Hey there, this game was fun, the animations and sounds were really good, and the gameplay was fun, albeit a little overwhelming at times, but still fun. I think if anything, you could kinda slow down the pace off the gameplay, so that the player can have more fun and be less of a race to do everything as fast as possible. But all in all this was fun to play, so good job.

zee1 Aug 2017, 09:45

Neat little game. Not too many dare games have voice acting, let alone for the entire game! The TV really sets it apart from other games of this style, and other dare games in general. The Chimster and the steak animations were well made. The game got pretty hectic towards the end, but that's when the game gets interesting, game-play wise.

My main complaint is it's hard to watch the TV while you're playing, and the TV seems to be the main focus of the game. The game-play sort of distracts from it. My only other complaint is the controls changing between the food/water and the bedpan. Going between holding and clicking to drag kind of wrecks with your brain.

Overall, a solid entry!

CurseTats1 Aug 2017, 10:08

Good Game!
The Graphics and Sound is good, Game idea is also good
The Game mechanics are also good
Loved the Voice Acting of yours!
Overall, Loved the game
Peace \/

LERPish1 Aug 2017, 10:43

The game is REALLY good the voice acting is really good the concept is amazing and the game itself is hilarious

ryzy271 Aug 2017, 11:07

I've put just 3 chimsters in and focused on TV. I guess I too need the best soap operas TV has to offer :)
Loved the sounds, voice acting, animations, and humor. Well done!

alejandrodlsp1 Aug 2017, 11:40

The voice acting is very very good

Alexandr AndroidDev1 Aug 2017, 11:43

watch tv simulator?)

Hishicorne1 Aug 2017, 12:28

This game is pretty awesome, with all the tv programs it feature ! Audios are awesome, graphics wonderfull, and the idea perfect ! I'm in love with it. Also there is a good humor !

However there is a litle "bug" with the drag and drop system for the washing machine, it don't work as well as the other object. But still an awesome game !!! Thanks !

TastyMascarpwne1 Aug 2017, 12:56

This is by far the funniest game I have played in a while. I'm still crying.

Sheepolution1 Aug 2017, 12:58

Very funny game. I would've liked if there was more of a challenge though. Now it's more some tv animations with some distraction. Really like the graphics and voice over. Great job!

Sheepolution1 Aug 2017, 12:58

Very funny game. I would've liked if there was more of a challenge though. Now it's more some tv animations with some distraction. Really like the graphics and voice over. Great job!

Sheepolution1 Aug 2017, 12:58

Very funny game. I would've liked if there was more of a challenge though. Now it's more some tv animations with some distraction. Really like the graphics and voice over. Great job!

DayDreamerStudios1 Aug 2017, 18:33

This game is amazing! I don't know where to beginn. The idea with the TV is hilarious, it's the first time I had to give someone 5 stars for humor. The story is very funny and the gameplay is nice in it's own way. It's like watching funny TV shows while playing a game. Very well done, keep the good work up!

DayDreamerStudios1 Aug 2017, 18:33

CliffracerX1 Aug 2017, 19:05

I don't have words to describe how fabulous this was. Shut up and take my ratings!

Seriously, this was well-polished and hilarious. I'm tempted to play again just to see if anything changes, or if there are other TV shows to watch; I think I enjoyed them as much as the Chimsters did! :thumbsup:

Solange1 Aug 2017, 19:06

That was a super fun game! Seriously, I loved it (specially the spanish soap opera)! :smile:
The chimsters we're pretty adorable

BinarySpark1 Aug 2017, 20:55

This is awesome! I absolutely love the TV show, it really makes the game. It's mechanically quite simple, but a good timekiller. I think y'all did a phenomenal job and you should be proud.

isubka1 Aug 2017, 21:12

This was fun! The TV shows were great hahaha

F-Dawg1 Aug 2017, 21:43

A masterpiece. Such a unique incentive to keep people playing with very simple and relaxed gameplay mechanics.
Well done! I adore this one

...I may have bookmarked it

merzlot1 Aug 2017, 21:47

Saw this game on stream :D Played some after) Very nice! That was fun)

LandbergLife1 Aug 2017, 22:44

I loved the art and the humor, great work! It's abit odd, the gameplay is quite intense but not so intense that it becomes challanging but enough for me to stop listening to the entertaining tv shows going on in the background. So i guess I felt like I got half of two games.

LJFMX1 Aug 2017, 22:55

Hilarious game! Very good job on the sound, and graphics!

Zdeno2 Aug 2017, 08:38

Wow, the TV idea is awesome :grinning:. It kind of reminded me Castle Crashers..maybe you should apply your humor in similar type of game :wink:

Thank you for sharing your game with us!

caranha2 Aug 2017, 14:56

Cool idea, and very fun TV parts -- but the gameplay bugged to me, the batteries would not drain or fill, so I just played without too much hurry until the end of the game. To be honest, that was quite a fun experience even with the bug :-)

In the initial explanation, I think having some more complete subtitles would be appreciated for ESL people.

Thanks for the game!

atridas2 Aug 2017, 18:33

The game is fun, with good balance of difficulty. And the voice over of the TV is very very funny.

Great job!!!

P.S.: Thanks for warning that the game doesn't "end". ;-)

pnkthrepwood2 Aug 2017, 18:40

The feel reminds me to Plants versus Zombies.
The TV is truthfully very hilarious.

Good job!

diptoman2 Aug 2017, 18:58

The game is pretty good, it could get a bit tougher as time progresses though to increase engagement.
What truly sets this game apart from the rest is the beautifully done TV ads. They were a blast to listen to, and were extremely funny! I'd pay to watch more of that TV XDD

Capitals2 Aug 2017, 21:16

The game is good. The art looks pretty, it's well voice acted. The only thing that keeps it from being really good is the fact the gameplay is pretty one dimensional. I got bored about 30 seconds before the game was over. It would be nice to see more of this though.

Also thanks for rating my game - it's appreciated man :)

geck02 Aug 2017, 22:21

Funny game :)!

FailedStarfish3 Aug 2017, 16:49

Really liked the voice work, it definitely made playing more enjoyable. Listening to the dialogue whilst managing the animals was super fun. Really good take on the theme and good game mechanics.

FlyingMeta3 Aug 2017, 20:49

omg

hav243 Aug 2017, 20:55

This is the most fun game of Ludum Dare for sure! XD
Hernandoooo, whyyy? And the commercial of Nicholas Cage? I'm dead.
The game is also very good speaking about gameplay and graphics, so very good work! :D

MianaGames3 Aug 2017, 22:25

Awesome game. Really fun and great great great audio.

jasperarmstrong4 Aug 2017, 01:09

That was a lot of fun! It was a cool idea, and the stuff on the tv was great. I feel the the difficulty could've been higher. Maybe it might've been good for there to be some penalty to one of the chimsters dying. Also, sometimes the drag and drop didn't work correctly.

kr4ft3r4 Aug 2017, 14:50

Nice, true LD entry when it comes to inventiveness. It is cool that you made a whole TV show. The poo cup not behaving same like other items (has to be clicked rather than dragged) makes it a bit more confusing. Having it repeat over with higher difficulty and a score at the end would be nice.

MichaelTWG4 Aug 2017, 14:56

The funniest game I've played in this jam, your tv programs are excellent! 5 stars for humour, easy ^^

player2point06 Aug 2017, 23:07

Definitely the funniest game I've played so far. A great game in every aspect and despite the repetitive gameplay the game doesn't get repetitive.

Pedro Cipriano7 Aug 2017, 11:54

Nice game, keep up the good work!

Budaniel7 Aug 2017, 18:55

great game

LaJazuve7 Aug 2017, 20:38

So hilarious, I love it !! Thank you !

ProdigalSon16 Aug 2017, 19:41

That escalated quickly! lol Nicely done. Game is funny, graphics are enjoyable, animations are cute, and the sound fits. I'm not sure if I was supposed to place the items on a specific location but I struggled with that unless the animals needed double and triple food :P

mspawa18 Aug 2017, 03:12

xD I need a chimster now!!! Fun game, easy to play and to understand. I like the graphics and the movies that was shown on the TV xD

Good job! :)