Yard Time

by tangiblegames

co-authored: @dmitrii-tokarev, @maxgarena, @pavel-tokarev, @ugin, @defiart, @pryg-skok

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.83

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.67

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.64

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.90

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.71

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.57

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.59

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.57

Disclaimer:

All characters and events depicted in this game are entirely fictitious. Any similarity to actual events or persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

Warning:

Content of this game may be offensive or disturbing to some audiences.

Attention! This game is self-rated R (restricted):

No one under 17 admitted without an accompanying parent or guardian.

About the game

Yard Time is a black comedy game. You play as a warden of a maximum security prison, who is unable to pay prison guards after the prison budget is severely cut by the new US administration.
You have to keep the inmates from running away without pepper gas, batons or snipers on towers or even an electrified fence...

...Can you prevent the prison break?

Notes

__Windows build added!__ _Check the Readme.txt file if the game doesn't start (you may need to install OpenAL)._

_macOS build was uploaded again signed with our certificate to make it possible to run the game on Sierra and High Sierra. Instructions to run the game:_

Tags: #dark humor, #management

Genres: simulation, strategy

Comments25

Goddess5 Dec 2017, 09:30

No windows build? :(

nopogo5 Dec 2017, 09:41

too bad its only for macos :(

JuanCarlosGdM5 Dec 2017, 09:48

Are you planning to release a build for Windows? It's a pity if not, since it looks really funny :worried:

johnnygoy5 Dec 2017, 09:57

I really ejoyed this, nice work! I think the hitboxes for selecting the inmates could have been a bit bigger, maybe even a multi select. But that might make too easy though.

Had a lot of fun!

Alex Bryant5 Dec 2017, 10:17

Unfortunately I can only rate you on your screens as it's mac only. However, the graphics look good in the way that every piece plays along nicely with another. You've got a HUGE amount of classic and smart balance though (maybe you understand the system, who knows).

Have to give you extra credit for install instructions, very nice thought!

Colours look to work well together and I love the fact you just leave skeletons lying around XD

Yohoho Games5 Dec 2017, 10:37

Cool game! Like it very much)))

tangiblegamesauthor5 Dec 2017, 12:00

@alex-bryant
@juancarlosgdm
@nopogo
@goddess

Windows build added! Please, check it out!

JuanCarlosGdM5 Dec 2017, 12:23

@tangiblegames thank you very much! I'll give it a try later :)

Goddess5 Dec 2017, 12:45

Skipped the intro accidentally the first time, didn't know how to go back fast so i restarted the game. There should be a way to go to the menu/exit the game while playing. Cool concept tho

Drauthius5 Dec 2017, 14:18

Nice game! Had to install some things to get it working in Windows, but it was worth it. It was quite hard managing the prisoners.

peanutboyz9 Dec 2017, 18:50

This is a very impressive entry! Well done : )

sunnray11 Dec 2017, 19:39

Nice game, had it running with no troubles! I like that there is voice acting, that's something rare for an LD game. Gameplay seems lacking though, I wish there was something else to do besides just issuing inmates where to go :D

AMastryukov11 Dec 2017, 19:39

Pros: Hilarious and addicting gameplay. Top-notch sound effects. Beautiful graphics.

Cons: It was a little bit annoying having to re-click each prisoner individually.

This game is amazing - easy to learn, funny and addicting. The graphics are reminiscent of Prison Architect and Rimworld, and animations were great. Sound effects were hilarious. The game is very polished and simple. Right on point, especially for a LD Jam game. I would consider expanding this game further, and port it to mobile. I would have a prisoner remain selected after giving a move instruction, as having to re-click prisoners over and over again got a little bit frustrating.

elemel11 Dec 2017, 20:57

The game was well made. But agree with other poster that it's annoying to re-select. Would also prefer being able to set another prisoner as target position, not just the ground.

Eli Delventhal11 Dec 2017, 21:32

Well-implemented and polished. I thought it was a bit unclear how things were functioning under the hood – why they would think "Escape" and what it would actually do. Targeting other prisoners, as others have mentioned, would have helped a lot as well. And final note... it was kind of offensive. And I don't get offended easily. I guess I'm a bit sensitive right now with the current political climate. The idea of prisoners being forced to murder each other based on race just wasn't a funny to me. :-(

Tommy11 Dec 2017, 21:58

343 days on first attempt! By the way, very original and nice idea and very cool and polished game! The difficulty curve is tuned in a great way, it is never an easy game nor a frustrating one.

tangiblegamesauthor11 Dec 2017, 22:14

@eli-delventhal Sorry if it was offensive, but we actually warned about it in the description. This game's setting is offensive by design, but it wasn't meant as a true-to-life depiction of the penitentiary system in the US or relationships between the population of different ancestry. It is a foreigner's retelling of a criminal drama like "Shot Caller", but without actual drama and taken to the point of absurdity. And no, prisoners aren't forced to murder each other here, these gang members just can't resist the urge to settle accounts with each other.

Eli Delventhal11 Dec 2017, 22:41

@tangiblegames Good points. I don't think you guys are terrible or anything, I just didn't find this particular black comedy very funny. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Meneer Guus11 Dec 2017, 22:43

Nice game! Voice-acting is always a plus, the theme is executed nicely as well, nothing bad to say about this game! Only thing I had trouble with first was selecting the prisoners, clicking the head didn't seem to work for me. Great job!

IllaBom12 Dec 2017, 01:35

Nice game you have here. SUPER WELL DONE!

Come check out my game if you like!
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/virus-detected

yishalee19 Dec 2017, 01:51

Very interesting idea and execution. I'd thought about the similar idea but didn't make it fit the theme. Very nice game. But it's the criminals' hit box seems a bit small that it's hard to select sometimes.

Raphael22 Dec 2017, 12:54

Very peculiar mechanic ^^
The graphics were nice, especially the animations.
Sadly there isn't much depth it's always the same thing over and over again.
The audio is also nice and pretty funny as well.