300 Hearts for Escape

by invader
co-authored: @anatolii, @lobster
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.72
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.60
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.28
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.78
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.16
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.88
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.73
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.29
Try to escape the cursed island that's got infected by deadly disease.

The only currency you have is your own life!

Travel between towns and trade your hearts for herbs, crystals, potion and gold. Maybe you will be lucky enough to gather 300 hearts and leave the island.outbreak-12.png

screenshot

Comments13

Sergi Montaner
Sergi Montaner30 Apr 2019, 21:42
I'm not much into grindy trading games. But the artwork is very nice. It reminds me of Monkey Island
Norris Eldridge30 Apr 2019, 21:45
Good job! I really like the art style for the game and I think the premise / core mechanic is really interesting. Though I must admit I thought it was a bit tough. Overall though, nicely done :)
CocaPasteque
CocaPasteque30 Apr 2019, 21:48
So fun game. I'm really not good at trading games but used to love them when bored at university.
Had a great time, thanks !
Christopher Wong
Christopher Wong30 Apr 2019, 21:49
Really cool game, Love the graphics and interesting gameplay. I think after know what everything average price is, it seems to be quite easy and just a race against time. Also some background music would help.
sylvie
sylvie30 Apr 2019, 21:51
Even though it seems very luck-based, it was fun to play. I liked seeing all the different events that can happen and trying to figure out how to game the system to make high profits. The island graphics are wonderful also. I didn't hear any audio so I didn't rate that.
Matthew McClure30 Apr 2019, 21:51
Great job! Once I got a feel for the average prices, I could usually make a good profit.
Supernapie2 May 2019, 19:51
Nice! I have upgraded my trading skills! The pixel art of the island was very pretty and it is very clear from the beginning what your goal is :)
Gassi Games
Gassi Games2 May 2019, 21:38
The visuals really caught my attention.
Looks just great!

The game's idea is interesting, but somehow the grinding isn't caching me as much as I wish it would.
I think it would feel a bit refreshing to have have the possibility to do anything yourself. :/

Some sound and visual effects could help the game, too.

But keep it up guys!
jutjuan
jutjuan2 May 2019, 22:09
I made it in 29 moves! This is probably the most polished game I have played in this game jam, the idea has some serious potential to become a full game, I could play this for hours if the game had more levels! I don´t have a single complain about it, awesome job!
japes3 May 2019, 19:07
Great entry, I had fun :)

Liked the minimalist tutorial at the start, gets the point across and not that much of a drag to play through each time.
Much nostalgia for old games like carmen sandiego on my dad's 386 :)
Hopeen
Hopeen3 May 2019, 19:13
One of the most polished and best looking games I've seen in the jam so far. Would love to play it as a finished game, so hope you guys continue developing it!
LiauJ
LiauJ4 May 2019, 03:12
Good tutorial at the beginning! 48 days and 22 moves. After you understand what is generally low and high for each item, then it becomes pretty fun. Before that though, it feels like just a guessing game.
schmavery
schmavery5 May 2019, 22:30
Nice trading game, I didn't really get what I was supposed to do from the tutorial, but managed to figure it out afterwards. It would have been cool if I could click and hold the +/- buttons (or buy/sell all of the stock) because by the end I had to do a lot of clicking.
I liked the cute art and world-building :)

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