Idle Office Inc.

by 0xkalle
Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.01
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.61
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.55
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.63
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.72
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.32
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.53
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.65
You have nothing. But at least you can start a job, which will get you some cash. :money_mouth:

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Just go to the Twitch channel (https://www.twitch.tv/friikydev) and start idleing today! :money_with_wings:
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Yes you read that right. This is a Twitch Playes Multiplayer Idle Game. :sunglasses:

IMPORTANT NOTE (08.10.2019):
Sorry to say, that I had to make 2 fixes today.
1) the money you get from shares while you are away was not calculated correctly
2) had to fix chat disconnects

Both changes do not affect the gameplay at all. Mechanics and content stays unchanged.

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Comments37

iozsaygi
iozsaygi6 Oct 2019, 19:47
This is really solid game. Very good idea and good work for a game jam. 10/10
kuviman
kuviman7 Oct 2019, 00:40
Really well executed, but playing this game is a lot of work :)
FoolishFire
FoolishFire7 Oct 2019, 07:08
Very nice job! Definitely unique and I love the sound and visuals, especially with the camera panning around the office.
Typing out each word feels a bit much for the what you get in return.
ZwodahS7 Oct 2019, 07:12
awesome, not quite sure how to view this, innovation 5/5
Corrade
Corrade7 Oct 2019, 07:35
The use of Twitch is stunning, but the level of polish in the graphics and audio is also incredible. I'm floored by this entry.

It'd be nice to have a list of all the commands instead of waiting for them to cycle through. The camera panning provides a welcome dash of variety but sometimes hides a player's balance or income. Maybe a chatbot with commands like !balance would help.
blint6
blint67 Oct 2019, 07:36
Great idea for sure, respects to you for going not traditional! I like the graphics, the sfx is simple but works. I would have loved an audio background track to fill up the atmosphere with a cool mood. Still, good job!
congusbongus
congusbongus7 Oct 2019, 08:48
Oh man this is so interesting! Great idle game!
okkolobr
okkolobr7 Oct 2019, 08:49
I just told my buddy at the end of compo : next time, I'd like to do something with twitch. Love your idea, great game !
n_one7 Oct 2019, 08:50
I really love the concpet and how its made, 10/10 game really!
I would playe more if I could
Darylsteak7 Oct 2019, 10:53
This was really interesting. I really liked how it was a game done in Twitch of all things!
The fact that it is multiplayer also gave me a slight sense of teamwork and unity when I looked at the 'LD45 earned' counter.

The audio was also pretty good, nicely capturing an office atmosphere.

Not much gameplay, but as expected of an idle game. Great job!
NachtWitch7 Oct 2019, 14:48
Really cool graphics there
Baturinsky
Baturinsky7 Oct 2019, 14:59
Me: how do people get so many point? Game: "pros write a bot".
Best score for humor from me so far.
0xkalle
0xkalleauthor7 Oct 2019, 15:04
Thank you all for your comments. I noted suggestions for a post ludum dare version. :) Thanks also for that.

@Baturinsky : The crazy thing is: Till now there is only one bot. Some where there for several hours while I were developing typing (and copy pasting) words by hand!
BRTEK0077 Oct 2019, 20:00
Wow, that is some good use of twitch!
MrPiedPiper
MrPiedPiper8 Oct 2019, 08:51
This was really cool. Great idea, and you executed it really well. Great for practicing typing :sweat_smile: Great job!
squid1098 Oct 2019, 11:32
Honestly cant stop playing its so fun and really well executed
zimennik
zimennik8 Oct 2019, 14:58
Oh wow! Awesome idea!
That moment when I see myself on the screen =)
WanSou
WanSou8 Oct 2019, 17:59
Its a really cool game, i like how you made it so you can play it on Twitch!
loved it!
tmullet8 Oct 2019, 22:47
I have no idea how you got this done in 48 hours. Brilliant.
paulhocker
paulhocker10 Oct 2019, 03:42
well done -- i hope more games are made like this in the future -- great work
Porocyonak10 Oct 2019, 04:47
dude this is wicked, very creative! good stuff
Keppu
Keppu10 Oct 2019, 08:35
Nice to see Twitch integration explored with this theme. I think this is executed really well. Overall atmosphere is satisfying and I like the fact that audio is minimalistic. Only echoing keyboard clicks are heard from the environment. It gives more room for the coin sound, that acts as a satisfying player feedback. Graphics are solid and I like the toned down color palette.

I wonder what is the maximum player amount that can play this game at once? Have you stress tested it?
0xkalle
0xkalleauthor10 Oct 2019, 08:47
@keppu No, I have to admit that I did not test it. I am still waiting for it to crash because of to many players. :sunglasses:
Keppu
Keppu10 Oct 2019, 11:29
@0xkalle Well, that would be a positive problem wouldn't it. I bet eventually your game reaches that game crashing popularity. :smile:
0xkalle
0xkalleauthor10 Oct 2019, 12:52
@keppu would be cool :dark_sunglasses: , but currently the popularity is decreasing a bit.
coffeedrinkers11 Oct 2019, 19:40
Sir, you got my mind blown... Definitelly will check you source! :) Great work and entry!
KrisDev12 Oct 2019, 11:06
Innovation 5/5 dude wtf :D
Lexyvil
Lexyvil14 Oct 2019, 04:08
Very innovative! I love seeing these interactive Twitch games.
Karanveer18 Oct 2019, 08:47
Wow I like the way you integrated twitch within the idea..Loved it..and pretty neat. Good work!
0xkalle
0xkalleauthor18 Oct 2019, 10:16
Thank you for all you feedback again. After the ludum dare voting phase I will release the post LD version which in cludes new things to buy, more offices, and will also make it harder for scripters.

All your feedback is in this next version, so thanks for that again.
vlandemart
vlandemart20 Oct 2019, 17:26
Wow, that is a genius idea. This is the first time I see twitch game on LDJam.

Great work
DeathStorm25 Oct 2019, 05:43
A very cool game idea and I like the approach for a Twitch Game as a LD Entry.
The game looks already "finished" in first place. Maybe some more content for late game or a good motivation for players to keep typing, because after a certain point you will not type anymore only let the game be the idle game which it is in the core.

But overall a nice Game, very well done.
0xkalle
0xkalleauthor25 Oct 2019, 07:20
@deathstorm thanks for your comment.

Yes you are totally right with that. I already prepared a relatively big update which I release after the voting phase. Still the typing might not be worth enough, still. We'll see. :)
0xkalle
0xkalleauthor29 Oct 2019, 21:51
Thank you so much for the ratings everyone!!!
0xkalle
0xkalleauthor30 Oct 2019, 06:57
@elysiagriffin Thank you very much for playing it :)

Good to be able to observe someone playing it for the first time. The main difficulty is the "long"delay I guess. So you do not get instant feedback in the jam version. In the post jam version this changed.

We'll see how far TwitchPlays games get (not this one but the category in general) as it has potential, but also some restrictions (because of the delay and the screen size).
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