Sanity Sim - Keep your sanity alive

by petitpois

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.20

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.89

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.21

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.73

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.98

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.00

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.04

DESCRIPTION

Due to the recent circumstances of the virus a "stay in place" lockdown has been advised. Do a variety of actions to keep your SANITY alive due this lockdown pandemic.
Choose wisely as some items will damage your health or joy more than others. If either your joy or your health decreases the game is over.

GAMEPLAY

Keyboard and mouse Controls
Click to move / Keyboard to move character

X to interact with Item
Keep your sanity alive by performing different activities.

SOFTWARE USED

Pixel art - PYXEL EDIT

Programming - UNITY & VISUAL STUDIO

MUSIC

Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com - https://audionautix.com/

SOUND FX

Bxfr

SOLO DEV - petipois

Tools: Pyxel Edit

Comments15

Hare Software21 Apr 2020, 01:23

Made it to week 5, at that point my joy depleted. Sounds accurate, fun idea and solid execution!

leniwabula21 Apr 2020, 10:16

Fun concept!

Short feedback:
* When I click on object, player sometimes get some weird stuttering (especially on computer)
* After programming I got hit by -30 and literally couldn't make it to fridge to restore :P
* It would be awesome if item action choices showed above the items in question

Lorwon21 Apr 2020, 13:09

Really cool in the current context, the graphics are great and the sounds are also good. Only one small problem concerning the HTML version, it is cut on the top of the image for me. But nice work.

ssh.randy21 Apr 2020, 14:55

Fun concept! Would be fun if you had money or something, and actions had a cost to them. I like the idea though.

I think it got a bit repetitive after a while, because you could just cycle between the highest output activities until you died.

leorid21 Apr 2020, 14:56

After 5 minutes of playing I realized I can do whatever I want, I just have to get back to the place where I can dance or make cardio to survive.
Would be cool if the values wouldn't deplet so fast and you'd have to choose better what you are doing next, with a slower pace and the the things you do would take up more time, this idea could really shine. ^^

Still entertaining for a few minutes and thats what counts in the end. :)

Javad-tab21 Apr 2020, 15:06

The concept is so relatable and enjoying! I Think it could be better if after a while some new challenges/tasks appear!

Nounka21 Apr 2020, 18:42

Great is game, the game is really fast and the font not so lisible, otherwise that a great job you make you all

Nachodlv21 Apr 2020, 19:09

Really nice game. I liked the art. In the web version there is a problem with the resolution, it can probabky be fixed that configuring itch.io to set the resolution the same as the Unity game. I don't if it was intended but my bed vanished every time I slept.
It had fun and meets the theme really well.

JuicyCrew21 Apr 2020, 21:34

I liked the pixel art and the soundtrack is strangely relaxing. I could sit and spend a while here

petitpoisauthor21 Apr 2020, 22:53

Thanks for all the feedback.
@leniwabula great suggestion, I played a game from the jam that implements this mechanic and I thought I should have implemented this feature. @javad-tab I wanted to implement a task system but ran out of time. @nachodlv The bed disappears because it gives the most health. Thanks again for playing. I really enjoyed participating.

Jupiter_Hadley23 Apr 2020, 12:26

Nice concept! I included it in my Ludum Dare 46 compilation video series, if you want to take a look. :) https://youtu.be/POu9WBNgI08

petitpoisauthor23 Apr 2020, 19:15

@jupiter-hadley thanks for playing

Hamzeh24 Apr 2020, 21:49

epic game

prepparedheathen28 Apr 2020, 01:00

This was fun for a few minutes. It gets repetitive very quickly once you figure out what each activity does. I felt like health drained way too fast.

Matootsy28 Apr 2020, 07:11

It's a good idea to mix the theme with the lock down situation. All the feedback are clear, and it's interesting to try the different activities in this closed areas while the days are increasing. Sometime I don't understand clearly the balance between food end sport activity. Simple, a bit repetitive, but efficient.

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