Circadian

by somn
Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.89
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.06
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.74
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.89
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.63
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.02
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.69
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.69
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A game about ennui in this time of isolation.


🎮 Controls:


* WASD: Move
* E: Interact
* Mouse: Clicking monitor; dragging and dropping kitchen things

UPDATE: Added HTML5 build for playing in-browser!

screenshot
Genres: adventure
Tools: Unity

Comments21

Skleembof
Skleembof6 Oct 2020, 02:19
A bit too real, but very well done. I love the art style and the mood is great
Oddmes
Oddmes6 Oct 2020, 02:28
Yep we all feel it. The solution is to stop. dwelling on it
Sean Holloway
Sean Holloway7 Oct 2020, 04:29
Feel good hit of the century, fun for the whole family
Matt Jones8 Oct 2020, 04:02
Welp, this was more dystopian than I was expecting. Still, not far off from my average day-to-day life, so kudos for that. Definitely a unique take on the theme!
Nobongo
Nobongo8 Oct 2020, 04:15
This entry is far different from the rest and I thought it was really interesting. It did hit a little close to home which was something surprising for a jam game. Working on something all by yourself can feel like this. At first I was surprised by the fact that I could only do actions in a certain order, but it made sense when I thought about how I normally am with a work day and how I feel the need to do some things before others.
My one point of criticism would be that the cooking part felt like it was separated from the artstyle a little. But I might be wrong and that could be the "brighter part of the day", which adds to the depressing nature of the game if a single cooked egg is the highlight of the day.
Good job with this one!
Nobongo
Nobongo8 Oct 2020, 04:15
This entry is far different from the rest and I thought it was really interesting. It did hit a little close to home which was something surprising for a jam game. Working on something all by yourself can feel like this. At first I was surprised by the fact that I could only do actions in a certain order, but it made sense when I thought about how I normally am with a work day and how I feel the need to do some things before others.
My one point of criticism would be that the cooking part felt like it was separated from the artstyle a little. But I might be wrong and that could be the "brighter part of the day", which adds to the depressing nature of the game if a single cooked egg is the highlight of the day.
Good job with this one!
somn
somnauthor8 Oct 2020, 14:59
@nobongo thanks for the feedback! I started the jam later than I wanted to, so I limited my scope a lot. That's why dinner was just an egg haha. And yeah, I did try to use a little more color variety for the highlights of the day. I'm glad it was noticed!
Chukwuebuka_racer9 Oct 2020, 01:04
Cool concept, how do i interact, or are there no interactions?
somn
somnauthor9 Oct 2020, 05:40
@chukwuebuka-racer You can use E to interact with any interactable objects. The first one is the doorway, and then the computer in that room.
Withee Poositasai
Withee Poositasai12 Oct 2020, 17:54
Idea is nice and so real. Would be better if you can add control hint some where cause I need to read through the comment section to know that I can hit E. Anyway, interesting work.
somn
somnauthor12 Oct 2020, 20:29
Thanks for the feedback @withee-poositasai! I added some better instructions to this page.
Chandler Smith13 Oct 2020, 10:42
Hit close to home except that the computer is in its own separate room. At least you don't work where you sleep in this virtual isolation.

Love the timely concept!
Adil20 Oct 2020, 03:50
At the beginning, it was fun to feel myself a programmer and typing all these code, but once I did this, game became very atmosphere and depressed, mood is great, sound too, graphics is simple, however i liked your artstyle. Overall, very good game!
I hope you'll rate my game too!
el-pepi
el-pepi20 Oct 2020, 04:35
Good mood and music. Right on the theme and the feels. The graphics are a bit crude and gameplay is very limited. I liked how you code the fake login screen itself.
Lichead studio20 Oct 2020, 11:29
at first the game seems difficult but then the plot and atmosphere are revealed. I like it
kuro
kuro20 Oct 2020, 14:06
I loved the music loop. Any chance you've got it uploaded to youtube or somewhere?

Other than that... well, the feeling is definitely there. Well done.
dracominer
dracominer20 Oct 2020, 15:52
I really liked the aesthetic the game. The objective was rather unclear and it felt like I was just walking around repeating tasks over and over again. Kinda reminds me of being depressed in a small apartment. This totally captured that for me. Just add a bucket of ice cream and it's a flashback.
WitekWitek
WitekWitek20 Oct 2020, 17:37
Pretty Calming. Fits the theme well, The art could use a bit of work. The audio is great. I was confused on what was interactible and what wasn't. It's somewhat Moody and Humerous. Overall, Good work! Keep it up :)

-WitekWitek
kuro
kuro20 Oct 2020, 19:49
Thank you .)
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