Can you help me ?

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.36
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.95
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.26
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.67
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.83
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.60
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.86
"Can you help me ?" is a game where you must make choices : help your friend, or your mother ? Your love or your boss ? Maybe both ? Anyway, don't forget to keep some time for yourself.

INSTRUCTIONS

Use the 4 arrows of the keyboard to make choices between Love, Career, Social or Family. But be careful not to loose all your mental health in the process...

ABOUT

The goal wasn't really to build a "fun" game. We wanted to make you think about how you manage your life. The game is short, we hope you'll like it.

Development and music by Pythorogus, graphics by PrincessWawa

Made with Unity 2021

PERSONAL LINKS

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaVoZw74pjVUnmPZtuQA0Zg

https://twitter.com/Pythorogus

https://soundcloud.com/pythorogus

https://www.artstation.com/princesswawa
Genres: puzzle
Tools: Unity

Comments19

Aidan and seb
Aidan and seb4 Oct 2021, 23:27
There's loads of story and choices in this, kudos!
Magic_mike5 Oct 2021, 09:41
I loved the choices, the general vibe of the game and the overall experience! The only downside for me was that i was mathematically doomed to fail, and i had no objectifs or way to win.. but maybe that's the point!
Kitcate5 Oct 2021, 09:44
Remind me of the stress of life, great job x) The art style and music were nice with each other, and we can feel that some choices seem to come from true life experiences. Gg!
Vishwah5 Oct 2021, 09:45
Nice game bro
SaraFilipa
SaraFilipa5 Oct 2021, 09:45
Fun game! I love the graphics a lot, the aesthetic is super good and pleasing to the eyes. It took me a while to understand how "recover" worked and couldn't get a "0" on mental... which perhaps was the goal. But I had a lot of fun cycling through all the possibilities, a very well-written game with a lot of creativity into it that is also a nice interpretation of the theme!
MorePixels
MorePixels5 Oct 2021, 09:57
This game was pretty fun even though that wasn't what you were going for! Art style was amazing and I think it was perfect for this game!
Pythorogus
Pythorogusauthor5 Oct 2021, 10:10
@magic-mike indeed you're doomed, that's a life simulator XD Game is not balanced and there's no really objectives, I just didn't have the time to achieve it ^^
Sethios
Sethios5 Oct 2021, 10:13
I love the concept, it's a nice interpretation of the theme! The aesthetic is pleasing and some choices were actually pretty hard to make. The music was very nice too
Georgy
Georgy5 Oct 2021, 12:53
Cool, I like it
Proxy-Games
Proxy-Games6 Oct 2021, 00:21
I enjoyed the game, despite how depressingly realistic of a portrayal of real life it is. I love the overall mood of the game, with the simple cutouts for people and the simple but pleasing music.
Quinn Mohamed6 Oct 2021, 17:11
woah really cool portrayal of life!! and i love the graphics. I wish the text was easier to read and there were more sounds and maybe an indication to show you if you lost or gained any points in the different categories
chainsawmcd
chainsawmcd6 Oct 2021, 17:15
This is one of my favorites so far. I love the artwork. Silhouettes were a great choice. The color palette is really attractive. Tons of good choices. It's also a game where the player instinctively understands the advantages and disadvantages of their choices while reinforcing a positive social theme. Find balance. Very nice work.
figueroass276 Oct 2021, 17:19
I love the art style and the music is pretty rad too, wish there was a loss screen or something though.
ToxicComputer
ToxicComputer6 Oct 2021, 17:19
The asthetic is really cool. Once I figured out what exactly was happening and how things effected one another, I must agree that the way you balanced stuff makes a great re enactment of how choices effect one's life. It also really shows how quickly you can ruin things. Fantastic innovation with this one!
der Mondhase
der Mondhase6 Oct 2021, 17:42
Short game, but right to the point. Lots of different decisions that might be found in real life. For an introvert like me, who has troubles with choices, it was an interesting "seeing myself from outside" experience.
WhenYouCantFindAFriend7 Oct 2021, 01:20
Really like this concept! Feel Like a lot of people can relate to balancing stress and anxiety with work and personal obligations. Also, shows what the player values most. Great work and congratulations!
Molpe
Molpe11 Oct 2021, 19:58
Very nice idea for a game! Would love some endings (maybe multiple different, depending on what do you maximize) :slight_smile:

mrosegreen17 Oct 2021, 21:52
An interesting concept well executed - good job! :slight_smile:
LDJam user 266061
LDJam user 26606119 Oct 2021, 22:11
Interesting concept. Sad it doesn't have endings, or at least a general ending when you lose instead of a simple reset.

And in the case of an only "lose" ending, maybe when all your points are depleted in each domain (it seems weird to me to reset when you neglect "only one part".

Graphics are nice, easy to differenciate.
Music... Well I get used to it but at first it seemed too... present to me? It sounds like the ambient music which fades in the background, but at the same time it seems to be too noticeable.

So it looked more like of a demo than a full-fleshed game, but nice concept (and easy to play with the keyboard arrows).

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