Automatoes

by cievers
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.38
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.86
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.59
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.36
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.57
Audio★★★★★★★★★★4.03
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.19
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.90
After a hard day's work, what's better than letting all the specifics of the harvest melt away into a shapely collection of colors. Simulate the growth, interaction, and harvest of out-of-this world crops, and reap in your own dreamy atmosphere. Relax and enjoy the stressless toy that is Automatoes.

Automatoes background.png

Notes:
* As is "tradition", time to build a proper method to exit the program was not included, so Alt + F4 will have to do.
* This experience was tested and developed for a 1920x1080 resolution, and screens that differ from this might experience unintended side effects.

Comments23

80807410 Jan 2023, 10:07
Idk, maybe I did something wrong, but game is not starting. All i see is "Automatoes" and music playing
Cievers
Cieversauthor10 Jan 2023, 10:13
Hi @808074, it's indeed supposed to me more than a music performance :p

It seems our last-minute fix indeed broke the intro sequence, but that should be fixed as of now!
simsax10 Jan 2023, 10:32
I liked the overall atmosphere and the music. Maybe I'd add instructions for the user input (even on this page would be fine) since I randomly discovered that space bar advances the generation :D
Cievers
Cieversauthor10 Jan 2023, 10:43
Ssssst @simsax, that's a development feature that should not have been in there ;)
theHerborist
theHerborist10 Jan 2023, 11:09
Interesting concept, has the same-ish feel as the game of life
LDJam user 300422
LDJam user 30042210 Jan 2023, 14:48
Nice minimalistic game. The graphics and audio go well together and are very relaxing. About the gameplay... does it actually end at some point or do you even have a score of some kind? at some point i just played it like a rapid clicker to collect all the (mostly blue) tomatoes but i'm not sure if thats what i was supposed to do. Is there a win condition? Still, good job, especially on the graphics + audio design :thumbsup:
avareii
avareii10 Jan 2023, 14:54
I enjoyed this a lot :) very chill. I can definitely confirm there are side-effects on non-standard resolutions though XD
Chisenoa
Chisenoa10 Jan 2023, 16:50
i didnt understand :(
HayriCakir10 Jan 2023, 22:04
I liked the art and audio!
LDJam user 8951
LDJam user 895111 Jan 2023, 04:29
You can deep think about your life choices while playing this true art of minimalizm.
IanLux11 Jan 2023, 12:37
great mood.
I think having more animation (like the tomatoes visibly growing or some kind of audio/visible feedback when planting) would really benefit the relaxing experience.
Other than that, nice job!
Ale
Ale11 Jan 2023, 15:59
A nice and relaxing experience. You did a really good job on creating a mood here!

...also, what an amazing name.
LDJam user 279867
LDJam user 27986712 Jan 2023, 05:03
Big mood. No doubt about that.

This is a beautiful game to look at and listen to. Very chill and that is honestly a refreshing change of pace from the soul reaper type games from this jam.
Bowen12 Jan 2023, 05:15
I hope you can add a new function that Player can save the progress as a video and play it.
Jesseww12 Jan 2023, 15:23
I liked it. I think? No, I did. I didn't really understand what I was doing, but I enjoyed my time. You all did a great job on the audio. Overall, I think I would say that I harvested things in a very zen way.
Fluburbio
Fluburbio13 Jan 2023, 07:03
This looks beautiful and awesome! Unfortunately, I can't run your build on MacOS (intel) :(

I'll try later on windows, I don't want to miss this.
Fluburbio
Fluburbio13 Jan 2023, 17:05
Just tried it. I love the minimalist esthetics and relaxing atmosphere. I enjoyed placing a few vegetables and leave the game window open on my desktop to watch them grow and replicate slowly. Nice automaton game, great work!
Aes1
Aes114 Jan 2023, 05:03
It was a good game, didn't have to be complex to be fun or cool looking. The interaction between crops was interesting. The red was fun to make patterns with. :)
Wouter52
Wouter5214 Jan 2023, 19:39
This is a virtual version of taking a shower! You are just there, with your thoughts. I like it, but I would describe it as an experience instead of a game. As a game, it is not really fun. There is no goal, no end. Just the squares growing. As a relaxing excercise, this is so much fun and a welcome breath of fresh air after playing some very intense games. So, thank you!
arron-fowler
arron-fowler18 Jan 2023, 08:53
I really liked this. I can see the systems and patterns forming underneath and I could see this becoming a really deep and challenging game if you pushed those elements. Right now it's perfectly pleasing. Kudos
Schmalex25 Jan 2023, 20:24
Nice spin on the Game of Life but i'm struggling to see how this fits the theme. Perhaps i'm a bit too harsh on simulation games but i'm also struggling to see them as games per se. That being said, it was a pleasant and relaxing experience that's definitely well executed regardless.

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