Ludum Dare #52compo

Harvest Inn

by paloobi

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.13

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.83

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.61

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.00

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.44

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.57

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.66

I made a little game where you harvest crops to serve up to the guests at your cozy bed-and-breakfast inn. I composed the midi soundtrack, hand-pixeled the art, and made all the sounds in bfxr.

⌨️ PLAY HERE: https://paloobi.itch.io/harvest-inn

🎮 Controls

* Arrow Keys = Move
* Space = Plant, Water, Harvest, End Day
* A / D keys = Select crop type
* Mouse Click = Buttons in dialogs (end day & start day.

🛠 Tools & Frameworks:

* Game Engine: Phaser
* Code: JavaScript, HTML, CSS
* SFX: Bfxr
* Music: GarageBand
* Art: Krita, coolors
* Editor: VSCode

🔠 Fonts:

* Rainy Hearts
* Monster Friend Fore

📝 Devlog

_This was my first time participating in compo! It was really challenging and a lot of fun. This was also my first time building a game with the Phaser JavaScript game engine, so it was quite a learning experience! I hope you like playing, even though I didn't have time to learn the engine __and__ complete all the features I wanted to. In particular, I didn't get to the cooking mechanics or ability to buy seeds, so there's a random element there for now._

_I hope you enjoy the game, even in the state it's in! My goal was to create a peaceful cozy game._

🔎 How was it made?

I hand-coded the JavaScript for this game using the Phaser JS framework.

You can check out the source code here: https://github.com/paloobi/harvest-game

If you're curious about learning Phaser yourself, here are some of the resources I used heavily:
* LESSMILK | Tutorial: Make web games with Phaser 3
* Make 2D Games in JavaScript with Phaser
* Phaser Examples

⏳ Features for Later

Some of the features I would have loved to have time to add and may add after voting is over:
* hit boxes
* player animations
* ability to choose what to cook
* ability to choose to buy seeds (also, ability to use coins...)
* see some of your guests and their reactions
* different time to grow for different crops
* more crops!
* more recipes!
* see the inside of the inn

🕰 Change History

* v0.0.5 - fixed a tiny bug with planting potatoes
* v0.0.4 - build submitted to LD compo

Tools: Bfxr, Krita, Phaser

Comments11

MostLikely8 Jan 2023, 21:36

nice game, I like the music

I wish you could pick which seeds you purchase, and a bonus for more diverse foods would be nice

art is very good too :)

HypernoodleJon9 Jan 2023, 08:14

a very nice little experience, flowing through the space->a/d->space->move keyboard inputs was very satisfying as I planted and watered each little seed. I would love to see a seed purchase phase each morning before starting the day, and conditions that might effect how well or poorly something might sell that night, but that's certainly well beyond the scope of the compo.

LDJam user 2588509 Jan 2023, 14:36

I like it ^^ I stood waiting for stuff to grow at first.. I'd accidently watered some crops and thought they did it on their own haha

Ani10 Jan 2023, 19:26

The idea for this is so cosy! I know you didn't have time, but it would've been lovely to see the inn and guests as part of the loop.

Ipsl0re10 Jan 2023, 20:24

Cute game; you really nailed the atmosphere. I agree with the above- having the cooking would especially elevate this. But with 48 hours, there's only so much you can do- and you did great. Well done.

ChickensioDev11 Jan 2023, 11:25

really great game! i wish there was a way to spend the money but its amazing for a 48 hour jam! i love the ambience and it was really relaxing! good job!

thomasward12 Jan 2023, 15:12

I managed to earn 305 coins and decided to retire. ;)

The game is nicely executed. I loved the cozy idea. The gameplay was fine too. I wish there were a few more crops to choose, but hey, this was a compo entry and I shouldn't really complain :D

JoshuaRabbit12 Jan 2023, 21:10

A good game and I love the pixel art.
But from the perspective of interaction, it will better if the button of the dialog can be controled using the keyboard.

Orhu13 Jan 2023, 22:27

Interesting game. I like how smooth all the movement feels and the art is really nice. I think this game is kind of lacking in terms of challenge, though. I didn't really feel any motivation to keep playing, and as I got more and more seeds each day, my money just exponentially grew. Communicating more to the player and setting targets (i.e. make this much money by this day) turns simple games like this one into a more challenging, engaging experience that'll keep people wanting to play. Great work on making this though, I enjoyed it.

shimmerscale26 Jan 2023, 22:30

Cute game! There wasn't really any challenge, but the cute art combined with the calming music made a nice relaxing atmosphere :)

burnedkirby27 Jan 2023, 12:44

At first I was worried that there might be some kind of time limit, but I later realized this is one of those relaxing as you farm kind of game. Calming music and farming at one's own pace. It is pretty nice. Good work!