Delivery Corp.
For Ludum Dare 53 I wanted to do something less game engine oriented. Since I played some clicker games myself I thought this would be a good opportunity to try something with React. The game saves its complete progress locally in the browser. So you can open the game again later (via the same URL) and have your save state. It's of course super easy to manipulate but hey it's a singleplayer game so who wants to shortcut ... have fun :smile:
Graphically there is not much to see. But I spent some time on the CSS animations, their triggers and cleaning up. There is also a mini story in this game that I do not want to spoil. If you play a little longer you will find it. Don't expect too much but for some time during which you can make numbers bigger it's enough... and yes it has an end :D
- Research new methods to keep your growth rate and profit in balance
- Tip: Think about the synergy effects to make the numbers go Brrrrrr
- Tip: The numbers will grow even if the tab is not in the foreground but the application must be running it will not continue to calculate during 'offline' time.
- Tip: Always read the latest company news that run through the window above
Graphically there is not much to see. But I spent some time on the CSS animations, their triggers and cleaning up. There is also a mini story in this game that I do not want to spoil. If you play a little longer you will find it. Don't expect too much but for some time during which you can make numbers bigger it's enough... and yes it has an end :D
How to play
- Scale your company by hiring more and more staff- Research new methods to keep your growth rate and profit in balance
- Tip: Think about the synergy effects to make the numbers go Brrrrrr
- Tip: The numbers will grow even if the tab is not in the foreground but the application must be running it will not continue to calculate during 'offline' time.
- Tip: Always read the latest company news that run through the window above
Genres: simulation
Comments25
Bashura1 May 2023, 21:00
That's a very funny little game i spend time in and i still enjoy, very good job
Tomáš Selmeci1 May 2023, 21:12
got it done mostly with pigeons :D interesting type of entry, i just played many games from clicker game jam, but this fits the theme here too. Now, i need more things i can buy :D
jclardy1 May 2023, 21:22
The robots fired me, fun little time waster :) Though I feel Dogs got the short end of the stick with no upgrade path.
Enver Arco1 May 2023, 23:03
Creative idea for a game jam
BagHz2 May 2023, 07:23
I need more employeeeeees ! Loved it ! I'm really into management games and your clicker was a blast ! Ended up with 5000+ robots (Asimov would have been proud). Really nice job ! With a good music and more things to buy, it will be a banger !
PS : let dogs have their own upgrade !
PS : let dogs have their own upgrade !
amarokczukay2 May 2023, 11:28
man i just went to toilet and when i came back i was a billionaire!
it was a fun idle game to play, slow at first but proportionally increasing. Starting with a lot of pigeons seems to be the effective way.
it was a fun idle game to play, slow at first but proportionally increasing. Starting with a lot of pigeons seems to be the effective way.
LDJam user 2998522 May 2023, 14:48
Your itchio link is broken, seems you set up the edit page one instead of the game.
It was an interesting take, though I felt it was lacking a bit of interactivity, at least at the beginning there was a lot of waiting time (and it took several seconds to see the money going up, would have been more satisfying having a continous stream of small numbers)
The descriptions were funny and the presentation is great.
It was an interesting take, though I felt it was lacking a bit of interactivity, at least at the beginning there was a lot of waiting time (and it took several seconds to see the money going up, would have been more satisfying having a continous stream of small numbers)
The descriptions were funny and the presentation is great.
Artatruc2 May 2023, 15:50
very addictive game, couldn't stop playing i love that kind of games
GodDoesPlayDice2 May 2023, 16:13
Nice little clicker game. Visuals are very good
HermanLejter2 May 2023, 16:42
I like idle clickers and this one was pretty neat! Fun little narrative too.
darwyn2 May 2023, 17:35
Fixed the Itch.io link. Thanks for the nice feedback. I'm glad when people enjoy making the world a better place through everlasting growth as the ultimate goal :smile:
Nathaniel Kaplan2 May 2023, 21:48
Great clicker-style game. I love the little newsfeed at the top!
P.S I won. Pigeons OP.
P.S I won. Pigeons OP.
Hopla2 May 2023, 22:11
Love it ! Very funny and nice joke, nice UI as well. But yeah,the pigeon strategy is totally broken. Brb, trying a game of only pigeons !
Hopla2 May 2023, 22:33
Pretty sure I got a a way to keep playing ! The pigeon strat really is broken
Wadlo3 May 2023, 00:31
Fun! I spent way too much time playing this, but maybe it's the nature of the game. The game was really easy to start playing and understand, so +1 for that.
crimsonghost3 May 2023, 15:31
Interesting approach to the theme. To be honest, the game seemed very boring at first. However, as the corporation grew, it became very addictive and rewarding. I really like the minimalist approach to the UI. The only thing missing was the sounds.
Kristallllllik3 May 2023, 20:08
Nice clicker game
LDJam user 1425034 May 2023, 02:21
Pigeon is best.Nice game.
chaoli4 May 2023, 06:14
Nice game! I had an army of pigeons and named it 1st Pigeon Division.
LDJam user 3174805 May 2023, 15:54
Really fun game and great to see another idle game entry! Live the super simple an straight forward UI, and especially the smooth lerping of the progress bars.
Only thing I would want is a dog upgrade! Dogs deserve it!
I am really curious about how you went about balancing the game. We had quite some trouble iterating quickly in a game that is designed to take time. Any cool tricks for that?
Only thing I would want is a dog upgrade! Dogs deserve it!
I am really curious about how you went about balancing the game. We had quite some trouble iterating quickly in a game that is designed to take time. Any cool tricks for that?
darwyn5 May 2023, 18:33
@scriptmage You are absolutely right the unbelievable injustice towards the dogs is something that still needs to be corrected. I can't say much about the balancing, I tried to get rough sizes and then played through the game several times with a dev speed modifier. But the result is currently I think rather held together with spit, duct tape and by the quick 'end'. In the short time I had no time or desire to start an Excel spreadsheet :smile:
StudioCherno8 May 2023, 03:50
Hey @darwyn great game you put together over the jam!
I really like your approach to the game and not using an engine basically guarantees that everyone can play your game! Simple graphics understandable gameplay, the only thing is it does take a little time to get that second pigeon so maybe giving the player more initial capital or like a "bonus" for their first delivery to get started quicker...
Other than that definitely an unusual and great approach to game dev this jam
-Tim
I really like your approach to the game and not using an engine basically guarantees that everyone can play your game! Simple graphics understandable gameplay, the only thing is it does take a little time to get that second pigeon so maybe giving the player more initial capital or like a "bonus" for their first delivery to get started quicker...
Other than that definitely an unusual and great approach to game dev this jam
-Tim
MistaGiggles9 May 2023, 20:36
Pidgeon army ftw. I like clicker games and this was a lot of fun to play!
Needs more dog upgrades
Needs more dog upgrades
digital bacon15 May 2023, 11:07
Nice game! Interface is nice and clean, and the portraits are top notch. Well done!
Edit: wait their is no Endless Mode… But i want over 1M Emloyees of each type.