Packing and Unpacking

by nusan

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.70

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.30

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.12

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.28

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.00

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.59

A game about packing and unpacking in harsh situations. It's heavily inspired by the game "Unpacking" but as a demake in Pico 8.

There is 5 levels, in each one you have to put all the objects from your inventory in the space available.

Controls:

- Keyboard:
- arrow keys to move cursor
- c: drag/drop object
- v: open object inventory
- maintain c: remove object

- Mouse:
- left-click: drag/drop object
- right-click: open object inventory
- maintain left-click: remove object

Level 4 | Level 5
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Everything has been done during the jam by one person
There might be some slight slowdowns in the last two levels when using the mouse, sorry I found that only after the end of the jam

Tags: #lgbt, #lgbtqia, #narrative, #pico-8

Genres: puzzle

Tools: PICO-8

Comments20

z0rg4 Oct 2023, 07:29

Cute little game ! I love the aesthetic

LDJam user 3722314 Oct 2023, 14:28

It's cute and nice. Didn't quite get the idea though. What's the idea if every level there's just enough space for all of my items? Maybe it does get harder, I only played 4 or 5 levels. But otherwise I really liked the art and aesthetic, also the texts brought more insides to the game! So I just wish you to make levels a bit more complicated!

Strato4 Oct 2023, 19:52

Quite relaxing and very cute, not really challenging in any way but the aesthetic and mood was nice.

LDJam user 2217504 Oct 2023, 21:56

What I like:
- Mood
- Very nice visuals
- Story providing context to the levels

What I didn't like:
- No audio :(
- Game started to lag at last level (web)

Nice game :)

LucaVazz4 Oct 2023, 22:17

Very cute take on the theme, really enjoyed the graphics and retro feel to it, keyboard controls are a nice touch.

amirrajan6 Oct 2023, 09:56

Love the simplicity of the game and the difficulty progressions. Very chill game across the board. It was at times unclear if a specific item would fit on the shelf (really minor). Big fan of PICO8 too :-)

LDJam user 3751516 Oct 2023, 10:06

Great game! Just needed a bit of audio for successful placement. Would have added a lot I think. Well done!

NickFleming_6 Oct 2023, 10:27

Cute little game, enjoyed playing it. Really liked that you had to place your own shelfs/hangers in the later levels.

somewan6 Oct 2023, 13:36

I really love the DIY cabinet theme in this game. It reminds me of designing my own dressing room. It would be great if, when placing the final item, there was an opportunity to make some adjustments and have a button to manually click to complete the level.

Flashlight137 Oct 2023, 12:45

Hey! I loved the concept and how the game is mechanics is tied to the story. I think it would be cool ta be able to disable smart stacking to drag a single item and not everything that is attached to it. You could return everything in invalid positions back to the storage, for example.

Well done! :slight_smile:

loveapplegames7 Oct 2023, 20:28

Cute, good looking game! It's kind of meditative to try and stash everything into a small space. A small gripe, I think there should be a better control for removing objects rather than holding the mouse button.

jordantanner8 Oct 2023, 15:22

Lovely pico game! Some music or basic sfx would add a lot to the experience. Excellent pixel art!

Kerdelos8 Oct 2023, 15:52

I'm always impressed by what can be achieved in a pico 8 game, congratulations !
The graphics are really nice and evocative and it all fits really well with the story.
I would have loved to hear a bit a your music with it, I'm sure the mood would have been even more on point :)

Padlynn8 Oct 2023, 22:34

Really nice game, i had fun doing the puzzles :star:

DeadByDeath9 Oct 2023, 01:17

I loved the graphics of your game my friend! Beautiful entry and very nice implementation of the theme! Good luck!

digital bacon9 Oct 2023, 10:01

Nice game! Always love pixel art, and the puzzles in here are pretty chill (a time limit could've ramped up the tension, but there was enough in the backstory already :rainbow:). Great work!

silvio9 Oct 2023, 10:37

cute :cat:

LDJam user 35265213 Oct 2023, 12:09

I quite like the graphics and the puzzles felt like they progressed nicely. I do, however, feel like I have to question the protagonists decision to keep 3 potted plants in their luggage during level 2. It's certainly homely, but I find it hard to imagine that cat not munching away at them when they're stored together.

LDJam user 24319315 Oct 2023, 14:15

A lovely space management game! I was stuck in some level until I noticed that I could stack some objects above another. After that, it gets easier especially after shelves and hangers are available and could be placed almost anywhere.
Let's just hope the cat doesn't mind being crammed with other stuffs.

Geckoo133719 Oct 2023, 13:49

Hello Nusan. You made a cool entry using Pico 8. You masterize it. I guess that it is your favorite engine now. The Pico 8 graphics are gorgeous with its nice colour palette. Different objects are well done. The main gameplay of your project is clever and well done. It fits with the theme perfectly. I would like to hear some sounds and background music. Neat entry with a fun mood and a beautiful pixel art aesthetic. Thank you. I wish you the best ++

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