DeskBuddy
Live your best 2000s' kid fantasy with DeskBuddy! :space_invader:
Take care of a lil critter that has a lifespan of 1 hour. Keep your Buddy on the side of your screen while you go about your daily occupations, and react to their needs (or not) whenever they call for you. :grey_exclamation:
:point_right: To play, download the build and launch it! You can move around the DeskBuddy, who will stay on the side of the screen. You can keep doing whatever your want with your computer in the meantime.
:sunflower: To customize your DeskBuddy, just play for a bit! Once you start unlocking items, you'll be able to equip them via the UI toggle.
:heart_exclamation: Sometimes, the Buddy may call for attention! If they cry, you can console them by clicking the button. If they come close to you, they're bored, and you can switch your customization to entertain them. It's up to you whether you intervene or not!
:mortar_board: Your DeskBuddy cannot die! Even if you ignore their calls for attention. After 1 hour, they will automatically Graduate.
:floppy_disk: Nothing is lost! After they earn their independence and leave, you'll be able to adopt another DeskBuddy and carry your unlocks over. Closing the DeskBuddy will not lose your progress!
:open_file_folder: Need to access your save? You will find it in Users\(your username)\AppData\Roaming\Godot\app_userdata. This way, you can transfer it to another computer or delete it for a fresh start.
:family_mmbb: There are 4 possible Buddies to adopt from! Every time you adopt, one will be randomly pulled for you. We hope each one conquers your heart.
Share your DeskBuddy setup! Where do you tuck it away on your screen? How did you customize it?
My game is crashing a while after starting: Your antivirus software may be force closing the game while it's trying to save. Try and launch it in administrator mode!
_Simon Gigant_ - Programming
_Bérénice Guérin_ - Art
_Rémi Bordet_ - Art
_Chiara Rosmarino_ - Game Design & Sound
_All visual and sound assets are our own! As realistic as some of our visual assets may look, they're not touched up photos, but were drawn from scratch and applied a filter!_ :crayon:
_In-game fonts are Russo One and Stopbuck._
_Softwares used: Godot, Adobe Photoshop, Bosca Ceoil._
Take care of a lil critter that has a lifespan of 1 hour. Keep your Buddy on the side of your screen while you go about your daily occupations, and react to their needs (or not) whenever they call for you. :grey_exclamation:
Be the coolest of the ~~playground~~ desktop with accessories that speak up about YOU! :blue_heart:
Pro-tips :bulb:
:point_right: To play, download the build and launch it! You can move around the DeskBuddy, who will stay on the side of the screen. You can keep doing whatever your want with your computer in the meantime.
:sunflower: To customize your DeskBuddy, just play for a bit! Once you start unlocking items, you'll be able to equip them via the UI toggle.
:heart_exclamation: Sometimes, the Buddy may call for attention! If they cry, you can console them by clicking the button. If they come close to you, they're bored, and you can switch your customization to entertain them. It's up to you whether you intervene or not!
:mortar_board: Your DeskBuddy cannot die! Even if you ignore their calls for attention. After 1 hour, they will automatically Graduate.
:floppy_disk: Nothing is lost! After they earn their independence and leave, you'll be able to adopt another DeskBuddy and carry your unlocks over. Closing the DeskBuddy will not lose your progress!
:open_file_folder: Need to access your save? You will find it in Users\(your username)\AppData\Roaming\Godot\app_userdata. This way, you can transfer it to another computer or delete it for a fresh start.
:family_mmbb: There are 4 possible Buddies to adopt from! Every time you adopt, one will be randomly pulled for you. We hope each one conquers your heart.
What's YOUR vibe? :sparkles:
Share your DeskBuddy setup! Where do you tuck it away on your screen? How did you customize it?
Known Issues :skull_crossbones:
My game is crashing a while after starting: Your antivirus software may be force closing the game while it's trying to save. Try and launch it in administrator mode!
Credits :medal:
_Simon Gigant_ - Programming
_Bérénice Guérin_ - Art
_Rémi Bordet_ - Art
_Chiara Rosmarino_ - Game Design & Sound
_All visual and sound assets are our own! As realistic as some of our visual assets may look, they're not touched up photos, but were drawn from scratch and applied a filter!_ :crayon:
_In-game fonts are Russo One and Stopbuck._
_Softwares used: Godot, Adobe Photoshop, Bosca Ceoil._
Comments19
Zakku8 Oct 2024, 13:12
Uhm wtf so great, toysgame are so great, and it's so well done here, bravo !!
derllie8 Oct 2024, 13:15
such a cute design, you did really cool!
Doot8 Oct 2024, 14:36
Loved it! I'm not sure I understood everything but I unlocked a lot of very cool stuff 😎
LDJam user 2797158 Oct 2024, 18:48
So nostalgic wave com from this game... :blush: good job !
Iwant_Pizza9 Oct 2024, 10:24
Sooo cute, like this
edali9 Oct 2024, 10:26
So so cute!
komarebi9 Oct 2024, 10:27
Noice
As goood as it simple
As goood as it simple
afganistan9 Oct 2024, 10:32
OMG this is amazing! did really good
jetrumbel9 Oct 2024, 10:37
10/10, summoned a demon
upint9 Oct 2024, 11:25
It will not leave my desktop
woona9 Oct 2024, 14:16
Very cute character design, unique concept and a lot of cosmetics. I think you balanced the interactivity for this kind of game well. Great job!
DocGeraud9 Oct 2024, 19:40
This is so coool, I love it!
Kerdelos9 Oct 2024, 20:48
Love the vibe of this game !!
Sadly I launched this game as the last one of the evening. Little did I knew I could have had Finn playing games with me all night long :/
It's a really nice idea and being able to customize your buddy is super cool.
The only "downsides" I could see is that I couldn't resize the game, so on my 2K screen, the font is actually quite small. And at the beggining of the game, lots of notification would come up and prevent me from reading all the funny lines you wrote for the unlocks.
It's a really cool game, great job everyone !
Sadly I launched this game as the last one of the evening. Little did I knew I could have had Finn playing games with me all night long :/
It's a really nice idea and being able to customize your buddy is super cool.
The only "downsides" I could see is that I couldn't resize the game, so on my 2K screen, the font is actually quite small. And at the beggining of the game, lots of notification would come up and prevent me from reading all the funny lines you wrote for the unlocks.
It's a really cool game, great job everyone !
Kyrio9 Oct 2024, 21:52
This is very well done! Obviously there's not much to do but it's still full of content and variety, which was also our approach when we made a Tamagotchi tribute in the last LD. And it's a very clever use of the desktop and Godot features to have it sit in a corner of the screen, similar to what games like Rusty's Retirement are doing. It reminds me of old "screenmates" like Neko. That was kind of our undoing last time, as our game couldn't really be left in the background unless you downloaded it :sweat_smile:
I particularly liked the item descriptions, which are very witty - and that's easier said than done. These types of games often seem simpler that they actually are: here, I assume you had to plan for the accessories to appear at the right place regardless of the creature and pose. Overall, it's an impressive amount of content and polish.
It's too bad we can't interact much with the Buddy, as the main button is only used in the rare event that it's crying. It'd be funny if it had some random reactions to the button, or to you moving the window. The tribute would be complete if you could play some basic minigames with your Buddy, but that seems out of scope for a jam.
(Also, I had no idea you could use Rider for GDScript! Another point for Rider... :smile:)
I particularly liked the item descriptions, which are very witty - and that's easier said than done. These types of games often seem simpler that they actually are: here, I assume you had to plan for the accessories to appear at the right place regardless of the creature and pose. Overall, it's an impressive amount of content and polish.
It's too bad we can't interact much with the Buddy, as the main button is only used in the rare event that it's crying. It'd be funny if it had some random reactions to the button, or to you moving the window. The tribute would be complete if you could play some basic minigames with your Buddy, but that seems out of scope for a jam.
(Also, I had no idea you could use Rider for GDScript! Another point for Rider... :smile:)
SerenityDev10 Oct 2024, 07:26
Amazing game! It makes great use of Godot's features, is simple and perfect for a jam setting, and served as a great little companion to sit there while I played some of the jam games tonight. Furthermore your jam page itself has wonderful and professional formatting and presentation. Every single last detail has gotten careful attention and I definitely think this is one of the most well presented and polished games of the whole jam.
Pimping10 Oct 2024, 17:25
Tamagochi concept it`s something new...10/10
Sharky318811 Oct 2024, 05:00
Super cute and well executed concept. Loved seeing all the different sort of unlocks/achievements you could get (yes i pressed the button 666 times without an auto clicker). Not sure what the button actually does, if it does anything at all? but otherwise really well done.
Zebu11 Oct 2024, 16:26
@sharky3188 the button is used only for the "cry" event to comfort your buddy. There are 3 items that are unlocked when interacting with it directly.
The strap slightly bouncing when shaking the device is a subtle but nice touch! ~~Don't ask me how I know that, I definitely didn't shake the device expecting the buddy to get a bit dizzy~~
Picture of my guy right before they graduated. Hope you live a good life out there, buddy.