Auction Antics

by dining-philosopher

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.46

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.27

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.38

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.17

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.29

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.25

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.33

Gotta collect them all!

A lovely day to spend at the auction house buying coins, artifacts and Pokemon - at the right price. How many collections can you complete?

- Running low on cash will get you a stipend, but it's better to stay liquid. Completed collections earn you a hefty sum.
- When time runs out, you automatically spend your remaining money buying (matching) items, but no more collection reward ££ is gained. Only the number of collections counts as your score.

Can you beat my score of ~~10~~ 11 collections?

Tools

- Godot 4.4.1
- VSCodium
- Aseprite
- Audacity

Credits

- Music by Tunetank @ pixabay.com
- Coin Inspiration from Doug Smith @ forumancientcoins.com

Tools: Aseprite, Audacity, Godot

Comments22

dendi_life7 Oct 2025, 11:49

thats very good, i really love this sound and voice

Antarktis7 Oct 2025, 11:49

Interesting game! The dubbing made me laugh

Jhonny1117 Oct 2025, 11:54

This was really addicting. My record was only five.

GBT137 Oct 2025, 12:02

A fun little game! The sprite and UI art fits together really well and I appreciated the voice lines. The interpretation of the theme as art collection is a fun one as well!

Aquanim7 Oct 2025, 12:12

A cute concept, and executed well. The voice lines really sell the atmosphere. It did take me a little while to work out that some of the purchases were useless, depending on the current desired collections - but I might just be slow on the uptake there.

(My best is 7.)

Palerus77 Oct 2025, 12:29

Interesting game and really cool! The execution and voice lines are done really nicely and everything is very cool. It gives one a sense of stress without any enemies, which is pretty funny.

Cambryx7 Oct 2025, 12:34

Cool concept! I found it surprisingly tricky to quickly scan the items and realize which ones I need. This lead to the typical just one more round, I can do a lot better effect. But even after playing a few rounds, I still couldn’t get more than 5 collections. 10 seems far out of reach! Really cool and slightly addictive game!

Yatsu7 Oct 2025, 13:32

It's a nice game. It's a nice sound, but I would like to have some kind of opportunity to manipulate the falling out of pieces so that I have more choice and, accordingly, the opportunity to collect bingo.

naru9 Oct 2025, 20:21

Lovely experience ^^

tatawanda10 Oct 2025, 10:16

Indeed, it was loveable

Dining Philosopherauthor11 Oct 2025, 22:31

@tatawanda thanks for the idea, that's an interesting thought! I think I do prefer letting the player reroll manually in this case, it automatically lets good players play faster and rewards quickly spotting when there is no good item available or deciding an item is not worth its price. I love these kinds of design ideas though, it's much of the fun (and sometimes frustration) in creating a game :)

RadonKalmor12 Oct 2025, 00:39

Absolutely fantastic work with the voicelines, I wanted to keep playing just to hear praise as much as possible, ahah! I was so determined to get more than 7 boxes. Maybe one day I will, very addicting and solid game! I wish there was a mechanic to gain more time or more levels with different challenges. I was already entertained with this, I would be overjoyed if there was even more. Great job!

filgru12 Oct 2025, 02:18

Very nice take on the theme! I’m really enjoying it (over an hour in now!) super addictive. I’ve reached level 7 so far, but I’m not giving up yet. Great job!

Schu13 Oct 2025, 08:38

Super fun! One of the few games I played multiple times. The time pressure adds a ton of engagement trying to quickly figure out which of the collectables you want right now. Fits the theme really nicely as well

SergS Workshop13 Oct 2025, 08:45

It’s extremely hard to beat your high score 😅
Good game! I really like the sound design, and the core mechanic is pretty interesting!

Pimenton14 Oct 2025, 18:53

A good entry for the "collector" theme. I have played other jam games where you have to complete sets of objects and this one is the best I have tried so far. The fact of having limited time to get as many sets as possible instead of having to complete all possible sets is a good spin on the concept. It doesn't drag out and instead leaves you wanting to play again.

BlueDandelion18 Oct 2025, 14:38

Nice and relaxing game, fits the theme pretty well. I managed to get 6 collections.

Pimeko18 Oct 2025, 16:18

Haha very cute art and funny dialogs, cool game!

Kalbshack22 Oct 2025, 16:17

Funny game, only managed to get 3. Good work.

darianifakina23 Oct 2025, 16:51

Very nice, like it!

zimny1123 Oct 2025, 16:51

Cleaver and unique mechanic! It was way more fun that I initially thought. Managed to get 6, maybe I can get 7 with few more tries, but 11 is just crazy! Well done with the game!