Welcome to Hotline BBS. You have obtained a new BBS system to run and maintain. Monitor network traffic, buy & repair equipment, increase bandwidth, pay bills, get more users and with them more money! Become the kingpin and become the BBS that everyone wants to connect too!
This is an incremental idle game. Choose upgrades as they become available, nothing special, nothing fancy.
I opted out of music and sound as I did not make the music.
Tools: Unity 6, Helix Editor, Aseprite. Music is from Ovani.
Chill and pretty 💖 I wish the web version would run while it was open on a different screen/browser tab to get the full idle game experience, but it was nice to have it running as a break for a while 😊 And I love the dark theme with the subtle glow effect - very nice aesthetics
What a look! The amber CRT glow gives it a real Hotline Miami vibe, and the whole screen feels like a machine from 1992. As an idle game it's calm and easy to read, though the start is a bit slow: it takes a while before the first purchase, so an early cheap upgrade or a faster first minute would hook players sooner. Gorgeous pixel work, well done!
I would have liked a bit more interaction; as it stands, you’re essentially forced to just let it run from the very beginning. That said, it’s very well made—you immediately understand what you need to do—and it’s very attractive, so well done!
The interface is very pretty, but it feels a bit slow-paced, even for an incremental game. I think it would have been more engaging if there were a couple cheaper upgrades that could be bought more quickly early on.
Going to echo the complaints that it felt a bit too slow-paced, it takes quite a while to reach the 40 Euros needed for the cheapest upgrade. The upgrades also don't feel like they significantly increase the cashflow.
The whole concept of establishing and building up a BBS network feels incredibly fun. The feeling of watching the system grow and become the hub that everyone wants to connect to is really rewarding. Great job capturing the unique atmosphere of that era!
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No but actually really great, very nostalgic, and the incremental hook was solid.
Easily the best looking game I've played so far tonight, great aseprite work!
Going to echo the complaints that it felt a bit too slow-paced, it takes quite a while to reach the 40 Euros needed for the cheapest upgrade. The upgrades also don't feel like they significantly increase the cashflow.
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