Rental Breakdown

by tobius

co-authored: @jb-rock, @manatee-webster, @vary

⚠️ Photosensitivity Warning - Occasional Flashes of Light

Welcome to your job as a video tape rewinder at Big Deal Video! Your job is simple - just use the cassette rewinder at your desk to make sure that the returned rentals are ready for the next customer! When they are done, place them in the returns box at the other end of the table.

Now, no job is perfect. The power switch at your table is a bit finicky, the plug is a bit loose, and your boss (who LOVES to talk) insists on bringing his cat, Mr Bubbles, to work. There might be a few other things you'll have to deal with as well, but surely that's worth the $3.35 an hour you're making!

Controls

Use the mouse to click and interact with the game.

Most things in the game can be dragged around.

Play Game

Play in your browser or download for Windows or OSX.

Socials

@tobius

@vary - Varyana (Bluesky) | https://bsky.app/profile/varyana.bsky.social

@jb-rock - Jared Uggerud (Bandcamp) | https://jareduggerud.bandcamp.com/

Comments10

maxxxMAX19 Oct 2026, 22:49

I couldn't get the cartridge in. The graphics are very colorful and bright—I like them. Also, there’s a cute cat paw in there.

Retrific19 Oct 2026, 22:53

This is great! Once I understood how to actually rewind it was one of the best experiences I had this LD so far.
Great atmosphere, superb visuals (seriously, this looks like its weeks of work not a few days), and of course the cat for the humor stars. A bit stressful but thats the point.

5/5

mcmuniz19 Oct 2026, 22:53

WAIT THE ART IS SO CLEAN I LOVE IT! The BGM and all the lil' SFX were also very appreciated and definitely led to it feeling super clean. I also lost a few rounds to just poking around at all the different interactable items. Took me a few rounds to get the hang of things (I am dumb and did not read lmao), but once I got it down it was a nice balance of relaxing/cozy and time pressure between getting the tapes rewound. All the random distractions really helped make it feel like a "complete" game (or as complete as a jam game can be lol). Great job!

ZaBrat19 Oct 2026, 22:54

The visuals are very beautiful and really fit the theme; interestingly, we had a similar idea for our own game.

It reminded me of how, as a child, I used to rewind cassette tapes by sticking my finger into the spiky, rotating wheel.

Zectalier19 Oct 2026, 22:55

Cool little game with great graphics and sound design! The gameplay is simple and easy to pick up, but it still requires some skill to avoid getting overwhelmed too quickly.

Really enjoyed the overall vibe the game was going for. A fun little experience!

Slyz19 Oct 2026, 22:56

Quite nice, even though I had issues trying to rewind, it wasn't properly working it seems. Or I just missed something. But overall much liked the mood :))

Tayho19 Oct 2026, 22:59

Very fun game ! The drag&drop elements works well event at fast peace (even if sometimes the casette merge with the rewinder, maybe it's intended), the random event are really fun (this cat....). Very good retro vibes and art love it. Good job !

AppoxGames19 Oct 2026, 23:30

Not sure if it works, i tried to put the tape into the rewinder but it refused to be inserted. How do i insert it? Looks interesting

KediKat21 Oct 2026, 00:38

Hard, but fun. Love the visuals!

Eugenik21 Oct 2026, 01:15

The setup perfectly captures the environment of working in an old video rental store. The feeling of having to manage all those random tasks while keeping up with the time pressure is really well done.

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