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Unstable Working Conditions

By j0ye

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall2883.4430
Fun3093.2830
Innovation3453.1430
Theme1673.8730
Graphics3813.1730
Audio3972.5029
Humor2522.7926
Mood4372.7027

Comments

mrnannings 2021-10-04 08:05

Nice idea with de different zones where one can drag crates. The third level was already difficult to make a height enough pile to reach the goal. Anyway I like it a lot!

appoxgames 2021-10-04 09:39

Tricky game that requires a lot of patience. Only feedback i have is that i feel some of the objects should have a little more weight to them to make them more "stable", but i guess that would go against the theme :) Well done!

goldenevolution 2021-10-04 09:44

I really dig the mechanics here, it's fun to throw stuff around. I did get progessively harder though to the point where it got a bit frustrating. And I also wish I could turn the buzzing sound off from the lamps. Cool submission!

justolinas 2021-10-04 10:39

Couldn't get past level 3, but very nice idea tho!

ddesigndude 2021-10-08 05:53

It's an addictive game and I could see this actually doing well on a mobile app store if it was released there after making some tweaks. Sometimes it seems while playing the HTML version the physics can glitch out on me while clicking and dragging items and there is a buzzing noise that I figure needs to be fixed but other than that it's pretty fun and mind challenging. Good Work!

barrier 2021-10-18 15:43

The buzzing noise is driving me crazy, not sure if thats a bug or feature?

matthewlacker 2021-10-18 16:25

This was quite difficult, I was unable to get past the third level. It felt quite difficult to accurately throw the boxes, maybe a system for throwing that works more like Angry Birds or Desert Golfing would have felt a little more controlled.

I thought it was interesting that you could knock other objects into the controllable box, and then throw them again to try and stack them. I didn't make it far enough to see if that was used more later on, but its a cool idea.

j0ye 2021-10-18 16:27

@barrier Its supposed to be a feature. The game was designed as a tedious work grind. The lamps are supposed to add nerve wrecking atmosphere.

j0ye 2021-10-18 16:29

@matthewlacker Did you read the controls or the tips on the walls? That would help you with the starting levels. Also there is a level select in the main menu.

laurent 2021-10-18 16:30

It's neat how you managed to implement many different dynamics in this! The sound was a bit bothersome as others said. I also got an error and since it's a dev build the console popped up!

j0ye 2021-10-18 16:35

@laurent Thanks for playing my game.

jiri-hysek 2021-10-18 16:36

Pretty fun game! I like the dynamite, when you hold a piece of furniture on it it makes cool fireshow :D

epb9000 2021-10-18 16:40

That was quite an interesting challenge. I definitely liked the dark areas as the lighting effects were quite nice there. I had trouble grabbing the dynamyte sometimes. A larger (but invisible) target may have helped I suspect.

flying-dog-fish 2021-10-18 16:40

Nice game, only the buzzing sound (light flickering?) was annoying. It was a bit tricky but I managed to finish all the levels. It's fun to play, the graphics look good and I think the music was nice, but I'm not sure because of the buzzing.

j0ye 2021-10-18 16:42

@flying-dog-fish Congrats on finishing the game. I saw a lot of people struggling with the riddles. Yeah, i really over did it with the lamps.

matthewlacker 2021-10-18 16:46

@j0ye I did read the instructions, on level 3 I was able to make a stack of E shaped tables, but I couldnt manage to toss the final box onto the stack

sigo 2021-10-18 17:18

Good job, it was pretty cool to play it^^

zimny11 2021-10-18 18:13

The in-game mechanics are awesome. The dark levels took me by surprise. Music is nice. There are multiple ways to do a level (trying to through a box, pushing it with other objects or putting it on other object and trying to balance it with moving). Only this buzzing noise... :P Excellent job with the game! I had a great time. I wish there were more levels!

P.S. I already have enough ratings, so if you have limited time, please do not feel obligated to play my, and instead please go to danger zone :)

geckoo1337 2021-10-18 18:21

Great game which I saw on Twitch (runuchok). I like the physics which is a little bit weird sometimes. It fits with the theme and all works well as expected for a game which requires some skill. Minigames are always a good idea for a GameJam. Really well done. I had fun playing ++

nebiros 2021-10-18 18:23

Fun game ! The buzzing sounds of the lights made me mute the game, so sorry for your music that seemed cool. I liked the gameplay though, I always love physics ! My two favorite levels were the 8th and 9th. Good job !

dcrdro 2021-10-18 18:34

Cool minimalistic game Simple concept and implementation. The game is somewhat similar to mine :)

But found that some items are lost grubbing state after some time after I cathched them by mouse, don't know is it by design.

Generally sounds are good, but light sound was some annoying :/

Good job!

coryru 2021-10-18 19:31

The physics in this game made me laugh out loud. There is something about just throwing the boxes as hard as you can. The puzzles were great and just hard enough. Great work could see this as a fun time sink.

dgspitzer 2021-10-19 02:39

Interesting physical level design! The last green ball level is so hard but I manage to beat it!

varundevs 2021-10-19 08:00

Funny sound and physics made laugh so hard that I can't even tell, Good one

shakedimus 2021-10-19 19:35

Haha it seems like such a silly game but I actually thoroughly enjoyed the half skill - half puzzle game style. The calm music also really added to the experience. The variation of the boxes and the tennis ball also kept it interesting. I don't know how you would expand it but I really enjoyed it as is. Good job!

mikoziq 2021-10-21 19:55

Just managed to rate the game as promised, few minutes before rate deadline :D

Pros:

- Clever puzzles! - Fun physics - Easy to grasp gameplay - Fitting graphics - Nice small music - Hard to master (lol)

Cons:

- Don't know if it was just me, but game sounds in my instance were verrrryy hissssyy, which made me turn the volume way down (was the hissing comning from the lights?)

Good job!