Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD50 → Baking Simulator 2022
By sarah
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 345 | 3.79 | 56 | |
| Fun | 477 | 3.58 | 56 | |
| Innovation | 653 | 3.35 | 56 | |
| Theme | 1331 | 2.70 | 56 | |
| Graphics | 612 | 3.75 | 57 | |
| Humor | 242 | 3.79 | 54 | |
| Mood | 187 | 4.00 | 55 |
Yes! I was hoping you would do another one!
This was great. The art and humor was great. Just because I am a button doesn't mean you have to press me (Actually... It does)!
I'm happy to say I wasn't terminated.
That kitchen is way too organized and clean to be a simulation of my kitchen though...
Omg thanks for trying it so quickly!! <3 I just finished updating it to add some music and I fixed a couple breaking bugs but otherwise I'm ready for sleep so I'll check out your game tomorrow @hinesite :3
I'm so glad you liked it! And I do agree, buttons kind of just HAVE to be pressed xD I had hoped to add some more chaotic elements but I ran out of time because of how big I scoped this idea \o/ BUT I PLAN TO CONTINUE WORKING ON IT :3
Omg this game reminds me of the games I used to play when I was a kid on the internet. I loved it and it's amazing all the work you did! Congratulations!!! Great job!
This is a interesting game. The graphics are simple, but effective. I love the use of the zoom function, which makes me feel like I'm playing the game through a little magnifying glass somewhat. The poster telling me I was slacking was *extra* motivational.
I agree with the above comment. This very much feels like old games I played when I was a kid, and it's very nostalgic. I enjoyed my time with this.
This is quite interesting. It's been a long time since I've done a prepare and cook kind of game. And the graphics look cute. Everything is very simple, except the gameplay. Still, good job!
Nice work, I was so confused how many BU each measuring cup was....until I saw the sign on the wall lol. The stated theme application seems a little artificial.
+1 for the nostalgia, very cute baking simulator - fair amount of recipes and impressed that the whole baking process could be codified and visualized this way
Loved it! My math brain could not handle it tho. I loved how precise it was and it was visually very clear. For some reason I did not read any controls beforehand, but it was easy to figure out fast.
The only thing I don't appreciate that much about this is the soundtrack that eventually starts to get annoying.
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I really thought this was shrimp
I failed pretty hard - getting the right amount of all the stuff hurted my brain a bit. Got replaced after taking the third cup wrong :<
Cute game !
Such a cool game! I love the attention to detail in the art and interactions. The humour was spot on as well. I really enjoyed trying to follow the recipies and figuring out the weird measurements.
This is cute, and it looks clean, i really like it =) Funny, enjoyable and tense in the way "am i doing this wrong?" Great work =)
cute chill game the way to do things wasnt super obvious, i had to fiddle with clicking around and got a little annoyed until i understood, i never knew what BU was but i sorta figured it out, nice work
Oh my oh my this is so freaking lovely, what an amazing game. I happen to love cooking and i now wish i had a "put away ingredients" button in real life too xD this is seriously too good, the casual vibes, the relaxing music, the clear instructions to follow the recipe are all just superb. The art style suits it perfectly, i get from this the same vibes i got from Unpacking but in it's own cozy way. the gameplay is also very addicting, everything feels responsive and fun to manipulate, and i'm super glad you didn't went the Cooking Mama route of adding minigames to the steps, it's a super solid game and probably something i would buy on steam as is. And you did this alone???? absolutely bonkers, you are amazing, i really really like this, very well done!
i really like it :) that is funny!
Great job! the full screen really worked better. The first time i played, my mouse became stuck, but i reloaded and worked fine.
This is a really relaxing game. I enjoy cooking IRL so the premise of the game really got me excited! :)
Had some decent time after figuring out what to do. I wish the "zoom in" window at the bottom of the screen was optional and hints in the upper right corner were a bit hard to make out, at least on my screeen.
Good job!
I really enjoy the visual design of your game. the scope in the corner is a very interesting design. The cooking/baking theme is very easy to feel related to. The measurement is different from what I'm familiar to, it gave me some trouble, requires some math. I do enjoy finding items and tools in the area, feel very related to real life. Good job!
Nice baking sim, if only baking in my kitchen was as pleasent as it was here! Took me a bit to figure out what should interact with what, but once I did it went much smoother. cool entry!
Very clean and straightforward game. Had fun trying it out :D
I recently baked a cake, so I can relate to this game! Quite fun, and really like using math for the units system. The humor was also spot on!
THANKS SO MUCH FOR TRYING OUT MY GAME EVERYONE, sorry It took me so long to get back here \o/ This weekend really turned my brain to mush haha
@naplz I definitely felt inspired by older games I used to play as well! I'm glad it worked out xD
@proxy-games I actually intended it to feel magnifying glassish haha, I was hoping to have it give the feel of like, when you have to lean in to read the recipe because there's flour in your eye or something :P The poster was to make it feel like a real workplace xD
@thegamer The gameplay was meant to be a bit more simplified initially but as I started making it I realized it was getting more and more complicated and I was fine with that xD cause its just like baking irl haha
@adamk33n3r The BU unit is meant to be confusing because I just made it up haha. It technically stands for 'Baking Units' and I forgot to *ever tell anyone that* but this is fine! Also, yes you're correct about the theme, I actually had this idea before the jam started and I tried to fit the theme in but I didnt have enough time to add my ideas, so I went with what I had now haha. I basically wanted to have the oven potentially explode everytime you used it, to a point where it would definitely explode eventually and the idea would have been to see how much you could bake before that happened, HOWEVER TIME IS A CRUEL MISTRESS.
@reulan I actually was also impressed at how well the baking process turned out in this format haha, I actually get so much enjoyement out of virtually baking, so I kind of just made this game for myself xD
@boclow I think this was my first game jam to actually have intuitive controls that didn't immediately confuse everyone (*progress*) But I also intentionlly wanted to have some math involved cause I also like math but sometimes when im baking irl I have to do some quick math and this was my best way to represent it in a game :3
@velvetlobster I changed out the music right after you tried it actually! So its a lot more soothing now :3 I can see how it would look like shrimp xD
@fis Its okay, everyone gets replaced eventually xD at least the end result gets decorated haha
@vidarn I'm glad you noticed some of the details! I spent a lot of time trying to make the atmosphere feel kitcheny xD And figuring out the weird measurements is one of my favourite parts of the game! I'm so glad I was able to get it all working with the chart on the wall and things (:
@underlig Its definitely got the enjoyable but tense vibes that I love, but Im hoping to make a post jam version that is much more chill :3
I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE FEEDBACK, it makes me really happy to see everyone enjoying the game! I put a lot of hours into making this happen and it ALL FEELS WORTH IT!
I'm ABSOLUTELY interested in making a post jam version as well, for anyone interested \o/
@joymagine So my main goal was to try and make it feel like someone dropped you in a kitchen you were unfamiliar with and left you with instructions to bake things. So the idea was for it to feel a bit confusing until you click around on things and find stuff and what not (: Im glad you were able to figure it out! Also BU means 'Baking Units' haha but I forgot to add that to my [HINT] list!
@vitor-milioni I actually had thought about unpacking during parts of the jam!! It also gave me similar vibes when i was working on the sorting/cupboards ingredients inside etc. So its actually really fun to just move everything around, and initially I wasnt going to have a button HOWEVER, I was worried ingredients might go missing xD so I wanted to have a failsafe and then it was just very satisfying haha. Id like to have it so that as a player you can decide what the 'put away' position of an ingredient is :3 Im actually planning to make a post jam version that is more fleshed out! I had this idea a bit before the game jam even started! Ive been doing my own art for my games for a while and this was definitely one of the more extensive arts ive done. I spent about 16 hours out of the first 20 doing just art and making sure the items looked good in game :3 it was so much work but it really paid off! (my brain is still catching back up, I couldnt even play any games last night haha)
@mrstari Thanks for trying it out \o/
@glayson I had always intended it to be played full screen because otherwise some of the text and things might be hard to read haha, but I'm not sure why the mouse would have broken! I'm glad it worked after reloading :3
@sodoj I also love to bake irl so I was really excited to play this afterwards as well haha. I ACTUALLY HAD CODED THE MINI CAMERA TO BE OPTIONAL, and completely forgot to add the button to do it now that I read your comment!!! Cause I knew it would be better to be off sometimes xD And I also wanted to make the hints/text look better but it was unfortunately one of the final things I did and I just ran out of time to make it more polished, but its absolutely on my list!
@vivyhasadream I tried to make it feel as close to baking irl as I could! I really wanted to replicate the fun I have when I bake cookies or cupcakes etc. I had hoped to make it so that the items/pans etc could be set elsewhere but I was struggling technically with it so I gave them all their places and I actually kind of ended up liking it better! It made me feel like my kitchen was organized haha I was hoping to make the measurements feel 'new' to everyone, even experienced bakers so I actually just made up my own 'Baking Units' for the game xD
@guy-girmonsky The idea I had was that I wanted a bit of confusion on what to do when you first got there, and that with time you would learn, just like if you were in a new kitchen irl! I was really trying to replicate the idea that you get dropped in a kitchen as a substitute baker xD I didnt really have enough time to flesh out the 'story' part that I wanted to have to make that more clear haha
@snowycocoon thanks for playing! i'm glad you had fun (:
@alex-stewart I hope your cake was good! I also really liked the math part, so i'm glad to see I wasn't alone on that front!!
THANKS SO MUCH FOR TRYING OUT MY GAME AND LEAVING FEEDBACK EVERYONE, I really appreciate it all <3 As I said in the above comment, i'm planning to make a post jam version for anyone interested!!
ALSO FOR ANYONE WHO IS COMMENTING --> I willlllllll play your game and rate it before the jam is over! but it might take a few days since I have a lot to get to <3 <3 <3
Super fun game! The hidden jokes were great, and it was so cozy and nice. The only thing I didn't like was that you didn't warn us we'd have to use math rofl. Solid game! However.... what DOES BU stand for? XD
Hi! I like the humor and loved grabbing eggs with spoons :laughing: I wish you could move the recipes around to interact with things behind without having to close them, but thankfully they're not really in the way too much.
I like that the colors actually mix together in the batter and the looking glass is also nice touch. Little details like those can add a lot :relaxed: The experience overall did remind me of real baking (albeit probably with nicer results x.x). Overall a pleasant entry!
Great game and loved the nostalgia feel of it. t took me some time to get comfortable with the gameplay, but it seemed worth it.. and it was :stuck_out_tongue: The zoom feature was really helpful, the art style was really cohesive, and taking the eggs with the cups was really unnexpected :relaxed: It was a fun experience, thanks for this entry!!
Cute game! I liked the fact that you always had to think a little on what combination of spoons you should use. Some elements were a bit hard to understand at first, I spend a couple of minutes looking for a bowl before understanding I had to validate the receipe haha. The hints and zoom are very nice ideas.
Good job! 🧁
Fun submission!
The humor was there, the zoom function was a great smart addition and the graphics were minimalistic, clear, and cute! The colours you used are so soothing!
@sarah Incredible coincidence, I used the same music in my game 3 months ago
Solid game jam! Really chill vibes with that music (even though I could be terminated at any moment 😱) Clean art style (and even cleaner kitchen!) - good work!
Whew, that was scary. This could be in the Survival Horror category... :D But at least it went better than when I bake in real life. Great job!
Such a cute and fun game! The graphics are really nice and it's such a well polished game for a game jam. The colour changing for the batter was a nice touch. It was easy to figure out what to do and the added maths aspect was really fun. Good effort overall, you should be proud!
In a game like this with many combinations its easy to have many bugs, but I don't really see any so good job:P But it would be nice to have more at the end than just "thanks for playing" In case of failure You could for example break the wall, add a shotgun sound, fade out to black screen and even close the game. Right now its all sweet and nice, and I am not sure if that was the goal;P
Hah! Joke's on you! I live in Europe so I'm used to converting cups to other measurements every time I bake! Was a cute and relaxing game though, great entry!
Very detailed and nice game. I'm surprised you made this for a game jam. It had less bugs that I expected. Also the music was pleasant and the gameplay was satisfying.
I really like the graphics, but the music is kind of dull, perhaps you can change the music later
I love the game and the graphics! Good job! <3
Nice and cute game. I wish there would be a button to clean kitchen utensils in real life :smile:
I was able to get more batter out of the visually empty mixer bowl while baking the chocolate cake after baking cupcakes. Maybe a small bug? But nothing game breaking. Can't overfill the pans anyway.
Also noticed the 1/3 missing on the unit list:
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But those are just minor things I noticed. All in all great entry. Keep up the good work!
A very cute game, mostly just vibing and making baking seem easy. (Is it really this easy? I never bake.) I simply put in the required amounts and got an A+ on all four recipes. I was hoping for some kind of victory celebration at the end. Not much of a challenge outside a bit of mental arithmetic, but I enjoyed it nonetheless!
The art is cute, though I personally would've preferred a less grey kitchen. I suppose a professional bakery is all stainless steel, so it makes a bit of sense, but I craved some more colors there.
Overall just a very pleasant entry!
Pleasant and chill mixing game! The dark undertones and pink go well together :smile: The measuring was a fun precision challenge. With my standard resolution (3440x1440) the text dropped off screen. (had to switch to 2560x1440). Perhaps a timer could be added to add some more pressure to do things fassst.
Nicely done!
Really relaxing and cute game :D Loved the humor and the hidden messages.
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The mood of this game is sooo relaxing, and the music really made my day better, thank you. I've never played a cooking simulator before but this one is very good, I'd say divine, exquisite.
A fun game with some decent artwork! There are lots of nice little details everywhere! The gameplay is not particularly challenging as it mostly just doing some slightly awkward conversions to BU, maybe some timers can add a bit more depth to it?
I really liked the intro texts.
Had a lot of issues getting a hang of the game but ready the hints actually helps :smile:
I really enjoyed this game, the art, the music, the concept. So relaxing. Congrats :)
Nice work. The game looks great and plays really nicely.
Cute artworks, fun to play, needs to use the brain (a little), I spent good time playing it, so well done!
Really like the art work.
Game was fun to play, even though you made me do math. I messed up and put 100BU of salt into my cake instead of 10.
Music was very relaxing and fit the game perfectly, so good addition there.
If I had any criticism it would be that some of the UI covered the fridge.
Good game! I liked the jokes. :)
Unfortunately I couldn't play it well because of my unusual resolution (2560x1080):
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But I liked the humor in the introduction :)
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