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Postage Simulator

By notgeorge

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall2.219
Fun1.929
Innovation2.649
Theme3.649
Graphics2.579
Audio2.579
Humor2.009
Mood2.579

Comments

burnedkirby 2023-05-01 10:36

I really want the drag-and-drop to work well, because I think that is holding back the game. It gets frustrating when the drag-and-drop just gets stuck, so you have to move packages slowly to deliver them. Maybe its an unintended gameplay element that you have to be careful with packages? Also good that it sometimes mixes things up by swapping the chutes, but I think it would benefit from the chutes actually moving instead of the icons just changing instantaneously because I missed it changing a few times. Despite the problems, good concept. Good work!

haselkern 2023-05-01 10:52

This could be a very fun game, but the glitchy dragging really does make it rather frustrating. Other than that it's a solid game, I definitely liked playing it.

freamdev 2023-05-01 10:52

It seems like the drag and drop is working as long as the mouse is inside the item. If I move the cursor too fast, it gets outside of the item and that's when the dragging stops. You could change it to follow the mouse when the left mouse button is pressed instead. :)

Nice job on the game! :)

minibetrayal 2023-05-01 10:52

I agree with the previous comment; its tricky to look past the glitchy dragging as it feels like the game is punishing you for being too good. That said, It's a nice little sorting sim and the switching chutes is a nice touch

kylethecoder 2023-05-01 10:53

I really liked this conceptually, just like burnedkirby said above. I think the drag and drop problems were a bit too much for me, could not really play it for long enough to get a good handle on it. I'd love to see it improved and extended though, I think you definitely have the makings of a great mobile game. Can definitely see someone sitting on a train/bus just playing this, missing their stop, and then hoping the stops just relabel themselves so that theirs comes up again.

elementary 2023-05-01 10:58

The drag and drop functionality is broken, packages get stuck and then they can't be moved within the time limit, would probably be a decent game if you can fix it. Only changing the icons on the chutes makes it difficult to keep track of when it changes, so maybe if this was a bit more obvious to players.

buni 2023-05-01 11:21

Like previously mentioned, the drag and drop didn't really work well for me too. This being the core mechanic in the game made me lose interest in the game pretty quickly. I like the pixelart tho :)

ruthiepee 2023-05-19 16:59

I like the concept but I also had problems with the drag and drop functionality. I do like how the chutes switch around, it adds a nice extra challenge.