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Space Express LTD

By jamesw

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall27
Fun27
Innovation27
Theme27
Humor26
Mood27

Comments

gary-the-enchanter 2023-05-02 01:47

Hey, I'd totally play your game, but I don't know where to find it...

jamesw 2023-05-02 09:27

Hey @gary-the-enchanter, thank you so much for being my first commenter!

Unfortunitely, there were several fatal bugs in the old version, so I just deleted my game at that time.

Now the bugs are fixed, you can play it if you're still interested... Though I know I've exceeded the time and the game is only considered as extra :|

niclee 2023-05-02 10:38

I love these management type games and this was really fun! Music fit really well and sound was good all around. Could've probably used a bit of explanation on stats cause I ended up just sending the preferred species to every mission. All in all great job!

frey 2023-05-02 10:44

Fun concept! I really enjoyed it and was a bit sad it came to end so soon :( A bit janky around the edges, but with a bit of polish it feels like a solid base for a full scope game, feels like it's full of potential. Awesome job! one of my favorites so far.

jamesw 2023-05-02 10:45

Hi @niclee, great thanks for playing my game!

Can't agree more for the advise on explanation part! Too many texts, lacking of icons. I'll improve it in the future!

listlessonion 2023-05-02 10:52

Hi there! Played in Itch and it's pretty engaging even though the game loop is really simple. I think you nailed down the essentials of the management game and risk/reward planning.

Great Job!

skitefall 2023-05-02 11:30

Cool game! The game is relatively easy to pick up. The content is a bit overflow so I can't see clearly what at the top or bottom. One quality of life I want is maybe add an opacity mask over a delivery person who are still on mission. That would be nice to have

marcodeevil 2023-05-02 12:49

Overall really nice game, cool avatars. I like the multitude of mechanics and different stats!

binroot 2023-05-02 23:44

The UI was actually very responsive and easy to use. Never felt laggy. And the UI sounds were well done. Nice job!

eli-delventhal 2023-05-03 00:20

I love Master of Orion so immediately enjoyed the vibe of this. High Mood points. I think the gameplay was a bit simple, would have been nice to have a tad more to do, but I managed to beat the game and didn't get stopped by any bugs which is a big deal as far as LD goes.

mow 2023-05-03 10:39

Really love that one ! Music is nice and atmospheric, gameplay simple but efficient and the graphic are nice and readable. Could be played for hours imo :smile:

unitoftime 2023-05-03 11:07

Pretty fun little management game! Thanks for making it!

mkraw 2023-05-03 11:51

Nice Art

stellarnightmare 2023-05-03 12:03

Rather interesting I liked it and the music gave the game a very nice feel.

yoddaa 2023-05-03 14:46

I love the concept and the game. very good job.

obe-dot 2023-05-03 16:04

Fun! Good graphics.

fachscahfttf 2023-05-03 16:09

This game has a very nice feeling and very cool and soothing soundtrack. I played for some time and had fun :) I was sad when i killed one of my employees on a risky mission. RIP delivery guy :( It would be great to see the type and the presence status of the employers in the bar, and not just by clicking on them.

josephgallear 2023-05-03 16:19

Nice game with a cool atmosphere and a good amount to consider with strategy. It was unclear to me how some of the stats impacted anything; I'm assuming they just triggered random events which never happened for me. For that matter, none of my employees ever died, but I'm assuming it's possible.

There was a couple of points where I was given a penalty for the customers not being able to understand my employees; I'm guessing that's a combination of language stat and species? But I was sending them based on "preferred species" rather than "customer species", so I'm not sure if that was the wrong thing for me to prioritise?

Overall, great game and I hope you keep working on it; there's a lot of potential for ways you could allow the player to expand their delivery service. Maybe discovering new planets through sending people to scout, rather than just being able to see them all from the start?

jdeedubs 2023-05-03 16:26

Really great little game! The interface is snappy, the music is compelling (reminds me of stellaris), and the gameplay feels gratifying.

Good stuff.

ardorugus 2023-05-03 16:55

Nice being in your space. I'd love more involving narrative encounters, I get just pirates. And the flow feels very slow, maybe if something moved there, in space, like comets or something, would be cool. Enjoyed the entry!

torolchuk 2023-05-03 19:23

I like your art and music, it creates very thick cosmic atmosphear. Also amount of the world development that you were able to do in such small time is impressive. I can easily see this game been developed futher and with some more mechanics\ux improvments in ui will be a solid game that will take few evenings.