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Spacella

By dandala88, chrispy977 and DankFudge

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall3.7211
Fun3.0511
Innovation3.0511
Theme4.3811
Graphics4.1611
Audio3.9411
Humor2.0610
Mood3.6611

Comments

thefisherbird 2023-05-03 19:11

A fun game but hard to understand how to get going first and pace of the game is pretty slow, but overall pretty fun and interesting idea

floralvikings 2023-05-03 19:21

I feel like there's a lot to explore in terms of additional mechanics with this concept, well done!

resacagames 2023-05-03 19:21

Very nice entry to play idle, I had it for a while in a tab and had fun. Fits the theme as well, music was soothing. Great work!!!!!! 👍👏

sebbot 2023-05-03 19:22

pretty game! I think the trucks are quite slow, but that's my only issue with it. well done!

gametrodon 2023-05-03 19:29

Few thoughts. First up, the pacing was kind of a turn off. I get that it's supposed to be slow, but it's so slow that it almost felt unfun at the start. Echoing @thefisherbird's comment on controls here: they feel a bit wonky, and I had to reread the instructions a few times to understand what to do.

It might also be worth noting that there's a limit to how much a planets payout rate can go to, without knowing that it can feel like you're only ever going to lose money past a certain point.

Also, a small bug: You can sell an infinite number of trucks you don't have for free money.

theg 2023-05-03 19:29

Found myself playing longer than I needed to. I wish there were more planets to ship between and make interesting routes with, then maybe some further progression. Aesthetics hit decently, not bad!

aligator 2023-05-03 19:37

Nice game! It is a bit too easy, there is no challenge in this game. Here you could add some Disasters, like space pirates. However I like the Ambient of the game. Especially the sound track fits very well. The graphics match also perfectly in the game.

And I don't think its too slow, however some more upgrade possibilities would be nice.

beebster-games 2023-05-03 19:40

you know, I almost didn't play this, but I did. I spent almost 40 minutes playing. I had 8 ships, and over $500,000 dollars.

I just didn't understand why I couldn't get the planets that did not have a direct route. I got it to work a couple of times, but most of the time I just could not get the route to work.

How do I do that?

By the way the graphics were exceptional, the music phenomenal, the game play was very very good

chompdev 2023-05-03 20:00

Wow, this game is beautiful! I love the parallax gas clouds, stars, and floating debris. The music fits perfectly. The gameplay took me a few minutes to figure out, but I actually really like how the waypoint queues work. Would love to see you add more to this one after the jam!

cobear25 2023-05-04 02:41

Awesome submission. I appreciate that it's meant to take a while so you can just go back to it every now and then, though I think I'd prefer to choose some sort of fast mode or something where I can play more in real time. The balance of losing money as the trucks move with earning income each time a planet is hit seems like it could take a lot of strategy. With more time it would be cool to see that balanced really well.