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The Lineman

By tater-hater

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall2373.1021
Fun2632.6021
Innovation2602.7321
Theme1943.3621
Graphics1913.2321
Audio2272.3320
Mood1433.4721

Comments

mountaingoose 2026-04-20 04:14

Great job getting so many different scenes done. Enjoy fixing me some lines

tolviere 2026-04-20 04:30

Almost gave up because I didn't realize that I had to hit the lever haha, but I figured it out and I actually really liked this one! It's glitchy in all the best ways. I doubt it was intentional, but the weirdly clipping text boxes and disappearing sprites added to the weird surreal feeling of the game. Gameplay was fairly basic, but I enjoy me some fetch quests. I do wish that the choices you make led to something, but it's still pretty neat.

matt-giuca 2026-04-20 13:17

I like the simple story, it's clear a lot of work went into this.

I had a lot of trouble with the actual signal UI. Firstly I was very confused about up and down ... am I right that the main switch "up" is on and "down" is off? That's not how most power switches I am familiar with worked and I got stuck for a long time on that. Needs an LED to show "on" / "off" status. And also I couldn't figure out what the signal 1/2 buttons were for, especially on the first one. (I think those were just breakers right, not needed in the first puzzle?)

leenoi 2026-04-20 13:24

Very cute game! You got so much done, and I got really invested in the story and job during playing this.

gideongriebenow 2026-04-20 19:54

Well done on completing a game! I was able to finish it without too much head scratching.

arada 2026-04-21 02:13

Nice work!

crocidb 2026-04-22 11:57

I somehow always crave short little experiences like this one. You did a great job! :)

smolbigby 2026-04-23 20:39

It was a very simple game, but a good one. I really liked the graphics. The only problem I had is that I couldn’t walk diagonally for some reason (is this a bug?).

paroxysmal 2026-04-25 02:22

Really like the gameboy ascetic. Well done.

bentglasstube 2026-04-26 21:12

Impressive to make a gameboy game in such a short time, I know working with older consoles can be a real pain. The story was cute and I loved the sprites. My only complaint is that it was too short. I will have to go back and make different choices to see what happens. Great work.

shoalmuse 2026-04-27 07:01

Great graphics and world building with so little. The talking noise was kind irritating and some music would add a lot. I really enjoyed my time being a heartless lineman!

jk5000 2026-05-07 10:40

A simple and fun little game. Well done.

flightless 2026-05-07 20:30

I really liked it, nice one! Good dialogue and such cool graphics. Skärmbild 2026-05-07 222734.png

shram 2026-05-07 21:43

Don't you think the look of your covers doesn't quite match your schedule?