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Laundry Day by Omiya Games

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made by Omiya Games for LD31 (JAM)
It's time to do your laundry! Remember to clean out the dryer's lint screen, and don't forget to IM to your friends about your wonderful adventure in the laundromat!

Too busy to wait for your current cycle to finish? Don't worry - you can close the game and come back later to collect your laundry.

The laundromat owners are not responsible for lost or stolen items, so please don't leave your clothes unattended for too long!

Laundry Day was created via a collaborative effort between the members of Tech Valley Game Space, an inclusive game development group and co-working space located in Troy, NY.
The Space Cadets who contributed to the game include:
* Jamey Stevenson (Spoony Bird)
* Taro Omiya (Omiya Games)
* Anthony Rossello (Brightstar)
* Ampera
* Chase Bethea
* Terence Tolman
* Phillip Demick
* Keith Morgado (Binary Takeover)

For more information about Tech Valley Game Space, please visit our Meetup page at:
http://www.meetup.com/TechValleyGameSpace/
Web http://omiyagames.com/laundry_day7/
Newgrounds http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/649954
GameJolt http://gamejolt.com/games/strategy-sim/laundry-day/41406/
Kongregate http://www.kongregate.com/games/OmiyaGames/laundry-day
Itch.io http://omiyagames.itch.io/laundry-day
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=20557

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 3.27 439
Audio(Jam) 2.86 446
Fun(Jam) 3.05 496
Graphics(Jam) 2.78 719
Humor(Jam) 3.73 82
Innovation(Jam) 3.62 182
Mood(Jam) 3.11 447
Theme(Jam) 3.69 366

Feedback

Ozcr
09. Dec 2014 · 01:10 UTC
Really cool game!

Try mine, http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=44154
5k0d
09. Dec 2014 · 18:17 UTC
Lol what a twist, wash ur tshirts = profit!
belowzerogames
10. Dec 2014 · 01:45 UTC
I got a Hybrid Cat in my lint trap :) Very cool little game
andrewkennedy
10. Dec 2014 · 02:36 UTC
Clever idea, but the game sort of locked up for me. I clicked on the phone and then opened a washer and both UIs were open. Then I could never leave the phone screen.
Murchurl
10. Dec 2014 · 05:35 UTC
Good game! My favourite feature was the lint trap thought that was pretty cool! Overall solid effort, good entry!
fleegle2000
11. Dec 2014 · 03:58 UTC
Funny commentary on social gaming.
spacedoubt
11. Dec 2014 · 05:12 UTC
Pogs and a Nuke in the same lint trap. Wanna play pogs? I dare you to beat me.
🎤 Omiya Games
11. Dec 2014 · 05:55 UTC
@spacedoubt All I get from this is a sad feeling.
Larzan
11. Dec 2014 · 09:08 UTC
Nice sound, good idea and implementation, but the chatting thing did not work, i sent two messages and nothing ever came back, so i guess i kind of didn't see the whole point you wanted to make?
SK16 Games
11. Dec 2014 · 18:56 UTC
Haha very fun (and very boring of course :P) little game! Why not doing the laundry while playing other Ludum Dare games? :D
spacedoubt
11. Dec 2014 · 20:46 UTC
A sad feeling?! I thought it was awesome!
🎤 Omiya Games
11. Dec 2014 · 21:36 UTC
No problems, @spacedoubt, I knew you meant that in a positive. I was joking that one of the trinkets you can collect in the lint screen is "a sad feeling."
Kuality Games
11. Dec 2014 · 22:01 UTC
Funny idea. I like how different it is from other games.
Xanjos
12. Dec 2014 · 01:55 UTC
Well this was weirdly fun but the implementation is well done (especially the random stuff you can find in the lint traps) and you do have the theme nailed down really well.
egos
12. Dec 2014 · 22:08 UTC
i laugth a lot thanks.
seriously good idea the multigaming with this background
Great job
EquipeJAM
13. Dec 2014 · 00:15 UTC
Really cool game! xD
Wampus
13. Dec 2014 · 00:20 UTC
Its like I was actually in a laundromat, getting annoyed at how long it was taking to wash clothes. Good, funny concept. Next game: Garbage day.
Dans17
13. Dec 2014 · 00:29 UTC
Well done, and enjoyable to play.
JJEvil
14. Dec 2014 · 22:55 UTC
Intense clothes-washing action. I found a bag of chips in the lint trap & ate them while trying to change my ringtone.
sorlok
15. Dec 2014 · 00:02 UTC
Surprisingly fun! I love the feel of the game, and the stuff you find in the lint trap. Probably has the maximum "fun you're having" to "coolness of the thing you're doing" ratio.
Scam
15. Dec 2014 · 19:35 UTC
Very fun and very boring at the same time. Bravo!
Integershift
15. Dec 2014 · 23:17 UTC
Got to 101 Coins fun game but it could of had some kind of mechanic where you payed monthly rent or something to spice the game up a bit. Got pretty boring is all. Played on stream and was fun! http://www.twitch.tv/integershift
RyanNielson
16. Dec 2014 · 00:41 UTC
I'd do laundry every day if I found tons of change in the lint trap. What a strange game, I enjoyed it.
bogdan.tana
16. Dec 2014 · 22:28 UTC
Never thought a laundry day could be so fun lol. Congrats! :D
puppetmaster
16. Dec 2014 · 23:33 UTC
Hehehe!! I can play this game the hole day! :-)
Cool sound effects!

Well made!
MrBadIvan
17. Dec 2014 · 07:38 UTC
This game is a very fun, and I didnt expect this from laundary!=)
Simple, humorous, rewarding and addictive=)
Simon
17. Dec 2014 · 14:20 UTC
This is actually pretty cool. I like the premise but I ended making huge laundries to gather lots of objects so that I could send text messages. Huge laundries taking more time I spent most of my time waiting :) Weird and in the end very close to the actual laundry day feeling. Well done.
Tuism
18. Dec 2014 · 21:37 UTC
Whether you intended or not, you've basically just made what almost every freemium bloody mobile game is these days :)

And on a fraction of the budget too! Well done! :)
wavertron
18. Dec 2014 · 21:41 UTC
I found this game a little odd. I found myself waiting a little too much. eg the first cycle took like 2 minutes+ and I had nothing to really do. The text messages were a little slow and locked up one time. Still, there is a certain charm to this game.
🎤 Omiya Games
18. Dec 2014 · 22:22 UTC
@Tuism Psst!
It's intended.
rjhelms
19. Dec 2014 · 19:49 UTC
Remember laundry day? It's back, in game form!
Andrew Adams
20. Dec 2014 · 00:15 UTC
I found an Ice Cube in the lint trap!
Lynx
20. Dec 2014 · 05:12 UTC
Very humorous game concept, I kept finding myself washing clothes over and over without really know why I keep putting them back in! That's a sign of a great game!

I wish I had a pile of trinkets or something so I can look through see what I've gotten and how many I need
janovbyrnisson
21. Dec 2014 · 06:51 UTC
Nah, can't rate! Gotta do my laundry. :P
alwaysinbeta
21. Dec 2014 · 18:31 UTC
Really good, absurdist fun! Amazing what you find in those lint trays..
🎤 Omiya Games
21. Dec 2014 · 21:26 UTC
@janovbyrnisson *sends a text message* Rate the game, man.
joppiesaus
26. Dec 2014 · 19:44 UTC
Hahaha, what a humor.
Pretty polished game, nice sounds, but I wish the gameplay was a little faster.
Neat idea. Great work!
hoqjed
27. Dec 2014 · 05:41 UTC
I found it interesting how sometimes a compelling narrative would be revealed through the phone/items every once in a while. I liked that approach and even though the game can be random it felt personal at times.

I was wondering where exactly those clothes were coming from however. I could swear I was just washing the same ones over and over haha.

Nice job on the audio too, everything was perfectly mundane. Matched the setting pretty well.
gallerdude
27. Dec 2014 · 18:47 UTC
Interesting play while I play other games.
efux
27. Dec 2014 · 19:07 UTC
Nice laundry simulator! =D
hissssssssss
29. Dec 2014 · 11:58 UTC
This was goofy, and reminded me a bit of Work Time Fun, but there's a surprisingly nice friend on the other end of that phone that boosts the Mood score for this game too.

It feels silly to say this about a laundry simulator, but I'm really, really impressed. Amazing job!
ETHproductions
29. Dec 2014 · 16:11 UTC
Pretty cool concept! I like how you can spend money on the machines, but also profit from doing so. :)
oscarabraham
29. Dec 2014 · 17:15 UTC
This is weirdly relaxing. I love that I can do other things while playing it.
martial_cantarel_games
29. Dec 2014 · 18:44 UTC
cleaning the trap effect is awesome)))
Gamepopper
29. Dec 2014 · 20:15 UTC
The game feels very slow, the idea itself is clever but the lack of music and interactive makes the game loose its appeal after a while.

The idea that it works in real time is really clever though.