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MiniSim by jolle

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made by jolle for LD26 (COMPO)
This is a minimalistic city sim game, where you can only build roads or demolish stuff.

There's no specific goal (it is a sim game, after all). Just play around until you're happy. Maybe try get a large population, or many skyscrapers.

Left click to build road.
Right click to demolish.
Hold middle to pan.
Keys 1-8 changes view.

City growth might not always behave as you would expect. Changing view might help.
Windows http://jolle.se/48h/26/jolle-minisim-ld26.zip
Source http://jolle.se/48h/26/jolle-minisim-ld26-src.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=9

Ratings

Coolness 72% 3
Overall 3.86 68
Fun 3.61 109
Graphics 3.77 151
Humor 1.90 802
Innovation 3.59 211
Mood 3.22 282
Theme 4.13 82

Feedback

tiffi
29. Apr 2013 · 02:50 UTC
the map is a little bit small :D, just kidding, looks great
Perry
29. Apr 2013 · 03:41 UTC
Wow super ambitious. I like it, I filled in the whole map, I just wish there were more fluctuations, I liked watching the buildings grow and migrate, but now my game has stabalized. Either way, awesome entry. Looks magnificent.
Kimau
29. Apr 2013 · 12:41 UTC
Hypnotic just playing with the simulation and finding ways to change things up. Really loved it.
danielcmessias
29. Apr 2013 · 15:53 UTC
Awesome for 48 hours!
SeruK
29. Apr 2013 · 16:03 UTC
What really sold it for me was how all of a sudden, after just drawing some roads, I had a city with an industrial zone. Just incredibly cool for such a tiny little game.
recursor
29. Apr 2013 · 18:08 UTC
Neat sim program. I'd like to see you do a post-LD version of it.
PTSnoop
29. Apr 2013 · 20:38 UTC
How did you... and the... and even... in the... and only in 48... but... and... I'm speechless! And you're awesome!
SonnyBone
29. Apr 2013 · 20:44 UTC
Isn't it strange how such a "simple" idea can grow legs and just take over your brain? There's really nothing going on when you first look at this game, but it quickly sneaks up and kicks you in the ass. I really love what's going on under the hood, so to speak. Great use of theme. Nice job!
DalsGames
29. Apr 2013 · 20:48 UTC
Fooled around with it, liked it a lot. Could need some more depth thought but it fitted the theme well.
sparkleswirl
29. Apr 2013 · 20:59 UTC
Really liked it. It felt less like a game and more like a city-painting toy, which was awesome. Kind of like SimCity on zen mode.
martijn
29. Apr 2013 · 20:59 UTC
Opened up some simcity music in youtube and forgot the time. Very fun game. I played a lot of games today, but I think this is the one I spent the most time on, just because it is so damn fun.

I think I am going to play this game a little longer
VDOgamez
29. Apr 2013 · 21:06 UTC
I don't know how gamey this is but I had a lot of fun playing with this. This was a really impressive thing to make in this amount of time. I'm having fun seeing what develops in the silly designs I'm making. It would be neat to see more with this kind of thing.
dick_claus
29. Apr 2013 · 21:10 UTC
I'd love to see cars going around the city.
Also the disasters would be fun.
Markavian
29. Apr 2013 · 21:55 UTC
Couldn't stop playing this, so simple, but very rewarding.
reverso13
30. Apr 2013 · 16:20 UTC
Cool
Masadow
30. Apr 2013 · 16:23 UTC
Wow, amazing !
billknye
30. Apr 2013 · 16:23 UTC
Really compelling entry on the minimalism theme. Felt bad wrecking so many houses expanding my roads though. Great work!
Spanfile
30. Apr 2013 · 16:24 UTC
This is better than SimCity 5!
EdoMiyamoto
30. Apr 2013 · 16:30 UTC
Wow 5000+ residents, it was nice playing this little toybox, thank you :)
Zed
30. Apr 2013 · 16:30 UTC
That was really cool! I ended up drawing silly pictures with the roads... Trying to trace a Bulbasaur sprite got me up to about 5,000 people, which was nifty.
Khaldrin
30. Apr 2013 · 16:37 UTC
Wow. Simply amazing! Smooth graphics and - strangely enough - addictive gameplay. This one should have some music and - minimalistic - sounds. Otherwise great contribution. Good job!
Jonny D
30. Apr 2013 · 16:43 UTC
Very good. The sim got frustrated when I scattered single road spots. When I deleted them, the city started growing again in unrelated places.
netmute
01. May 2013 · 21:02 UTC
The screenshots look awesome. Unfortunately I'm on a Mac :(
psychomonster
05. May 2013 · 22:24 UTC
Better then the real new SimCity :D Really enjoyed it to play this game
thedaian
06. May 2013 · 08:52 UTC
Overall, a better city building game than the recent Sim City 2013. Though it only becomes apparent once you look at the other views and realise there's more to everything than you first think.
naughtyloose
06. May 2013 · 09:50 UTC
cool little game. The only thing thats bothering me is the middle mouse button (didn't work on my mouse) and that there isn't much to do after a while.
Nonameghost
06. May 2013 · 17:02 UTC
Tons of fun. Very ambitious for a 48 hour game. I had a lot of fun experimenting, I think I'll be late for work now because I was so embedded in this game. Great job!
kyyninen
06. May 2013 · 17:35 UTC
This was surprisingly fun! It was quite impressive seeing small neighborhoods turning into high-rises when you build a bypass through them to help congested main roads. Seeing some spots becoming industrial zones and some shopping centers almost organically was amusing and perplexing! I think I'll be playing with this for a long time.
Lerc
09. May 2013 · 13:21 UTC
It is the small hours of the morning. I'm not sure how that happened. I have a population of 11127.
BenW
11. May 2013 · 02:22 UTC
Neat little toy, I liked watching the different layers as the city changed. It seemed odd to me that all the industrial would cluster in the middle with the commercial to the outside of it.
oskardevelopment
11. May 2013 · 15:55 UTC
Downloaded this game a week ago though tried it out first now as of time scheduling issues. A extremely great game which I loved to play, holding my thumbs for you to win! Loved the use of 3D and the innovative automatic growth! Couldn't figure out how to zoom out, scrolling didn't work for me?
🎤 jolle
13. May 2013 · 17:40 UTC
Sorry oskardevelopment, there's no zooming.
sP0CkEr2
16. May 2013 · 03:45 UTC
it would be better if you would force me to logon before playing -- nice job