Cropper by thomz12
Cropper is created in 48 hours for the Ludum Dare 41! It's a combination the between idle/incremental and top down farming genres!
Features
- Crop planting
- 9 Different crops
- Upgrade shops
- Incremental crop gathering
- 16+ upgrades to keep making more profit




| HTML5 (web) | https://thomzeilstra.com/LD41/ |
| Source | https://thomzeilstra.com/LD41/Source/LD41Source.zip |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/cropper |
Ratings
| Overall | 77th | 3.883⭐ | 32🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 26th | 4.034⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 465th | 3.121⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 495th | 3.259⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 53th | 4.103⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 281th | 2.815⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 206th | 3.339⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 7🗳️ | 5🗨️ |
This is a pretty solid idle game for the compo. It follows many of the same traits that these types of games have, "Capitalism", "Expansion" and then a theme, in this case Farming.
As it is, I found it enjoyable for the same reasons as I enjoy any other idle game. Slowly building up your fortunes and seeing you cash meter skyrocket.
The visuals are nice, the pixel art was pretty well done. I liked the little pop sound effect when harvesting crops.
Otherwise, the biggest issue for me is the concept. I mentioned that I enjoyed this game for all the reasons that I enjoy similar games. Not because this game brings anything new to the table. For this game to stand out it needs some sort of stand out feature, otherwise it's going to get drowned in the pool of other idle games.
But it's still a pleasant game to play that just needs some more content to make it stand out. Good Job!

I think it would be better if it had on-screen controls instead of buttons. It can be great time-killer on mobile devices. Good job
The sprite are good, i love the old tv style pixel on the screen.
It really needed a relaxing music in the background.
I think it's solid entry. Good job!
But it got a bit repetitive towards the end.
if you have time, checkout my entry: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/golden-beak-golf/
You could (should! :D) definitely take this further. I am a great fan of Stardew Valley / Harvest Moon and I played cookie clicker/ Idle Heroes like crazy so I was really amazed by your combination.
Nevertheless, graphics are really nice, sound is ok (I just miss a bit of music, and maybe different sounds per crop type), and it is an enjoyable experience. Good work!