Steam Paralysis by Nammflow

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made by Nammflow for LD 40 (COMPO)

​Steam paralysis!

​Collect Steam Games, but don't go broke in the process! Play as many games as possible Earn $ at your job so you can buy more steam games! Press Spacebar to jump.​!

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Ratings

Overall 581th 2.881⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Fun 454th 3.024⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 477th 2.878⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Theme 177th 3.786⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 655th 1.929⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Audio 485th 2.11⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Humor 54th 3.762⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Mood 488th 2.737⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Given 46🗳️ 43🗨️

Feedback

Tay
04. Dec 2017 · 05:54 UTC
Hey Nammflow, I can't open your game.
If you made your game with unity you need to zip the .exe file with the data folder, then upload the zip file on itch.io. Hope you can fix it so we can try your game :)
Nick Luciani
04. Dec 2017 · 06:03 UTC
Same problem as Tay. Don't forget to zip up the UnityPlayer.dll too.
🎤 Nammflow
04. Dec 2017 · 06:06 UTC
@tay and @nick-luciani, thanks for letting me know! I fixed the itch.io upload so it should be the whole zip folder.

Let me know if it works now! Thanks!
Tay
04. Dec 2017 · 06:14 UTC
I can launch the game now, but at the first moment I touch a steam icon, it says I got all the games and game start over =/ I guess this is a bug?
Nick Luciani
04. Dec 2017 · 06:15 UTC
The game runs now :thumbsup: However a few seconds after I pick up my first game it says game over. It might be a bug or maybe I'm missing something.
🎤 Nammflow
04. Dec 2017 · 06:27 UTC
Okay guys, thanks for the help. Found out the issue w/ the pick-up of games saying that you won :). I am now about 80% certain that it will run for you both!
Jake Cope
04. Dec 2017 · 07:04 UTC
Worked great for me :D . I really enjoyed it even if it hit a little close to home. I like your interpretation of the theme!
Mark Kennedy
04. Dec 2017 · 07:30 UTC
Just like the real thing! The game stuttered once or twice, but I can't say why. Neat concept, and *sigh* very realistic. lol. Nice work!
Zarkonnen
04. Dec 2017 · 11:03 UTC
This is entirely realistic and accurate. :grin:
Xacur
04. Dec 2017 · 17:18 UTC
Another life simulator. Fun game. And thaaaaank you for the multiple jumps, it just makes a game so much fun! And almost no game I have played today have it.
BelowParallel_Ian
04. Dec 2017 · 23:11 UTC
That was surprisingly fun. The graphics and audio could be improved, but the fundamental mechanics are solid. It does seem like the top 1/3 of the screen is pretty much unreachable though.
tywiggs
05. Dec 2017 · 05:36 UTC
Just add exams and that my life
Aycan
05. Dec 2017 · 06:19 UTC
me in a nutshell :D hilarious!
Sibi
05. Dec 2017 · 07:27 UTC
Awesome take on the theme. I love that you literally get paralysed by owning too many unplayed games. This hits very close to home :D
🎤 Nammflow
05. Dec 2017 · 17:30 UTC
Thanks for all the feedback guys. I'm glad people are enjoying my life simulator :p
Call_me_Nutty
05. Dec 2017 · 19:19 UTC
Nice little infinite runner. I really like how you made a link between Steam and the theme, making something very special and interesting. This game was a lot more addicting than I first anticipated which is great! I think that you have a great idea for a game but it's missing some needed Audio and Graphics improvements especially. If you improved the game in those areas you would have a very special little gem of a game.
GameDevZach
05. Dec 2017 · 19:35 UTC
On the bright side Steam paralysis helped me play this instead :P
cogcomp
05. Dec 2017 · 20:21 UTC
Addictive. Personally I felt the trick was to avoid the steam games as much as possible, the seem to gather up anyway. Sort of like in real life ;-)
TurbulentWinds
05. Dec 2017 · 20:30 UTC
Wow, a simulator of my life!!??
Technomancy Studios
05. Dec 2017 · 23:03 UTC
If you analyze the area below the graph and rotate it 90 degrees you can see that this is the best game ever made.
cammy
05. Dec 2017 · 23:07 UTC
I like this! I was skeptical because I thought it was gonna be meme-y (and it was a little bit :grin:) but I really enjoyed it. It was a clever twist - sometimes you have to avoid certain obstacles, other times (but not too often) you're trying to collect them. Great work!
meanmon13
06. Dec 2017 · 00:49 UTC
Ver
y nice! I liked it... found it very hard not to buy all the games but those damned steam sales did me in, in the end!
alottabit
06. Dec 2017 · 04:35 UTC
Hits too close to home... nice work though! Definitely a good (and very relatable) interpretation of the theme.
Jani Nykanen
06. Dec 2017 · 08:30 UTC
Heh, you could call it "Steam Simulator"!
Chem0pren
06. Dec 2017 · 09:06 UTC
Like me in real life :D
jfraser314
06. Dec 2017 · 18:41 UTC
Nice infinite runner. Didn't know which were good or bad, but still fun to grab everything.
🎤 Nammflow
07. Dec 2017 · 01:19 UTC
@meanmon13, @alottabit, @jani-nykanen, @chem0pren, there's never a steam sale that goes by without an unplayed game that was purchased.

@jfraser314, thanks for the feedback. The idea is that you can grab anything at any time, but steam sales make games cheaper, and you will eventually run out of money if you dont get jobs, and you will eventually become "Paralyzed" if you have too many games unplayed. So it's a balancing act of collecting the right things at the right time and avoiding specific things when you need to.
Antti Tiihonen
07. Dec 2017 · 06:15 UTC
Hahah, this game truly speaks to me :smile:. There actually was a surprising amount of tactics involved in which resource to go for next, making this game quite different from the typical "avoid these and collect these" -thing. The multi-jumping controls were fun and brought some aiming and anticipation to the mix but I wish there would have been better feedback for when you've passed the apex and cant jump anymore. An audio cue would probably have been enough. Neat game! :thumbsup:
drazil100
07. Dec 2017 · 07:31 UTC
This game was simple but neat. I liked it!

Would have been interesting if getting higher was more rewarding but overall good job!
tvance
13. Dec 2017 · 22:12 UTC
If only it were that easy to get a job IRL haha. It took me awhile to figure out I could multi-jump. I was wondering why so many things were spawning over my head. Good take on the theme.
Jupiter_Hadley
31. Dec 2017 · 16:37 UTC
Funny idea! I included it in my Ludum Dare 40 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvj17CkuZ1U