iwantout by zsoltbartok

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made by zsoltbartok for LD 38 (COMPO)

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iwantout is a short puzzle game about working in an office. You have to escape your hated cubicle. Leave this small world - this prison - behind. Be free.

How to play: use the mouse. Examine your cubicle. Refresh your browser to restart.
This is a VERY short game with one ending.

Play the game (and find the source code) at: http://www.zsoltbartok.com/iwantout.html

// Written in HTML5/JavaScript
// Tools: Notepad++ and GIMP, sound made with SFXR
// Press Start font by Codeman38
// Source code

Ratings

Overall 260th 3.333⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 451th 2.619⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 184th 3.381⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 59th 4⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 83th 4.048⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Audio 300th 2.762⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 73th 3.476⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 88th 3.667⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 31🗳️ 13🗨️

Feedback

megaeggz
23. Apr 2017 · 20:44 UTC
Cool game, loving the pixel art
La mecanique du plastique
01. May 2017 · 10:34 UTC
really impressive, all html5 and compo :)
LaceMattley
01. May 2017 · 17:10 UTC
Hahaha, got damn this took me bloody ages to work out. Really quite pleased with myself when I did!
🎤 zsoltbartok
01. May 2017 · 18:39 UTC
Thanks, guys!
[@lacemattley](https://ldjam.com/users/lacemattley) Congrats, 1st! :)
those-30-ninjas
01. May 2017 · 19:53 UTC
Love the art. This game's story hits close to home as I play it in my own cubicle I'd like to escape. Great entry! If you get a chance check out ours https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/down-the-rabbit-hole
Shurty
01. May 2017 · 21:37 UTC
Haha, took me some time to find out and remember each thing, nice ending! Good job! Also nice graphics and well polished simple game!
madmaw
02. May 2017 · 00:51 UTC
I was tempted to give up several times, but I got there in the end. On reflection, I like this, it's a puzzle and working it out is it's own reward.
impbox
02. May 2017 · 07:27 UTC
My memory is too bad for this. Nice pixel art, but difficult to see what things are really.
Gris
02. May 2017 · 19:22 UTC
Nice puzzle game!
Sir Magic
04. May 2017 · 18:08 UTC
I really enjoyed this game. I liked the idea of escaping the day-to-day world by completing a little puzzle.

**What you did well**

I really liked the art style of this game. I think that pixels can somehow carry a greater message than games with hyper realistic art. The decision to blur out the cubicles that were not in use was a good idea too. I also liked the animations (especially the one at the end!). The clue for the puzzle in the title meant I wasn't stuck trying to make random words.

**What you could improve on**

Obviously, the game was REALLY short. I understand that you had to make this in a short amount of time but I would've really like another scene (even just an ending).

Overall, a nice little game with a good message.
Psilon
04. May 2017 · 18:28 UTC
I escaped too, it was short, but it was fun. For me the "W" was the hard part. :)
rujo
05. May 2017 · 10:12 UTC
ahahah very hard to figure out and then to solve it for me
but i find this entry very original and perfectly made
pixel art and colors are very good
gamepopper
07. May 2017 · 14:05 UTC
Really nice and simplistic. The buttons are really tiny and precise, so I wonder if the game would be better if the screensize was a bit bigger.
unoion
07. May 2017 · 18:56 UTC
Short game, but is was quite challenging, pixel graphics looks nice!
Turncoda
07. May 2017 · 22:34 UTC
I love games that give me an epiphany. I didn't figure it out immediately, so I explored my space of possible actions. From there I looked around and found my answer. I solved the puzzle and my guy did a thing! There's really nothing more satisfying than that. Good job.
mortus
08. May 2017 · 19:01 UTC
Uh, it took me waaaay much longer than it should have. At first I was like... rainbow? Why rainbow? it's not quite right anyway, and it doesn't work! I guess the frustration I've had is akin to frustration that makes people quit their cubicle jobs.
starspell
09. May 2017 · 02:07 UTC
I lovely little game. I really liked the concept and the puzzle. I spent a while thinking that I was getting the code wrong but then I just restarted the browser and did it from the start and got it in one.

I love the graphics too.
Yami no tenshi 8
10. May 2017 · 15:40 UTC
It was a bit hard to find all the buttons with which it is possible to interact but the idea is funny :slight_smile: The last animation made me smile !
gamechoy
15. May 2017 · 13:57 UTC
Really like the aesthetic, but the fundamental puzzles left a little more to be desired. The idea is great, but it should be more than just a memorization puzzle with a pattern, maybe walk around the office and find the letters then assemble them in order? I did like the ending though, overall a pretty solid entry.
Neon
16. May 2017 · 16:08 UTC
"The answer was right in front of my eyes." The best kind of a puzzle. This is a really good entry, it does a single small thing, and it does it really well. "Pixel hunting" is easy since the game consists of very big pixels, combined with the artstyle, and it all fits very well together. Good job!