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Overgrowth by gagouman

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made by gagouman for LD 42 (COMPO)

My first ludum dare game! It's the year 2150, and the population on earth as exceeded 10 billion people. There is no longer enough space on earth for this amount of people and food is running out. Your goal will be to manage the population on earth and find a new place for the human race to live.

Tools used - Construct 2 (Engine) - Audacity (Audio) - Bfxr (Audio) - Otomata (Music)

How to play Mouse only Build buildings and pass policies to avoid running out of food and increase the research points. See in-game tutorial for detailed instructions.

The game can be challenging to finish, but there's multiple strategies/ways to finish it. I've included three strategies between others in the link below to reach the end, but I suggest you try it by yourself first! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gcYz8AjmyqiypFJ8VZcCTOYRrOCotGii/view?usp=sharing

MainMenu.PNG

HTML5 (web) https://jgaud.itch.io/overgrowth
Source code https://drive.google.com/file/d/14waJz2R57DRFVagHZ4Cw2a2PUfCMZtr0/view?usp=sharing
Other (document) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gcYz8AjmyqiypFJ8VZcCTOYRrOCotGii/view?usp=sharing
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/42/overgrowth

Ratings

Overall 469th 3.2⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 495th 2.974⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 427th 3.075⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 331th 3.625⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 493th 2.925⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 232th 3.225⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 7🗳️ 4🗨️

Feedback

karpopper
12. Aug 2018 · 22:27 UTC
fun enough to keep me distracted for a while
M8rix
12. Aug 2018 · 22:32 UTC
This was a very interesting game! Seeing the food supplies go down quicker than I don't know what, while constantly collecting cash and spamming facilities. I actually really enjoyed the few games I played (although I did not complete it (10 sec on timer)). I was surprised by how well the numbers were tweaked. Gameplay gets a big plus. However, this game's downside is the graphics.
Anyway, fun little that has plenty of potential!
picoVolt
13. Aug 2018 · 00:19 UTC
thoroughly enjoyed my playthrough! very cool graphics/feel.
squirmonkey
13. Aug 2018 · 00:19 UTC
This was pretty fun! I only made it to 350 research points :(. I liked the music! I wish that the click area for the dollar signs was bigger, because it's pretty easy to click near them and have it not pick up.
annoyedCactus
13. Aug 2018 · 01:54 UTC
Really interesting game! I like how the music works with the idea.
FussenKuh
13. Aug 2018 · 02:05 UTC
Dang... you created this whole thing in 48 hours? There's a LOT of game packed in here. I'm going to have to take a bit more time, and maybe read your tutorials to figure out how to lead myself to victory. Great job!
🎤 gagouman
13. Aug 2018 · 02:27 UTC
@fussenkuh Thanks! It was quite a challenge to finish in 48 hours, especially the balance of the game which took a long time, I barely had enough time to implement the policies. This explains why the audio and graphics have been way less worked on.

To everyone that commented , thank you! I will check all your games tonight/tomorrow, and for those who couldn't finish the game, I've added a strategy guide, don't hesitate to have another crack at it!
mshopf
13. Aug 2018 · 02:33 UTC
Wow, pretty complex game for a game jam! It seems like it is actually balanced, which I consider difficult in that short amount of time...
Also includes music for the mood, and the tutorial is in-game! Great job!
🎤 gagouman
13. Aug 2018 · 02:34 UTC
@squirmonkey Thanks for playing! I agree the dollar signs could have been bigger, I've noticed they sometime have a tendency to spawn on top of the continent icons too which can be quite annoying.

I just took a sneak peek at your game, and it looks really in depth, will definitely give it a try tomorrow!
Ratys
14. Aug 2018 · 11:37 UTC
Great use of the otomata! Sets the whole mood quite well.
Willops
27. Aug 2018 · 20:46 UTC
Great game! it became pretty easy once my food growth was positive, but still lots of fun. Score 2466!
cptalbertwesker
28. Aug 2018 · 17:33 UTC
Amazing, real nice management game you've put together there! I actually managed to win with 2039 points, couldn't get food growth into the positives but managed to find another planet without resorting to ANY pollution or any policies, well except for finding another planet :D nice relaxing music, I kinda feel you could make it harder by having the research plants increase in cost.
Team-on
28. Aug 2018 · 20:40 UTC
I`m going to save Earth chan!