Screen Saver by Sammy6
Screen Saver is a game about deleting and compressing files on a computer to save space and get coins. You can also buy upgrades to increase maximum space, make files smaller and more! The intense awesomeness of this game is sure to keep you engaged for 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 20 minutes!
| Flash (web) | https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/238952557 |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/42/screen-saver |
Ratings
| Overall | 487th | 3.481⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 505th | 3.315⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 614th | 3.148⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 146th | 4.037⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 398th | 2.963⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 677th | 3.042⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 7🗳️ | 6🗨️ |
If you have time, feel free to check out my Jam game as well.
The endless struggle of disk storage space :smirk_cat:
@rubixnoob13 and @coda-highland sure! I'll play your games when I get a chance.
The gameplay is fun, feels fluid and is very self explanatory.
All together it's a simple but fun game. Great job!
Despite all the great comments you've got, I did not enjoyed the game at all.
First, we have no clue about what to save or not, then we have to try plenty times and the game over screen is so slow to come. Sure, we can use the green flag and try again, and still, this is too slow : all the files arrive with such a delay that it's boring. And the game, with this kind of music, starts to turn absurd.
Ok ok, that could be the thing, an old w95, with a lack of storage... Fine. But for me this is a dead end, there is no fun overhere.
You did well, to use some old fashion stuff for this thema.
I find that 20 coins for extra storage is ok. After that is something like 500 coins. That seems impossible to me. There has to be a way round it.
Very fitting entry and solid game mechanics.
@bela-bohlender Zipped files cannot be unzipped for... reasons. Anyway, They take up less space. You can remove them without a game over by buying "Remove old files".
@MZA I made the second upgrade more expensive because it gives much more space and by the time I needed it, I had that kind of money. To last longer, make sure you buy lots of "More money" upgrades.
One thing I wanted to point out is that it gets a bit easier by stacking files to the extreme edges, makes managing the new folders that come in a lot easier to see. I don't think this was an intended effect of play.
Also, we made the 1500 coins to win, but it didn't let us do it. You mentioned on the stream that it was still set to 3000 cost.
Here is a link to the play through from the stream:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/300348443