Sourdough Finisher by instanti8

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made by instanti8 for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

Sourdough Finisher is a game where you keep your sourdough starter alive as you discover the simple pleasures of baking and quietly interacting with your community. Become a master baker in the town of Sporticus and start feeding your sourdough starter in this simple yet sweet idle game.

Ratings

Overall 1118th 3.54⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 889th 3.48⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 230th 3.875⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 269th 4.146⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Audio 958th 3.292⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Humor 157th 3.978⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1303th 3.354⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 20🗳️ 21🗨️

Feedback

eonarheim
21. Apr 2020 · 03:02 UTC
This is a gem, I had a lot of fun with this text based game, the random items you can receive really got a chuckle out of me.
WeKri
22. Apr 2020 · 20:21 UTC
Really creative idea. this was the first text based game I have ever played. A new experience for me and a funny game.
zimennik
23. Apr 2020 · 14:31 UTC
I spent much more time on this game than I planned. Thank you for a great entry!

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Kauai Kayote
23. Apr 2020 · 14:38 UTC
At the beginning I was a little unsettled, but it's good! I liked it very much in its simplicity..Having no graphics, it attracts. I loved the music.
Azo
23. Apr 2020 · 14:57 UTC
Haha this really was great. I loaded it up expecting to play for a couple minutes, but the music kept me going and i managed to win the competition. Really fun!
Turncoda
25. Apr 2020 · 04:15 UTC
Your game is brimming with personality and I love it! If baking sourdough is this fun in real life, sign me up, send me some starter right away and I'll give you a gift (and then lie and not give you a gift).

The music ensured I had a dopey smile on my face at all times. At first it felt kind of irrelevant but as it played over and over it became the soundtrack of my journey to master bakership. The descriptions had me laugh out loud multiple times. Even the title of the game is hilarious to me.

A thought that occurred to me while playing the game is that if you get into baking sourdough bread, you become a spreader of the sourdough bug, so to speak, where your friends are the victims. And as an added perk, you can get *stuff*! Who doesn't like *stuff*?? I loved looking over my list of gifts, by the way.

Very nice game. Loved every minute of it.
Gal Afik
25. Apr 2020 · 04:19 UTC
I really love the concept, but, unfortunately, I know little to nothing about sourdough starters and have no idea how to play! A tutorial would have been nice, but I understand the limitation, time-wise.
Somniac
25. Apr 2020 · 04:20 UTC
Fun game, made me wish I could hire local grandmas to feed it and bake for me.
dmtroy
25. Apr 2020 · 04:22 UTC
Quite a fun little game, would like to see it expanded a bit.
hwaet
25. Apr 2020 · 04:24 UTC
This one made me chuckle! The music is goofy, but works very well here! The idea is a great application of the theme, and it was fun to figure out the sweet spot and get all those breads. I think the player needs better friends though, they kept lying and taking all the starter. What a bunch of layabouts!
Josh Ayres
28. Apr 2020 · 08:57 UTC
I spent way more time on this game than I thought I would, great work!
Pavel Kouril
04. May 2020 · 19:29 UTC
Nice game for sure, even though I am not a fan of text games that much to be honest. Had fun with it though!

Just the looping music got annoying after a while. :)
stupidpawn
04. May 2020 · 19:59 UTC
I enjoyed this game! It was simple and easy, but the game still kept me going because it has a certain charm. I didn't really know when I had 'won' the game, I guess when I had won the baking competition. I kept going after that hoping there would come new options or dialog. Maybe it would be a good idea to explicitly tell the player what the goal of the game is and when they have finished the game. Anyway, well done!
Samuli
08. May 2020 · 13:19 UTC
One of the best takes on the theme. Enjoyable simple entry!
Hello.ST
09. May 2020 · 11:13 UTC
I loved the simplicity and humour of this game! Great tie in with the theme too. And the music capped off the whole thing. Loved it!