Mr.Grind by iozsaygi
Hey it's my first time in Ludum Dare, i hope you'll like what i've done. I also can't wait to play other games :thumbsup:
Mr.Grind is endless clicker game with pixel art graphics.
Lore
You are Orc that lives by mining gold and you have nothing except your pickaxe. Your pickaxe is your everything. You are feeling happy when you are grinding and you don't even feel the starvation that your body feels. Only thing you care is your pickaxe. You are selling the gold you earned to the costumers and you are earning gem in exchange. Since your pickaxe is your everything you are using the gem you earned to upgrade your lovely pickaxe. :heart:
Controls
Use A, D and arrow keys to move around. Use "Space" key to jump and use "Mouse Left Button" to mine gold. While i was play testing this game it was much more fun with joystick so try to play it with joystick if you can.
Screenshots



Changes v1.1 (6 October 2019) - "Upgrade" button removed from "Menu", it now appears on game screen instead.
Changes v1.2 (6 October 2019) - The truck timer is now more game jam friendly (short).
Changes v1.3 (6 October 2019) - Now the upgrade tree is more game jam friendly. (Cheaper)
Changes v1.4 (7 October 2019) - The GPS upgrade bug fixed. (Huge thanks to the LD community for reporting this one out)
| Youtube | https://iozsaygi.itch.io/mrgrind |
| Youtube | https://github.com/iozsaygi/mr.grind |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/mr-grind |
Ratings
| Overall | 346th | 3.194⭐ | 213🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 337th | 3.031⭐ | 212🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 484th | 2.356⭐ | 211🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 376th | 2.988⭐ | 212🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 345th | 2.981⭐ | 213🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 294th | 2.808⭐ | 205🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 204th | 2.695⭐ | 199🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 384th | 2.819⭐ | 204🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 39🗳️ | 81🗨️ |
However, I didn't even have time to buy anything when the truck came :(
Nice work overall !
i mined like 100 ore xD
feels like minecraft
well done
I'll make to sure to come back for rating!
I do not understand some upgrades.
Regarding the other comment about a win condition mentioned by @lil-penguin I'd also find it interesting if the game had a time limit. E.g. how much gold can you earn in five minutes? Then there'd be more of an element of strategy.
By cons, I wanted a little more change or add in the environment, is too basic ...
Regarding the game I noticed that the GPS does not work properly
and the -1Hit continues after it is 1 :)
In any case it's a pleasure to play
@TasakaSama Seems like GPS feature is only working for me (It's a developer special i guess :P) ahah, i'll try to look into that. Thanks :)
edit: ran fine for me in Firefox. Fun game, with some more pixel art goodness I could ocd out on this for a while :)
Minor potential bug - Gold Per Second is giving me 1 per second and i'm on 4 :shrug:
The only criticisms that stuck out to me were that sometimes UI elements would overlap, for example it would show my GPS while I was looking at upgrades, as well as the fact that there is no need for the jump mechanic.
Had fun playing it and played for lots longer than I intended to
Very entertaining and addictive.
Maybe shouldn't have been the first game I played, because now my hand hurts, lol.
Nice little clicker.
The truck was an interesting way to add some breaks from the clicking and stop things from becoming flat and repetitive. It would have been nice if you could have done more with that idea.
It would have been cool if there were more different types of upgrades, or ones that start off locked and have to be unlocked somehow. As it stands, there's a nice progression but it feels a bit linear.
The music really helped build the kind of frantic mood that's perfect for an endless clicker game.
Great job.
The game itself is pretty fun with its simple mechanics, good job :)
A bit dissapointed, not sure what i expected tho but when i passed the 10th upgrade, nothing happened!
but a solid game otherwise
Thanks for reporting that bug everyone!
Alright just checked that one out. Ludum Dare says;
_"Certain Bug Fixes are allowed. You can’t add new features, but if something broke or didn’t work correctly as you were finishing up, you can fix this after the deadline. You are asked to highlight the changes you make in your submission (a short change log). You probably wont get a 2nd chance with some players, but at least it wont be a problem for future players."_
So the bug will be fixed today when i get home.
One bug(?) I encountered is that I could continue to upgrade clicks per gold below 1. I tried just for fun and it looks like it didn't do anything, other than take my gems :joy:
Keep on trying to make something though, this is definitely a good start. Balancing is key when it comes to these kinds of games.
But honestly the game feels solid, and even if the music is a bit noisy, it brings a nice mood to the game. Congrats on your first jam!!
It's a solid bare-bones clicker game, could be expanded a lot. I like the humor (the description, and how the truck escapes quickly). The upgrades seem to go on forever needlessly (what's the point in upgrading click reduction past a certain point?)
Sidenote: While it works fine on the PC (chrome, firefox), on macOS safari the game never loads fully, I'm presented with a black screen with logo and 2 green buttons (no intro music or background). The game onwards is all black with just gui elements and music
nice work!
Cheers!
simple little fairly barebones clicker game, well done enough— hope to see you expanding and learning and making more in the future!
It's a really simple entry - but it still works very well :thumbsup_tone1:
:purple_heart: :dart: :frog:
Thinking on port to mobile or publishing on web game portal? Thats an addictive one, you can transform this on a "gold mine" if you invest in some polishing.
Congrats! Fun game! :D
@danilo-freire Hey, thanks for feedbacks. No, currently i do not have any plans for the future of this game but at the same time i can't predict the future. It depends on my time and mood i guess. :fire:
Edit: Just checked that one out. The truck system is exactly same but again it is my first time seeing Fire Alarm.
Scoping small enough is often the biggest challenge when doing LD, so I'm going to congratulate you on this! The game felt really polished for what it was. I still played it for way too long, even if it was so simple :D
Oh I just realized its your first entry, taking my words back its a really good start!