Lost In Translation by Cornex
Experience the role of an omniscient AI, helping solve pressing problems. But there is one problem... Sometimes you don't understand what these people are up to because you have to communicate using emojis!

You will recognize signals from different people with different personalities and understand their motives to prevent mistakes that affect all of humanity. Your priority task is to maintain population balance on Earth and prevent it from exceeding acceptable levels.

The news will report on the consequences of your decisions, depending on whether you understand the motives of a scientist, politician, judge, or ecologist.
Keep in mind... They are aware that you are superior to them, and they have confidence in you, regardless of the result.
| Itch.io (working version) | https://cornexcz.itch.io/lost-in-translation |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/lost-in-translation |
Ratings
| Overall | 510th | 3.477⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 432th | 3.364⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 301th | 3.568⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 437th | 3.727⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 61th | 4.048⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 532th | 3.455⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 18🗳️ | 12🗨️ |
Well done!
The gameplay is basic and I found it almost impossible to guess which option would increase/decrease population, but still had a lot of fun with all the zany outcomes!
Since you get to see all prompts in a single game (unless you fail, which is more difficult than it is to win), there’s little incentive for repeated playthroughs.