Who runs the world? by Vladimir Smolin
Hey!
Don't u really think that the whole idea of running the world sounds really cool? Going deeper and deeper in people's minds seems a little bit crazy, but maybe it's worth trying...
Well, now u r a virus.
Surprised? Not yet? Hah, we'll see.
Try to get everything with a CLICK. Good luck!
Controls: mouse button to click.


Autors:
Vladimir Smolin - art, code
Anna Efimova - sound, narrative
Post jam changes:
-Removed transparent colors
-Added "Click" sound
| Link | https://vls113.itch.io/who-runs-the-world |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/who-runs-the-world |
Ratings
| Overall | 1860th | 2.597⭐ | 33🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 1890th | 2.177⭐ | 33🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 1822th | 2.339⭐ | 33🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 1916th | 1.655⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 1288th | 3.323⭐ | 33🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 1073th | 2.935⭐ | 33🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 1170th | 2.345⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 1709th | 2.603⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 7🗳️ | 0🗨️ |
the itch page is behind a password.
Can you notice me when pasword is removed? I really want to try this one :smile:
It took me a while to realize how to win, and after I did I realized I could win without upgrades by just pooling viruses in the beginning (and it was faster to win this way too).
Some clearer instruction and perhaps a virus spreading mechanic would have benefited the game.
Couple of suggestions:
- Make small sound for clicking the buttons
- Upgrades and unlocks give you passive income of the virus
- Only loosely connected to the theme, maybe you could have changed the graphics for a mine of similar and unlock new parts of the mine
Nice game, with only tiny bit of effort this would be a fully fledged game in Steam/Appstore/Play Store.
The title "who runs the world" really compounds this issue. Is this about COVID conspiracy theories? Am I big pharma? Is this making light of the pandemic? Or maybe it's supposed to be an absurdist take on it? As the game's developer, what is your relationship to this topic?
Any direction would be okay, if it were supported. I'm not trying to say what a game about viruses *should* be about, but by not making it clear what the point of this is, or what it's trying to say (if anything) about *infecting people with a deadly virus on the subway*, the whole thing just feels like it was done in extremely poor taste.