Chemical Salesman by PressStartEarly

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made by PressStartEarly for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

You're quitting your job next week to hop on a spaceship and leave this miserable planet. Your job as an unstable chemical salesmen is to confirm or deny orders.

Don't let your reputation go below -10 or you will be arrested and the game will be over!

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Read over the requests to decide if you are going to accept or deny the request! GameScreenshot1.png

Use the computer to look up information to help you make your decision! GameScreenshot2.png

Multiple endings based on the world health and your wealth!

Ratings

Overall 307th 3.857⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 307th 3.81⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 474th 3.571⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 577th 3.714⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 391th 3.5⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 125th 4.1⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 14🗳️ 23🗨️

Feedback

Monado
04. Oct 2021 · 20:49 UTC
Very interesting game! I love the atmosphere, and gave off some Papers, Please vibes. I found the story details and the various situations pretty interesting as well. Overall amazing work!
ValidDark
05. Oct 2021 · 08:32 UTC
Interesting game, ended up on the moon! I had fun playing it and the UI is simple and clean.
Jibberwocky
05. Oct 2021 · 08:45 UTC
Really appreciated having all the info in the background check computer, really went the extra mile to work out the context of all the chemicals and there are some good jokes in there too :)
winded_blues
05. Oct 2021 · 08:52 UTC
Great game! I liked routine of checking papers
voodinator
05. Oct 2021 · 09:48 UTC
Fun little game. I liked how the story evolved around your decisions and the persons in the applications. At first i denied all applications for TNT because is it really used in fireworks? I thought they all wanted to build a bomb ;) Steven Smith was very funny ("Clenaning"), reminded me of Dexter. Is there a way to gain reputation or can you only lose it?
Surfa
05. Oct 2021 · 17:43 UTC
Was a fun little game. Felt that all the screen could be placed in one view to make the overall experience more streamlined. I was impressed with most aspected of the design except the main menu which didn't feel as polished as the rest of the menus/buttons.
MistaGiggles
05. Oct 2021 · 18:31 UTC
I will never not approve the sale of high explosives.
The police aren't any fun at all
Fun game!
Kowara
06. Oct 2021 · 09:14 UTC
Pretty fun game, and I liked the different endings that you can get! The news section in particular is a treat to go through--it's really fun to figure out whose orders are going to cause havoc to the world. Flipping back and forth between the request and background check screens does get a bit tedious sometimes; it might be better to have them be viewable on the same screen. Besides that, the graphics and sound design are quite fitting for the narrative, although the lack of music in the main menu is a bit unfortunate.

There might be a bug with the calculated display of values at every day's end. This is especially evident when replaying the game: the values on the day's end display seem to be calculated based on the values from a previous playthrough.
Shea Kelly
07. Oct 2021 · 21:50 UTC
I love these types of games a huge thumbs up from me!
Nahuelito
08. Oct 2021 · 02:32 UTC
Fun and engaging. Gave me strong Papers Please vibes in the best of possible ways, would love to see it expanded!
farouchelark
11. Oct 2021 · 05:29 UTC
Really good. The mechanics worked very well and the news section was super fun. I also noticed the bug with the end of day display.
LDJam user 257438
20. Oct 2021 · 16:40 UTC
Amazing game, well done on theme!!!