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Remote Work by Frozedon

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made by Frozedon for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

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Everyone is familiar with working remotely... but do you really know where all your work is going? Remote Work challenges you to navigate through distractions and chatty co-workers to keep your nuclear reactor from meltdown. Part clicker game and part puzzle adventure, Remote Work features multiple mini-games and text-based intrigue. There's something suspicious about your new employer, Forward Thinking Energy. Can you unravel the mystery while keeping your cool?

Controls

Mouse Only

Left click - interact

The Team

Alexander Wilkinson - Designer

Wesley Pesetti - Programmer

Rhen Niles - Programmer

Corbin Mcbride - Programmer

Helen Zbihlyj - Writer

Credits

Extra Art

  • game-icons.net

Sound Effects

  • mixkit.co
  • Blastwave FX
  • Bfxr

Music

  • Chill Choir Glitchy by mixkit.co
  • Piano Horror by mixkit.co
  • Epic Cut by Damiano Baldoni
  • Divide By Zero Remix by Soularflair

Bug Fixes

  • Chat screen no longer goes blank
  • Added Hint text files for those getting stuck
Link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MZcpQuwDkOO7j1S80AyGVAHPR48kJVji/view?usp=sharing
Link https://github.com/Lermak/LD49
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/remote-work

Ratings

Overall 88th 4.129⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Fun 153th 3.983⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 16th 4.35⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Theme 363th 3.933⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 393th 3.983⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Audio 361th 3.667⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Humor 185th 3.875⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Mood 42th 4.328⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Given 96🗳️ 56🗨️

Feedback

RumiaObsessed
04. Oct 2021 · 22:41 UTC
Very unique game! I love the idea and its executed perfectly. The only glitch I had was the text messenger went blank once and I had to restart. I thought the tomogachi was a nice touch.
HelenAngel
04. Oct 2021 · 22:48 UTC
YAY! We're so glad you liked it & thanks so much for voting! :)
SamarthMP5002
05. Oct 2021 · 03:45 UTC
Cool concept! As @rumiaobsessed said, the text messenger got buggy, but the rest is EPIC!
Skyeward
05. Oct 2021 · 03:50 UTC
What a brilliant concept. This is fantastic, really well implemented. Without the comfort of a game window it feels almost surreal. Very well done!
Mateu
05. Oct 2021 · 04:20 UTC
Wow... this is so amazing. Like other comments have said, it feels so real. I got to the part where I got to the commands, but I couldn't get any further :( and then the text glitched out... I'm really sad about that I wanted to complete the game. Anyways, I really like how different this is. Probably my favorite game I've played so far. 10/10
Mateu
05. Oct 2021 · 04:21 UTC
Oh, also I forgot to mention, I loved, loved, loved how you interacted with the text files and programs and stuff it was awesome
Big Play Ben
05. Oct 2021 · 04:42 UTC
I LOVE this concept. I've been playing for a half hour and I'm super stuck. I can't figure out what to do with the override commands. Do i have to enter them in morse code? It's hard to get one in between the other errors that stop the button. I gotta review other games for that sweet sweet Karma. But I would love to see a walkthough or something. It's reward to figure it out myself. But at a certain point, I just want to know what happens.
🎤 Frozedon
05. Oct 2021 · 04:46 UTC
@big-play-ben Ask christopher in the chat window. They might be able to help you if you tell them about what you found
Big Play Ben
05. Oct 2021 · 05:08 UTC
Thanks for the hint. I think I won? That was pretty excellent!
kbf123
05. Oct 2021 · 05:17 UTC
I love this concept! Really fun to manage all the desktop elements.
Teegan
06. Oct 2021 · 05:19 UTC
This game was insanely cool! Everything was executed so well and so cleanly. Really neat minigames incoporating the filesystem and such. I only wish there were a couple more minigames, but I'm glad the ones that were in were done so well. I think I may just be bad at puzzle solving, but I couldn't figure out the thing Christopher was telling me about. Overall really neat game and pulled off really strongly!
Sceef
06. Oct 2021 · 05:24 UTC
It is 2021)
Gucio Miszcz
06. Oct 2021 · 05:28 UTC
So far it is the best game I have played in the last 5 jams. Interacting with text files on your own pc is just an awesome idea. Great game! :)
🎤 Frozedon
06. Oct 2021 · 07:26 UTC
@teegan Thanks for the feedback! We have decided to add a folder full of hints if you want to give it another go. There may be much more to this game to see.
Leumas
06. Oct 2021 · 07:38 UTC
Hey, great game! I love the idea and gameplay is also really nice. I had fun playing it :)
Lisky
06. Oct 2021 · 08:34 UTC
That's really nice idea o.o I actually like it. Keep working!
Not an apple a stone
06. Oct 2021 · 08:48 UTC
Whoa!
Ive never played a game like this before so this was quite the experience, loved everything about it!
GHubert
06. Oct 2021 · 09:08 UTC
Need pause the work when chatting...
Erukolindo
06. Oct 2021 · 11:45 UTC
That was an absolutely fantastic experience. I don't even have any criticism. It's a clever, well executed idea.
Mordrick
06. Oct 2021 · 11:54 UTC
Argh! I'm on vacation right now and that reminded me so much of my regular work ^^.

Nice approach to the theme and it really didn't help me to have about 14 windows open when I started that game ^^.

Love it! Keep up the good work!
UglySwedishFish
06. Oct 2021 · 18:22 UTC
Spectacular stuff! Love the idea, and the execution is brilliant.
LucDeligne
07. Oct 2021 · 03:58 UTC
Fantastic idea and flawless execution. It kinda blows my mind that you were able to make such a complex game in such a short time.
Chairshot Games
08. Oct 2021 · 22:39 UTC
Best game I've played of the jam so far! So creative and I have no idea how you made the text files work with the game but it was amazing. Really funny writing and an interesting story. Such a well thought out game, it's amazing you built it in a weekend. Only problems I ran into were that Security code X9 wasn't working for me, so I had to restart the game. Also the game crashed at what I assume was the end, but because of the format of the game I couldn't tell if this was intentional or not. The way your game worked was like nothing I have ever played before. I'm really impressed and would definitely pay for an expanded version. Great job!
JoeShanahan
11. Oct 2021 · 18:47 UTC
Super unique idea here! I have to confess I felt a sudden injection of stress as soon as the Slack window appeared :sweat_smile:

I also spent far too long trying to find where the key codes were, I didn't realize it was being added to the filesystem. That kind of breaking the boundary between the game and the game files was really interesting (once I got the hang of it)
JoeShanahan
11. Oct 2021 · 22:27 UTC
I've uploaded a recording of my playthrough that you can see here at 08:28

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGeqptPhJRk
Game_Coder28
15. Oct 2021 · 20:35 UTC
Cool game, i love the concept, and it is very fun. good work!
LDJam user 263763
21. Oct 2021 · 10:46 UTC
awesome game! i enjoy it, very original concept, i manage the reactor like a champ lol, great work!
CRTR
07. Mar 2022 · 08:42 UTC
this was one of the coolest ideas ive ever seen,
is there anything else like this?? i love the concept so much and want more tbh