Drained by Evan Minto

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made by Evan Minto for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

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Try to keep your phone alive and retain your sanity while completing tasks in this frantic microgame collection!

Created by: - Dave Derwin (art, writing, sound, design) - Evan Minto (code, design, writing)

NOTE: Best played on a modern mobile browser (Chrome, Firefox, or Safari), but it works on desktop too. We did NOT test it on old versions, so if something seems screwy, try updating your browser!

Screenshot 2022-04-04 at 20-48-10 Ludum Dare 50.png

Ratings

Overall 328th 3.813⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 284th 3.75⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 144th 3.896⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 377th 3.917⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 894th 3.396⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Audio 541th 3.417⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Humor 128th 4⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Mood 598th 3.565⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Given 24🗳️ 20🗨️

Feedback

stochastic
06. Apr 2022 · 12:21 UTC
fun :D can relate with the majority of the microgames that comprise our daily modern existence. Does the battery life go up at all? I didn't take notice playing the first time.
jitspoe
09. Apr 2022 · 01:58 UTC
Interesting take on the theme, though I'm not sure if there was a way to delay it -- does completing the tasks faster reduce the battery usage? Would be cool to have a final score at the end.
VixenMink
09. Apr 2022 · 03:33 UTC
100% relatable experience. The pop ups drove me up the wall since it got in the way of me trying to complete tasks.

- Maybe add in that you can thumbs up the social media 'instagram' knock off in the game.
- slow down the transitions between each pop up to allow the player to collect themselves and enjoy the game
Ehon
14. Apr 2022 · 17:41 UTC
Haha, reminded me of our old LD game, hype dream with kinda similar mechanics/theme, so I had to play it ;D (You can find a link to it in my profile->games, if you want to check it out.) Really cool gemeplay and it was fun at getting better and better at it, also the concent was hialarious, especially the cat picture. Solid entry, great job!
dmtroy
21. Apr 2022 · 06:34 UTC
Very nice, simple but addictive to play.
LakeDev
21. Apr 2022 · 09:56 UTC
Very fun! Reminds me of WarioWare with all the quick minigames that have to be completed. Some minigames get repetitive after a bit (like the Gouda one, for example) while others have more replay value (such as having to quickly scan the map looking for The Comrade). I like the humor and sound effects as well! Well Done!
Histoka
21. Apr 2022 · 10:39 UTC
Fun to play, I felt some pressure with the battery level x)
LDJam user 277101
21. Apr 2022 · 11:26 UTC
Very fun, reminds me of WarioWare. Though I wish there was more variation in some of the games.
Andale Visser
21. Apr 2022 · 12:33 UTC
This was such an innovative game. I kept replaying it a couple of times.
It would be quite nice if there was some form of indication on how you did during the gameplay.
alpharock6
21. Apr 2022 · 15:09 UTC
"New vegetable dropped that will blow your gotdamn mind"
This was HILARIOUS, thank you for the excellent little minigame-fest, it was a delight :)
🎤 Evan Minto
21. Apr 2022 · 15:33 UTC
@stochastic The battery does go up, but only after completing all the games. Then you can play again with your newly restored battery.

@jitspoe Your battery goes down the entire time, but as I mention above, if you complete all the tasks you get a small boost and can jump back in and play more.
JOZGames
21. Apr 2022 · 15:40 UTC
Muito divertido 😂
Me enrolei um pouco porque meu inglês é meio ruim, mas da pra fazer um jogo maior muito bom com essa ideia 😎
LDJam user 279546
21. Apr 2022 · 16:57 UTC
I liked this one a lot. Micro-game entries are always fun but this one had such a cool use of the theme. Fantastic work!
Mordsven
21. Apr 2022 · 17:00 UTC
A hilarious game but do feel like you're really are going to run out of battery in real life.

I like the funny art when scroll through Fake Instagram and TikTok. A very unique concept for a game which would make a lot of people laugh at the first playthrough. Overall, a really enjoyable and funny experience :)

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LemonScripts
21. Apr 2022 · 17:02 UTC
This is addictive game. Good entry!
Ava Skoog
21. Apr 2022 · 17:07 UTC
Clever game! Played it on the phone as recommended and it worked really well. Of course I wanted to read all the silly stuff so I didn't do things as fast as I was supposed to 👀 Good job poking fun at all sorts of real-life stuff and turning it into minigames most of us can intuitively grasp. Simple but suitable graphics. Maybe a few more sound effects for different types of notifications would've been cool. Enjoyed myself, nice work! 😗
johnnysix
21. Apr 2022 · 17:10 UTC
Loved the app names haha. Very cool - I couldn't figure out what to do on the map app quick enough. :cry:
svemir
21. Apr 2022 · 17:12 UTC
Hahaha, this game is great! The art works really well and there's a lot of hidden gems in there. I was laughing for a while that one to-do item was "Solve cold fusion". Only thing I would've liked is to show how many tasks you had completed at the end - but great job! Really funny :)
kjscott
21. Apr 2022 · 17:15 UTC
I didn't know closing down ads and not allowing cookies could be so fun XD Really interesting take on it, I loved it.
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