{"author_link":"\/users\/philocode","author_name":"Philocode","author_uid":1356534,"comments":[{"id":1168227,"author_name":"JuanRod707","author_uid":"juanrod707","epoch":1759861757,"text":"Very sketchy curator, loved the concept, congratulations","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1168572,"author_name":"Cl\u00e9ment de La Bourdonnaye","author_uid":"clement-de-la-bourdonnaye","epoch":1759864874,"text":"I like the idea and having to balance between getting income and fame while things may break make it quite interesting to play!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1168618,"author_name":"anete ainj\u00e4rv","author_uid":"anete-ainjarv","epoch":1759865285,"text":"love laid back games like this, very nicely done!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1168675,"author_name":"Mikita gancharou","author_uid":"mikita-gancharou","epoch":1759865839,"text":"Super cozy! The screen could be a bit bigger, but I had a nice time with it :)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1168707,"author_name":"maximumoverkilt","author_uid":"maximumoverkilt","epoch":1759866124,"text":"Good presentation overall. A little slow to get going though.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1169549,"author_name":"HolySparks","author_uid":"holysparks","epoch":1759874038,"text":"Very fun and cozy idea. Really cool take on management sim. The values need some tweaking but we all know there is no much time to test that on jams. I got crazy numbers very fast!\n\n![curious curation.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/c17\/d2\/z\/6ec61.jpg)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1169899,"author_name":"dualithe","author_uid":"dualithe","epoch":1759878485,"text":"Solid game, not a fan of story heavy games but this one nails the Stardew Valley feel. Good job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1174509,"author_name":"tiwe_me_ruu","author_uid":"tiwe-me-ruu","epoch":1759958869,"text":"I really liked this game; it has an interesting concept and beautiful graphics. It would be great to see more missions, levels, and rooms if it ever gets released as a full-fledged project. By the way, it reminds me of a phone game about collecting a paleomuseum collection.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1179361,"author_name":"David Sheffield","author_uid":"david-sheffield","epoch":1760117872,"text":"Fun concept, would be fun to play as a full game!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1179821,"author_name":"LDJam user 374028","author_uid":"374028","epoch":1760130095,"text":"I have to say, the difficulty is just right for the game to be addictive.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1182538,"author_name":"Stefan B.","author_uid":"stefan-b","epoch":1760291690,"text":"i didnt fully understand why suddenly I'd get some negative bonuses, probably i should have better looked after my exhibitions.\n\nInteresting idea!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1182550,"author_name":"Ntimi","author_uid":"ntimi","epoch":1760292335,"text":"Cool game! My collection was a complete failure though, I guess I don't have what it takes to make people happy. I skipped buying the vending machines at first, thinking that I might build up some reputation beforehand, but the visitors weren't impressed, they might have been hangry. ^^\nI might come back some time and try again, I'd have loved to grow my collection some more.\nSpeaking of which: I really like that you actually made a game where you interact with your collection. Many games are about collecting something, but seeing the collection improves the experience dramatically. :)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1182640,"author_name":"PieRo_PBeS_studio","author_uid":"piero-pbes-studio","epoch":1760296911,"text":"I'm confused...it looks cool but I'm having trouble understanding and playing... why do you sometimes have to use the mouse and sometimes the keyboard keys?","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1184513,"author_name":"LDJam user 243193","author_uid":"243193","epoch":1760536286,"text":" The idea of this game is good but I rather use keyboard solely instead of partial mouse control like this. Also, I wish the courier would put the packages far from doorway cause if I open them while I'm near exit, I could get stuck and might accidentally touch the exit.\n That being said, I get how to play this game and I can see how the collection works. Add option to skip dialogues and exit button to exit dialogue would make the game better.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1185120,"author_name":"surf croc","author_uid":"surf-croc","epoch":1760647235,"text":"Nice little management game! I love the pixel art and the item descriptions add a lot of charm! By the end of the game my exhibit was a complete mess because I bought too many sphinxes (but still managed to win). The UI was a bit annoying to navigate with the mouse, but otherwise I quite enjoyed it!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1185266,"author_name":"azahara","author_uid":"azahara","epoch":1760689293,"text":"I really liked this one! The pixel art is nice. They cancelled my collection at first try ;_;. 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