Wasteland Workshop by Ulziton
You are the owner of a small workshop in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. You need to collect, repair and trade old artifacts.
In just five days, you must build valuable collection to sell - and buy a birthday gift for your adopted daughter.
It's her first birthday with you, so be a worthy father.
But...if you want...Maybe you should try more than just the good ending...after all, who knows what kind of present your daughter will get?...
Controls:
Move: W, A, S, D.
Look around: Move the mouse.
Open workshop: E.
Pick up / place items: Left Mouse Click.
Repair items: Right Mouse Click.




| Link | https://rocket-boy-dev.itch.io/wasteland-workshop |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/58/wasteland-workshop |
Ratings
| Overall | 329th | 3.596⭐ | 106🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 385th | 3.333⭐ | 107🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 338th | 3.332⭐ | 106🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 525th | 3.452⭐ | 106🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 248th | 4.005⭐ | 107🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 337th | 3.325⭐ | 102🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 393th | 2.995⭐ | 96🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 246th | 3.785⭐ | 102🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 71🗳️ | 185🗨️ |
I really like the aesthetic of the game. Did a nice job of merging 2d stylized elements, and a pretty 3d environment.
I love different interaction types with the objects (assembling, polishing, dipping in water), very satisfying. The occasional roof trips add a nice gameplay variety. I only wish the hatch stayed open while I'm on the roof haha. Lots of fun trinkets to repair and collect. You even included an interactive tutorial!
I actually played 2 times, got the bunny and then the dollhouse. :-) This is one of the best games I've played yet on this jam. Fantastic job everyone!

the game is super polished, nice background environment. that trapdoor though!..

I did have an issue where when I went to the roof for the first time (following the tutorial) it didn't seem to trigger the next step of plugging in the wires. I restarted the game and it worked just fine the second time though. I think the first time it might have broken because I was following another tutorial at the time? Not sure
Either way really wonderful job here!
I wish there was a dialogue for if you don't repair well enough, or maybe the hitbox for returns is too small, but I had some issues with the item receive triggering, so I started 'throwing' the items back at the customers. Then I was just kinda throwing my collection around and cleaning up and then this happened...

I can't reach it!

The core loop is simple but satisfying. The pacing is tight, which keeps the experience engaging.
Congrats on working on this to the team, I really enjoyed it!
I'm a little tired of fixing cables all the time. This event happens way too often.
I'd like to install something like a generator inside the house and connect cables to it so I don't have to constantly run to the roof. Then one of the clients could offer to barter for a generator upgrade, which would be like a minigame.
Overall, great work.
Такое и за 72 часа - Вы - МОЛОДЦЫ!!!
Спасибо большое за игровой опыт!
I think I got a bit unlucky with my playthrough, had bartering offer just as day seemed to tick over and a few cases I couldn't right click to repair an item for some reason. The UI hitboxes also were a bit off for ultrawide, but I can't really fault the game for dealing with less common displays.
Great job!
At first I didn't really know what did what and how to interface with things (even with the tutorial), but once it clicked I had fun (:
- I'd like the stairs to the roof be more visible/highlighted as I had to run around the corners (like an exit sign, or red emergency lighting).
- The polishing could be a little more involved instead of just standing there, like having to take the polishing tool and polish the item areas yourself (even if just like 3 predetermined ones), it got a little boring doing it by just having to wait for a few seconds.
The process of repairing items in the gameplay is somewhat rough; it mostly involves putting dropped buttons back in place, then polishing and washing them. The sound effects for different items are all the same. For example, when repairing buttons on clothes, the sound effect is the same metallic clink as for other items, which feels a bit off (or maybe it's supposed to be like John Wick's bulletproof suit).
Additionally, the delivery judgment box at the end seems to be a bit small. Sometimes you can't complete the delivery even if trying from the left or right of the table. Although the repair time limit isn’t short, it feels unpleasant to waste time like this.