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Space Ltd. by HolySparks

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made by HolySparks for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

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Jam entry made for Ludum Dare 54 in GDevelop 5 under 72 hours. Game design: Andrew "Andruid", Felipe "Gilgadev" and Marcelo "Holy". Programming: Felipe "Gilgadev" and Marcelo "Holy". Sound design: Andrew "Andruid" and Felipe "Gilgadev". Music and graphic assets: Andrew "Andruid"

You will work in a~~n over exploiting~~ highly motivating environment as space logistics ~~underpaid~~ collaborator in the leading galaxy express transportation company.

Every shipment is delivered with the utmost responsibility and covered by ~~you. Yes, YOU!~~ Space Ltd.'s Andromeda Alpha Gama Plus Star Deluxe Ensurance™.

Space Ltd. brings the universe closer to you.

INTERNAL DRAFT. DO NOT DISCLOSE*¨%__

INSTRUCTIONS:

Drag and drop cargo coming from the conveyor belt into the ship.

Rotate dragged cargo with 'Q' and 'E'

Don't drop it outside or over existing cargo, or you might damage it. - Water: damages cargo and lowers its value. - Heat: destroys wooden cargo. - Glue: you can't move placed cargo.

Ship cargo to earn profit [hotkey 'S'].

Buy new upgrades at the shop.

Link https://games-ever-made.itch.io/space-ltd
Link https://games-ever-made.itch.io/space-ltd
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/54/space-ltd-10

Ratings

Overall 455th 3.679⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Fun 436th 3.583⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 621th 3.293⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Theme 112th 4.333⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 694th 3.393⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Audio 340th 3.573⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Humor 252th 3.573⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Mood 539th 3.561⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Given 54🗳️ 64🗨️

Feedback

Pete Valeo
02. Oct 2023 · 23:24 UTC
Nice work team! The mechanics are fun, and it absolutely nails the theme. The MIDI music is a nice addition, and the graphics are perfectly reasonable for a jam entry. Really well rounded - thumbs up!
Phillip Scott
02. Oct 2023 · 23:33 UTC
Loved this, packing tetris, really enjoyed the upgrades from the shop too, would have liked to have some tooltips on the hazards on what they were though. over all I had a good time :heart:
ijzm
02. Oct 2023 · 23:35 UTC
Fun game! The graphics are so funny! Almost fell off my chair when I saw the shopkeeper!
The hazard tiles could use tooltips or something, I just ended up placing my cargo on the white tiles.
andruid
02. Oct 2023 · 23:53 UTC
@pete-valeo @phillip-scott @ijzm
Ty guys for playing it! Your feedback is very apprecited.

@ijzm I'm happy you got the reference of the shopkeeper! 😁
Brandsma
03. Oct 2023 · 16:53 UTC
Nice game! Love the upgrade mechanic, would have loved to be able to buy upgrades a little sooner. I do want to keep playing when there's an upgrade mechanic like that.
Mealky
03. Oct 2023 · 16:58 UTC
Really nice ! the story between make the game
and this phrase : You will work in an over exploiting highly motivating environment as space logistics underpaid collaborator

Make my day !
profhatchet
03. Oct 2023 · 17:11 UTC
Nice Work! Thought at first this would be a simple jigsaw game but it has some nice mechanics. Well done!
Plutonium Powered
03. Oct 2023 · 19:39 UTC
Wow, this is really cool! Such an innovative idea, and fun game. I didn't know at first that you had to send the ships off to get money. In my opinion, though, you should not be able to get negative money. When I bough a second belt, it was too much to handle and went thousands in debt and could not afford the safety upgrade. Great game though!
CptDrusha
03. Oct 2023 · 22:34 UTC
Very chilling game for me. Sound design is awesome!
mDuo13
04. Oct 2023 · 06:11 UTC
Man, I was scared that I would not have enough APM to handle a second belt and boy was I right. Absolutely a trap of a purchase. Placing things into the grid under time pressure definitely works as a game mechanic but it was a little stressful for me. I was a little disappointed none of the upgrades were as intriguing as the ones in Frog Fractions...
andruid
04. Oct 2023 · 17:55 UTC
First of all, thanks to everyone that took the time to play our game and also leave a feedback here. This is my first game here and also the first game of this group together. It's been a joy and I'll be checking each of your submitions as well.

@brandsma Yeah, you're right. It could count on a long term objective, a scoreboard maybe...

@mealky ~~Almost~~ like real world!🥲 Your comment makes my day too.

@profhatchet I'm glad you like the mechanics. We had a lot of fun working on them.

@plutonium-powered That second belt was intended to be helpful (oops...). Maybe 0 money could mean game over? We should do more testing eventually. I'm glad you had fun tho!

@cptdrusha This is how you touch my heart! Thank you so much!

@mduo13 There's definetly a lot of room for testing, balancing and improving. With the jam's deadline it proved a real challenge to be able to test it enough. Thank you for your feedback, it helps us grow.
LDJam user 372374
04. Oct 2023 · 18:38 UTC
I have a background in Supply Chain, Warehousing & Logistics... the anxiety in this game is antithesis to the job! I absolutely see the theme and mechanics here though!

Feedback:
Mechanics - a lot like Tetris, but mouse grab/drag accuracy significantly hurt me.
Audio - feels retro to match the art, pleasant
Fun - if you like Tetris, this game might be fun. Unfortunately I never cared for Tetris (anxiety)
TomKnocker44
04. Oct 2023 · 19:00 UTC
Looks like we had similar ideas! I like the different cargo types. The controls, specifically rotation, felt a little strange though.
JuanRod707
05. Oct 2023 · 04:52 UTC
Amazing game!!! I had a similar idea on friday but decided to go a different route. I found myself playing your game for a while, really addicting and the music just adds so much!

Great job!
LDJam user 375018
05. Oct 2023 · 07:31 UTC
Nice work! Very intuitive operation. Reasonable level of difficulty.
alexis8
05. Oct 2023 · 11:08 UTC
the game is really fun normally i just test game, but i ended up plying for a will to upgrade myself.
dougggggg
06. Oct 2023 · 01:28 UTC
Fun game! Ended up digging myself into a financial hole, then having to work my way out of it. I ended up mostly greedily filling ships when I could find space and then shipping them off, which worked maybe a bit too well. I liked the graphics a lot, in particular the cheeky shopkeeper.
Supersayafynn
06. Oct 2023 · 07:28 UTC
Great game, the shopkeeper looks super cursed
LDJam user 374261
07. Oct 2023 · 11:25 UTC
Fun game :smile:
The XJ Project
08. Oct 2023 · 13:16 UTC
Yo Sick Game! Pretty funny with addicting gameplay! very neat, Also @SpaceLtdGang
RaMoNVicious
12. Oct 2023 · 20:50 UTC
One more sort of tetris. Nice idea, simple and clear gameplay! GG!
Tiseno
13. Oct 2023 · 17:36 UTC
I found myself playing this quite a while, surprisingly fun to try to earn a profit every shipping session.
Good work!
eeperdeheap
13. Oct 2023 · 18:03 UTC
Fun game. It was not too easy and sometimes I got 'stuck' with all the bad pieces. Nice that you could just drag and drop. Would hate to do that by controller. Definitly the best tetris game with limited space which I played this jam. The different conditions (wet, heat) area a nice idea!
Madbarron
15. Oct 2023 · 04:51 UTC
Cool take on a packing game. The different tile effects and upgrades give it some interesting depth. The "S" key shortcut is a life-saver. It would be nice to see the current balance of the shipment.

Go team Space Ltd!
kristinamay
16. Oct 2023 · 18:36 UTC
This was a really cool game! I actually made a packing game kind of (only a little bit) similar to this for LD53, but your puzzle mechanics are really nifty. I didn't realize until a few rounds in that I was losing money for not putting stuff from the belt onto the cargo, I thought I could just take what I wanted :laughing: I kept wondering, "Why am I losing SO much money?!" Anyway, good work!
Dan Str
17. Oct 2023 · 20:05 UTC
the game is very interesting, I liked it, the idea is good, continue at the same pace and you will become more professional
Boyar
17. Oct 2023 · 20:13 UTC
**ON MY QUEST TO RATE ALL 15 GAMES NAMED SPACE LTD I’M TRYING OUT ALL THE GAMES NAMED SPACE LTD. ** boy am i late for the party i forgot i was doing it and only now going back to the last 6 games

Boy oh boy this one is great! The gameplay is very cool for a concept like this, the glitter upgrade is so unique so that it provides you with additional logic and plannig, couple of mechanics like that and it would work not only as a jam game but as standalone!

Also, art is great, little green man is so me fr fr

And as always if you did not i encourage you to go and check out fellow space-ltd crew! Find us on the https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/54/space-ltd- [number] :D
LDJam user 371030
20. Oct 2023 · 17:34 UTC
Wow! Super fun game!! I didn't expect this to be SO good and cohesive! :D
I am still playing it... might be my last game this jam - enjoying a lot! ^^

Great game were you able to fit together :)))) Bravo!
Now.. let me play some more :D

This is an *extremely* good management game! You need to keep track of so many things! Great balance! I'd say I am very impressed : )))
kairuma
21. Oct 2023 · 00:51 UTC
Solid gameplay loop, very fun. The upgrades were very expensive or maybe I'm just not great at the game and didn't make enough money :(