Urban Jungle by Shess

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made by Shess for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

"it's quite challenging to introduce greenery to a tiny apartment that barely has enough space for your humble self. But sometimes you just crave that gentle touch of nature."

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Story: alright, you've made up your mind to dive into the "urban jungle" movement, and you refuse to turn back. You've acquired a number of potted plants, some lamps and braziers, and a vintage water barrel, so all that's left is making it all fit!

Some plants are capricious, others are pretty stoic, and not all of them coexist well. You won't let it stop you though, and so your journey begins. But remember, even if you don't reach the ultimate greening level, it's all good as long as you're satisfied with the result and surrounded with the plants you adore.


  • Arrange the plants in a way to cater to all of their needs
  • Adjust humidity, light, and warmth to provide the best conditions
  • Reach a certain greening level, or proceed at your own pace
  • Find a place for yourself, too, if you choose so
  • Play in browser!

Controls: mouse only. [DRAG AND DROP] plants and utility items to place them on the grid or move them around, [HOVER] over elements to see additional information and check progress, use on-screen buttons to UNDO actions or SKIP time.

Additional tips: - different plants have different needs when it comes to humidity, light, and warmth; - particularly poor conditions might even cause your plant to wilt; - some plants make for excellent neighbours, providing mutual boosts; - once your plant grows to a certain extent, it becomes too heavy to move; - the game ends once there are no more free slots, but you might need to skip a few days for every plant to reach maximum potential maturity.


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Code: Yanrishatum. Gamedesign, art: Shess.

Ratings

Overall 514th 3.63⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 693th 3.283⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 542th 3.391⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Theme 431th 3.826⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 51th 4.521⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Mood 179th 4⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Given 52🗳️ 22🗨️

Feedback

Chaineddreamer
03. Oct 2023 · 21:44 UTC
Sorry I couldn't play it. the game doesn't load after I choose to play it with sound.
allov
04. Oct 2023 · 16:11 UTC
Couldn't play, with or without sound, I got this error in console:

haxe_ValueException {message: "Resource file not found 'bg.png'", __previousException: undefined, __nativeException: haxe_ValueException, value: hxd_fs_NotFound}
bmacintosh
04. Oct 2023 · 16:13 UTC
I also had a freeze after selecting either sound option, this error appeared to be spamming: https://pastebin.com/jn5B4VE4
CrowProducer
04. Oct 2023 · 16:15 UTC
Sorry, this game seems to have some running issues
🎤 Shess
07. Oct 2023 · 19:27 UTC
@chaineddreamer @allov @bmacintosh @crowproducer
Wow, thanks for letting us know, guys! The web build should be fixed now, but perhaps we'll also host it on itch.io to prevent further issues like this
bmacintosh
09. Oct 2023 · 16:23 UTC
The game works now. The art looks awesome, and the relaxing mood is top-notch! I got 738 on my second try. Thanks for preserving the discovered information on the retry. You could definitely spend some time iterating to try to find the perfect layout.
Melowicyan
15. Oct 2023 · 14:52 UTC
Very nice, i like graphisme and music, it is simple and it work good.
MasterJ767
15. Oct 2023 · 14:55 UTC
Really fun game and nice application of the theme. Loved that the game remembered information about the plants between plays.
fraanns
15. Oct 2023 · 15:24 UTC
Looks really good. I world love to have played more of it, but I had the problem that the position of where I was clicking in the game was offset of where my cursor was, resulting some think being inclickable, because they would be outside the browser window.
Drunk
15. Oct 2023 · 15:38 UTC
Very cute game, extremely aesthetically plesing and definetly could be developed into an even bigger idea! The only problem I had is the mouse offset that made it a bit difficult.
MartensCedric
15. Oct 2023 · 15:43 UTC
Cool game, max I got was 802!
James Laird
15. Oct 2023 · 15:51 UTC
I also had some issues where my mouse clicks were being detected with an offset; resizing my browser window made the game resize itself and I was able to play fine.

Cute, fun, "cosy" puzzle game. I'm not sure I mastered it--I guess some plants just "like" to be next to some other plants?
Madbarron
15. Oct 2023 · 16:16 UTC
Wow, no-one has called me a "good enough" gardener before 😊

Cute and enjoyable! Be sure to rate games so you get a score :)
LDJam user 377116
15. Oct 2023 · 20:22 UTC
I really enjoyed your smooth color palette and the cute pixel art! The optimization problem was super fun, i reached 591 points in 23 days. Congratulations and well done!
LChaves
15. Oct 2023 · 22:15 UTC
Very comfy experience overall! The visuals and overall mood are the best, but the inner workings of the game seemed to be a bit opaque to me. I cleared the threshold on my first try just playing randomly, and then struggled to do it with the info on each plant's likings and whatnot. I ended up replicating my first win disregarding the tip to diversify plants and just went full in with cacti, palm trees and lemon trees. That aside and minor hiccups such as making it so that the redo button erases your character if placing it was your last move, the game is very solid! Props to everyone involved ;)
LDJam user 206001
17. Oct 2023 · 02:03 UTC
I moved each item to its square and watched the days go by as the plants grew and such. The graphics are very beautiful and the music is pleasant, but I don't know what to do next. The plants seem happy, I added water and fire, but I didn't find the challenge, at the end of the day I told them to start again, I think I missed something
kasmilus
17. Oct 2023 · 15:47 UTC
Lovely game, very comfy. Art style, music, gameplay - everything fits together really well. I guess it's not entirely clear how to do better in this game. That in turn doesn't encourage trying again. I enjoyed it a lot though, one of the better games I played :)
Gossian
17. Oct 2023 · 17:01 UTC
Really sweet game, lovely atmosphere and a nice way to spend some time. Really liked the feedback in the game, from how the plants would grow to even just selecting and placing them down. Made for a lovely experience.
Zeias
20. Oct 2023 · 17:15 UTC
Cute game ! I love graphics and music is so relax, GG!
sinclairstrange
20. Oct 2023 · 20:08 UTC
Aww this is really peaceful and clever little gardening puzzle. Really lovely graphics and even being simple, the gameplay is quite challenging/rewarding trying to place your plants and you in the best positions. Really well made, very good polish, fantastic entry! Well done ^-^