Space, Ltd. by Madbarron

made by Madbarron for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

You are off for the space-cruise of a lifetime just as soon as you get unpacked...

Objective

Empty and remove all luggage and crates, build all furniture, and arrange all items so you can enjoy your cruise.

At first, the only room you have to place items will be the tops of crates. Find base furniture components, place them on the floor, and add more components in the right order. Once a piece of furniture is complete, you can use it to store certain items to free up more space.

Controls

Left-click and drag: move items around. Heavy crates and furniture must be dragged along the floor.
Right-click: open and close crates and luggage. Discard empty crates and luggage.

Hints

Floor space is the name of the game. Stack things on top of the small luggage, like more small luggage!
If you don't want to deal with the contents of a crate, close it so you can stack something on top of it
Take everything out of a single crate at a time.
Try starting with the crates that start on the top or bottom of the level
The giant crate is best kept for last
Leave the purple luggage until the very end.

Possible End State

Having trouble finding what goes where, or what the assembled furniture looks like? This might help:

Walkthrough

If things just aren't clicking for you or you've encountered a bug, you can watch this walkthrough video: here.

Credits

Ryan Hansen—Creative Lead, Programming
Tatjana Mutinelli—Visual Art
Noah Dietterich—Music, Sound FX
Brandon Quinn—programming

Link	https://madbarron.itch.io/space-ltd
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/54/space-ltd-13

Ratings

Overall	579^th	3.558⭐	28🧑‍⚖️
Fun	672^th	3.308⭐	28🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	685^th	3.212⭐	28🧑‍⚖️
Theme	223^th	4.135⭐	28🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	519^th	3.692⭐	28🧑‍⚖️
Audio	348^th	3.56⭐	27🧑‍⚖️
Humor	348^th	3.34⭐	27🧑‍⚖️
Mood	412^th	3.712⭐	28🧑‍⚖️
Given		28🗳️	28🗨️

Feedback

The XJ Project

08. Oct 2023 · 13:35 UTC

Yo nice game! Had a bit of trouble getting to grips with the how to move stuff around but overall pretty cool! Quite unique idea as well! Also @SpaceLtdGang

LDJam user 373998

10. Oct 2023 · 05:41 UTC

I couldn't get the shelves to move or go where I want them, same with the table legs, can't take them out of the crate even though there's space on the ground. Let me know what I'm doing wrong and I'll be back to play (and hopefully win) later.

Plutonium Powered

10. Oct 2023 · 05:50 UTC

Cool concept! I really like the isometric perspective.

LDJam user 373998

10. Oct 2023 · 16:39 UTC

I beat it! I liked it. It played like solitaire almost...

LDJam user 301711

10. Oct 2023 · 23:48 UTC

Interesting concept. I like the art and sound and the intro was great. I had a little trouble moving the larger objects but overall it was very fun. Great job!

Nathan Franck

14. Oct 2023 · 01:04 UTC

Hello, I really couldn't figure out the first level - I can stack small luggage on other luggage, with the big luggage capping it off - the fish bowl also caps a stack. I can also get the floor into 3 different configurations by moving the big 1x1 blocks around, but nothing else seems to budge. I'm stumped!

Liquidcrafty

14. Oct 2023 · 01:14 UTC

Fun game, easy to vibe to. I found my self in a zen state trying to get everything to fit just perfect. Although I did have a little bit of trouble knowing what I could place on other things, and ultimately restarted a run where I only had the bed left to unpack because of an interaction I didn't know about and thought I was soft locked. I figured it out the next time around and completed the look. I would have liked to see a rotation control, because everything faces the same way at the end of the game and it is hard to see behind some of the larger objects when they are filled.

EgorMnc

14. Oct 2023 · 14:19 UTC

The game is interesting, it was quite nice to play it, keep working on it and everything will be cool

🎤 Madbarron

14. Oct 2023 · 19:10 UTC

@nathan-franck you need to open up the crates and luggage to unpack furniture and items. Right click to open and close them :)

James Laird

15. Oct 2023 · 16:04 UTC

Gameplay was fine; I also had a lot of trouble with click detection, unfortunately; couldn't get small suitcases to stack, couldn't drag things onto the floor even when there was room. Unpacked my first shelf, dragged it to the floor, then couldn't drag the second shelf at all.

fraanns

15. Oct 2023 · 16:47 UTC

Really good game, although it seems that blocking yourself in is quite easy :D

Shigor

15. Oct 2023 · 16:58 UTC

I almost gave up several times before I found the solution. If you hadn't provided the hints and final screen, I would have given up ;)

Hawkin

15. Oct 2023 · 17:01 UTC

This game looks like a lot of fun to play. Unfortunately, I seem to get stuck pretty quickly and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I've got one shelf on the ground, but I can't drag anything on top of it. The bottom-left crate has another shelf in it, but I can't even drag it out of the crate. If there is a reason that I can't stack things on the shelf, or can't drag the new shelf out, then it could be better explained.

![Screenshot 2023-10-15 120014.png](///raw/319/53/z/6050d.png)

If you can give me some suggestions of what I'm missing, I'd love to come back and try again!

Tiseno

15. Oct 2023 · 17:42 UTC

How do I move the table legs one I have unpacked them?

I do not seem to be able to assemble the table legs with the table top either.

🎤 Madbarron

15. Oct 2023 · 18:24 UTC

@hawkin Yes, the shelves are weird. The first one you see must be slid to an open floor tile next to where it starts. The second one can be picked up and placed on top of it. I just pushed a fix for the bug you encountered where you can pick up the second one first.

Here's my advice:
1. Open up the floor space above the shelves (where the duck is in your picture)
2. Drag the first shelf unit out of the box
3. Pick up and place the second shelf unit on top of the first
4. Once assembled, you can start loading the shelves with certain items.

Good luck, and thanks for playing :)

🎤 Madbarron

15. Oct 2023 · 18:25 UTC

@tiseno The table legs are the base of a piece of furniture. They are heavy so they must be slid into an open floor tile directly adjacent to where they are in the box. Once the legs are on the floor, the top can be placed onto them. I hope this helps! :)

Hawkin

15. Oct 2023 · 18:51 UTC

@madbarron maybe it wasn't obvious, but the first shelf unit is already on the floor (top right). The second shelf unit is in the box, and I am unable to drag it out of the box (as in, when I click it, it just doesn't move).

Dan Str

15. Oct 2023 · 19:19 UTC

cool game, keep up the good work

romkoz

15. Oct 2023 · 19:34 UTC

Cool and relaxing puzzle game. Good work

Le Don

15. Oct 2023 · 19:39 UTC

Great game! Reminds me a lot of Unpacking and I think this is a solid jam version of it. There might be some room for some minor improvements, as sometimes the game felt a bit clunky and moving items around could be smother. Since one item occupies one room square it might be helpful to make those squares stand out more. Assembling the bed was also a bit hard, as I just couldn't understand what those parts were supposed to be. But again, overall I think this is a great game!

🎤 Madbarron

15. Oct 2023 · 20:08 UTC

@hawkin I saw that. I think you got the bug where you actually put the second piece down first. The base piece can only go on an adjacent spot and the top piece can be placed anywhere.

Boyar

17. Oct 2023 · 21:02 UTC

**ON MY QUEST TO RATE ALL 15 GAMES NAMED SPACE LTD I’M TRYING OUT ALL THE GAMES NAMED SPACE LTD.**

The controls,,, The fact that for the big items you still can drag them was VERY unintuitive. A hint, sound cue or a small tutorial could've made it su much easyer to grasp.

I'm complaining, bocouse as soon as i got the idea of dragging boxes and furniture - the game transformed into a very pleasant experiance! I enjoyed it alot, so much that when i forgot to take a screenshot i just played it again and had fun repeating unpacking, even managed to find another order to open some crates. Bed assembly took some trial and error, so maybe ingame instruction would've been nice too. Perhaps as one of the books you can unpack and open!

Other then some unintuitive control - a very good job! When you get a grasp of it it's kinda sad thare is only one level, now i want more :))

And as for my obligationm if you want you can check other Space LTD games on a jam and join our gang! Find us on the https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/54/space-ltd- [number]

*this is where i post from*

![chrome_CZrguRBu9q.png](///raw/f9b/82/z/6064d.png)

🎤 Madbarron

18. Oct 2023 · 01:46 UTC

@boyar Thanks for the very detailed review with some good ideas! I'm glad you liked it.

As for your quest, I'm afraid I'm way ahead of you...I completed the tour several days ago 😈

kiv

18. Oct 2023 · 09:30 UTC

Very nice sorting puzzle game. I like the art and the mood, it fits the gameplay pretty much. Good entry!

aucguy

19. Oct 2023 · 04:16 UTC

Interesting memory challenge. I had to remember where everything was and what order to take them out in. A major feature that would be useful is an undo button as messing up requires a full restart. The game can get repetitive doing the same starting sequences over and over. I also had some trouble figuring out how the different furniture pieces what together. I looked at boyar's photo to figure it out. Also, the music was relaxing (it fit with the mood).

Vasco Rodrigues

20. Oct 2023 · 23:21 UTC

I really liked it!
Especially the art, I think it's my favourite. Sometimes couldn't move well the bigger objects, but it was a very challenging one to play. Maybe adding a tutorial could be the next step? Good luck!