Nightlife Necromancer by spiralhalo
Note about the Web version
Fullscreen is recommended! Access fullscreen after the title screen.
Big note: this game was originally made for windows PC only. Every other platform is post-jam, including the web version. If you want the pure jam experience, please download the windows version below or windows version 1.0 on our itch.io page.

Description
Summon sexy skeletons in your new hostess club!
It's your job to make sure that every customer is happy, and that means summoning the right skeleton for them!
Match your skeletons personalities to customers preferences, use your profits to expand your skeleton crew, and become the Nightlife Necromancer!
Controls
Click on one of the seats next to a customer, then pick a skeleton host to summon it.


Before the next day begins, use your hard earned money to acquire new skeletons by clicking on entries with "Bid" on them.

Post-jam Changelog
Note: The windows-only download will forever be the version made during the jam. Other releases are post-jam.
- v1.0.1 adds pixel smooth filtering, minor sound adjustment, and added third-party attributions (licenses) page.
- v1.0.2 adds remembering user settings, ability to exit the game, improved game UI, and improved credits page.
Credits
- Code by @spiralhalo
- Jraphics by @lazcht
- Audio @courtneylapin

Ratings
| Overall | 151th | 4.023⭐ | 46🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 365th | 3.682⭐ | 46🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 317th | 3.67⭐ | 46🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 307th | 4.011⭐ | 46🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 179th | 4.304⭐ | 48🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 188th | 3.852⭐ | 46🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 146th | 3.898⭐ | 46🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 173th | 4.034⭐ | 46🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 51🗳️ | 87🗨️ |
5/5 would run a skele host business again.
Everything about this game is awesome. Great flow and escalation of difficulty. Only issue I had was that I didn't get any blue customers even though I had a blue host. Made me feel like I wasted money. Still, I was able to max out income pretty well.
I have to admit it gets repetitive pretty quickly, but the game is great, so I wanted to unlock all the sexy skelletons! Congrats! Good Music, good arts, good idea! ;)
Overall it just felt like I was pressing buttons corresponding to symbols and that's it...
Very nice artstyle though, nice overall vibes for sure.
I found the gameplay to be a bit stale and was glad it ended on the 5th day, so you did at least nail the session time. I didn't understand why the 2nd preference had to be so obfuscated and barely visible; why not just have them side by side? I do wish that deploying your skels was done differently. I don't like having to first click a spot next to a customer and then click the skel of choice. There's no lasting visual to make you certain what spot you clicked on (or that you did click it properly) and I found it more natural to click on a skel first and then click your spot of choice. As cute as the art was, there's some scaling problems and artifacts on the skel sprites, and I really don't like how the maid looks paper thin as her x_scale flips from one side to the other.
All in all, it was a great time and a unique premise that I loved. It would be good on mobile with it's tap controls and casual vibe.
I've now added a big disclaimer about it, sorry for neglecting to do that in the first place. The fullscreen and volume setting has always been there, so you aren't missing much. And if you played the downloadable version you get the original experience.