a Tiny Working Day by Alexis Roca

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made by Alexis Roca for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

Because sometimes we do forget there's a lot of magic in our daily life. Discover a Tiny Working Day, a game about tiny creatures who take care of your tickets.

CONTROLS

[Gamepad] Left stick to move Face buttons to achieve the actions

[Keyboard] Arrow keys to move ZQSD/WASD to achieve the actions

UPDATE POST JAM 10/09/2024 - AZERTY/QWERTY support - Input display fixes - Controls simplified - Menus working with gamepad - Restart game fixed

SECOND UPDATE POST JAM 10/09/2024 - Restart game fixed (for real this time 😭) - Missing animations re-setted - Hidden rules on input timing removed because of lack of feedback

SCREENSHOTS

tiny<em>controlers-min.png gallery.png popup</em>restart.png credits.png

Ratings

Overall 718th 3.372⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Fun 792th 3.105⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 393th 3.489⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Theme 243th 4.023⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 140th 4.344⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Humor 510th 3.108⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Mood 846th 3.141⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Given 32🗳️ 65🗨️

Feedback

Irene02
07. Oct 2024 · 23:02 UTC
Visually - I'm jealous :smile:
Controls were a lil difficult to figure out at first, but once you get the hang of it it's a very unique and interesting gameplay. Great job!
plasticsword
08. Oct 2024 · 16:08 UTC
Fantastic artstyle. For such simple mechanics it's surprisingly fun and difficult. The top right window I kept pressing `q` before finally realise it's `a`.
Prussichger
08. Oct 2024 · 16:39 UTC
An interesting game, but I didn't understand how everything worked at first, even when I pressed the right keys. it gave an error. Maybe there was a special timing?
But then I understood how it works and it became more interesting. There is a real lack of music(
ShallowKong
08. Oct 2024 · 16:42 UTC
I particularly liked the art style, but I was A little confused at first about the controls and whether to press Q or A lol as others mentioned in the previous comment, but overall I liked it!! (BTW, we also have a jam work, if you can play it and leave some suggestions to us, we will be very grateful !! :heart: thx! :smile:
Gaudy
08. Oct 2024 · 16:42 UTC
I liked it, but sometimes the text floats and it is not clear what is written
Joer
08. Oct 2024 · 16:46 UTC
Cute. Hard to get a grasp on controls though.
LDJam user 304226
08. Oct 2024 · 23:37 UTC
Really cool and clean art-style, but the game doesn't really explain at all what you have to do, so you kinda guess at first, restarting also seems to break the game, but other than it's pretty cool
erasemenot
09. Oct 2024 · 00:04 UTC
The illustrations looks amazing. But unfortunately I didn't figure out the controls. And restart countdown repeats, so I have to refresh the browser to play again.
Briibot
09. Oct 2024 · 00:21 UTC
What a charming style! a fun and adorable game 💞(❁´◡`❁)
RachelfTech
09. Oct 2024 · 02:40 UTC
Cute art style! The gameplay almost reminds me of trying to play a Bop It :)
MegaHana
09. Oct 2024 · 03:24 UTC
so cute!
i do think it can really benefit from having some sound and music (unless my pc broke i counldn't hear anythin 😭)
it's an interesting choice to have the creatures/main part of the gameplay at the corner of the screen.
ArenAvgust
09. Oct 2024 · 04:51 UTC
Cute, nice idea with work day som silly circle xD
Lehmy
09. Oct 2024 · 17:00 UTC
As other comments already made clear, it's a great art style (super cute). I was also a bit confused in the beginning with the controls, but that cleared up fast.
Great game, and good job.
holzez
09. Oct 2024 · 17:17 UTC
Love the art style! I think you can turn this into a great rhythm game)
James Wilson
09. Oct 2024 · 18:56 UTC
This is a cute simple game - the art style is great. I think this game would have been interesting if the rooms were introduced one by one, building the complexity and give the player a chance to learn how to interact with each. But no criticism outside of that, this is complete charming experience.
Gamayun.Games
09. Oct 2024 · 20:26 UTC
oh my, how cute are these little guys! actually i don't need any game, i can just look at them and get my daily portion of cuteness :D you did such a great job with visuals, that's 10 out of 10 for sure :)

the gameplay was simple and satisfying, i probably only wish for a short in game tutorial that would explain how i start playing :D and maybe it would be fun to make the required buttons more random, so that you should't click the same ones for each room :) and i think the game would be soo awesome with the sounds and music!
DeerCat
09. Oct 2024 · 21:19 UTC
Nice idea but could really use some kind of music and sound effects, without them it feels a little bit dry. Art style is really cute tho
DareDevinBegins
09. Oct 2024 · 21:25 UTC
Visually Stunning, but I am having trouble with the controls. Good game nonetheless, I am pretty sure I just suck at testing games :)
Karamelika22
09. Oct 2024 · 21:54 UTC
It's a very nice game, I liked the style, it's clear that the artist tried and the game itself is interesting)
Irene02
09. Oct 2024 · 22:04 UTC
Came back after the update! The controls feel a loot nicer - the first time around it took me about 10 seconds to figure out what I was doing wrong xD 5/5/5/5/5 <3
Ecaterina
10. Oct 2024 · 13:11 UTC
I really love graphics in your game. It feels like a breath of fresh air!
kremlebot
10. Oct 2024 · 13:28 UTC
The art is cool. I didn't really understand what mash means.
Kyoryucomic
10. Oct 2024 · 17:38 UTC
Love the art, the lack of music and sfx really hindered the experience for me, the little minigames were well thought out
daria-toni
10. Oct 2024 · 18:31 UTC
Very unusual game! I really like your idea and its execution. It takes time to learn the buttons, but then the game goes faster and more fun. I would like to note the beautiful and cute art style! I love it very much. I would really like there to be music and sounds, of course. But otherwise everything works great!
Hilary Fischer
10. Oct 2024 · 21:34 UTC
Love the stylized art & concept of this game! I found the mechanics/goal a little bit difficult to figure out. Great job!
bacontree
11. Oct 2024 · 10:30 UTC
Wow, suprisingly difficult in the beginning, but it's fun that you learn what to do where and become faster and better at it. I think it's a very cute idea with tiny creatures going about their working days. Good job! ^^
Nazariglez
11. Oct 2024 · 10:32 UTC
This game is a hidden gem! The art is adorable, and the concept is really unique. Once I got the hang of the controls, it was even more fun. It deserves more attention. Gj!
BenjaTK
11. Oct 2024 · 13:22 UTC
I looove the art style of this game, incredibly cute! I wish there was some more indicators of timing (like how long to hold for, when exactly to tap, etc.) and some audio. Still, adorable game and unique idea.
Junyi_Chen
12. Oct 2024 · 13:56 UTC
Art style is soooo cute!!A little confused at first but figure it out soon. Hope the ending scene can stay much longer (haven't seen the result clearly and it restart again very quickly.) Overall is very pretty!
Roroto Sic
12. Oct 2024 · 18:41 UTC
Cute fun game ! I don't know if its a bug, but i had no audio during playtime.
(if not i totally understand lack of time during jam ^^)
Tyrannas
14. Oct 2024 · 19:39 UTC
I really like your graphics, simple style but very effective and quite original ! Gameplay also is simple but quite fun when you get the hang of it ! Only downside it the lack of music and small creatures noises which would have really add to the mood imo ! But good job !
WhaleJam
16. Oct 2024 · 16:34 UTC
Super cute graphics, took me a minute to figure out what I was meant to do but once you get started the loop is pretty fun. Nice job ^^
AlpalcaLad
17. Oct 2024 · 22:43 UTC
just some lil guys. Very cute game, audio would have gone a long way but not a fault of the game
Rewzu
20. Oct 2024 · 13:06 UTC
I like the rythm of the game. The art style is neat as well. Some cozy music would fit nicely I think. Overall nice little game! :D
LDJam user 250824
20. Oct 2024 · 16:31 UTC
This is extremely cute and beautiful! Two of our LD entries (including the current one) explore a similar idea/mechanic, and I love how your approach is so similar and different at the same time. I love the feeling of flow you get when you get into the rhythm and start performing the actions without waiting for the prompts or reading them, feels extremely satisfying!
LDJam user 139668
20. Oct 2024 · 22:29 UTC
Hey! Teammate of @13x666 here (and also blue sky follower, haha). Only can say that he wrote everything correctly :D
cherwood
21. Oct 2024 · 09:17 UTC
Hey @yogurtthehorse @13x666 thanks for the feedback <3 I just saw your game, funny to have had the same idea but a different approach.
LDJam user 373269
21. Oct 2024 · 11:41 UTC
The style is peerless, as is the idea of the game itself. I wasn't able to understand the controls the first time around, but maybe I was just impatient. However, once I figured out the gameplay, I was immediately hooked. Great job!
JPatrick
21. Oct 2024 · 12:19 UTC
Really nice little game - Good job :)
Enjoyable graphics, and simple but fun mechanics.
JHax
21. Oct 2024 · 20:00 UTC
Everything works really well together - a simple gameplay mechanic but implemented really well. The artwork's really cute!
tetrapteryx
24. Oct 2024 · 16:27 UTC
Super cute art style! I enjoyed it a lot once I got the rhythm down. You definitely succeeded at introducing a little magic into mundane tasks.